$FSLR
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2010 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000127449410000039 Filed on November 01, 2010

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
Revenue	$609.8M	$797.9M	$480.9M
YoY Change	-4.91%	65.93%	37.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$313.1M	$476.0M	$235.9M
YoY Change	-16.53%	101.82%	53.85%
Gross Profit	$296.7M	$321.9M	$245.0M
YoY Change	11.46%	31.39%	25.38%
Gross Profit Margin	48.66%	40.34%	50.95%
Selling, General & Admin	$103.5M	$84.96M	$53.99M
YoY Change	29.54%	57.36%	-2.37%
% of Gross Profit	34.88%	26.39%	22.04%
Research & Development	$27.60M	$21.47M	$24.14M
YoY Change	16.46%	-11.04%	141.36%
% of Gross Profit	9.3%	6.67%	9.85%
Depreciation & Amortization	$43.20M	$35.20M	$34.60M
YoY Change	11.05%	1.73%	105.95%
% of Gross Profit	14.56%	10.94%	14.12%
Operating Expenses	$131.1M	$110.3M	$82.20M
YoY Change	26.67%	34.13%	26.08%
Operating Profit	$165.6M	$211.6M	$162.8M
YoY Change	1.78%	30.01%	25.03%
Interest Expense	$3.900M	$0.00	$89.00K
YoY Change	-33.9%	-100.0%	-97.3%
% of Operating Profit	2.36%	0.0%	0.05%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$3.800M	-$380.0K	-$247.0K
YoY Change	-1366.67%	53.85%	-38.25%
Pretax Income	$173.4M	$212.9M	$165.0M
YoY Change	15.37%	29.07%	23.94%
Income Tax	$17.40M	$36.05M	$11.62M
% Of Pretax Income	10.03%	16.93%	7.05%
Net Earnings	$155.9M	$176.9M	$153.3M
YoY Change	10.1%	15.34%	54.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	25.57%	22.17%	31.89%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$2.08	$1.82
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.796M	$2.04	$1.79
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	85.72M shares	85.07M shares	84.18M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		86.61M shares	85.89M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$933.6M	$833.4M	$523.7M
YoY Change	18.98%	59.14%	-26.78%
Cash & Equivalents	$765.7M	$621.2M	$364.8M
Short-Term Investments	$167.9M	$212.2M	$158.8M
Other Short-Term Assets	$61.59M	$60.19M	$137.2M
YoY Change	71.71%	-56.13%	75.0%
Inventory	$195.9M	$184.0M	$178.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$46.02M	$42.64M
Receivables	$305.5M	$316.2M	$349.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$15.50M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.584B	$1.615B	$1.203B
YoY Change	17.26%	34.19%	25.04%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.431B	$1.245B	$962.7M
YoY Change	44.7%	29.28%	28.27%
Goodwill	$433.3M	$433.3M	$284.0M
YoY Change	51.23%	52.56%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$180.3M	$188.5M	$331.4M
YoY Change	-49.15%	-43.12%	2217.48%
Other Assets	$43.49M	$34.89M	$313.5M
YoY Change	-9.81%	-88.87%	216.99%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.796B	$2.587B	$1.892B
YoY Change	39.92%	36.75%	110.77%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.584B	$1.615B	$1.203B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.796B	$2.587B	$1.892B
Total Assets	$4.380B	$4.202B	$3.095B
YoY Change	30.78%	35.76%	66.41%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$82.31M	$71.14M	$72.30M
YoY Change	8.67%	-1.61%	97.0%
Accrued Expenses	$244.3M	$282.8M	$137.3M
YoY Change	26.38%	106.0%	0.15%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$26.60M	$26.60M	$29.20M
YoY Change	-6.99%	-8.9%	9.36%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$469.7M	$457.8M	$346.7M
YoY Change	18.93%	32.04%	16.5%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$210.8M	$223.8M	$163.3M
YoY Change	43.99%	37.05%	15.98%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$112.0M	$90.23M	$125.9M
YoY Change	78.96%	-28.33%	247.79%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$112.0M	$90.23M	$289.2M
YoY Change	78.96%	-68.8%	63.39%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$469.7M	$457.8M	$346.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$112.0M	$90.23M	$289.2M
Total Liabilities	$925.5M	$900.4M	$635.9M
YoY Change	32.83%	41.6%	33.96%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.666B	$1.510B
YoY Change	66.33%
Common Stock	$1.816B	$1.820B
YoY Change	9.49%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.455B	$3.301B	$2.459B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.380B	$4.202B	$3.095B
YoY Change	30.78%	35.76%	66.41%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$155.9M	$176.9M	$153.3M
YoY Change	10.1%	15.34%	54.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$43.20M	$35.20M	$34.60M
YoY Change	11.05%	1.73%	105.95%
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.8M	$248.1M	$178.6M
YoY Change	-15.47%	38.91%	30.08%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$211.8M	-$137.6M	-$64.80M
YoY Change	206.51%	112.35%	-32.29%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$53.90M	-$222.9M	-$122.4M
YoY Change	-296.0%	82.11%	-5200.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$157.8M	-$360.6M	-$187.3M
YoY Change	63.19%	92.53%	100.75%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-44.20M	205.0M	-58.30M
YoY Change	146.93%	-451.63%	-223.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	349.8M	248.1M	178.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-157.8M	-360.6M	-187.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-44.20M	205.0M	-58.30M
Net Change In Cash	147.8M	92.50M	-67.00M
YoY Change	-50.6%	-238.06%	-173.46%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$349.8M	$248.1M	$178.6M
Capital Expenditures	-$211.8M	-$137.6M	-$64.80M
Free Cash Flow	$561.6M	$385.7M	$243.4M
YoY Change	16.3%	58.46%	4.46%

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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	29784000	USD
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	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Operating Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities	9476000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	-35090000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	5290000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Restricted Investments PaymentsToAcquireRestrictedInvestments	4411000	USD
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	84724000	shares
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CY2009Q3	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	188000	shares
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	203000	shares
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	5.88
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CY2009	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Aggregate Losses AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAggregateLosses	334000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Noncurrent InventoryNoncurrent	36380000	USD
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CY2009Q3	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	235858000	USD
	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	1065592000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1509619000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	35866000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	60193000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	448648000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	374047000	USD

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