$FSLR
First Solar Inc Stock $fslr

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2015 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000127449415000033 Filed on August 05, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
Revenue	$896.2M	$544.4M
YoY Change	64.64%	4.73%
Cost Of Revenue	$731.7M	$451.6M
YoY Change	62.02%	18.96%
Gross Profit	$164.5M	$92.73M
YoY Change	77.39%	-33.81%
Gross Profit Margin	18.35%	17.03%
Selling, General & Admin	$70.90M	$57.67M
YoY Change	22.95%	-12.98%
% of Gross Profit	43.11%	62.19%
Research & Development	$29.48M	$32.66M
YoY Change	-9.74%	5.47%
% of Gross Profit	17.92%	35.22%
Depreciation & Amortization	$65.35M	$62.87M
YoY Change	3.94%	-45.85%
% of Gross Profit	39.73%	67.8%
Operating Expenses	$107.4M	$90.82M
YoY Change	18.2%	-10.08%
Operating Profit	$57.13M	$1.908M
YoY Change	2894.39%	-95.12%
Interest Expense	$826.0K	$930.0K
YoY Change	-11.18%	6.29%
% of Operating Profit	1.45%	48.74%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$792.0K	-$1.166M
YoY Change	-32.08%	-331.35%
Pretax Income	$58.62M	$4.366M
YoY Change	1242.56%	-89.37%
Income Tax	-$33.34M	-$2.166M
% Of Pretax Income	-56.88%	-49.61%
Net Earnings	$93.89M	$4.528M
YoY Change	1973.43%	-86.52%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.48%	0.83%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.93	$0.05
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.92	$0.04
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	100.9M shares	100.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	101.6M shares	101.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.775B	$1.349B
YoY Change	31.6%	4.95%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.075B	$851.3M
Short-Term Investments	$700.0M	$497.5M
Other Short-Term Assets	$72.29M	$92.62M
YoY Change	-21.95%	14.5%
Inventory	$482.0M	$385.2M
Prepaid Expenses	$107.4M	$39.64M
Receivables	$276.8M	$237.9M
Other Receivables	$73.40M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.156B	$3.170B
YoY Change	-0.44%	-11.97%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.356B	$1.370B
YoY Change	-0.98%	-12.25%
Goodwill	$84.99M	$84.99M
YoY Change	0.0%	13.42%
Intangibles	$115.5M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$144.2M	$10.65M
YoY Change	1254.44%	-96.13%
Other Assets	$75.21M	$78.93M
YoY Change	-4.72%	-15.78%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.648B	$3.442B
YoY Change	5.98%	5.35%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.156B	$3.170B
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.648B	$3.442B
Total Assets	$6.804B	$6.612B
YoY Change	2.9%	-3.73%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$273.3M	$187.5M
YoY Change	45.73%	-13.81%
Accrued Expenses	$367.4M	$294.7M
YoY Change	24.67%	-24.78%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$41.90M	$60.80M
YoY Change	-31.09%	-0.65%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$914.1M	$1.211B
YoY Change	-24.53%	-34.7%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$257.8M	$133.8M
YoY Change	92.68%	-31.24%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$349.5M	$349.0M
YoY Change	0.14%	-6.9%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$349.5M	$349.0M
YoY Change	0.14%	-6.9%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$914.1M	$1.211B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$349.5M	$349.0M
Total Liabilities	$1.762B	$1.944B
YoY Change	-9.35%	-28.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.312B	$1.999B
YoY Change	15.63%	23.23%
Common Stock	$2.717B	$2.661B
YoY Change	2.08%	4.12%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.041B	$4.668B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$6.804B	$6.612B
YoY Change	2.9%	-3.73%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q2	2014 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$93.89M	$4.528M
YoY Change	1973.43%	-86.52%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$65.35M	$62.87M
YoY Change	3.94%	-45.85%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$10.40M	$118.4M
YoY Change	-108.78%	-46.74%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$38.80M	-$62.40M
YoY Change	-37.82%	-26.76%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$226.6M	-$167.0M
YoY Change	-235.69%	-20.82%
Cash From Investing Activities	$187.8M	-$229.4M
YoY Change	-181.87%	-22.5%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	116.3M	-12.80M
YoY Change	-1008.59%	-108.22%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-10.40M	118.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	187.8M	-229.4M
Cash From Financing Activities	116.3M	-12.80M
Net Change In Cash	293.7M	-123.8M
YoY Change	-337.24%	-250.79%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$10.40M	$118.4M
Capital Expenditures	-$38.80M	-$62.40M
Free Cash Flow	$28.40M	$180.8M
YoY Change	-84.29%	-41.2%

Facts In Submission

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