$FSLR
FIRST SOLAR, INC. Stock $fslr

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2016 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000127449416000087 Filed on August 04, 2016

Income Statement

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
Revenue	$1.016B	$896.2M
YoY Change	13.41%	64.64%
Cost Of Revenue	$834.4M	$731.7M
YoY Change	14.03%	62.02%
Gross Profit	$182.1M	$164.5M
YoY Change	10.68%	77.39%
Gross Profit Margin	17.91%	18.35%
Selling, General & Admin	$63.78M	$70.90M
YoY Change	-10.05%	22.95%
% of Gross Profit	35.03%	43.11%
Research & Development	$32.93M	$29.48M
YoY Change	11.71%	-9.74%
% of Gross Profit	18.09%	17.92%
Depreciation & Amortization	$56.68M	$65.35M
YoY Change	-13.27%	3.94%
% of Gross Profit	31.13%	39.73%
Operating Expenses	$182.3M	$107.4M
YoY Change	69.81%	18.2%
Operating Profit	-$243.0K	$57.13M
YoY Change	-100.43%	2894.39%
Interest Expense	$7.151M	$826.0K
YoY Change	765.74%	-11.18%
% of Operating Profit		1.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$6.753M	-$792.0K
YoY Change	-952.65%	-32.08%
Pretax Income	$3.165M	$58.62M
YoY Change	-94.6%	1242.56%
Income Tax	$7.288M	-$33.34M
% Of Pretax Income	230.27%	-56.88%
Net Earnings	-$11.42M	$93.89M
YoY Change	-112.16%	1973.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-1.12%	10.48%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.11	$0.93
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.11	$0.92
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	102.3M shares	100.9M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	102.3M shares	101.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.667B	$1.775B
YoY Change	-6.07%	31.6%
Cash & Equivalents	$916.7M	$1.075B
Short-Term Investments	$750.8M	$700.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$100.1M	$72.29M
YoY Change	38.4%	-21.95%
Inventory	$384.5M	$482.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$62.89M	$107.4M
Receivables	$369.1M	$276.8M
Other Receivables	$88.50M	$73.40M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.077B	$3.156B
YoY Change	-2.52%	-0.44%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.268B	$1.356B
YoY Change	-6.49%	-0.98%
Goodwill	$78.89M	$84.99M
YoY Change	-7.17%	0.0%
Intangibles	$68.22M	$115.5M
YoY Change	-40.91%
Long-Term Investments	$402.6M	$144.2M
YoY Change	179.12%	1254.44%
Other Assets	$75.04M	$75.21M
YoY Change	-0.23%	-4.72%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.467B	$3.648B
YoY Change	22.48%	5.98%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.077B	$3.156B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.467B	$3.648B
Total Assets	$7.544B	$6.804B
YoY Change	10.88%	2.9%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$263.1M	$273.3M
YoY Change	-3.74%	45.73%
Accrued Expenses	$354.5M	$367.4M
YoY Change	-3.49%	24.67%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$71.60M	$41.90M
YoY Change	70.88%	-31.09%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$952.0M	$914.1M
YoY Change	4.15%	-24.53%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$161.8M	$257.8M
YoY Change	-37.24%	92.68%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$457.8M	$349.5M
YoY Change	30.99%	0.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$457.8M	$349.5M
YoY Change	30.99%	0.14%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$952.0M	$914.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$457.8M	$349.5M
Total Liabilities	$1.739B	$1.762B
YoY Change	-1.3%	-9.35%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.974B	$2.312B
YoY Change	28.64%	15.63%
Common Stock	$2.774B	$2.717B
YoY Change	2.11%	2.08%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.805B	$5.041B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.544B	$6.804B
YoY Change	10.88%	2.9%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2016 Q2	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$11.42M	$93.89M
YoY Change	-112.16%	1973.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$56.68M	$65.35M
YoY Change	-13.27%	3.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$61.60M	-$10.40M
YoY Change	492.31%	-108.78%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$78.30M	-$38.80M
YoY Change	101.8%	-37.82%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$39.00M	$226.6M
YoY Change	-82.79%	-235.69%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$39.30M	$187.8M
YoY Change	-120.93%	-181.87%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-70.50M	116.3M
YoY Change	-160.62%	-1008.59%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-61.60M	-10.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	-39.30M	187.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-70.50M	116.3M
Net Change In Cash	-171.4M	293.7M
YoY Change	-158.36%	-337.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$61.60M	-$10.40M
Capital Expenditures	-$78.30M	-$38.80M
Free Cash Flow	$16.70M	$28.40M
YoY Change	-41.2%	-84.29%

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