$FSLR
First Solar Inc Stock $fslr

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2022 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000127449422000020 Filed on April 29, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q1
Revenue	$367.0M	$803.4M
YoY Change	-54.31%	50.97%
Cost Of Revenue	$355.6M	$618.6M
YoY Change	-42.52%	40.02%
Gross Profit	$11.46M	$184.8M
YoY Change	-93.8%	104.53%
Gross Profit Margin	3.12%	23.0%
Selling, General & Admin	$36.73M	$52.09M
YoY Change	-29.49%	-11.09%
% of Gross Profit	320.4%	28.19%
Research & Development	$27.11M	$19.87M
YoY Change	36.41%	-22.41%
% of Gross Profit	236.48%	10.76%
Depreciation & Amortization	$65.21M	$63.20M
YoY Change	3.18%	12.26%
% of Gross Profit	568.85%	34.21%
Operating Expenses	$71.17M	$83.31M
YoY Change	-14.57%	-6.05%
Operating Profit	-$57.80M	$252.3M
YoY Change	-122.91%	15138.41%
Interest Expense	$2.865M	$2.996M
YoY Change	-4.37%	-55.87%
% of Operating Profit		1.19%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$212.0K	$8.448M
YoY Change	-102.51%	-480.2%
Pretax Income	-$62.75M	$256.2M
YoY Change	-124.5%	16143.56%
Income Tax	-$19.50M	$46.49M
% Of Pretax Income		18.15%
Net Earnings	-$43.26M	$209.7M
YoY Change	-120.63%	131.16%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-11.78%	26.1%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.41	$1.98
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.41	$1.96
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.4M shares	106.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	106.4M shares	106.9M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.558B	$1.536B
YoY Change	1.46%	1.78%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.335B	$972.9M
Short-Term Investments	$223.1M	$562.7M
Other Short-Term Assets	$282.7M	$15.83M
YoY Change	1685.87%	-37.64%
Inventory	$840.8M	$550.3M
Prepaid Expenses	$30.19M	$162.6M
Receivables	$293.4M	$790.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.995B	$3.137B
YoY Change	-4.52%	14.16%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.786B	$2.398B
YoY Change	16.17%	6.85%
Goodwill	$14.46M	$14.46M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$42.77M	$53.40M
YoY Change	-19.91%	-16.45%
Long-Term Investments	$220.2M	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Other Assets	$435.2M	$673.7M
YoY Change	-35.4%	78.57%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.404B	$3.972B
YoY Change	10.88%	-5.46%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.995B	$3.137B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.404B	$3.972B
Total Assets	$7.399B	$7.109B
YoY Change	4.08%	2.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$146.2M	$186.1M
YoY Change	-21.42%	7.09%
Accrued Expenses	$335.0M	$217.5M
YoY Change	54.02%	-26.72%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.701M	$2.453M
YoY Change	91.64%	-97.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$735.0M	$669.3M
YoY Change	9.81%	-8.61%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$247.4M	$254.4M
YoY Change	-2.79%	-34.86%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$404.3M	$362.2M
YoY Change	11.61%	-30.28%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$651.6M	$616.7M
YoY Change	5.67%	18.7%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$735.0M	$669.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$651.6M	$616.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.524B	$1.414B
YoY Change	7.77%	-20.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.141B	$2.925B
YoY Change	7.38%	21.48%
Common Stock	$2.863B	$2.854B
YoY Change	0.33%	0.35%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.875B	$5.695B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.399B	$7.109B
YoY Change	4.08%	2.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q1	2021 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$43.26M	$209.7M
YoY Change	-120.63%	131.16%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$65.21M	$63.20M
YoY Change	3.18%	12.26%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$138.8M	-$279.5M
YoY Change	-50.32%	-44.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$154.8M	$90.16M
YoY Change	71.66%	-19.89%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$12.00K	-$43.00K
YoY Change	-72.09%	-100.3%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.944M	$271.8M
YoY Change	-101.08%	181.86%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$737.0K	$37.38M
YoY Change	-98.03%	11400.92%
Cash From Financing Activities	$5.764M	-$31.45M
YoY Change	-118.33%	134.01%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$138.8M	-$279.5M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.944M	$271.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	$5.764M	-$31.45M
Net Change In Cash	-$120.9M	-$39.74M
YoY Change	204.1%	-90.71%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$138.8M	-$279.5M
Capital Expenditures	$154.8M	$90.16M
Free Cash Flow	-$293.6M	-$369.6M
YoY Change	-20.57%	-40.13%

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