$FSLR
First Solar Inc Stock $fslr

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000127449423000002 Filed on February 28, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$548.3M	$1.002B	$2.619B
YoY Change	49.38%	10.48%	-10.4%
Cost Of Revenue	$436.2M	$941.8M	$2.549B
YoY Change	22.68%	42.51%	16.23%
Gross Profit	$112.1M	$60.61M	$69.86M
YoY Change	877.5%	-75.41%	-90.43%
Gross Profit Margin	20.44%	6.05%	2.67%
Selling, General & Admin	$44.03M	$75.47M	$164.7M
YoY Change	19.88%	73.71%	-3.29%
% of Gross Profit	39.29%	124.52%	235.8%
Research & Development	$30.51M	$31.28M	$112.8M
YoY Change	12.55%	4.7%	13.81%
% of Gross Profit	27.23%	51.61%	161.48%
Depreciation & Amortization	$68.86M	$70.54M	$269.7M
YoY Change	5.59%	8.04%	3.78%
% of Gross Profit	61.45%	116.38%	386.1%
Operating Expenses	$94.03M	$106.8M	$350.6M
YoY Change	32.12%	45.59%	20.7%
Operating Profit	$18.00M	-$46.15M	-$27.24M
YoY Change	-131.14%	-126.65%	-104.64%
Interest Expense	$748.0K	$10.82M	$12.23M
YoY Change	-73.89%	-391.83%	-6.73%
% of Operating Profit	4.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$1.456M	$28.51M	$31.19M
YoY Change	586.79%	-1348.25%	9832.8%
Pretax Income	$35.67M	-$6.572M	$8.598M
YoY Change	-156.85%	-103.93%	-97.27%
Income Tax	-$6.888M	$976.0K	$52.76M
% Of Pretax Income	-19.31%		613.68%
Net Earnings	$42.56M	-$7.548M	-$44.17M
YoY Change	-198.4%	-105.75%	-109.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.76%	-0.75%	-1.69%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.40		-$0.41
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.40	-$0.07	-$0.41
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.6M shares	106.6M shares	106.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	107.2M shares		106.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.271B	$2.578B	$2.578B
YoY Change	45.77%	41.18%	41.18%
Cash & Equivalents	$906.6M	$1.481B	$4.324M
Short-Term Investments	$1.365B	$1.097B	$1.097B
Other Short-Term Assets	$272.7M	$237.1M	$237.1M
YoY Change	-3.53%	-2.92%	-2.92%
Inventory	$751.4M	$621.4M	$621.4M
Prepaid Expenses	$45.47M	$43.26M
Receivables	$298.6M	$324.3M	$355.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.620B	$3.791B	$3.791B
YoY Change	20.86%	18.81%	18.81%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.859B	$3.537B	$3.636B
YoY Change	38.51%	33.49%	18.28%
Goodwill	$14.46M	$14.46M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles	$28.48M	$31.11M
YoY Change	-33.42%	-31.65%
Long-Term Investments	$196.6M	$182.1M	$182.1M
YoY Change	-10.71%	-25.6%	-25.6%
Other Assets	$386.7M	$319.8M	$525.7M
YoY Change	-11.14%	-27.1%	-28.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.945B	$4.460B	$4.460B
YoY Change	12.27%	5.62%	5.62%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.620B	$3.791B	$3.791B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.945B	$4.460B	$4.460B
Total Assets	$8.565B	$8.251B	$8.251B
YoY Change	15.75%	11.3%	11.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$285.8M	$341.4M	$341.4M
YoY Change	95.41%	76.55%	76.55%
Accrued Expenses	$391.9M	$382.8M	$382.5M
YoY Change	17.0%	32.7%	29.33%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.174B	$1.038B	$1.038B
YoY Change	59.75%	42.81%	42.81%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$320.4M	$184.3M	$184.3M
YoY Change	29.52%	-21.89%	-21.89%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$121.4M	$119.9M	$1.164B
YoY Change	-69.98%	-65.94%	151.04%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$441.8M	$304.3M	$1.348B
YoY Change	-32.21%	-48.27%	92.7%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.174B	$1.038B	$1.038B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$441.8M	$304.3M	$1.348B
Total Liabilities	$2.696B	$2.415B	$2.415B
YoY Change	76.89%	66.08%	66.08%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.183B	$3.140B
YoY Change	1.33%	-1.39%
Common Stock	$2.866B	$2.888B
YoY Change	0.09%	0.56%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.869B	$5.836B	$5.836B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.565B	$8.251B	$8.251B
YoY Change	15.75%	11.3%	11.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$42.56M	-$7.548M	-$44.17M
YoY Change	-198.4%	-105.75%	-109.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$68.86M	$70.54M	$269.7M
YoY Change	5.59%	8.04%	3.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$34.60M	$795.2M	$873.4M
YoY Change	-75.08%	-678.24%	267.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$371.0M	$326.9M	$903.6M
YoY Change	139.7%	-267.73%	67.24%
Acquisitions			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$243.2M	$3.050M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-235.73%	-54.53%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$645.2M	-$570.1M	-$1.193B
YoY Change	21816.68%	3519.17%	1104.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$0.00		$75.90M
YoY Change	-100.0%		4.43%
Cash From Financing Activities	$107.7M	99.93M	$309.4M
YoY Change	1768.25%	100.83%	662.99%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$34.60M	795.2M	$873.4M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$645.2M	-570.1M	-$1.193B
Cash From Financing Activities	$107.7M	99.93M	$309.4M
Net Change In Cash	-$570.6M	325.1M	$37.63M
YoY Change	372.16%	-414.05%	-79.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$34.60M	$795.2M	$873.4M
Capital Expenditures	$371.0M	$326.9M	$903.6M
Free Cash Flow	-$405.6M	$468.3M	-$30.24M
YoY Change	38.13%	716.33%	-90.01%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	103469000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	468693000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	398355000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-13213000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-56744000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-24666000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	21659000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	3243000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-1241000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-34636000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	17608000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	-139621000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	13118000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	29166000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-34636000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	15989000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	20555000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	28216000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	22876000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	28656000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	11696000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Realized Gain Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRealizedGainLoss	15346000	usd
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CY2021	fslr	Liabilitiesassumedbycustomersforthesaleofsystems Liabilitiesassumedbycustomersforthesaleofsystems	85490000	usd
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CY2021	fslr	Gain On Debt Forgiveness GainOnDebtForgiveness	0	usd
CY2020	fslr	Gain On Debt Forgiveness GainOnDebtForgiveness	0	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Other Operating Activities Cash Flow Statement OtherOperatingActivitiesCashFlowStatement	-3484000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	96951000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-345150000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-16693000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	136365000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	145396000	usd
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CY2021	fslr	Increase Decrease In Project Assets And Pv Solar Power Systems IncreaseDecreaseInProjectAssetsAndPVSolarPowerSystems	-23402000	usd
CY2020	fslr	Increase Decrease In Project Assets And Pv Solar Power Systems IncreaseDecreaseInProjectAssetsAndPVSolarPowerSystems	-106867000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	69942000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	-13062000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	-177431000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	48968000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-109583000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	47062000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-139817000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-391710000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	237559000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	416635000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	3375008000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	2147136000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	901924000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-99040000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-131227000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	75896000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	13118000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	40550000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	1493462000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	185000000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	52553000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	95096000	usd
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Noncurrent StandardProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent	38955000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	7300000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	23109000	usd
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