$FSLR
First Solar Inc Stock $fslr

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000127449424000004 Filed on February 27, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$794.1M	$1.159B	$3.319B
YoY Change	44.83%	15.58%	26.7%
Cost Of Revenue	$448.1M	$656.5M	$2.018B
YoY Change	2.72%	-30.29%	-20.85%
Gross Profit	$346.0M	$502.0M	$1.301B
YoY Change	208.79%	728.26%	1761.89%
Gross Profit Margin	43.57%	43.33%	39.19%
Selling, General & Admin	$61.24M	$66.94M	$197.6M
YoY Change	39.08%	-11.31%	19.97%
% of Gross Profit	17.7%	13.33%	15.19%
Research & Development	$42.74M	$43.86M	$152.3M
YoY Change	40.09%	40.21%	35.02%
% of Gross Profit	12.35%	8.74%	11.71%
Depreciation & Amortization	$90.58M	$89.69M	$308.0M
YoY Change	31.56%	27.15%	14.19%
% of Gross Profit	26.18%	17.87%	23.68%
Operating Expenses	$104.0M	$110.8M	$450.3M
YoY Change	10.58%	3.79%	28.43%
Operating Profit	$242.0M	$391.2M	$857.3M
YoY Change	1244.44%	-947.83%	-3247.55%
Interest Expense	$15.18M	$6.550M	$12.97M
YoY Change	1929.01%	-39.49%	6.05%
% of Operating Profit	6.27%	1.67%	1.51%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.799M	-$27.65M	-$29.15M
YoY Change	92.24%	-196.99%	-193.45%
Pretax Income	$255.5M	$376.7M	$891.3M
YoY Change	616.28%	-5831.6%	10266.25%
Income Tax	$18.90M	$27.44M	$60.51M
% Of Pretax Income	7.4%	7.29%	6.79%
Net Earnings	$236.6M	$349.2M	$830.8M
YoY Change	455.95%	-4726.91%	-1981.03%
Net Earnings / Revenue	29.8%	30.14%	25.03%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.21		$7.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.20	$3.25	$7.74
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.8M shares	106.8M shares	106.8M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	107.4M shares		107.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.990B	$2.102B	$2.102B
YoY Change	-12.38%	-18.44%	-18.44%
Cash & Equivalents	$701.4M	$1.947B	$1.106B
Short-Term Investments	$308.0M	$155.5M	$155.5M
Other Short-Term Assets	$318.7M	$391.9M	$304.8M
YoY Change	16.87%	65.31%	28.57%
Inventory	$970.9M	$819.9M	$819.9M
Prepaid Expenses	$63.54M	$62.48M
Receivables	$669.7M	$660.8M	$660.8M
Other Receivables	$292.0M	$746.8M	$746.8M
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.241B	$4.635B	$4.635B
YoY Change	17.17%	22.24%	22.24%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$5.015B	$4.397B	$4.499B
YoY Change	29.96%	24.33%	23.72%
Goodwill	$28.74M	$29.69M
YoY Change	98.69%	105.28%
Intangibles	$61.89M	$64.51M
YoY Change	117.33%	107.39%
Long-Term Investments	$194.5M	$198.3M	$198.3M
YoY Change	-1.07%	8.92%	8.92%
Other Assets	$1.151B	$478.6M	$870.5M
YoY Change	197.55%	49.64%	65.58%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.519B	$5.730B	$5.730B
YoY Change	31.84%	28.49%	28.49%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$4.241B	$4.635B	$4.635B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.519B	$5.730B	$5.730B
Total Assets	$10.76B	$10.37B	$10.37B
YoY Change	25.64%	25.62%	25.62%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$239.2M	$207.2M	$207.2M
YoY Change	-16.28%	-39.32%	-39.32%
Accrued Expenses	$554.5M	$524.8M	$551.1M
YoY Change	41.48%	37.11%	44.07%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$200.9M	$96.24M	$96.24M
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.759B	$1.306B	$1.306B
YoY Change	49.78%	25.83%	25.83%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$435.8M	$464.1M	$464.1M
YoY Change	36.01%	151.73%	151.73%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.622B	$180.7M	$1.865B
YoY Change	1236.64%	50.67%	60.22%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.058B	$644.8M	$2.329B
YoY Change	365.89%	111.9%	72.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.759B	$1.306B	$1.306B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.058B	$644.8M	$2.329B
Total Liabilities	$3.858B	$3.678B	$3.678B
YoY Change	43.11%	52.27%	52.27%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.208B	$3.971B
YoY Change	32.2%	26.46%
Common Stock	$2.878B	$2.891B
YoY Change	0.44%	0.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$6.903B	$6.687B	$6.687B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$10.76B	$10.37B	$10.37B
YoY Change	25.64%	25.62%	25.62%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$236.6M	$349.2M	$830.8M
YoY Change	455.95%	-4726.91%	-1981.03%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$90.58M	$89.69M	$308.0M
YoY Change	31.56%	27.15%	14.19%
Cash From Operating Activities	$267.7M	$561.1M	$602.3M
YoY Change	-873.81%	-29.44%	-31.04%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$413.5M	$346.9M	$1.387B
YoY Change	11.46%	6.12%	53.47%
Acquisitions			$35.74M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$155.2M	$173.8M	$9.046M
YoY Change		-171.46%	196.59%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$568.6M	-$173.2M	-$472.8M
YoY Change	-11.87%	-69.62%	-60.36%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	40.70M	60.74M	$336.9M
YoY Change	-62.21%	-39.22%	8.88%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	267.7M	561.1M	$602.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-568.6M	-173.2M	-$472.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	40.70M	60.74M	$336.9M
Net Change In Cash	-260.2M	448.7M	$471.6M
YoY Change	-54.4%	38.02%	1153.44%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$267.7M	$561.1M	$602.3M
Capital Expenditures	$413.5M	$346.9M	$1.387B
Free Cash Flow	-$145.7M	$214.2M	-$784.5M
YoY Change	-64.07%	-54.26%	2494.64%

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CY2022	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-16414000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	13107000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	8598000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	572162000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	60513000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	52764000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	103469000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	106551000	shares
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	468693000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-32021000	usd
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
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CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent	-6690000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-95455000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-34636000	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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CY2023	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	34081000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	22876000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	34219000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	28656000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	-12799000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	96951000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	43592000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes Payable Net Of Income Taxes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable	-13062000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	5569000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	48968000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	912946000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	47062000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-11948000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-139817000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	903605000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	3375008000	usd
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CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	15989000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	336853000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	309392000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	40550000	usd
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CY2021	fslr	Proceeds To Be Received From Asset Based Government Grants ProceedsToBeReceivedFromAssetBasedGovernmentGrants	0	usd
CY2021	fslr	Acquisitions Funded By Liabilities And Contingent Consideration AcquisitionsFundedByLiabilitiesAndContingentConsideration	0	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	2533000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	-39472000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	33787000	usd
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CY2022	fslr	Increase Decreasein Revenuefrom Net Changesin Transaction Price IncreaseDecreaseinRevenuefromNetChangesinTransactionPrice	1500000	usd
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