First Solar Inc
NASDAQ:FSLR

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Price: 190.45 USD -2.4% Market Closed
Market Cap: 20.4B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
First Solar Inc

Revenue
3.9B USD
Cost of Revenue
-2.1B USD
Gross Profit
1.8B USD
Operating Expenses
-464m USD
Operating Income
1.3B USD
Other Expenses
-80m USD
Net Income
1.2B USD

Margins Comparison
First Solar Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
First Solar Inc
NASDAQ:FSLR
20.4B USD
47%
34%
32%
US
NVIDIA Corp
NASDAQ:NVDA
3.5T USD
76%
62%
55%
TW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
TWSE:2330
26.8T TWD
53%
42%
38%
US
Broadcom Inc
NASDAQ:AVGO
767.3B USD
64%
31%
11%
US
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
NASDAQ:AMD
218.3B USD
48%
5%
8%
US
Texas Instruments Inc
NASDAQ:TXN
183.4B USD
59%
35%
31%
US
Qualcomm Inc
NASDAQ:QCOM
178.6B USD
56%
26%
26%
UK
Arm Holdings PLC
NASDAQ:ARM
135.3B USD
96%
11%
18%
US
Micron Technology Inc
NASDAQ:MU
106.8B USD
22%
4%
3%
US
Intel Corp
NASDAQ:INTC
104.9B USD
35%
-7%
-29%
US
Analog Devices Inc
NASDAQ:ADI
102.5B USD
58%
23%
17%
Country US
Market Cap 20.4B USD
Gross Margin
47%
Operating Margin
34%
Net Margin
32%
Country US
Market Cap 3.5T USD
Gross Margin
76%
Operating Margin
62%
Net Margin
55%
Country TW
Market Cap 26.8T TWD
Gross Margin
53%
Operating Margin
42%
Net Margin
38%
Country US
Market Cap 767.3B USD
Gross Margin
64%
Operating Margin
31%
Net Margin
11%
Country US
Market Cap 218.3B USD
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
5%
Net Margin
8%
Country US
Market Cap 183.4B USD
Gross Margin
59%
Operating Margin
35%
Net Margin
31%
Country US
Market Cap 178.6B USD
Gross Margin
56%
Operating Margin
26%
Net Margin
26%
Country UK
Market Cap 135.3B USD
Gross Margin
96%
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
18%
Country US
Market Cap 106.8B USD
Gross Margin
22%
Operating Margin
4%
Net Margin
3%
Country US
Market Cap 104.9B USD
Gross Margin
35%
Operating Margin
-7%
Net Margin
-29%
Country US
Market Cap 102.5B USD
Gross Margin
58%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
17%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
First Solar Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
First Solar Inc
NASDAQ:FSLR
20.4B USD
18%
12%
15%
14%
US
NVIDIA Corp
NASDAQ:NVDA
3.5T USD
128%
82%
110%
138%
TW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
TWSE:2330
26.8T TWD
26%
17%
22%
23%
US
Broadcom Inc
NASDAQ:AVGO
767.3B USD
12%
4%
14%
7%
US
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
NASDAQ:AMD
218.3B USD
3%
3%
2%
3%
US
Texas Instruments Inc
NASDAQ:TXN
183.4B USD
29%
15%
18%
20%
US
Qualcomm Inc
NASDAQ:QCOM
178.6B USD
42%
19%
24%
26%
UK
Arm Holdings PLC
NASDAQ:ARM
135.3B USD
12%
9%
6%
10%
US
Micron Technology Inc
NASDAQ:MU
106.8B USD
2%
1%
2%
1%
US
Intel Corp
NASDAQ:INTC
104.9B USD
-16%
-8%
-2%
-4%
US
Analog Devices Inc
NASDAQ:ADI
102.5B USD
5%
3%
5%
4%
Country US
Market Cap 20.4B USD
ROE
18%
ROA
12%
ROCE
15%
ROIC
14%
Country US
Market Cap 3.5T USD
ROE
128%
ROA
82%
ROCE
110%
ROIC
138%
Country TW
Market Cap 26.8T TWD
ROE
26%
ROA
17%
ROCE
22%
ROIC
23%
Country US
Market Cap 767.3B USD
ROE
12%
ROA
4%
ROCE
14%
ROIC
7%
Country US
Market Cap 218.3B USD
ROE
3%
ROA
3%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
3%
Country US
Market Cap 183.4B USD
ROE
29%
ROA
15%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
20%
Country US
Market Cap 178.6B USD
ROE
42%
ROA
19%
ROCE
24%
ROIC
26%
Country UK
Market Cap 135.3B USD
ROE
12%
ROA
9%
ROCE
6%
ROIC
10%
Country US
Market Cap 106.8B USD
ROE
2%
ROA
1%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
1%
Country US
Market Cap 104.9B USD
ROE
-16%
ROA
-8%
ROCE
-2%
ROIC
-4%
Country US
Market Cap 102.5B USD
ROE
5%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
4%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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