Here Are the Facts You Need to Understand First Solar (FSLR)

By Blake Campbell • Monday, October 30 16:24 • Permanent Link

Large-cap technology company First Solar has moved -4.8% this evening, reaching $136.32 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $237.57.

First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. The company is based in the United States.

What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying First Solar:

First Solar has moved -6.0% over the last year.
FSLR has a forward P/E ratio of 10.3 based on its EPS guidance of 13.19.
Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of 1.3%.
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.49.
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.41

First Solar Has an Unconvincing Cash Flow History

Date Reported	Cash Flow from Operations ($ k)	Capital expenditures ($ k)	Free Cash Flow ($ k)	YoY Growth (%)
2023	799,914	1,303,813	-503,899	-1566.55
2022	873,369	903,605	-30,236	90.01
2021	237,559	540,291	-302,732	20.23
2020	37,120	416,635	-379,515	23.26
2019	174,201	668,717	-494,516	53.64
2018	-326,809	739,838	-1,066,647

First Solar's recent cash flow history is disappointing. They've averaged $-462.92 Million over the last 6 years while displaying a coefficient of variability of 314.1%. During this time, they grew at a 11.7% compounded yearly rate

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