First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Stock

About First Solar, Inc.

First Solar, Inc. is led by CEO Mark R. Widmar, employs 8,100 people, headquartered in Phoenix, US, publicly traded since 2006.

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) stock trades at $172.64 with a market capitalization of $18.55B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.83, price-to-book of 1.83, price-to-sales of 3.52. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $168.60 and $320.95, and currently trades 46.2% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, First Solar, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 18.02%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 16.05%, an operating margin of 33.17%, a net profit margin of 32.47%.

In its most recent fiscal year, First Solar, Inc. reported annual revenue of $5.2B, net profit of $1.5B. Over the last 5 fiscal years, revenue grew at an average annual rate of 14.0%, and net profit grew at an average annual rate of 30.9%. Over that span net profit grew faster than revenue, so net margin widened.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02 (debt below half of shareholders' equity), a current ratio of 2.67, total assets of $13.3B, $2.8B in cash and equivalents.

FSLR has a beta of 1.73 (historically more volatile than the overall market).