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Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 8.68%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 8.68% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
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With ROE of 15.48%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.18 Price to Book Value
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Market Beating Performance
Stock DNA
Other Electrical Equipment
USD 26,138 Million (Mid Cap)
14.00
NA
0.00%
-0.14
15.30%
2.90
Revenue and Profits:
Net Sales:
1,595 Million
(Quarterly Results - Sep 2025)
Net Profit:
456 Million
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-9.38%
0%
-9.38%
6 Months
29.79%
0%
29.79%
1 Year
43.21%
0%
43.21%
2 Years
67.86%
0%
67.86%
3 Years
41.54%
0%
41.54%
4 Years
235.3%
0%
235.3%
5 Years
141.46%
0%
141.46%
First Solar, Inc. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.84%
EBIT Growth (5y)
30.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
26.81
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.48
Tax Ratio
7.52%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.38%
ROE (avg)
8.68%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.18
EV to EBIT
11.86
EV to EBITDA
9.07
EV to Capital Employed
2.23
EV to Sales
4.11
PEG Ratio
0.75
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
18.81%
ROE (Latest)
15.48%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 149 Schemes (36.88%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 483 Foreign Institutions (30.62%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Sep'25 - YoY
Sep'25
Sep'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
1,594.90
887.70
79.67%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
640.90
460.20
39.27%
Interest
14.10
9.00
56.67%
Exceptional Items
20.70
12.50
65.60%
Consolidate Net Profit
455.90
313.00
45.65%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
315.30%
393.20%
-7.79%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in quarter ended Sep 2025 is 79.67% vs 10.81% in Sep 2024
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in quarter ended Sep 2025 is 45.65% vs 16.62% in Sep 2024
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
4,206.30
3,318.60
26.75%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
1,898.20
1,251.90
51.63%
Interest
38.90
13.00
199.23%
Exceptional Items
-9.40
-37.30
74.80%
Consolidate Net Profit
1,292.00
830.80
55.51%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
352.00%
284.40%
6.76%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 26.75% vs 26.70% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 55.51% vs 1,979.64% in Dec 2023
About First Solar, Inc. 
First Solar, Inc.
Other Electrical Equipment
First Solar, Inc. is a provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions. The Company designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin-film semiconductor technology. The Company also develops, designs, constructs and sells PV solar power systems that primarily use the modules it manufactures. It operates through two segments: components and systems. The components segment is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. The systems segment includes the development, construction, operation and maintenance of PV solar power systems, which primarily use its solar modules. In addition, the Company provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services to system owners that use solar modules manufactured by it or by third-party manufacturers. The Company's solar modules had an average rated power per module of approximately 114 watts, as of December 31, 2016.
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350 W Washington St Ste 600 , TEMPE AZ : 85281-1496
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