First Capital Expenditure vs Share Based Compensation Analysis

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Trend analysis of First Solar balance sheet accounts such as Total Stockholder Equity of 3.8 B or Property Plant And Equipment Net of 4.7 B provides information on First Solar's total assets, liabilities, and equity, which is the actual value of First Solar to its prevalent stockholders. By breaking down trends over time using First Solar balance sheet statements, investors will see what precisely the company owns and what it owes to creditors or other parties at the end of each accounting year.

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About First Balance Sheet Analysis

Balance Sheet is a snapshot of the financial position of First Solar at a specified time, usually calculated after every quarter, six months, or one year. First Solar Balance Sheet has two main parts: assets and liabilities. Liabilities are the debts or obligations of First Solar and are divided into current liabilities and long term liabilities. An asset, on the other hand, is anything of value that can be converted into cash and which First currently owns. An asset can also be divided into two categories, current and non-current.

First Solar Balance Sheet Chart

First Solar Balance Sheet is one of the main financial statements that report all assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity for the current year. It provides a basis for different types of computing rates of return, such as return on equity (ROE) or return on asset (ROA), as well as shows how First Solar uses and utilizes its capital. It also shows what exactly a company owns and owes.

At this time, First Solar's Inventory is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 04/19/2024, Total Liabilities is likely to grow to about 3.9 B, while Total Stockholder Equity is likely to drop slightly above 3.8 B.

Total Assets Short Long Term Debt Total Property Plant And Equipment Net Non Current Assets Total

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Total Assets

Total assets refers to the total amount of First Solar assets owned. Assets are items that have some economic value and are expended over time to create a benefit for the owner. These assets are usually recorded in First Solar books under different categories such as cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable,prepaid expenses, inventory, fixed assets, intangible assets, other assets, marketable securities, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and others. The total value of all owned resources that are expected to provide future economic benefits to the business, including cash, investments, accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, equipment, and intangible assets.

Property Plant And Equipment Net

The total value of a company's physical assets (such as land, buildings, and equipment) used in operations, net of depreciation. It reflects the company's investment in assets used for production.

Non Current Assets Total

The total value of a company's long-term assets, which are not expected to be converted into cash or used up within one year or the operating cycle, including property, plant, and equipment, and intangible assets.

Most indicators from First Solar's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into First Solar current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Solar. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of economic analysis.

To learn how to invest in First Stock, please use our How to Invest in First Solar guide.At this time, First Solar's Selling General Administrative is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 04/19/2024, Tax Provision is likely to grow to about 48.3 M, while Enterprise Value is likely to drop slightly above 5.7 B.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Operating Expenses	290.5M	350.6M	414.7M	316.1M
Cost Of Revenue	2.2B	2.5B	2.0B	1.7B

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First Solar fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Net Debt	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Other Assets	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Property Plant And Equipment Gross	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Short Term Investments	Other Current Assets	Other Liab	Long Term Debt
Total Assets		0.35	0.96	0.57	-0.6	0.8	0.75	0.45	0.46	0.74	0.39	0.91	0.48	0.6	0.92	0.6	0.95	0.48	0.51	0.74	0.74	0.61	0.42	0.43	0.51	0.39
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.35		0.19	0.55	0.05	0.15	0.58	-0.13	0.15	0.03	0.85	0.19	0.8	0.54	0.2	0.77	0.3	0.6	0.15	0.37	0.41	0.23	-0.24	-0.23	0.63	0.88
Total Stockholder Equity	0.96	0.19		0.53	-0.69	0.83	0.72	0.55	0.45	0.81	0.22	0.97	0.33	0.54	0.96	0.44	0.92	0.42	0.4	0.6	0.78	0.52	0.53	0.55	0.36	0.24
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.57	0.55	0.53		-0.43	0.41	0.9	-0.2	-0.15	0.34	0.68	0.5	0.82	0.87	0.43	0.79	0.44	0.97	0.05	0.35	0.87	0.27	0.04	-0.07	0.76	0.28
Net Debt	-0.6	0.05	-0.69	-0.43		-0.9	-0.52	-0.45	-0.15	-0.86	-0.08	-0.74	-0.29	-0.36	-0.69	-0.33	-0.68	-0.4	-0.29	-0.26	-0.68	-0.12	-0.48	-0.27	-0.35	0.14
Cash	0.8	0.15	0.83	0.41	-0.9		0.53	0.46	0.27	0.92	0.16	0.84	0.34	0.32	0.82	0.39	0.86	0.35	0.38	0.43	0.63	0.24	0.5	0.34	0.37	0.21
Non Current Assets Total	0.75	0.58	0.72	0.9	-0.52	0.53		0.19	0.28	0.45	0.71	0.69	0.81	0.93	0.66	0.85	0.63	0.87	0.28	0.55	0.95	0.51	0.1	0.13	0.78	0.32
Non Currrent Assets Other	0.45	-0.13	0.55	-0.2	-0.45	0.46	0.19		0.81	0.52	-0.12	0.61	-0.19	0.06	0.67	0.02	0.56	-0.24	0.56	0.45	0.25	0.4	0.46	0.59	-0.14	-0.06
Other Assets	0.46	0.15	0.45	-0.15	-0.15	0.27	0.28	0.81		0.24	0.13	0.46	0.05	0.18	0.55	0.21	0.47	-0.19	0.56	0.52	0.19	0.63	0.14	0.51	0.12	0.2
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.74	0.03	0.81	0.34	-0.86	0.92	0.45	0.52	0.24		-0.01	0.87	0.2	0.21	0.84	0.27	0.84	0.25	0.35	0.38	0.58	0.33	0.8	0.55	0.28	0.12
Net Receivables	0.39	0.85	0.22	0.68	-0.08	0.16	0.71	-0.12	0.13	-0.01		0.17	0.92	0.76	0.18	0.91	0.33	0.77	0.29	0.46	0.58	0.28	-0.35	-0.39	0.79	0.56
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	0.91	0.19	0.97	0.5	-0.74	0.84	0.69	0.61	0.46	0.87	0.17		0.3	0.49	0.99	0.42	0.91	0.38	0.42	0.57	0.76	0.49	0.63	0.63	0.33	0.24
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.48	0.8	0.33	0.82	-0.29	0.34	0.81	-0.19	0.05	0.2	0.92	0.3		0.79	0.28	0.95	0.41	0.87	0.19	0.41	0.7	0.34	-0.16	-0.28	0.94	0.52
Inventory	0.6	0.54	0.54	0.87	-0.36	0.32	0.93	0.06	0.18	0.21	0.76	0.49	0.79		0.46	0.84	0.46	0.88	0.26	0.52	0.86	0.42	-0.13	-0.09	0.76	0.2
Other Stockholder Equity	0.92	0.2	0.96	0.43	-0.69	0.82	0.66	0.67	0.55	0.84	0.18	0.99	0.28	0.46		0.43	0.93	0.31	0.53	0.66	0.7	0.56	0.6	0.62	0.32	0.27
Total Liab	0.6	0.77	0.44	0.79	-0.33	0.39	0.85	0.02	0.21	0.27	0.91	0.42	0.95	0.84	0.43		0.55	0.83	0.46	0.66	0.72	0.48	-0.08	-0.17	0.92	0.49
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.3	0.92	0.44	-0.68	0.86	0.63	0.56	0.47	0.84	0.33	0.91	0.41	0.46	0.93	0.55		0.36	0.62	0.74	0.66	0.53	0.54	0.42	0.45	0.36
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.48	0.6	0.42	0.97	-0.4	0.35	0.87	-0.24	-0.19	0.25	0.77	0.38	0.87	0.88	0.31	0.83	0.36		0.04	0.3	0.84	0.17	-0.1	-0.25	0.79	0.26
Other Current Liab	0.51	0.15	0.4	0.05	-0.29	0.38	0.28	0.56	0.56	0.35	0.29	0.42	0.19	0.26	0.53	0.46	0.62	0.04		0.89	0.18	0.53	0.2	0.22	0.27	0.13
Total Current Liabilities	0.74	0.37	0.6	0.35	-0.26	0.43	0.55	0.45	0.52	0.38	0.46	0.57	0.41	0.52	0.66	0.66	0.74	0.3	0.89		0.41	0.67	0.19	0.21	0.46	0.34
Retained Earnings	0.74	0.41	0.78	0.87	-0.68	0.63	0.95	0.25	0.19	0.58	0.58	0.76	0.7	0.86	0.7	0.72	0.66	0.84	0.18	0.41		0.37	0.24	0.16	0.66	0.16
Accounts Payable	0.61	0.23	0.52	0.27	-0.12	0.24	0.51	0.4	0.63	0.33	0.28	0.49	0.34	0.42	0.56	0.48	0.53	0.17	0.53	0.67	0.37		0.37	0.5	0.5	0.25
Short Term Investments	0.42	-0.24	0.53	0.04	-0.48	0.5	0.1	0.46	0.14	0.8	-0.35	0.63	-0.16	-0.13	0.6	-0.08	0.54	-0.1	0.2	0.19	0.24	0.37		0.72	-0.04	-0.04
Other Current Assets	0.43	-0.23	0.55	-0.07	-0.27	0.34	0.13	0.59	0.51	0.55	-0.39	0.63	-0.28	-0.09	0.62	-0.17	0.42	-0.25	0.22	0.21	0.16	0.5	0.72		-0.17	0.01
Other Liab	0.51	0.63	0.36	0.76	-0.35	0.37	0.78	-0.14	0.12	0.28	0.79	0.33	0.94	0.76	0.32	0.92	0.45	0.79	0.27	0.46	0.66	0.5	-0.04	-0.17		0.36
Long Term Debt	0.39	0.88	0.24	0.28	0.14	0.21	0.32	-0.06	0.2	0.12	0.56	0.24	0.52	0.2	0.27	0.49	0.36	0.26	0.13	0.34	0.16	0.25	-0.04	0.01	0.36

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First Solar Account Relationship Matchups

First Solar fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	7.5B	7.1B	7.4B	8.3B	10.4B	5.3B
Short Long Term Debt Total	471.7M	279.2M	239.9M	193.5M	624.4M	655.6M
Total Stockholder Equity	5.1B	5.5B	6.0B	5.8B	6.7B	3.8B
Property Plant And Equipment Net	2.7B	2.6B	2.9B	3.5B	4.5B	4.7B
Net Debt	(881.0M)	(947.8M)	(1.2B)	(1.3B)	(1.3B)	(1.3B)
Cash	1.4B	1.2B	1.5B	1.5B	1.9B	1.0B
Non Current Assets Total	3.9B	4.1B	4.2B	4.5B	5.7B	6.0B
Non Currrent Assets Other	1.0B	940.8M	946.0M	588.3M	545.4M	705.6M
Other Assets	1.0B	1.4B	1.1B	777.9M	894.6M	965.4M
Cash And Short Term Investments	2.2B	1.7B	1.8B	2.6B	2.1B	1.4B
Net Receivables	658.5M	292.5M	454.7M	355.0M	1.4B	1.5B
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	105.3M	106.7M	106.9M	106.6M	107.4M	93.0M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	7.5B	7.1B	7.4B	8.3B	10.4B	5.3B
Non Current Liabilities Total	1.1B	740.6M	727.3M	1.4B	2.4B	2.5B
Inventory	497.1M	567.6M	666.3M	621.4M	1.0B	1.1B
Other Stockholder Equity	2.8B	2.9B	2.9B	2.9B	2.9B	2.1B
Total Liab	2.4B	1.6B	1.5B	2.4B	3.7B	3.9B
Total Current Assets	3.6B	3.0B	3.2B	3.8B	4.6B	2.5B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	2.8B	2.4B	2.9B	3.5B	6.2B	6.5B
Other Current Liab	759.4M	433.7M	327.7M	424.2M	578.8M	419.9M
Total Current Liabilities	1.3B	847.4M	726.9M	1.0B	1.3B	813.0M
Retained Earnings	2.3B	2.7B	3.2B	3.1B	4.0B	4.2B
Accounts Payable	218.1M	183.3M	193.4M	341.4M	207.2M	184.8M
Short Term Investments	811.5M	520.1M	375.4M	1.1B	155.5M	147.7M
Other Current Assets	280.0M	251.7M	244.2M	237.1M	33.0M	31.4M
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(79.3M)	(61.7M)	(96.4M)	(191.8M)	(174.1M)	(165.4M)
Other Liab	526.8M	502.9M	345.4M	1.2B	1.3B	1.4B
Long Term Debt	454.2M	237.7M	236.0M	184.3M	464.1M	290.2M
Short Term Debt	17.5M	41.5M	3.9M	9.2M	106.6M	111.9M
Intangible Assets	64.5M	56.1M	45.5M	31.1M	64.5M	82.4M
Property Plant Equipment	2.3B	2.6B	2.9B	3.6B	4.2B	4.4B
Current Deferred Revenue	323.2M	188.8M	201.9M	263.2M	413.6M	215.6M
Net Tangible Assets	5.0B	5.5B	5.9B	5.8B	6.7B	5.1B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	2.4B	2.3B	2.7B	3.2B	3.7B	2.4B
Long Term Debt Total	461.2M	454.2M	237.7M	236.0M	271.4M	337.2M
Capital Surpluse	2.8B	2.8B	2.9B	2.9B	3.3B	2.8B

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

2.058

Earnings Share

7.73

Revenue Per Share

31.075

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.156

Return On Assets

0.0595

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Other Stockholder Equity	+ 0.99	Common Stock Shares Outstanding
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	+ 0.97	Total Stockholder Equity
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	+ 0.97	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Total Stockholder Equity	+ 0.96	Total Assets
Other Stockholder Equity	+ 0.96	Total Stockholder Equity
Total Current Assets	+ 0.95	Total Assets

Cash	- 0.9	Net Debt
Cash And Short Term Investments	- 0.86	Net Debt
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	- 0.74	Net Debt
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.69	Net Debt
Net Debt	- 0.69	Total Stockholder Equity
Retained Earnings	- 0.68	Net Debt