Stock Analysis on Net

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 27, 2023.

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

First Solar Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents 906,634 1,481,269 1,150,982 1,701,217 1,326,363 1,450,654 1,367,464 1,346,888 972,879 1,227,002 1,277,054 1,052,700 929,355 1,352,741 878,999 1,221,568 1,013,402 1,403,562 1,434,883 2,024,491 1,858,338
Marketable securities 1,364,607 1,096,712 776,213 143,944 223,091 375,389 554,601 418,505 562,735 520,066 353,819 494,080 579,340 811,506 661,552 807,561 1,103,812 1,143,704 1,295,049 1,110,421 1,020,136
Accounts receivable trade, net 298,620 324,337 325,421 454,431 293,357 429,436 248,341 583,028 790,096 266,086 218,783 287,684 290,281 475,039 367,306 269,527 301,669 128,282 141,699 125,379 273,277
Accounts receivable unbilled 25,894 30,654 35,149 35,438 28,764 25,273 25,002 14,596 27,004 26,370 88,449 64,039 121,109 183,473 165,013 127,972 367,140 458,166 421,134 177,711 151,393
Inventories 751,407 621,376 810,660 810,461 840,750 666,299 647,439 603,057 550,270 567,587 567,785 518,242 479,792 443,513 576,770 586,621 459,472 387,912 296,038 234,201 174,070
Project assets 6,984 1,222 591 403 3,524 5,557 1,703 80,278 37,930 28,978 62,475 10,094
Assets held for sale 155,685 35,009
Notes receivable, affiliate 21,308 21,398 20,411
Other current assets 272,702 237,073 240,325 237,926 282,668 244,192 203,478 189,402 226,922 251,739 258,372 313,840 347,563 330,038 388,293 397,294 337,053 299,967 247,000 229,964 262,580
Current assets 3,619,864 3,791,421 3,338,750 3,383,417 2,994,993 3,191,243 3,046,325 3,155,476 3,136,890 3,014,535 2,800,493 2,731,176 2,747,843 3,599,834 3,043,490 3,412,246 3,662,826 3,859,523 3,886,089 3,986,040 3,770,299
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,858,604 3,536,902 3,124,079 2,988,979 2,785,824 2,649,587 2,505,921 2,396,641 2,397,986 2,402,285 2,386,591 2,324,413 2,244,175 2,181,149 2,106,968 2,006,334 1,859,293 1,756,211 1,671,129 1,484,177 1,311,642
Deferred tax assets, net 136,411 78,680 64,101 61,732 61,794 59,162 108,387 107,450 106,803 104,099 210,340 204,942 213,600 130,771 66,114 76,892 78,283 77,682 108,636 93,730 64,427
Restricted marketable securities 196,591 182,070 182,208 200,266 220,167 244,726 251,379 265,280 261,507 253,236 246,410 223,785 305,469 328,591 388,637 318,390 341,125 332,043 354,082
Government grants receivable 70,114
Goodwill 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462 14,462
Intangible assets, net 28,477 31,106 36,631 38,728 42,769 45,509 47,935 50,669 53,404 56,138 58,469 61,194 63,918 64,543 66,785 69,119 71,641 74,162 74,585 77,095 79,607
Inventories 253,353 260,395 239,644 239,025 237,854 237,512 236,446 226,719 205,096 201,229 197,520 185,028 182,259 160,646 152,574 149,157 142,192 130,083 124,266 119,160 116,397
Notes receivable, affiliate 22,832 47,798
Other assets 386,720 356,192 492,942 492,760 1,041,362 971,545 1,057,775 1,297,056 1,194,269 1,050,903 1,055,835 1,298,167 1,236,474 1,140,499 1,298,825 1,081,006 1,039,592 868,017 874,263 918,985 1,081,475
Noncurrent assets 4,944,732 4,459,807 4,154,067 4,035,952 4,404,232 4,222,503 4,222,305 4,092,997 3,972,020 4,094,396 4,184,724 4,341,442 4,201,298 3,915,855 4,011,197 3,725,561 3,594,100 3,261,839 3,208,466 3,039,652 3,069,890
Total assets 8,564,596 8,251,228 7,492,817 7,419,369 7,399,225 7,413,746 7,268,630 7,248,473 7,108,910 7,108,931 6,985,217 7,072,618 6,949,141 7,515,689 7,054,687 7,137,807 7,256,926 7,121,362 7,094,555 7,025,692 6,840,189

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).


Assets: Selected Items

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current assets Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. First Solar Inc. current assets increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Property, plant and equipment, net Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. First Solar Inc. property, plant and equipment, net increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Noncurrent assets Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. First Solar Inc. noncurrent assets increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Total assets Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. First Solar Inc. total assets increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Current Assets: Selected Items

Balance sheet item Description The company
Cash and cash equivalents Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. First Solar Inc. cash and cash equivalents increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Marketable securities Amount of investment in marketable security, classified as current. First Solar Inc. marketable securities increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Accounts receivable trade, net Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. First Solar Inc. accounts receivable trade, net decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Inventories Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. First Solar Inc. inventories decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level.