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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

First Solar Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Accounts payable 265,320 230,894 239,237 207,178 110,795 245,834 285,760 341,409 188,280 160,963 146,233 193,374 170,041 148,326 186,087 183,349 153,925 158,800 173,762 218,081 218,088 242,541 221,738
Income taxes payable 98,446 81,172 52,060 22,134 33,583 29,067 77,176 29,397 25,771 29,441 4,759 4,543 12,984 21,671 15,351 14,571 32,172 16,951 8,287 17,010 15,409 15,293 7,865
Accrued expenses 520,835 540,126 528,060 524,829 600,421 303,322 391,912 382,782 333,140 344,205 334,975 288,450 231,163 216,556 217,483 310,467 298,133 310,649 296,796 351,260 377,364 421,595 408,031
Current portion of debt 208,261 140,175 200,907 96,238 35,409 — — — 5,435 5,150 4,701 3,896 37,129 3,239 2,453 41,540 40,412 77,029 81,807 17,510 28,240 28,312 12,361
Deferred revenue 645,050 689,468 692,675 413,579 372,167 390,231 398,694 263,215 235,293 227,466 218,923 201,868 238,810 237,244 206,530 188,813 115,592 130,575 136,998 323,217 93,283 112,237 166,984
Liabilities held for sale — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 25,621 12,721 — — — — — —
Other current liabilities 44,253 90,794 45,778 42,200 46,730 122,160 20,631 21,245 28,349 36,329 25,399 34,747 25,109 33,887 41,437 83,037 78,136 53,032 34,785 391,130 28,422 23,341 19,537
Current liabilities 1,782,165 1,772,629 1,758,717 1,306,158 1,199,105 1,090,614 1,174,173 1,038,048 816,268 803,554 734,990 726,878 715,236 660,923 669,341 847,398 731,091 747,036 732,435 1,318,208 760,806 843,319 836,516
Accrued solar module collection and recycling liability 139,035 134,803 134,250 135,123 130,131 132,061 130,258 128,114 120,173 134,146 137,455 139,145 140,019 129,726 128,135 130,688 125,594 140,539 138,009 137,761 134,985 136,275 134,228
Long-term debt, noncurrent portion 373,321 418,725 418,695 464,068 464,040 437,410 320,378 184,349 254,224 170,017 247,354 236,005 241,483 276,084 254,447 237,691 220,456 387,727 390,588 454,187 452,064 452,976 558,356
Deferred revenue 1,320,331 1,258,880 1,375,407 1,591,604 1,349,602 1,157,190 949,687 944,725 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other liabilities 228,138 173,821 170,999 180,710 137,391 140,253 121,372 119,937 473,815 415,825 404,251 352,167 341,817 398,105 362,207 372,226 511,963 570,520 519,487 508,766 524,349 570,113 598,665
Noncurrent liabilities 2,060,825 1,986,229 2,099,351 2,371,505 2,081,164 1,866,914 1,521,695 1,377,125 848,212 719,988 789,060 727,317 723,319 803,915 744,789 740,605 858,013 1,098,786 1,048,084 1,100,714 1,111,398 1,159,364 1,291,249
Total liabilities 3,842,990 3,758,858 3,858,068 3,677,663 3,280,269 2,957,528 2,695,868 2,415,173 1,664,480 1,523,542 1,524,050 1,454,195 1,438,555 1,464,838 1,414,130 1,588,003 1,589,104 1,845,822 1,780,519 2,418,922 1,872,204 2,002,683 2,127,765
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 106 105 105 105 105
Additional paid-in capital 2,892,407 2,886,569 2,878,330 2,890,427 2,879,412 2,872,153 2,865,753 2,887,476 2,880,243 2,868,945 2,863,318 2,871,352 2,865,628 2,859,108 2,853,891 2,866,786 2,855,645 2,848,928 2,844,055 2,849,376 2,835,868 2,826,533 2,814,115
Accumulated earnings 4,869,994 4,557,038 4,207,682 3,971,066 3,621,827 3,353,429 3,182,850 3,140,289 3,147,837 3,197,005 3,141,200 3,184,455 3,053,085 3,007,882 2,925,433 2,715,762 2,600,059 2,445,022 2,408,111 2,326,620 2,386,028 2,355,406 2,373,954
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (168,860) (188,317) (183,605) (174,131) (198,970) (186,051) (179,982) (191,817) (199,850) (170,230) (129,450) (96,362) (88,744) (83,461) (84,650) (61,726) (59,697) (67,260) (83,650) (79,334) (39,518) (46,920) (59,013)
Stockholders’ equity 7,593,648 7,255,397 6,902,514 6,687,469 6,302,376 6,039,638 5,868,728 5,836,055 5,828,337 5,895,827 5,875,175 5,959,551 5,830,075 5,783,635 5,694,780 5,520,928 5,396,113 5,226,796 5,168,622 5,096,767 5,182,483 5,135,124 5,129,161
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 11,436,638 11,014,255 10,760,582 10,365,132 9,582,645 8,997,166 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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant expansion in both total liabilities and stockholders' equity over the analyzed period, with a notable acceleration in growth starting in 2022. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity increased from approximately $7.26 billion in March 2019 to $11.44 billion by September 2024, reflecting a substantial increase in the overall scale of the company's financial position.

Current Liabilities Trends
Current liabilities remained relatively stable or declined between 2019 and 2021, reaching a low of approximately $660 million in June 2021. However, a sharp upward trajectory began in 2022, with current liabilities climbing to $1.78 billion by September 2024. This increase is primarily driven by a surge in deferred revenue, which rose from $167 million in March 2019 to $645 million in September 2024, and a significant increase in the current portion of debt, which peaked at $208 million in the final quarter of the data set.
Noncurrent Liabilities and Long-Term Obligations
Noncurrent liabilities experienced a period of contraction from March 2019 ($1.29 billion) through September 2021 ($723 million). A structural shift occurred in late 2022 with the emergence of noncurrent deferred revenue, which reached $1.32 billion by September 2024. This specific item has become the dominant component of noncurrent liabilities, contributing to a total noncurrent liability balance of $2.06 billion. Long-term debt has shown volatility, declining from 2019 levels before stabilizing between $373 million and $464 million in recent years.
Stockholders' Equity and Retained Value
Stockholders' equity demonstrates a consistent and sustained upward trend, growing from $5.13 billion in March 2019 to $7.59 billion in September 2024. This growth is almost exclusively driven by the accumulation of earnings, which increased from $2.37 billion to $4.87 billion over the period. Additional paid-in capital remained largely stable, while accumulated other comprehensive losses fluctuated, showing a general deepening from 2019 before recovering slightly to negative $169 million in September 2024.
Overall Liability Profile
The total liability load increased from $2.13 billion in early 2019 to $3.84 billion by September 2024. A critical observation is that a substantial portion of this increase is tied to deferred revenue across both current and noncurrent categories. This suggests that the growth in liabilities is driven largely by advance payments or contractual obligations rather than an increase in traditional interest-bearing debt, as the equity base has expanded concurrently to maintain a strong solvency position.

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