Stock Analysis on Net

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR)

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Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data

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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

First Solar Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Current ratio 3.08 3.65 4.09 4.21 4.07 4.39 4.26 4.77 4.69 3.56 3.83 3.66 3.75 2.73 4.00 4.05 4.38 4.57 4.48 4.89 6.81
Quick ratio 2.21 2.83 2.80 2.91 2.55 3.14 3.07 3.58 3.51 2.41 2.65 2.54 2.62 2.14 2.72 2.88 3.33 3.71 3.82 4.24 6.00
Cash ratio 1.93 2.48 2.36 2.30 2.11 2.51 2.69 2.67 2.29 2.06 2.23 2.07 2.06 1.64 2.02 2.41 2.53 3.01 3.14 3.84 5.20

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).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Current Ratio

First Solar Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
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
Current liabilities 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 1,318,208 760,806 843,319 836,516 845,457 868,184 815,412 553,738
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 3.08 3.65 4.09 4.21 4.07 4.39 4.26 4.77 4.69 3.56 3.83 3.66 3.75 2.73 4.00 4.05 4.38 4.57 4.48 4.89 6.81
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.38 2.36 2.16 2.44 2.40 2.02 2.24 2.70 2.51 2.54 2.28 2.10 2.21 1.95 2.10 2.08 2.08
Analog Devices Inc. 2.12 2.02 1.92 1.99 2.09 1.94 1.11 1.05 1.57 1.84 1.47 1.30 1.08 1.32 1.35 1.52 2.34 1.50 1.58 1.53 1.76
Applied Materials Inc. 2.31 2.16 2.26 2.29 2.51 2.54 2.98 3.10 3.17 3.00 2.86 2.67 2.36 2.30 2.65 2.79 2.72 2.64 2.52 2.60 2.96
Broadcom Inc. 2.52 2.62 2.32 2.14 2.44 2.64 2.41 2.21 2.14 1.87 2.04 2.15 1.56 1.44 1.32 1.26 1.27 3.90 3.98 5.87 5.70
Intel Corp. 1.76 1.57 1.77 1.86 2.13 2.10 2.07 1.99 1.90 1.91 1.66 1.97 1.74 1.40 1.20 1.48 1.54
KLA Corp. 2.43 2.50 2.33 2.41 2.44 2.71 2.66 2.59 2.72 2.78 2.61 2.55 2.24 2.44 2.61 3.03 3.45 3.73 3.78 3.73 3.11
Lam Research Corp. 2.69 2.69 2.83 3.13 3.27 3.30 3.13 3.19 3.31 3.43 4.47 3.30 3.59 3.61 3.37 3.39 2.66 2.90 2.64 2.47 3.31
Micron Technology Inc. 3.51 2.89 3.24 3.11 3.10 3.10 3.40 3.18 2.91 2.71 2.89 2.74 2.56 2.58 2.79 2.25 2.90 2.79 2.63 2.58 2.39
NVIDIA Corp. 5.32 6.65 7.14 5.80 4.53 4.09 3.92 6.09 10.29 7.67 8.42 8.65 8.98 7.94 7.08 7.41 8.54
ON Semiconductor Corp. 2.22 2.78 3.01 2.79 2.79 2.45 2.52 2.22 1.84 1.90 2.11 2.35 2.32 1.66 1.54 2.42 2.31
Qualcomm Inc. 2.09 1.75 1.61 1.61 1.65 1.68 1.72 2.02 2.15 2.14 1.97 1.57 1.76 1.88 1.77 1.55 1.54 1.55 2.73 3.60 3.41
Texas Instruments Inc. 5.17 4.70 4.92 5.09 5.54 5.33 5.63 5.08 6.12 4.28 4.24 3.92 3.49 4.13 4.34 3.01 3.68

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).

1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,619,864 ÷ 1,174,173 = 3.08

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Quick Ratio

First Solar Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
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
Notes receivable, affiliate 21,308 21,398 20,411
Total quick assets 2,595,755 2,932,972 2,287,765 2,335,030 1,871,575 2,280,752 2,195,408 2,363,017 2,352,714 2,039,524 1,938,105 1,898,503 1,920,085 2,822,759 2,072,870 2,426,628 2,786,023 3,133,714 3,314,073 3,459,400 3,323,555
 
Current liabilities 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 1,318,208 760,806 843,319 836,516 845,457 868,184 815,412 553,738
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 2.21 2.83 2.80 2.91 2.55 3.14 3.07 3.58 3.51 2.41 2.65 2.54 2.62 2.14 2.72 2.88 3.33 3.71 3.82 4.24 6.00
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 1.52 1.57 1.48 1.82 1.83 1.49 1.64 2.01 1.85 1.81 1.62 1.47 1.56 1.43 1.41 1.38 1.41
Analog Devices Inc. 1.36 1.34 1.34 1.44 1.54 1.24 0.82 0.76 1.12 1.31 1.05 0.87 0.70 0.85 0.88 1.03 1.55 1.04 1.11 1.09 1.24
Applied Materials Inc. 1.30 1.17 1.24 1.32 1.62 1.64 2.02 2.10 2.15 1.95 1.76 1.75 1.45 1.38 1.57 1.63 1.63 1.62 1.59 1.75 2.19
Broadcom Inc. 2.12 2.18 1.89 1.75 2.03 2.27 2.05 1.86 1.80 1.56 1.72 1.88 1.30 1.21 1.09 1.04 1.05 3.26 3.27 5.15 4.84
Intel Corp. 1.15 1.01 1.08 1.22 1.56 1.38 1.46 1.30 1.23 1.24 1.15 1.48 1.22 0.93 0.75 0.92 1.00
KLA Corp. 1.53 1.57 1.48 1.63 1.62 1.81 1.80 1.74 1.76 1.82 1.67 1.67 1.45 1.54 1.68 2.26 2.58 2.90 2.96 3.00 2.54
Lam Research Corp. 1.77 1.75 1.92 2.26 2.35 2.48 2.38 2.49 2.63 2.78 3.60 2.62 2.94 2.90 2.73 2.54 1.93 2.26 2.17 2.04 2.77
Micron Technology Inc. 2.13 1.92 2.35 2.24 2.28 2.17 2.30 1.94 1.89 1.82 1.98 1.81 1.74 1.74 1.84 1.62 2.12 2.13 2.04 2.03 1.80
NVIDIA Corp. 4.63 5.96 6.44 5.22 3.92 3.56 3.46 5.42 9.60 7.04 7.61 7.62 7.64 6.66 6.10 6.57 7.70
ON Semiconductor Corp. 1.39 1.82 1.88 1.71 1.63 1.40 1.46 1.21 1.00 1.05 1.32 1.55 1.52 0.88 0.82 1.26 1.25
Qualcomm Inc. 1.21 1.01 0.90 1.16 1.25 1.34 1.38 1.64 1.78 1.75 1.57 1.33 1.54 1.65 1.54 1.33 1.30 1.33 2.41 3.40 3.20
Texas Instruments Inc. 3.93 3.67 3.98 4.13 4.60 4.45 4.74 4.08 4.86 3.34 3.16 2.84 2.54 3.04 3.19 2.13 2.56

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).

1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,595,755 ÷ 1,174,173 = 2.21

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

Cash Ratio

First Solar Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
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
Total cash assets 2,271,241 2,577,981 1,927,195 1,845,161 1,549,454 1,826,043 1,922,065 1,765,393 1,535,614 1,747,068 1,630,873 1,546,780 1,508,695 2,164,247 1,540,551 2,029,129 2,117,214 2,547,266 2,729,932 3,134,912 2,878,474
 
Current liabilities 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 1,318,208 760,806 843,319 836,516 845,457 868,184 815,412 553,738
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 1.93 2.48 2.36 2.30 2.11 2.51 2.69 2.67 2.29 2.06 2.23 2.07 2.06 1.64 2.02 2.41 2.53 3.01 3.14 3.84 5.20
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 0.90 0.92 0.84 1.08 1.17 0.85 1.01 1.31 1.09 0.95 0.73 0.73 0.70 0.64 0.65 0.63 0.68
Analog Devices Inc. 0.69 0.60 0.62 0.75 0.81 0.71 0.53 0.47 0.63 0.77 0.65 0.50 0.37 0.43 0.41 0.52 0.71 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.67
Applied Materials Inc. 0.56 0.35 0.52 0.59 0.92 0.86 1.27 1.40 1.47 1.29 1.11 1.20 0.87 0.81 0.94 1.00 0.98 0.99 0.92 1.17 1.69
Broadcom Inc. 1.69 1.76 1.49 1.30 1.63 1.94 1.71 1.48 1.43 1.20 1.32 1.39 0.83 0.73 0.66 0.63 0.61 1.84 1.89 3.85 3.59
Intel Corp. 1.01 0.88 0.81 0.99 1.32 1.03 1.17 1.00 0.93 0.97 0.83 1.15 0.87 0.59 0.48 0.61 0.64
KLA Corp. 0.94 0.94 0.91 1.01 1.04 1.19 1.20 1.14 1.17 1.17 0.99 0.98 0.90 0.98 1.12 1.82 2.12 2.36 2.41 2.36 2.08
Lam Research Corp. 0.87 0.80 1.04 1.38 1.35 1.62 1.60 1.68 1.95 2.12 2.56 1.83 2.27 2.29 2.19 1.68 1.28 1.57 1.64 1.46 2.22
Micron Technology Inc. 1.62 1.24 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.34 1.53 1.32 1.24 1.23 1.40 1.28 1.20 1.24 1.24 1.02 1.07 1.18 1.20 1.31 1.11
NVIDIA Corp. 3.66 4.89 5.34 4.42 3.16 2.95 2.76 4.56 8.59 6.11 6.62 6.44 6.60 5.58 4.72 5.43 6.60
ON Semiconductor Corp. 1.05 1.42 1.39 1.05 1.05 0.88 0.96 0.75 0.60 0.65 0.92 1.17 1.14 0.49 0.46 0.70 0.71
Qualcomm Inc. 0.82 0.54 0.58 0.86 0.92 1.04 1.13 1.27 1.33 1.29 1.34 1.02 1.24 1.37 1.32 0.98 0.98 1.08 2.22 3.13 2.94
Texas Instruments Inc. 3.29 3.04 3.25 3.28 3.89 3.79 4.05 3.36 3.93 2.75 2.53 2.29 1.99 2.54 2.52 1.59 1.89

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).

1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,271,241 ÷ 1,174,173 = 1.93

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.