Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
First Solar Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
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).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | First Solar Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Debt to Equity
First Solar Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | —) | —) | 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) | 5,570) | 2,618) | 7,741) | 6,062) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, noncurrent portion | 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) | 461,221) | 463,485) | 448,554) | 431,817) | |||||||
| Total debt | 320,378) | 184,349) | 259,659) | 175,167) | 252,055) | 239,901) | 278,612) | 279,323) | 256,900) | 279,231) | 260,868) | 464,756) | 472,395) | 471,697) | 480,304) | 481,288) | 570,717) | 466,791) | 466,103) | 456,295) | 437,879) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 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) | 5,212,403) | 5,170,957) | 5,110,828) | 5,159,371) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.61 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.72 | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.62 | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.62 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.39 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 3.00 | 4.75 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 1.90 | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.33 | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.40 | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.24 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.87 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 4.82 | 5.24 | 3.53 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 4.24 | 4.53 | 17.64 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.95 | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 320,378 ÷ 5,868,728 = 0.05
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. debt to equity ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Debt to Capital
First Solar Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | —) | —) | 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) | 5,570) | 2,618) | 7,741) | 6,062) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, noncurrent portion | 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) | 461,221) | 463,485) | 448,554) | 431,817) | |||||||
| Total debt | 320,378) | 184,349) | 259,659) | 175,167) | 252,055) | 239,901) | 278,612) | 279,323) | 256,900) | 279,231) | 260,868) | 464,756) | 472,395) | 471,697) | 480,304) | 481,288) | 570,717) | 466,791) | 466,103) | 456,295) | 437,879) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 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) | 5,212,403) | 5,170,957) | 5,110,828) | 5,159,371) | |||||||
| Total capital | 6,189,106) | 6,020,404) | 6,087,996) | 6,070,994) | 6,127,230) | 6,199,452) | 6,108,687) | 6,062,958) | 5,951,680) | 5,800,159) | 5,656,981) | 5,691,552) | 5,641,017) | 5,568,464) | 5,662,787) | 5,616,412) | 5,699,878) | 5,679,194) | 5,637,060) | 5,567,123) | 5,597,250) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.38 | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.40 | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.65 | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.25 | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.29 | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 320,378 ÷ 6,189,106 = 0.05
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. debt to capital ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Debt to Assets
First Solar Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | —) | —) | 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) | 5,570) | 2,618) | 7,741) | 6,062) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, noncurrent portion | 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) | 461,221) | 463,485) | 448,554) | 431,817) | |||||||
| Total debt | 320,378) | 184,349) | 259,659) | 175,167) | 252,055) | 239,901) | 278,612) | 279,323) | 256,900) | 279,231) | 260,868) | 464,756) | 472,395) | 471,697) | 480,304) | 481,288) | 570,717) | 466,791) | 466,103) | 456,295) | 437,879) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.27 | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.49 | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.20 | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.24 | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.37 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 320,378 ÷ 8,564,596 = 0.04
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. debt to assets ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Financial Leverage
First Solar Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 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) | 5,212,403) | 5,170,957) | 5,110,828) | 5,159,371) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.33 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 1.99 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 2.41 | 2.68 | 2.76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 2.02 | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 2.08 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 2.21 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.60 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 2.31 | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.32 | 2.71 | 3.24 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 2.11 | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 6.24 | 8.99 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.83 | 3.46 | 3.47 | 3.39 | 3.22 | 3.51 | 3.60 | 3.47 | 4.09 | 4.41 | 3.89 | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.53 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.85 | 2.79 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.44 | 1.86 | 2.06 | 1.92 | 2.01 | 2.10 | 1.71 | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.65 | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.10 | 2.17 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 2.70 | 2.94 | 2.93 | 2.55 | 2.65 | 2.60 | 2.37 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2.93 | 3.32 | 3.78 | 4.14 | 4.74 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.86 | 9.78 | 10.49 | 7.34 | 6.71 | 6.25 | 8.80 | 9.47 | 35.22 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 2.23 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 2.05 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 8,564,596 ÷ 5,868,728 = 1.46
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Interest Coverage
First Solar Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 42,561) | (7,548) | (49,168) | 55,805) | (43,255) | 131,370) | 45,203) | 82,449) | 209,671) | 115,703) | 155,037) | 36,911) | 90,704) | (59,408) | 30,622) | (18,548) | (67,599) | 52,116) | 57,750) | (48,491) | 82,951) | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | (6,888) | 976) | (12,512) | 83,799) | (19,499) | 35,796) | 837) | 20,346) | 46,490) | (66,400) | 38,107) | 10,214) | (89,215) | (30,865) | 15,035) | 11,744) | (1,394) | (4,416) | 2,396) | (6,164) | 11,625) | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense, net | 748) | 3,133) | 2,991) | 3,236) | 2,865) | 2,530) | 2,958) | 4,623) | 2,996) | 3,018) | 10,975) | 3,254) | 6,789) | 3,048) | 4,976) | 8,921) | 10,121) | 11,476) | 3,198) | 6,065) | 5,182) | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 36,421) | (3,439) | (58,689) | 142,840) | (59,889) | 169,696) | 48,998) | 107,418) | 259,157) | 52,321) | 204,119) | 50,379) | 8,278) | (87,225) | 50,633) | 2,117) | (58,872) | 59,176) | 63,344) | (48,590) | 99,758) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 11.59 | 1.70 | 16.69 | 26.03 | 20.52 | 44.65 | 34.42 | 28.83 | 27.96 | 13.11 | 7.29 | 1.22 | -1.10 | -3.45 | 1.49 | 1.95 | 0.49 | 6.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 2.73 | 14.61 | 33.91 | 69.08 | 104.42 | 109.09 | 87.31 | 63.00 | 41.84 | 28.23 | 17.71 | 10.58 | 7.71 | 4.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 19.42 | 16.46 | 10.14 | 9.06 | 7.26 | 8.19 | 11.64 | 10.46 | 9.14 | 7.79 | 7.05 | 6.72 | 6.99 | 7.49 | 7.97 | 8.13 | 7.96 | 7.46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 34.20 | 34.33 | 34.58 | 34.95 | 33.14 | 29.69 | 26.24 | 21.94 | 19.19 | 18.36 | 16.68 | 15.79 | 15.35 | 14.79 | 15.40 | 17.25 | 19.81 | 21.06 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 8.83 | 8.16 | 7.22 | 6.28 | 5.69 | 4.59 | 4.06 | 3.40 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 2.19 | 2.24 | 2.50 | 2.54 | 3.36 | 4.52 | 6.10 | 8.24 | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 20.31 | 22.76 | 21.81 | 20.60 | 17.91 | 16.00 | 14.05 | 10.71 | 9.97 | 9.22 | 8.12 | 9.19 | 9.95 | 11.40 | 14.09 | 15.78 | 15.05 | 13.73 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 36.19 | 51.66 | 58.47 | 51.74 | 45.03 | 35.18 | 24.82 | 19.35 | 17.83 | 16.41 | 14.78 | 15.68 | 28.05 | 56.09 | 78.27 | 73.31 | 61.90 | 42.83 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 39.65 | 43.12 | 38.65 | 34.29 | 26.81 | 24.96 | 28.27 | 34.95 | 56.66 | 58.12 | 43.98 | 44.64 | 54.11 | 68.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 23.87 | 25.89 | 21.78 | 19.87 | 15.24 | 9.88 | 6.79 | 4.44 | 2.86 | 2.05 | 1.82 | 0.86 | 1.64 | 2.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 26.92 | 31.61 | 31.54 | 24.20 | 21.71 | 19.38 | 18.60 | 16.10 | 13.40 | 10.50 | 6.17 | 13.70 | 13.71 | 12.93 | 9.89 | 3.10 | 2.46 | 1.67 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 42.10 | 47.88 | 51.88 | 52.00 | 51.03 | 49.47 | 46.81 | 42.15 | 36.25 | 32.67 | 29.59 | 30.50 | 32.50 | 34.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ1 2023
+ EBITQ4 2022
+ EBITQ3 2022
+ EBITQ2 2022)
÷ (Interest expenseQ1 2023
+ Interest expenseQ4 2022
+ Interest expenseQ3 2022
+ Interest expenseQ2 2022)
= (36,421 + -3,439 + -58,689 + 142,840)
÷ (748 + 3,133 + 2,991 + 3,236)
= 11.59
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | First Solar Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |