Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
First Solar Inc., profitability ratios
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | First Solar Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. ROE deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. ROA deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Gross Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., gross profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Gross profit | 1,300,679) | 69,858) | 729,954) | 680,673) | 549,212) | |
| Net sales | 3,318,602) | 2,619,319) | 2,923,377) | 2,711,332) | 3,063,117) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 39.19% | 2.67% | 24.97% | 25.10% | 17.93% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 46.12% | 44.93% | 48.25% | 44.53% | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 64.01% | 62.70% | 61.83% | 65.87% | 67.00% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 46.70% | 46.51% | 47.32% | 44.72% | 43.72% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 68.93% | 66.55% | 61.36% | 56.58% | 55.24% | |
| Intel Corp. | 40.04% | 42.61% | 55.45% | 56.01% | — | |
| KLA Corp. | 59.81% | 61.00% | 59.93% | 57.81% | 59.08% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 44.62% | 45.69% | 46.53% | 45.88% | 45.15% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | -9.11% | 45.18% | 37.62% | 30.57% | 45.72% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 56.07% | 58.44% | 56.75% | 55.18% | — | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 56.93% | 64.93% | 62.34% | 61.99% | — | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 55.70% | 57.84% | 57.51% | 60.67% | 64.57% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 62.90% | 68.76% | 67.47% | 64.10% | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × Gross profit ÷ Net sales
= 100 × 1,300,679 ÷ 3,318,602 = 39.19%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | First Solar Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Operating Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., operating profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 857,266) | (27,236) | 586,751) | 317,489) | (161,785) | |
| Net sales | 3,318,602) | 2,619,319) | 2,923,377) | 2,711,332) | 3,063,117) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 25.83% | -1.04% | 20.07% | 11.71% | -5.28% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 1.77% | 5.36% | 22.20% | 14.02% | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 31.07% | 27.29% | 23.12% | 26.74% | 28.55% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 28.86% | 30.20% | 29.87% | 25.37% | 22.93% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 45.25% | 42.84% | 31.03% | 16.80% | 15.24% | |
| Intel Corp. | 0.17% | 3.70% | 24.62% | 30.41% | — | |
| KLA Corp. | 38.06% | 39.67% | 35.97% | 25.87% | 30.41% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 29.69% | 31.24% | 30.64% | 26.62% | 25.53% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | -36.97% | 31.54% | 22.68% | 14.01% | 31.51% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 26.45% | 29.36% | 21.73% | 18.81% | — | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 15.66% | 37.31% | 27.18% | 26.07% | — | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 21.74% | 35.88% | 29.16% | 26.58% | 31.59% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 41.85% | 50.63% | 48.84% | 40.76% | — | |
| Operating Profit Margin, Sector | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 18.56% | 27.35% | 28.27% | 25.87% | — | |
| Operating Profit Margin, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 24.47% | 26.42% | 26.71% | 22.69% | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × Operating income (loss) ÷ Net sales
= 100 × 857,266 ÷ 3,318,602 = 25.83%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Net Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., net profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | 830,777) | (44,166) | 468,693) | 398,355) | (114,933) | |
| Net sales | 3,318,602) | 2,619,319) | 2,923,377) | 2,711,332) | 3,063,117) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 25.03% | -1.69% | 16.03% | 14.69% | -3.75% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 3.77% | 5.59% | 19.24% | 25.50% | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 26.94% | 22.88% | 19.00% | 21.79% | 22.75% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 25.86% | 25.31% | 25.53% | 21.04% | 18.52% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 39.31% | 34.62% | 24.54% | 12.39% | 12.05% | |
| Intel Corp. | 3.11% | 12.71% | 25.14% | 26.84% | — | |
| KLA Corp. | 32.27% | 36.06% | 30.04% | 20.96% | 25.73% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 25.88% | 26.73% | 26.72% | 22.42% | 22.70% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | -37.54% | 28.24% | 21.16% | 12.54% | 26.97% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 23.47% | 24.39% | 20.04% | 19.47% | — | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 16.19% | 36.23% | 25.98% | 25.61% | — | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 20.19% | 29.27% | 26.94% | 22.09% | 18.07% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 37.16% | 43.68% | 42.35% | 38.69% | — | |
| Net Profit Margin, Sector | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 17.10% | 25.53% | 25.81% | 23.08% | — | |
| Net Profit Margin, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 20.39% | 22.45% | 23.61% | 19.67% | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 2023 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × Net income (loss) ÷ Net sales
= 100 × 830,777 ÷ 3,318,602 = 25.03%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
First Solar Inc., ROE calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | 830,777) | (44,166) | 468,693) | 398,355) | (114,933) | |
| Stockholders’ equity | 6,687,469) | 5,836,055) | 5,959,551) | 5,520,928) | 5,096,767) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| ROE1 | 12.42% | -0.76% | 7.86% | 7.22% | -2.26% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 1.53% | 2.41% | 42.18% | 42.66% | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 9.32% | 7.54% | 3.66% | 10.17% | 11.64% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 41.94% | 53.51% | 48.08% | 34.21% | 32.94% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 58.70% | 50.62% | 26.99% | 12.40% | 10.92% | |
| Intel Corp. | 1.60% | 7.90% | 20.83% | 25.79% | — | |
| KLA Corp. | 116.01% | 237.04% | 61.53% | 45.65% | 44.21% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 54.94% | 73.35% | 64.85% | 43.53% | 46.89% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | -13.22% | 17.41% | 13.34% | 6.89% | 17.59% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 20.85% | 26.23% | 19.46% | 17.01% | — | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 19.76% | 36.65% | 25.64% | 22.91% | — | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 33.51% | 71.81% | 90.88% | 85.54% | 89.35% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 38.53% | 60.02% | 58.27% | 60.90% | — | |
| ROE, Sector | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 13.34% | 22.71% | 25.76% | 24.50% | — | |
| ROE, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 31.90% | 39.03% | 42.37% | 35.70% | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 2023 Calculation
ROE = 100 × Net income (loss) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × 830,777 ÷ 6,687,469 = 12.42%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. ROE deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
First Solar Inc., ROA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | 830,777) | (44,166) | 468,693) | 398,355) | (114,933) | |
| Total assets | 10,365,132) | 8,251,228) | 7,413,746) | 7,108,931) | 7,515,689) | |
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||
| ROA1 | 8.02% | -0.54% | 6.32% | 5.60% | -1.53% | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 1.26% | 1.95% | 25.46% | 27.78% | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 6.79% | 5.46% | 2.66% | 5.69% | 6.37% | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 22.31% | 24.41% | 22.80% | 16.19% | 14.22% | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 19.33% | 15.69% | 8.91% | 3.90% | 4.04% | |
| Intel Corp. | 0.88% | 4.40% | 11.80% | 13.65% | — | |
| KLA Corp. | 24.07% | 26.37% | 20.23% | 13.11% | 13.05% | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 24.02% | 26.78% | 24.59% | 15.47% | 18.26% | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | -9.08% | 13.11% | 9.96% | 5.01% | 12.91% | |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 17.56% | 21.26% | 15.26% | 13.60% | — | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 10.61% | 22.07% | 15.05% | 16.15% | — | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 14.17% | 26.39% | 21.93% | 14.60% | 13.31% | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 20.12% | 32.16% | 31.48% | 28.91% | — | |
| ROA, Sector | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 7.45% | 12.71% | 13.62% | 11.81% | — | |
| ROA, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 12.51% | 14.57% | 14.66% | 11.45% | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
1 2023 Calculation
ROA = 100 × Net income (loss) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × 830,777 ÷ 10,365,132 = 8.02%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. ROA deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 but then improved from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level. |