Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
First Solar Inc., profitability 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).
| 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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Gross Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., gross profit margin 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 112,051) | 60,613) | 20,982) | (23,200) | 11,463) | 246,489) | 124,580) | 174,118) | 184,767) | 159,860) | 293,015) | 137,460) | 90,338) | 333,555) | 138,363) | 77,182) | 112) | 98,310) | 129,127) | (8,058) | 172,798) | |||||||
| Net sales | 548,286) | 1,002,391) | 628,933) | 620,955) | 367,040) | 907,319) | 583,504) | 629,180) | 803,374) | 609,232) | 927,565) | 642,411) | 532,124) | 1,399,377) | 546,806) | 584,956) | 531,978) | 691,241) | 676,220) | 309,318) | 567,265) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 6.09% | 2.67% | 10.13% | 14.50% | 22.38% | 24.97% | 24.50% | 27.34% | 25.99% | 25.10% | 24.40% | 22.42% | 20.87% | 17.93% | 13.33% | 12.27% | 9.94% | 17.48% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 43.98% | 44.93% | 46.55% | 48.01% | 48.53% | 48.25% | 46.82% | 45.71% | 44.79% | 44.53% | 44.47% | 44.36% | 43.69% | 42.61% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 65.62% | 62.70% | 58.63% | 58.33% | 57.81% | 61.83% | 68.04% | 67.36% | 66.37% | 65.87% | 65.39% | 65.56% | 66.43% | 67.00% | 67.79% | 67.95% | 68.09% | 68.27% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 46.39% | 46.51% | 47.05% | 47.51% | 47.67% | 47.32% | 46.69% | 45.83% | 44.96% | 44.72% | 44.23% | 44.04% | 43.81% | 43.72% | 43.93% | 44.39% | 45.01% | 45.31% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 66.98% | 66.55% | 65.68% | 64.42% | 62.95% | 61.36% | 60.18% | 58.98% | 57.54% | 56.58% | 55.70% | 55.21% | 55.32% | 55.24% | 55.09% | 54.33% | 53.09% | 51.48% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 38.34% | 42.61% | 46.56% | 49.85% | 54.32% | 55.45% | 56.27% | 55.59% | 54.62% | 56.01% | 56.52% | 57.88% | 59.51% | 58.56% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 61.23% | 61.00% | 60.86% | 60.77% | 60.27% | 59.93% | 59.38% | 58.80% | 58.43% | 57.81% | 56.81% | 56.09% | 57.21% | 59.08% | 62.23% | 64.31% | 64.54% | 64.14% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 45.74% | 45.69% | 45.93% | 46.30% | 46.19% | 46.53% | 46.49% | 46.59% | 46.43% | 45.88% | 45.86% | 45.20% | 45.13% | 45.15% | 45.66% | 46.12% | 46.42% | 46.63% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 41.34% | 45.18% | 46.89% | 45.81% | 41.37% | 37.62% | 33.66% | 30.70% | 31.37% | 30.57% | 29.03% | 30.33% | 36.11% | 45.72% | 53.60% | 57.87% | 59.55% | 58.87% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 65.26% | 64.93% | 64.40% | 63.76% | 62.43% | 62.34% | 62.62% | 62.84% | 63.47% | 61.99% | 59.49% | 58.57% | 59.64% | 61.21% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 48.36% | 48.97% | 48.20% | 46.62% | 43.79% | 40.27% | 37.53% | 35.50% | 33.60% | 32.65% | 32.70% | 32.95% | 34.43% | 35.77% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 57.22% | 57.84% | 57.99% | 58.51% | 58.16% | 57.51% | 59.82% | 59.99% | 60.17% | 60.67% | 56.96% | 65.07% | 65.22% | 64.57% | 63.06% | 54.26% | 54.58% | 54.94% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 67.64% | 68.76% | 69.51% | 69.26% | 68.68% | 67.47% | 66.36% | 65.46% | 64.70% | 64.10% | 63.49% | 63.65% | 63.68% | 63.71% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profit (loss)Q1 2023
+ Gross profit (loss)Q4 2022
+ Gross profit (loss)Q3 2022
+ Gross profit (loss)Q2 2022)
÷ (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
= 100 × (112,051 + 60,613 + 20,982 + -23,200)
÷ (548,286 + 1,002,391 + 628,933 + 620,955)
= 6.09%
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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Operating Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., operating profit margin 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 18,002) | (45,906) | (68,353) | 144,827) | (57,804) | 173,159) | 50,867) | 110,377) | 252,348) | 57,774) | 207,163) | 50,896) | 1,656) | (117,866) | 41,304) | (8,584) | (76,639) | 11,008) | 58,475) | (103,634) | 74,264) | |||||||
| Net sales | 548,286) | 1,002,391) | 628,933) | 620,955) | 367,040) | 907,319) | 583,504) | 629,180) | 803,374) | 609,232) | 927,565) | 642,411) | 532,124) | 1,399,377) | 546,806) | 584,956) | 531,978) | 691,241) | 676,220) | 309,318) | 567,265) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 1.73% | -1.04% | 7.60% | 12.55% | 11.12% | 20.07% | 17.95% | 21.14% | 19.05% | 11.71% | 4.05% | -0.77% | -2.73% | -5.28% | -1.40% | -0.63% | -5.02% | 1.79% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.73% | 5.36% | 11.48% | 16.83% | 20.86% | 22.20% | 20.27% | 18.83% | 16.23% | 14.02% | 13.27% | 11.56% | 10.63% | 9.37% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 32.15% | 27.29% | 20.49% | 20.42% | 18.87% | 23.12% | 31.59% | 30.06% | 28.83% | 26.74% | 24.91% | 25.30% | 26.56% | 28.55% | 30.69% | 31.07% | 31.05% | 30.35% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 29.64% | 30.20% | 31.03% | 31.80% | 31.37% | 29.87% | 28.47% | 26.49% | 25.30% | 25.37% | 24.26% | 23.58% | 23.20% | 22.93% | 23.55% | 25.09% | 26.83% | 27.80% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 44.23% | 42.84% | 40.47% | 37.37% | 34.35% | 31.03% | 28.16% | 24.83% | 20.81% | 16.80% | 15.27% | 14.85% | 15.90% | 15.24% | 18.15% | 20.70% | 22.28% | 24.63% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -6.16% | 3.70% | 12.16% | 18.88% | 25.87% | 24.62% | 25.93% | 26.00% | 26.17% | 30.41% | 31.49% | 32.90% | 32.88% | 30.62% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 40.05% | 39.67% | 39.30% | 38.90% | 37.26% | 35.97% | 34.43% | 28.42% | 27.28% | 25.87% | 23.51% | 26.24% | 27.73% | 30.41% | 35.25% | 39.18% | 38.92% | 38.08% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 31.71% | 31.24% | 31.18% | 31.60% | 31.06% | 30.64% | 29.55% | 28.68% | 28.02% | 26.62% | 26.37% | 25.20% | 25.40% | 25.53% | 26.90% | 28.19% | 28.47% | 29.01% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 25.27% | 31.54% | 34.38% | 31.86% | 27.17% | 22.68% | 17.60% | 15.21% | 15.19% | 14.01% | 12.33% | 13.36% | 20.04% | 31.51% | 41.16% | 46.84% | 49.70% | 49.34% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 33.69% | 37.31% | 35.34% | 33.36% | 28.62% | 27.18% | 27.17% | 27.13% | 29.41% | 26.07% | 21.46% | 22.40% | 26.72% | 32.47% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 27.31% | 28.34% | 26.47% | 27.71% | 25.11% | 19.10% | 15.38% | 11.75% | 8.35% | 6.64% | 6.13% | 2.97% | 5.03% | 7.84% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 33.66% | 35.88% | 35.82% | 32.65% | 30.88% | 29.16% | 31.74% | 30.35% | 29.04% | 26.58% | 17.52% | 32.49% | 32.59% | 31.59% | 24.99% | 9.05% | 6.62% | 3.26% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 48.77% | 50.63% | 51.84% | 51.52% | 50.55% | 48.84% | 47.02% | 45.19% | 42.73% | 40.76% | 38.81% | 38.79% | 39.58% | 39.79% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating income (loss)Q1 2023
+ Operating income (loss)Q4 2022
+ Operating income (loss)Q3 2022
+ Operating income (loss)Q2 2022)
÷ (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
= 100 × (18,002 + -45,906 + -68,353 + 144,827)
÷ (548,286 + 1,002,391 + 628,933 + 620,955)
= 1.73%
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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Net Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., net profit margin 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) | |||||||
| Net sales | 548,286) | 1,002,391) | 628,933) | 620,955) | 367,040) | 907,319) | 583,504) | 629,180) | 803,374) | 609,232) | 927,565) | 642,411) | 532,124) | 1,399,377) | 546,806) | 584,956) | 531,978) | 691,241) | 676,220) | 309,318) | 567,265) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 1.49% | -1.69% | 3.75% | 7.63% | 8.68% | 16.03% | 17.26% | 18.96% | 17.34% | 14.69% | 6.38% | 3.17% | 1.42% | -3.75% | -0.14% | 0.95% | -0.28% | 6.43% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 1.71% | 5.59% | 9.96% | 14.51% | 17.98% | 19.24% | 26.72% | 25.76% | 25.24% | 25.50% | 10.17% | 7.96% | 6.72% | 5.07% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 27.27% | 22.88% | 17.00% | 16.84% | 15.18% | 19.00% | 26.15% | 25.16% | 23.99% | 21.79% | 20.14% | 20.05% | 21.06% | 22.75% | 24.71% | 25.18% | 25.42% | 24.12% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 24.57% | 25.31% | 26.42% | 27.20% | 27.10% | 25.53% | 24.54% | 22.35% | 21.19% | 21.04% | 19.58% | 18.89% | 18.83% | 18.52% | 19.40% | 22.10% | 23.50% | 19.20% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 37.19% | 34.62% | 31.96% | 29.76% | 27.47% | 24.54% | 22.90% | 19.11% | 16.01% | 12.39% | 10.70% | 10.97% | 11.64% | 12.05% | 13.44% | 15.92% | 30.50% | 58.80% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -5.06% | 12.71% | 19.13% | 26.03% | 31.68% | 25.14% | 26.89% | 23.91% | 23.93% | 26.84% | 28.10% | 29.97% | 30.02% | 29.25% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 33.28% | 36.06% | 36.41% | 36.57% | 36.52% | 30.04% | 28.77% | 22.52% | 21.76% | 20.96% | 18.26% | 21.55% | 23.04% | 25.73% | 29.83% | 33.01% | 22.05% | 19.87% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 26.96% | 26.73% | 27.13% | 27.78% | 27.07% | 26.72% | 26.07% | 24.85% | 23.60% | 22.42% | 21.81% | 21.67% | 22.38% | 22.70% | 25.64% | 26.70% | 21.26% | 21.49% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 22.78% | 28.24% | 30.61% | 28.95% | 24.86% | 21.16% | 16.20% | 13.60% | 13.59% | 12.54% | 11.16% | 11.72% | 17.01% | 26.97% | 37.36% | 43.56% | 46.82% | 46.51% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 32.02% | 36.23% | 33.81% | 32.33% | 27.66% | 25.98% | 25.89% | 25.94% | 28.18% | 25.61% | 24.07% | 26.92% | 30.67% | 35.34% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 21.98% | 22.85% | 21.36% | 22.60% | 20.13% | 14.98% | 10.61% | 8.85% | 6.19% | 4.46% | 3.87% | -0.37% | 1.55% | 3.84% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 27.40% | 29.27% | 30.52% | 28.42% | 27.71% | 26.94% | 28.25% | 27.28% | 25.21% | 22.09% | 13.72% | 16.36% | 17.31% | 18.07% | 13.41% | 11.57% | 10.03% | -21.40% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 42.33% | 43.68% | 44.21% | 43.78% | 43.34% | 42.35% | 41.61% | 40.12% | 40.04% | 38.69% | 36.24% | 36.88% | 35.23% | 34.88% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q1 2023
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2022)
÷ (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
= 100 × (42,561 + -7,548 + -49,168 + 55,805)
÷ (548,286 + 1,002,391 + 628,933 + 620,955)
= 1.49%
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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
First Solar Inc., ROE 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 0.71% | -0.76% | 1.63% | 3.21% | 3.67% | 7.86% | 7.77% | 9.73% | 9.08% | 7.22% | 4.14% | 1.89% | 0.84% | -2.26% | -0.07% | 0.46% | -0.12% | 2.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.72% | 2.41% | 4.17% | 5.67% | 6.13% | 42.18% | 55.62% | 48.63% | 44.51% | 42.66% | 22.73% | 18.43% | 16.04% | 12.06% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 9.39% | 7.54% | 5.15% | 4.43% | 3.43% | 3.66% | 13.87% | 12.83% | 11.63% | 10.17% | 9.44% | 9.59% | 10.37% | 11.64% | 12.88% | 13.37% | 13.66% | 13.61% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 48.06% | 53.51% | 55.06% | 58.35% | 55.09% | 48.08% | 44.00% | 36.95% | 33.62% | 34.21% | 33.30% | 32.31% | 32.64% | 32.94% | 35.53% | 42.51% | 48.11% | 48.44% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 54.90% | 50.62% | 48.50% | 42.58% | 34.09% | 26.99% | 24.94% | 20.40% | 16.49% | 12.40% | 10.54% | 10.48% | 10.83% | 10.92% | 13.91% | 15.66% | 27.99% | 45.99% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -2.91% | 7.90% | 13.32% | 18.88% | 23.87% | 20.83% | 23.42% | 21.78% | 23.30% | 25.79% | 29.44% | 28.85% | 29.78% | 27.16% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 156.01% | 237.04% | 77.19% | 73.76% | 70.61% | 61.53% | 59.60% | 46.59% | 46.99% | 45.65% | 44.35% | 42.61% | 42.32% | 44.21% | 45.86% | 88.93% | 58.52% | 49.51% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 65.45% | 73.35% | 75.35% | 70.88% | 73.28% | 64.85% | 64.42% | 53.86% | 48.15% | 43.53% | 46.21% | 47.26% | 43.02% | 46.89% | 50.48% | 50.17% | 43.65% | 36.62% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 12.55% | 17.41% | 20.12% | 18.86% | 16.04% | 13.34% | 9.77% | 7.86% | 7.51% | 6.89% | 5.98% | 6.20% | 9.62% | 17.59% | 28.53% | 37.78% | 43.55% | 43.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 35.93% | 36.65% | 34.49% | 33.48% | 28.37% | 25.64% | 24.95% | 24.36% | 25.34% | 22.91% | 21.50% | 26.53% | 33.91% | 44.33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 28.44% | 30.74% | 30.48% | 31.94% | 29.01% | 22.02% | 16.31% | 13.84% | 9.32% | 6.62% | 5.89% | -0.61% | 2.60% | 6.41% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 62.58% | 71.81% | 80.15% | 83.73% | 88.12% | 90.88% | 112.56% | 108.05% | 91.17% | 85.54% | 83.00% | 132.94% | 94.02% | 89.35% | 62.00% | 63.55% | 59.64% | -524.14% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 54.16% | 60.02% | 61.52% | 60.86% | 58.62% | 58.27% | 60.23% | 60.30% | 60.73% | 60.90% | 59.78% | 66.05% | 64.31% | 56.33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
ROE = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q1 2023
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2022)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (42,561 + -7,548 + -49,168 + 55,805)
÷ 5,868,728 = 0.71%
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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
First Solar Inc., ROA 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 0.49% | -0.54% | 1.26% | 2.55% | 2.92% | 6.32% | 6.23% | 7.77% | 7.28% | 5.60% | 3.20% | 1.40% | 0.62% | -1.53% | -0.05% | 0.33% | -0.09% | 2.03% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 0.58% | 1.95% | 3.35% | 4.64% | 5.07% | 25.46% | 35.59% | 32.14% | 28.70% | 27.78% | 12.52% | 9.25% | 8.30% | 5.66% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 6.83% | 5.46% | 3.75% | 3.23% | 2.50% | 2.66% | 7.86% | 7.23% | 6.56% | 5.69% | 5.15% | 5.21% | 5.67% | 6.37% | 7.04% | 7.21% | 7.25% | 7.31% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 23.07% | 24.41% | 25.40% | 26.54% | 25.76% | 22.80% | 21.68% | 18.40% | 16.55% | 16.19% | 15.05% | 13.37% | 14.30% | 14.22% | 15.34% | 18.57% | 20.87% | 18.64% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 17.54% | 15.69% | 14.20% | 12.45% | 10.69% | 8.91% | 8.00% | 6.47% | 5.14% | 3.90% | 3.13% | 3.08% | 3.26% | 4.04% | 4.29% | 4.90% | 9.01% | 24.46% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -1.54% | 4.40% | 7.61% | 11.21% | 13.96% | 11.80% | 12.56% | 12.00% | 12.35% | 13.65% | 15.11% | 15.51% | 15.39% | 15.42% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 24.99% | 26.37% | 26.21% | 25.57% | 24.46% | 20.23% | 18.68% | 13.93% | 13.85% | 13.11% | 11.57% | 12.30% | 12.20% | 13.05% | 14.22% | 25.35% | 16.25% | 14.28% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 25.91% | 26.78% | 27.37% | 27.51% | 27.40% | 24.59% | 22.64% | 19.28% | 17.33% | 15.47% | 16.21% | 17.37% | 17.21% | 18.26% | 20.71% | 26.95% | 21.20% | 19.08% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 9.11% | 13.11% | 15.18% | 14.17% | 12.02% | 9.96% | 7.38% | 5.91% | 5.59% | 5.01% | 4.35% | 4.63% | 7.07% | 12.91% | 21.77% | 27.50% | 33.08% | 32.59% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 20.92% | 22.07% | 20.20% | 18.32% | 17.30% | 15.05% | 14.23% | 13.46% | 14.27% | 16.15% | 15.25% | 18.56% | 23.47% | 31.15% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 14.94% | 15.88% | 15.53% | 15.96% | 14.20% | 10.49% | 7.52% | 6.09% | 3.92% | 2.70% | 2.18% | -0.21% | 0.89% | 2.51% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 23.54% | 26.39% | 27.35% | 25.19% | 23.32% | 21.93% | 23.74% | 21.58% | 17.95% | 14.60% | 8.49% | 12.67% | 12.81% | 13.31% | 9.92% | 7.22% | 6.30% | -14.88% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 28.25% | 32.16% | 34.25% | 34.69% | 32.51% | 31.48% | 31.45% | 32.64% | 31.44% | 28.91% | 27.34% | 28.94% | 28.78% | 27.84% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
ROA = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q1 2023
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2022
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2022)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (42,561 + -7,548 + -49,168 + 55,805)
÷ 8,564,596 = 0.49%
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 Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |