Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
First Solar Inc., short-term (operating) activity 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).
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | First Solar Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | First Solar Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | First Solar Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | First Solar Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | First Solar Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | First Solar Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | First Solar Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | First Solar Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | First Solar Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Inventory Turnover
First Solar Inc., inventory turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 436,235) | 941,778) | 607,951) | 644,155) | 355,577) | 660,830) | 458,924) | 455,062) | 618,607) | 449,372) | 634,550) | 504,951) | 441,786) | 1,065,822) | 408,443) | 507,774) | 531,866) | 592,931) | 547,093) | 317,376) | 394,467) | |||||||
| Inventories | 751,407) | 621,376) | 810,660) | 810,461) | 840,750) | 666,299) | 647,439) | 603,057) | 550,270) | 567,587) | 567,785) | 518,242) | 479,792) | 443,513) | 576,770) | 586,621) | 459,472) | 387,912) | 296,038) | 234,201) | 174,070) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover1 | 3.50 | 4.10 | 2.80 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 3.29 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 4.01 | 3.58 | 4.66 | 4.67 | 5.05 | 5.67 | 3.54 | 3.72 | 4.33 | 4.77 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 3.05 | 3.45 | 3.62 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 4.35 | 4.15 | 4.10 | 3.81 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 3.21 | 3.86 | 3.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 2.84 | 3.20 | 3.82 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 2.33 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 3.28 | 3.24 | 3.10 | 3.29 | 3.35 | 3.35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 2.32 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.80 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.50 | 2.54 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 5.98 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.40 | 6.95 | 8.18 | 9.10 | 10.44 | 11.01 | 10.34 | 9.51 | 10.76 | 10.73 | 11.57 | 9.16 | 9.63 | 9.31 | 9.00 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.90 | 3.02 | 2.97 | 3.27 | 3.50 | 3.91 | 4.15 | 4.06 | 3.66 | 3.71 | 3.32 | 3.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.67 | 1.48 | 1.26 | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.60 | 2.89 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.86 | 3.11 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.49 | 3.44 | 3.12 | 3.15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.91 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 3.14 | 3.60 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.66 | 2.62 | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.88 | 3.29 | 3.48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 3.25 | 3.62 | 3.87 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 3.44 | 3.69 | 3.47 | 3.81 | 4.24 | 3.88 | 3.50 | 3.04 | 2.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 2.37 | 2.63 | 2.65 | 2.60 | 2.71 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.80 | 2.83 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 2.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 2.65 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 3.58 | 3.90 | 4.42 | 4.18 | 4.41 | 4.17 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 5.08 | 6.00 | 6.14 | 5.26 | 5.63 | 5.75 | 6.05 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.92 | 2.27 | 2.56 | 2.74 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 2.88 | 2.66 | 2.42 | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Inventory turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022)
÷ Inventories
= (436,235 + 941,778 + 607,951 + 644,155)
÷ 751,407 = 3.50
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. | First Solar Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Receivables Turnover
First Solar Inc., receivables turnover 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 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover1 | 9.38 | 8.08 | 7.76 | 5.45 | 8.48 | 6.81 | 10.57 | 5.09 | 3.77 | 10.19 | 16.00 | 10.85 | 10.55 | 6.45 | 6.41 | 9.22 | 7.32 | 17.49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 5.71 | 5.72 | 5.26 | 5.33 | 5.13 | 6.07 | 6.68 | 6.60 | 5.24 | 4.73 | 4.05 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 3.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 7.72 | 6.67 | 6.37 | 6.07 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 7.90 | 7.62 | 7.08 | 7.60 | 8.10 | 9.42 | 9.85 | 9.43 | 8.91 | 9.09 | 8.72 | 9.69 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 4.88 | 4.25 | 5.08 | 5.09 | 5.49 | 4.66 | 5.66 | 5.87 | 5.98 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.88 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 6.27 | 6.97 | 6.87 | 6.73 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 10.64 | 11.22 | 11.70 | 9.73 | 11.23 | 13.25 | 11.87 | 10.54 | 9.78 | 10.40 | 8.64 | 7.13 | 6.21 | 6.93 | 6.29 | 6.26 | 5.80 | 6.27 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 14.66 | 15.26 | 9.31 | 12.11 | 10.98 | 8.36 | 9.34 | 10.40 | 10.78 | 11.48 | 10.94 | 10.61 | 8.96 | 9.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 5.30 | 5.08 | 5.34 | 4.72 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.37 | 4.98 | 5.77 | 5.24 | 5.01 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.61 | 4.57 | 6.54 | 6.91 | 6.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.52 | 4.86 | 4.64 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 4.11 | 4.77 | 4.79 | 4.39 | 4.70 | 5.80 | 6.63 | 6.84 | 5.82 | 5.92 | 5.09 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 8.18 | 6.00 | 5.20 | 5.79 | 5.64 | 5.22 | 6.02 | 7.01 | 5.98 | 5.48 | 5.62 | 6.43 | 6.04 | 7.33 | 8.28 | 6.79 | 5.81 | 5.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 5.43 | 5.79 | 6.14 | 6.11 | 6.37 | 6.86 | 5.80 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.59 | 6.89 | 6.52 | 8.64 | 8.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 9.47 | 9.89 | 9.41 | 6.69 | 7.91 | 8.33 | 8.81 | 8.84 | 7.99 | 7.77 | 7.16 | 7.90 | 8.30 | 7.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 10.39 | 10.57 | 9.90 | 8.95 | 10.56 | 10.78 | 10.64 | 10.54 | 9.74 | 10.23 | 9.87 | 11.64 | 10.73 | 13.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Receivables turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
÷ Accounts receivable trade, net
= (548,286 + 1,002,391 + 628,933 + 620,955)
÷ 298,620 = 9.38
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Receivables turnover | An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. | First Solar Inc. receivables turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Payables Turnover
First Solar Inc., payables turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 436,235) | 941,778) | 607,951) | 644,155) | 355,577) | 660,830) | 458,924) | 455,062) | 618,607) | 449,372) | 634,550) | 504,951) | 441,786) | 1,065,822) | 408,443) | 507,774) | 531,866) | 592,931) | 547,093) | 317,376) | 394,467) | |||||||
| Accounts payable | 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) | 233,287) | 154,602) | 161,139) | 136,897) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover1 | 9.20 | 7.47 | 12.05 | 13.17 | 13.20 | 11.34 | 11.66 | 14.55 | 11.86 | 11.08 | 17.20 | 15.25 | 13.95 | 11.53 | 9.36 | 8.99 | 8.97 | 7.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 5.13 | 5.21 | 5.22 | 7.39 | 6.58 | 6.44 | 7.54 | 8.66 | 6.64 | 11.57 | 6.38 | 5.30 | 6.25 | 3.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 8.09 | 7.70 | 8.43 | 9.01 | 8.17 | 6.30 | 7.82 | 7.25 | 8.66 | 8.42 | 8.85 | 9.83 | 9.12 | 8.78 | 8.99 | 9.60 | 8.92 | 7.54 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 12.31 | 11.13 | 15.27 | 9.98 | 9.80 | 9.77 | 10.91 | 12.63 | 11.67 | 12.41 | 9.41 | 8.33 | 10.28 | 11.83 | 10.04 | 13.13 | 13.55 | 12.47 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 4.30 | 3.77 | 5.21 | 4.63 | 4.92 | 6.13 | 5.05 | 5.82 | 6.49 | 6.14 | 6.58 | 6.59 | 6.61 | 7.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 7.96 | 8.10 | 7.98 | 8.43 | 7.79 | 8.10 | 8.88 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.27 | 9.95 | 9.03 | 9.45 | 9.24 | 8.02 | 10.07 | 9.52 | 8.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 8.52 | 9.25 | 8.99 | 9.31 | 10.12 | 9.43 | 9.33 | 8.82 | 8.94 | 9.18 | 10.43 | 11.56 | 12.52 | 14.06 | 13.60 | 17.03 | 15.23 | 11.57 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 5.13 | 5.29 | 5.19 | 5.38 | 5.94 | 5.23 | 5.03 | 5.44 | 5.65 | 6.04 | 6.87 | 9.66 | 11.77 | 8.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 4.41 | 4.99 | 5.28 | 5.12 | 5.58 | 6.34 | 6.61 | 6.25 | 5.99 | 6.18 | 6.56 | 6.76 | 7.04 | 6.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 7.17 | 4.91 | 4.72 | 4.37 | 4.28 | 5.19 | 4.83 | 4.62 | 4.38 | 4.12 | 4.21 | 4.19 | 4.96 | 6.29 | 5.88 | 5.82 | 6.87 | 5.61 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 6.63 | 7.35 | 7.89 | 8.46 | 9.27 | 9.14 | 9.93 | 9.86 | 9.60 | 12.51 | 12.20 | 12.17 | 14.12 | 13.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Payables turnover
= (Cost of salesQ1 2023
+ Cost of salesQ4 2022
+ Cost of salesQ3 2022
+ Cost of salesQ2 2022)
÷ Accounts payable
= (436,235 + 941,778 + 607,951 + 644,155)
÷ 285,760 = 9.20
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Payables turnover | An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. | First Solar Inc. payables turnover ratio decreased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly increased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Working Capital Turnover
First Solar Inc., working capital turnover 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 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) | |||||||
| Less: 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) | |||||||
| Working capital | 2,445,691) | 2,753,373) | 2,522,482) | 2,579,863) | 2,260,003) | 2,464,365) | 2,331,089) | 2,494,553) | 2,467,549) | 2,167,137) | 2,069,402) | 1,984,140) | 2,015,408) | 2,281,626) | 2,282,684) | 2,568,927) | 2,826,310) | 3,014,066) | 3,017,905) | 3,170,628) | 3,216,561) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital turnover1 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 1.57 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.78 | 0.74 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 2.54 | 2.73 | 2.95 | 2.72 | 2.42 | 3.78 | 3.36 | 2.71 | 2.64 | 2.62 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 3.01 | 3.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 4.61 | 4.81 | 4.94 | 4.23 | 3.50 | 2.81 | 21.89 | 49.24 | 6.18 | 4.86 | 6.92 | 11.81 | 40.91 | 12.57 | 11.74 | 8.72 | 5.48 | 8.78 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 2.77 | 3.02 | 2.93 | 2.89 | 2.56 | 2.36 | 2.14 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 2.42 | 2.54 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.03 | 2.90 | 3.58 | 3.80 | 3.15 | 2.66 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 4.32 | 3.32 | 3.00 | 5.19 | 7.49 | 8.51 | 10.03 | 9.45 | 3.08 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 2.70 | 3.45 | 3.24 | 3.14 | 2.34 | 2.61 | 2.47 | 3.16 | 3.59 | 3.46 | 5.32 | 3.60 | 4.30 | 8.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.30 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 2.10 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 1.43 | 1.30 | 1.21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.10 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 2.10 | 2.33 | 1.85 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.66 | 2.16 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 1.73 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.31 | 2.79 | 3.26 | 3.20 | 2.95 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.06 | 0.67 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 2.66 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 3.01 | 2.88 | 3.33 | 3.75 | 3.48 | 2.59 | 2.22 | 2.36 | 4.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 3.90 | 4.99 | 5.88 | 4.80 | 4.53 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 3.19 | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.62 | 4.47 | 3.50 | 3.10 | 3.03 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 3.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 1.61 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.87 | 1.77 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Working capital turnover
= (Net salesQ1 2023
+ Net salesQ4 2022
+ Net salesQ3 2022
+ Net salesQ2 2022)
÷ Working capital
= (548,286 + 1,002,391 + 628,933 + 620,955)
÷ 2,445,691 = 1.15
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital turnover | An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. | First Solar Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Average Inventory Processing Period
First Solar Inc., average inventory processing period 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventory turnover | 3.50 | 4.10 | 2.80 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 3.29 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 4.01 | 3.58 | 4.66 | 4.67 | 5.05 | 5.67 | 3.54 | 3.72 | 4.33 | 4.77 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period1 | 104 | 89 | 130 | 140 | 159 | 111 | 119 | 102 | 91 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 103 | 98 | 84 | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 120 | 106 | 101 | 86 | 91 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 114 | 94 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 129 | 114 | 96 | 97 | 100 | 157 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 118 | 111 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 157 | 157 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 129 | 130 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 157 | 150 | 154 | 155 | 153 | 146 | 144 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 61 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 136 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 123 | 112 | 104 | 93 | 88 | 90 | 100 | 98 | 110 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 230 | 218 | 214 | 208 | 211 | 207 | 202 | 207 | 206 | 195 | 191 | 197 | 219 | 247 | 291 | 239 | 246 | 235 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 163 | 155 | 140 | 126 | 124 | 126 | 131 | 135 | 132 | 128 | 117 | 107 | 104 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 117 | 116 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 192 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 101 | 95 | 98 | 106 | 133 | 138 | 137 | 139 | 137 | 147 | 143 | 127 | 111 | 105 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 112 | 101 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 106 | 99 | 105 | 96 | 86 | 94 | 104 | 120 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 154 | 139 | 138 | 140 | 135 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 130 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 138 | 124 | 112 | 102 | 93 | 83 | 87 | 83 | 88 | 102 | 99 | 72 | 61 | 59 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 190 | 161 | 143 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 127 | 137 | 151 | 157 | 143 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.50 = 104
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average inventory processing period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. | First Solar Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Receivable Collection Period
First Solar Inc., average receivable collection period 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables turnover | 9.38 | 8.08 | 7.76 | 5.45 | 8.48 | 6.81 | 10.57 | 5.09 | 3.77 | 10.19 | 16.00 | 10.85 | 10.55 | 6.45 | 6.41 | 9.22 | 7.32 | 17.49 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average receivable collection period1 | 39 | 45 | 47 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 35 | 72 | 97 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 50 | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 64 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 70 | 77 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 47 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 71 | 73 | 46 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 75 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 34 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 58 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 25 | 24 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 69 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 56 | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 93 | 91 | 81 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 76 | 83 | 78 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 62 | 72 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 45 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 66 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 67 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 42 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 39 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.38 = 39
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average receivable collection period | An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover. | First Solar Inc. number of days of receivables outstanding improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Operating Cycle
First Solar Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 104 | 89 | 130 | 140 | 159 | 111 | 119 | 102 | 91 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 103 | 98 | 84 | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 39 | 45 | 47 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 35 | 72 | 97 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 50 | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating cycle1 | 143 | 134 | 177 | 207 | 202 | 165 | 154 | 174 | 188 | 138 | 101 | 112 | 107 | 121 | 160 | 138 | 134 | 97 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 184 | 170 | 170 | 155 | 162 | 144 | 143 | 144 | 166 | 171 | 188 | 199 | 179 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 176 | 169 | 153 | 157 | 171 | 230 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 164 | 162 | 152 | 148 | 152 | 159 | 151 | 151 | 147 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 232 | 243 | 223 | 212 | 198 | 207 | 195 | 200 | 204 | 213 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 217 | 213 | 205 | 199 | 198 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 95 | 96 | 93 | 95 | 86 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 102 | 99 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 161 | 157 | 165 | 151 | 156 | 156 | 143 | 128 | 122 | 122 | 133 | 132 | 151 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 299 | 290 | 282 | 285 | 283 | 276 | 270 | 280 | 269 | 265 | 264 | 279 | 299 | 326 | 371 | 295 | 299 | 294 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 256 | 246 | 221 | 201 | 203 | 202 | 208 | 224 | 209 | 204 | 200 | 185 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 169 | 179 | 188 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 237 | 205 | 189 | 179 | 166 | 165 | 159 | 158 | 194 | 205 | 202 | 196 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 181 | 174 | 171 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 179 | 164 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 159 | 162 | 163 | 155 | 141 | 147 | 160 | 162 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 193 | 176 | 177 | 195 | 181 | 169 | 163 | 166 | 176 | 176 | 184 | 179 | 173 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 225 | 196 | 180 | 174 | 162 | 151 | 149 | 152 | 164 | 173 | 188 | 188 | 177 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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 cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 104 + 39 = 143
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cycle | Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. | First Solar Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Average Payables Payment Period
First Solar Inc., average payables payment period 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payables turnover | 9.20 | 7.47 | 12.05 | 13.17 | 13.20 | 11.34 | 11.66 | 14.55 | 11.86 | 11.08 | 17.20 | 15.25 | 13.95 | 11.53 | 9.36 | 8.99 | 8.97 | 7.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average payables payment period1 | 40 | 49 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks (no. days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 71 | 70 | 70 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 42 | 55 | 32 | 57 | 69 | 58 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 45 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 58 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 30 | 33 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 29 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 85 | 97 | 70 | 79 | 74 | 60 | 72 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 46 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 36 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 43 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 71 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 83 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 51 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 53 | 65 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 55 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 9.20 = 40
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Average payables payment period | An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. | First Solar Inc. number of days of payables outstanding increased from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Cash Conversion Cycle
First Solar Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)
No. days
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average inventory processing period | 104 | 89 | 130 | 140 | 159 | 111 | 119 | 102 | 91 | 102 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 103 | 98 | 84 | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average receivable collection period | 39 | 45 | 47 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 35 | 72 | 97 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 50 | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Average payables payment period | 40 | 49 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Short-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash conversion cycle1 | 103 | 85 | 147 | 179 | 174 | 133 | 123 | 149 | 157 | 105 | 80 | 88 | 81 | 89 | 121 | 97 | 93 | 51 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 113 | 100 | 100 | 106 | 107 | 87 | 95 | 102 | 111 | 139 | 131 | 130 | 121 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 131 | 122 | 110 | 116 | 126 | 172 | 114 | 114 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 115 | 108 | 110 | 118 | 113 | 110 | 99 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 65 | 63 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 70 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 76 | 60 | 95 | 72 | 82 | 96 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 78 | 77 | 96 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | 253 | 245 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 231 | 229 | 242 | 231 | 226 | 227 | 239 | 260 | 286 | 325 | 259 | 261 | 251 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 213 | 207 | 180 | 162 | 167 | 163 | 169 | 183 | 168 | 164 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 135 | 131 | 148 | 155 | 156 | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 108 | 95 | 83 | 89 | 96 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 94 | 122 | 131 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ON Semiconductor Corp. | 110 | 103 | 108 | 124 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 115 | 117 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 170 | 146 | 134 | 131 | 123 | 111 | 112 | 115 | 126 | 144 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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 conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 104 + 39 – 40 = 103
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| Short-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash conversion cycle | A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. | First Solar Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |