Financial Statements
Income Statement
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The income statement (statement of earnings) reports on the performance of First Solar Inc., the result of its operating activities.
Balance Sheet: Assets
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The assets reports major classes and amounts of resources owned or controlled by First Solar Inc..
Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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The liabilities and stockholders’ equity reports major classes and amounts of external claims on assets and owners’ capital contributions, and other internally generated sources of capital.
Cash Flow Statement
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The cash flow statement provides information about First Solar Inc. cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on First Solar Inc. balance sheet.
Common-Size Financial Statements
Common-Size Income Statement
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Income statement components (revenues and expenses) shown as percentage of total sales.
Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
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Assets components shown as percentage of total assets.
Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity components shown as percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity.
Analysis of Financial Ratios
Analysis of Profitability Ratios
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Measures the income of First Solar Inc. relative to its revenues and invested capital.
Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
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Measures the adequacy of a First Solar Inc. cash resources to meet its near-term cash obligations.
Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Examines First Solar Inc. capital structure in terms of the mix of its financing sources and the ability of the firm to satisfy its longer-term debt and investment obligations.
Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios
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Evaluates revenues and output generated by the First Solar Inc. assets. Operating performance ratios describe the relationship between the First Solar Inc. level of operations and the assets needed to sustain operating activities.
Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
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Measures how efficiently First Solar Inc. generates revenues from its investments in fixed or total assets.
DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
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An approach to decomposing First Solar Inc. return on equity, return on assets, and net profit margin ratio as the product of other financial ratios.
Relative Valuation
Common Stock Valuation Ratios
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Relative valuation technique determine the value of First Solar Inc. by comparing it to similar entities (like industry or sector) on the basis of several relative ratios that compare its stock price to relevant variables that affect the stock value, such as earnings, book value, and sales.