Stock Analysis on Net

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data

Microsoft Excel

Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

First Solar Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Current ratio 2.14 2.23 2.41 3.55 3.19 3.36 3.08 3.65 4.09 4.21 4.07 4.39 4.26 4.77 4.69 3.56 3.83 3.66 3.75 2.73 4.00 4.05 4.38
Quick ratio 1.14 1.35 1.62 2.62 2.15 2.31 2.19 2.80 2.76 2.86 2.51 3.10 3.03 3.55 3.47 2.38 2.53 2.46 2.46 2.00 2.51 2.73 2.89
Cash ratio 0.71 0.98 1.13 1.61 1.52 1.73 1.93 2.48 2.36 2.30 2.11 2.51 2.69 2.67 2.29 2.06 2.23 2.07 2.06 1.64 2.02 2.41 2.53

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Current Ratio

First Solar Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 3,818,103 3,948,923 4,241,393 4,634,809 3,824,002 3,660,730 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
Current liabilities 1,782,165 1,772,629 1,758,717 1,306,158 1,199,105 1,090,614 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
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 2.14 2.23 2.41 3.55 3.19 3.36 3.08 3.65 4.09 4.21 4.07 4.39 4.26 4.77 4.69 3.56 3.83 3.66 3.75 2.73 4.00 4.05 4.38
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 2.50 2.82 2.64 2.51 2.19 2.18 2.38 2.36 2.16 2.44 2.40 2.02 2.24 2.70 2.51 2.54 2.28 2.10 2.21 1.95 2.10 2.08 2.08
Analog Devices Inc. 1.69 1.58 1.51 1.37 1.71 1.79 2.12 2.02 1.92 1.99 2.09 1.94 1.11 1.05 1.57 1.84 1.47 1.30 1.08 1.32 1.35 1.52 2.34
Applied Materials Inc. 2.86 2.80 2.71 2.60 2.30 2.26 2.31 2.16 2.26 2.29 2.51 2.54 2.98 3.10 3.17 3.00 2.86 2.67 2.36 2.30 2.65 2.79 2.72
Broadcom Inc. 1.04 1.25 1.33 2.82 2.50 2.38 2.52 2.62 2.32 2.14 2.44 2.64 2.41 2.21 2.14 1.87 2.04 2.15 1.56 1.44 1.32 1.26 1.27
Intel Corp. 1.31 1.59 1.57 1.54 1.53 1.60 1.76 1.57 1.77 1.86 2.13 2.10 2.07 1.99 1.90 1.91 1.66 1.97 1.74 1.40 1.20 1.48 1.54
KLA Corp. 2.14 1.91 2.21 2.24 2.35 2.34 2.43 2.50 2.33 2.41 2.44 2.71 2.66 2.59 2.72 2.78 2.61 2.55 2.24 2.44 2.61 3.03 3.45
Lam Research Corp. 2.82 3.06 3.06 3.16 3.09 3.01 2.69 2.69 2.83 3.13 3.27 3.30 3.13 3.19 3.31 3.43 4.47 3.30 3.59 3.61 3.37 3.39 2.66
Micron Technology Inc. 3.41 3.74 3.53 4.46 4.26 4.17 3.51 2.89 3.24 3.11 3.10 3.10 3.40 3.18 2.91 2.71 2.89 2.74 2.56 2.58 2.79 2.25 2.90
NVIDIA Corp. 3.59 2.79 3.43 3.52 3.39 3.62 5.32 6.65 7.14 5.80 4.53 4.09 3.92 6.09 10.29 7.67 8.42 8.65 8.98 7.94 7.08 7.41 8.54
Qualcomm Inc. 2.39 2.65 2.56 2.33 2.42 2.42 2.09 1.75 1.61 1.61 1.65 1.68 1.72 2.02 2.15 2.14 1.97 1.57 1.76 1.88 1.77 1.55 1.54
Texas Instruments Inc. 4.31 4.62 4.91 4.55 5.69 5.72 5.17 4.70 4.92 5.09 5.54 5.33 5.63 5.08 6.12 4.28 4.24 3.92 3.49 4.13 4.34 3.01 3.68

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,818,103 ÷ 1,782,165 = 2.14

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Quick Ratio

First Solar Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 1,005,130 1,702,913 1,682,081 1,946,994 1,492,958 829,913 906,634 1,481,269 1,150,982 1,701,217 1,326,363 1,450,654 1,367,464 1,346,888 972,879 1,227,002 1,277,054 1,052,700 929,355 1,352,741 878,999 1,221,568 1,013,402
Marketable securities 264,691 37,430 308,016 155,495 329,516 1,054,044 1,364,607 1,096,712 776,213 143,944 223,091 375,389 554,601 418,505 562,735 520,066 353,819 494,080 579,340 811,506 661,552 807,561 1,103,812
Accounts receivable trade, net 762,138 647,565 669,745 660,776 753,520 631,335 298,620 324,337 325,421 454,431 293,357 429,436 248,341 583,028 790,096 266,086 218,783 287,684 290,281 475,039 367,306 269,527 301,669
Government grants receivable, net 6,659 6,034 184,761 659,745
Total quick assets 2,038,618 2,393,942 2,844,603 3,423,010 2,575,994 2,515,292 2,569,861 2,902,318 2,252,616 2,299,592 1,842,811 2,255,479 2,170,406 2,348,421 2,325,710 2,013,154 1,849,656 1,834,464 1,798,976 2,639,286 1,907,857 2,298,656 2,418,883
 
Current liabilities 1,782,165 1,772,629 1,758,717 1,306,158 1,199,105 1,090,614 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
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 1.14 1.35 1.62 2.62 2.15 2.31 2.19 2.80 2.76 2.86 2.51 3.10 3.03 3.55 3.47 2.38 2.53 2.46 2.46 2.00 2.51 2.73 2.89
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 1.58 1.79 1.72 1.67 1.42 1.40 1.52 1.57 1.48 1.82 1.83 1.49 1.64 2.01 1.85 1.81 1.62 1.47 1.56 1.43 1.41 1.38 1.41
Analog Devices Inc. 1.14 1.02 0.86 0.76 0.98 1.06 1.36 1.34 1.34 1.44 1.54 1.24 0.82 0.76 1.12 1.31 1.05 0.87 0.70 0.85 0.88 1.03 1.55
Applied Materials Inc. 1.95 1.79 1.72 1.63 1.43 1.35 1.30 1.17 1.24 1.32 1.62 1.64 2.02 2.10 2.15 1.95 1.76 1.75 1.45 1.38 1.57 1.63 1.63
Broadcom Inc. 0.76 0.76 0.83 2.34 2.04 1.94 2.12 2.18 1.89 1.75 2.03 2.27 2.05 1.86 1.80 1.56 1.72 1.88 1.30 1.21 1.09 1.04 1.05
Intel Corp. 0.77 1.01 0.91 1.01 0.97 1.00 1.15 1.01 1.08 1.22 1.56 1.38 1.46 1.30 1.23 1.24 1.15 1.48 1.22 0.93 0.75 0.92 1.00
KLA Corp. 1.33 1.13 1.30 1.33 1.41 1.48 1.53 1.57 1.48 1.63 1.62 1.81 1.80 1.74 1.76 1.82 1.67 1.67 1.45 1.54 1.68 2.26 2.58
Lam Research Corp. 1.78 1.95 1.87 1.95 1.93 1.88 1.75 1.72 1.88 2.20 2.18 2.11 1.79 1.83 1.89 2.22 2.92 1.97 2.54 2.16 2.30 2.41 1.56
Micron Technology Inc. 1.98 2.13 2.01 2.53 2.50 2.49 2.13 1.92 2.35 2.24 2.28 2.17 2.30 1.94 1.89 1.82 1.98 1.81 1.74 1.74 1.84 1.62 2.12
NVIDIA Corp. 2.92 2.23 2.67 2.61 2.63 2.95 4.63 5.96 6.44 5.22 3.92 3.56 3.46 5.42 9.60 7.04 7.61 7.62 7.64 6.66 6.10 6.57 7.70
Qualcomm Inc. 1.64 1.85 1.70 1.51 1.47 1.32 1.21 1.01 0.90 1.16 1.25 1.34 1.38 1.64 1.78 1.75 1.57 1.33 1.54 1.65 1.54 1.33 1.30
Texas Instruments Inc. 2.88 3.13 3.40 3.12 4.12 4.24 3.93 3.67 3.98 4.13 4.60 4.45 4.74 4.08 4.86 3.34 3.16 2.84 2.54 3.04 3.19 2.13 2.56

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,038,618 ÷ 1,782,165 = 1.14

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Cash Ratio

First Solar Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 1,005,130 1,702,913 1,682,081 1,946,994 1,492,958 829,913 906,634 1,481,269 1,150,982 1,701,217 1,326,363 1,450,654 1,367,464 1,346,888 972,879 1,227,002 1,277,054 1,052,700 929,355 1,352,741 878,999 1,221,568 1,013,402
Marketable securities 264,691 37,430 308,016 155,495 329,516 1,054,044 1,364,607 1,096,712 776,213 143,944 223,091 375,389 554,601 418,505 562,735 520,066 353,819 494,080 579,340 811,506 661,552 807,561 1,103,812
Total cash assets 1,269,821 1,740,343 1,990,097 2,102,489 1,822,474 1,883,957 2,271,241 2,577,981 1,927,195 1,845,161 1,549,454 1,826,043 1,922,065 1,765,393 1,535,614 1,747,068 1,630,873 1,546,780 1,508,695 2,164,247 1,540,551 2,029,129 2,117,214
 
Current liabilities 1,782,165 1,772,629 1,758,717 1,306,158 1,199,105 1,090,614 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
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.71 0.98 1.13 1.61 1.52 1.73 1.93 2.48 2.36 2.30 2.11 2.51 2.69 2.67 2.29 2.06 2.23 2.07 2.06 1.64 2.02 2.41 2.53
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 0.61 0.86 0.93 0.86 0.76 0.83 0.90 0.92 0.84 1.08 1.17 0.85 1.01 1.31 1.09 0.95 0.73 0.73 0.70 0.64 0.65 0.63 0.68
Analog Devices Inc. 0.79 0.72 0.45 0.30 0.41 0.44 0.69 0.60 0.62 0.75 0.81 0.71 0.53 0.47 0.63 0.77 0.65 0.50 0.37 0.43 0.41 0.52 0.71
Applied Materials Inc. 1.26 1.10 1.06 0.93 0.79 0.65 0.56 0.35 0.52 0.59 0.92 0.86 1.27 1.40 1.47 1.29 1.11 1.20 0.87 0.81 0.94 1.00 0.98
Broadcom Inc. 0.52 0.49 0.58 1.92 1.64 1.54 1.69 1.76 1.49 1.30 1.63 1.94 1.71 1.48 1.43 1.20 1.32 1.39 0.83 0.73 0.66 0.63 0.61
Intel Corp. 0.69 0.91 0.78 0.89 0.87 0.89 1.01 0.88 0.81 0.99 1.32 1.03 1.17 1.00 0.93 0.97 0.83 1.15 0.87 0.59 0.48 0.61 0.64
KLA Corp. 0.96 0.73 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.82 0.94 0.94 0.91 1.01 1.04 1.19 1.20 1.14 1.17 1.17 0.99 0.98 0.90 0.98 1.12 1.82 2.12
Lam Research Corp. 1.28 1.32 1.21 1.28 1.19 0.99 0.84 0.77 1.00 1.32 1.19 1.25 1.02 1.03 1.21 1.55 1.88 1.18 1.87 1.54 1.76 1.55 0.91
Micron Technology Inc. 1.23 1.44 1.52 2.01 2.03 2.06 1.62 1.24 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.34 1.53 1.32 1.24 1.23 1.40 1.28 1.20 1.24 1.24 1.02 1.07
NVIDIA Corp. 2.01 1.55 2.11 2.03 1.92 2.25 3.66 4.89 5.34 4.42 3.16 2.95 2.76 4.56 8.59 6.11 6.62 6.44 6.60 5.58 4.72 5.43 6.60
Qualcomm Inc. 1.34 1.51 1.31 1.18 1.02 0.85 0.82 0.54 0.58 0.86 0.92 1.04 1.13 1.27 1.33 1.29 1.34 1.02 1.24 1.37 1.32 0.98 0.98
Texas Instruments Inc. 2.37 2.66 2.93 2.58 3.37 3.52 3.29 3.04 3.25 3.28 3.89 3.79 4.05 3.36 3.93 2.75 2.53 2.29 1.99 2.54 2.52 1.59 1.89

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,269,821 ÷ 1,782,165 = 0.71

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. First Solar Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.