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: 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).
| 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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | First Solar Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | First Solar Inc. ROE improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | First Solar Inc. ROA improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Gross Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 445,311) | 498,889) | 346,003) | 502,033) | 376,175) | 310,420) | 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) | |||||||
| Net sales | 887,668) | 1,010,482) | 794,108) | 1,158,553) | 801,090) | 810,673) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 46.54% | 45.78% | 43.05% | 39.19% | 27.17% | 16.86% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 48.38% | 47.61% | 46.76% | 46.12% | 45.01% | 43.70% | 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. | 57.85% | 59.84% | 62.47% | 64.01% | 65.23% | 65.69% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 47.41% | 47.18% | 46.98% | 46.70% | 46.40% | 46.35% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 63.90% | 65.05% | 67.06% | 68.93% | 68.28% | 67.71% | 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% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | 34.67% | 41.42% | 41.49% | 40.04% | 38.14% | 38.27% | 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. | 59.57% | 59.76% | 59.44% | 59.81% | 60.16% | 60.69% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 46.84% | 45.23% | 44.80% | 44.62% | 44.65% | 45.31% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 11.42% | -0.32% | -14.49% | -9.11% | 9.03% | 27.51% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 55.29% | 55.31% | 55.52% | 56.07% | 56.80% | 57.65% | 58.28% | 58.44% | 58.34% | 58.05% | 57.34% | 56.75% | 56.18% | 55.49% | 55.25% | 55.18% | 55.13% | 55.14% | 55.15% | 55.15% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 69.85% | 64.62% | 56.31% | 56.93% | 57.84% | 60.45% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 55.90% | 55.80% | 55.54% | 55.70% | 56.31% | 56.46% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 58.63% | 59.36% | 61.01% | 62.90% | 64.46% | 66.29% | 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: 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
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profit (loss)Q3 2024
+ Gross profit (loss)Q2 2024
+ Gross profit (loss)Q1 2024
+ Gross profit (loss)Q4 2023)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (445,311 + 498,889 + 346,003 + 502,033)
÷ (887,668 + 1,010,482 + 794,108 + 1,158,553)
= 46.54%
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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Operating Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 321,999) | 372,511) | 243,141) | 397,784) | 272,965) | 168,515) | 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) | |||||||
| Net sales | 887,668) | 1,010,482) | 794,108) | 1,158,553) | 801,090) | 810,673) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 34.68% | 34.17% | 30.37% | 25.83% | 13.08% | 2.42% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 5.64% | 3.74% | 2.55% | 1.77% | -0.41% | -1.73% | 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. | 21.63% | 24.23% | 28.34% | 31.07% | 33.43% | 33.06% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 29.02% | 28.87% | 28.89% | 28.86% | 28.92% | 29.28% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 27.93% | 30.84% | 36.50% | 45.25% | 45.00% | 45.19% | 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% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -17.52% | -0.83% | 0.89% | 0.17% | -6.86% | -7.01% | -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. | 33.27% | 34.30% | 37.20% | 38.06% | 39.00% | 39.86% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 28.03% | 27.08% | 28.42% | 29.69% | 30.76% | 31.76% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | -7.91% | -22.77% | -41.18% | -36.97% | -15.14% | 8.73% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 23.81% | 24.13% | 24.78% | 26.45% | 27.86% | 28.43% | 29.71% | 29.36% | 28.04% | 26.27% | 23.47% | 21.73% | 20.27% | 19.87% | 18.65% | 18.81% | 19.23% | 17.41% | 17.14% | 16.33% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 45.94% | 33.04% | 17.37% | 15.66% | 20.79% | 26.93% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 23.83% | 23.35% | 22.74% | 21.74% | 26.03% | 30.91% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 35.78% | 37.03% | 39.78% | 41.85% | 44.03% | 46.54% | 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: 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
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating income (loss)Q3 2024
+ Operating income (loss)Q2 2024
+ Operating income (loss)Q1 2024
+ Operating income (loss)Q4 2023)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (321,999 + 372,511 + 243,141 + 397,784)
÷ (887,668 + 1,010,482 + 794,108 + 1,158,553)
= 34.68%
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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Net Profit Margin
First Solar Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 312,956) | 349,356) | 236,616) | 349,239) | 268,398) | 170,579) | 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) | |||||||
| Net sales | 887,668) | 1,010,482) | 794,108) | 1,158,553) | 801,090) | 810,673) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 32.41% | 31.97% | 28.75% | 25.03% | 14.99% | 5.23% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 7.52% | 5.82% | 4.89% | 3.77% | 0.94% | -0.11% | 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. | 17.07% | 20.45% | 24.34% | 26.94% | 29.23% | 28.16% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 27.74% | 27.56% | 27.03% | 25.86% | 24.27% | 24.36% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 10.88% | 24.10% | 29.93% | 39.31% | 39.25% | 39.06% | 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% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -29.42% | 1.77% | 7.36% | 3.11% | -3.11% | -1.71% | -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. | 27.19% | 27.98% | 30.51% | 32.27% | 33.01% | 33.77% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 25.35% | 24.15% | 25.08% | 25.88% | 26.08% | 26.91% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | -7.20% | -20.57% | -42.47% | -37.54% | -16.02% | 6.99% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 21.29% | 21.70% | 22.44% | 23.47% | 24.61% | 24.50% | 25.06% | 24.39% | 23.42% | 22.40% | 20.75% | 20.04% | 19.22% | 19.13% | 18.65% | 19.47% | 19.78% | 18.60% | 18.15% | 17.33% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 42.09% | 31.59% | 18.52% | 16.19% | 20.85% | 26.03% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 23.33% | 23.03% | 21.39% | 20.19% | 22.33% | 25.67% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 31.60% | 33.01% | 35.16% | 37.16% | 39.21% | 40.84% | 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: 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
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q3 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2023)
÷ (Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024
+ Net salesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (312,956 + 349,356 + 236,616 + 349,239)
÷ (887,668 + 1,010,482 + 794,108 + 1,158,553)
= 32.41%
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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
First Solar Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 312,956) | 349,356) | 236,616) | 349,239) | 268,398) | 170,579) | 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) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 7,593,648) | 7,255,397) | 6,902,514) | 6,687,469) | 6,302,376) | 6,039,638) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 16.44% | 16.59% | 14.85% | 12.42% | 7.52% | 2.59% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 3.20% | 2.39% | 1.99% | 1.53% | 0.38% | -0.05% | 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. | 4.70% | 6.07% | 7.92% | 9.32% | 10.45% | 10.06% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 39.54% | 40.14% | 41.07% | 41.94% | 42.69% | 45.93% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.76% | 14.68% | 16.55% | 58.70% | 63.03% | 62.20% | 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% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -16.04% | 0.85% | 3.84% | 1.60% | -1.61% | -0.91% | -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. | 84.34% | 88.92% | 103.76% | 116.01% | 130.76% | 136.01% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 45.00% | 42.06% | 49.36% | 54.94% | 58.49% | 61.71% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | -3.48% | -8.59% | -16.02% | -13.22% | -6.41% | 3.41% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 18.47% | 18.72% | 19.40% | 20.85% | 23.12% | 24.62% | 26.34% | 26.23% | 25.56% | 23.59% | 20.83% | 19.46% | 18.25% | 18.30% | 17.04% | 17.01% | 16.83% | 15.06% | 14.56% | 14.07% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 56.78% | 37.54% | 19.55% | 19.76% | 27.90% | 32.45% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 35.31% | 34.27% | 33.67% | 33.51% | 41.68% | 53.52% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 28.75% | 30.86% | 34.78% | 38.53% | 42.70% | 48.22% | 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: 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
ROE = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q3 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2023)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (312,956 + 349,356 + 236,616 + 349,239)
÷ 7,593,648 = 16.44%
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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
First Solar Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 312,956) | 349,356) | 236,616) | 349,239) | 268,398) | 170,579) | 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) | |||||||
| Total assets | 11,436,638) | 11,014,255) | 10,760,582) | 10,365,132) | 9,582,645) | 8,997,166) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 10.91% | 10.93% | 9.52% | 8.02% | 4.95% | 1.74% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 2.62% | 1.99% | 1.64% | 1.26% | 0.31% | -0.04% | 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. | 3.41% | 4.38% | 5.82% | 6.79% | 7.60% | 7.32% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 22.14% | 22.86% | 22.69% | 22.31% | 21.19% | 22.31% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | 3.03% | 5.86% | 6.54% | 19.33% | 19.44% | 19.10% | 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% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | -8.25% | 0.47% | 2.11% | 0.88% | -0.87% | -0.50% | -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. | 17.45% | 18.95% | 21.95% | 24.07% | 25.64% | 25.79% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 19.75% | 18.41% | 21.43% | 24.02% | 25.55% | 26.68% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | -2.32% | -5.73% | -10.78% | -9.08% | -4.43% | 2.42% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc. | 15.21% | 15.52% | 15.90% | 17.56% | 19.31% | 20.39% | 21.01% | 21.26% | 20.26% | 18.80% | 16.11% | 15.26% | 14.19% | 14.50% | 13.30% | 13.60% | 13.25% | 11.94% | 11.75% | 11.38% | — | — | — | |||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 34.88% | 20.84% | 10.78% | 10.61% | 14.71% | 17.80% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 16.52% | 15.77% | 14.89% | 14.17% | 17.58% | 21.80% | 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% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 14.06% | 15.16% | 16.93% | 20.12% | 22.44% | 24.85% | 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: 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
ROA = 100
× (Net income (loss)Q3 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q2 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2023)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (312,956 + 349,356 + 236,616 + 349,239)
÷ 11,436,638 = 10.91%
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 improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |