Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Current
EV to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

First Solar Inc., EBITDA calculation

US$ in thousands

12 months ended:	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Net income (loss)	830,777)	(44,166)	468,693)	398,355)	(114,933)
Add: Income tax expense	60,513)	52,764)	103,469)	(107,294)	(5,480)
Earnings before tax (EBT)	891,290)	8,598)	572,162)	291,061)	(120,413)
Add: Interest expense, net	12,965)	12,225)	13,107)	24,036)	27,066)
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)	904,255)	20,823)	585,269)	315,097)	(93,347)
Add: Depreciation, amortization and accretion	307,994)	269,724)	259,900)	232,925)	205,475)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	1,212,249)	290,547)	845,169)	548,022)	112,128)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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Item	Description	The company
EBITDA	To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital.	First Solar Inc. EBITDA decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

First Solar Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)	18,533,268)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	1,212,249)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA	15.29
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors¹
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.	54.81
Analog Devices Inc.	17.92
Applied Materials Inc.	16.34
Broadcom Inc.	38.79
Intel Corp.	11.83
KLA Corp.	21.64
Lam Research Corp.	18.23
Micron Technology Inc.	11.87
NVIDIA Corp.	100.72
Qualcomm Inc.	14.47
Texas Instruments Inc.	20.65
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	63.61
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology	36.39

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31).

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If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

First Solar Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)¹	13,966,957)	15,638,230)	6,454,817)	7,119,181)	3,642,553)
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)²	1,212,249)	290,547)	845,169)	548,022)	112,128)
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA³	11.52	53.82	7.64	12.99	32.49
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors⁴
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.	65.81	22.63	34.19	62.10	82.59
Analog Devices Inc.	15.56	16.23	38.55	23.61	18.67
Applied Materials Inc.	15.75	11.04	17.54	16.82	14.60
Broadcom Inc.	26.42	13.54	19.72	18.89	16.32
Intel Corp.	18.96	6.20	6.02	6.40	8.73
KLA Corp.	15.67	14.97	19.26	18.10	14.14
Lam Research Corp.	15.36	11.36	16.94	18.35	10.69
Micron Technology Inc.	32.38	3.26	6.05	6.46	3.90
NVIDIA Corp.	95.69	57.58	58.98	52.92	21.08
Qualcomm Inc.	12.82	7.84	12.76	19.49	10.55
Texas Instruments Inc.	16.36	14.69	15.54	21.75	17.73
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	26.35	14.60	15.47	14.72	11.61
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology	23.65	18.58	20.64	19.71	14.59

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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³ 2023 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 13,966,957 ÷ 1,212,249 = 11.52

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
EV/EBITDA	Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock.	First Solar Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

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Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical