Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)
Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
First Solar Inc., FCFE calculation
US$ in thousands
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).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| FCFE | Free cash flow to equity is the cash flow available to First Solar Inc. equity holders after all operating expenses, interest, and principal payments have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. | First Solar Inc. FCFE increased from 2021 to 2022 but then decreased significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Price to FCFE Ratio, Current
First Solar Inc., current P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| No. shares of common stock outstanding | 107,057,732 |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |
| Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in thousands) | (416,532) |
| FCFE per share | -3.89 |
| Current share price (P) | 184.84 |
| Valuation Ratio | |
| P/FCFE | — |
| Benchmarks | |
| P/FCFE, Competitors1 | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 199.20 |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 25.95 |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 18.31 |
| Broadcom Inc. | 44.25 |
| Intel Corp. | — |
| KLA Corp. | 21.91 |
| Lam Research Corp. | 22.54 |
| Micron Technology Inc. | — |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 138.64 |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 16.56 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 46.97 |
| P/FCFE, Sector | |
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 117.35 |
| P/FCFE, Industry | |
| Information Technology | 51.66 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31).
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If the company P/FCFE is lower then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company P/FCFE is higher then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical
First Solar Inc., historical P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 106,848,929 | 106,609,094 | 106,333,764 | 105,986,398 | 105,457,669 | |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||
| Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in thousands)2 | (416,532) | 291,248) | (246,193) | (448,180) | (404,483) | |
| FCFE per share3 | -3.90 | 2.73 | -2.32 | -4.23 | -3.84 | |
| Share price1, 4 | 144.99 | 169.14 | 75.62 | 81.02 | 50.59 | |
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||
| P/FCFE5 | — | 61.91 | — | — | — | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| P/FCFE, Competitors6 | ||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 241.70 | 33.46 | 44.72 | 133.51 | — | |
| Analog Devices Inc. | 22.28 | 24.14 | 34.67 | 33.98 | 37.52 | |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 17.53 | 19.17 | 27.20 | 23.21 | 19.53 | |
| Broadcom Inc. | 30.06 | 14.62 | 22.35 | 9.16 | 5.64 | |
| Intel Corp. | — | — | 14.25 | 8.57 | 16.55 | |
| KLA Corp. | 26.78 | 9.01 | 28.05 | 19.15 | 9.84 | |
| Lam Research Corp. | 18.67 | 24.95 | 34.58 | 16.89 | 6.14 | |
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | 18.66 | 37.24 | 81.71 | 13.92 | |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 151.07 | 54.83 | 35.22 | 44.24 | 30.15 | |
| Qualcomm Inc. | 11.97 | 19.13 | 17.93 | 34.91 | 16.39 | |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | 37.61 | 23.88 | 21.87 | 24.10 | 18.77 | |
| P/FCFE, Sector | ||||||
| Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 48.29 | 29.17 | 25.08 | 17.87 | 14.27 | |
| P/FCFE, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 33.47 | 26.69 | 27.52 | 23.46 | 19.14 | |
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).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
3 2023 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= -416,532,000 ÷ 106,848,929 = -3.90
4 Closing price as at the filing date of First Solar Inc. Annual Report.
5 2023 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 144.99 ÷ -3.90 = —
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