Company Analysis First Solar
1. Summary
Advantages
- Price (167.83 $) is less than fair price (253.84 $)
- Current debt level 5.93% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 6.27%.
Disadvantages
- Dividends (0%) are below the sector average (0.6851%).
- The stock's return over the last year (-28.71%) is lower than the sector average (-4.65%).
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=17.62%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=18.49%)
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.3. Market efficiency
| First Solar | Technology | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 0.9% | -9.3% | -0.3% |
| 90 days | 29.5% | -3.4% | 10% |
| 1 year | -28.7% | -4.6% | 9.7% |
FSLR vs Sector: First Solar has significantly underperformed the "Technology" sector by -24.06% over the past year.
FSLR vs Market: First Solar has significantly underperformed the market by -38.44% over the past year.
Stable price: FSLR is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "NASDAQ" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: FSLR with weekly volatility of -0.5521% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Below fair price: The current price (167.83 $) is lower than the fair price (253.84 $).
Price significantly below the fair price: The current price (167.83 $) is 51.2% lower than the fair price.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (14.82) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (199.42).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (14.82) is lower than that of the market as a whole (89.86).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (2.4) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (10.27).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (2.4) is lower than that of the market as a whole (9.35).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (4.55) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (8.58).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (4.55) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.1).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (9.76) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (11.23).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (9.76) is lower than that of the market as a whole (50.71).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 44.86% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (44.86%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-10.38%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (17.62%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (18.49%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (17.62%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (11.64%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (11.49%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (9.96%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (11.49%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (6.88%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (3.55%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (13.89%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (3.55%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (11%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0% is below the average for the sector '0.6851%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Unstable dividends: The company's dividend yield 0% has not been consistently paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (0%) are at an uncomfortable level.
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