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1.28 (1y: -37%)
Market Cap 151.82 M P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 1.94 B P/B
STP- NYSE (USA)
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
Not Rated
Top Ranked Predictable Companies
$1.28
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

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Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

STP Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jeremy Grantham 581,300 sh (+59.7%)
Jim Simons 2,203,600 sh (+15.46%)
John Keeley 20,000 sh (unchged)
Steven Cohen Sold Out
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Q3 2012

STP Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Jim Simons 3,124,500 sh (+41.79%)
John Keeley 20,000 sh (unchged)
Jeremy Grantham Sold Out
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Q4 2012

STP Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Jim Simons 3,897,743 sh (+24.75%)
John Keeley Sold Out
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Q1 2013

STP Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Jim Simons Sold Out
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with STP

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
John Keeley 2012-12-31 Sold Out $0.75 - $1.4 $ 1.2839%0
John Keeley 2011-06-30 New Buy$7.16 - $9.62 $ 1.28-84%20000
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Top Ranked Articles about Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

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December 13, 2012
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P/S 0.09
STP's P/S is ranked higher than
97% of the 622 Companies
in the Global Solar industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. STP: 0.09 )
STP' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0   Max: 0.1
Current: 0.09
0
0.1
EV-to-EBIT 83.3
STP's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
74% of the 622 Companies
in the Global Solar industry.

( Industry Median: 14.70 vs. STP: 83.3 )
STP' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 83.3

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Business Description

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in January 2001 and commenced business operations in May 2002. It is a solar energy company, which designs, develops, manufactures and markets a number of PV cells and modules, including a range of value-added building-integrated photovoltaics products. It also provides PV system integration services to customers in China and the United States, and is expanding into the development of utility scale solar power systems. Its products are used to provide reliable and environmentally friendly electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and public utility applications in various markets worldwide. A PV cell is a semiconductor device made from a silicon wafer that converts sunlight into electricity by a process known as the photovoltaic effect. The Company produces a number of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon PV cells. A PV module is an assembly of PV cells that have been electrically interconnected and encapsulated via a lamination process into a durable and weather-proof package. The Company produces a number of PV modules ranging from two to 240 watts in power, with higher output modules under development. It has developed a range of BIPV products and its expertise in BIPV has enabled it to form strategic partnerships with other solar energy companies to co-develop and manufacture innovative BIPV products. The Company's product mix has also expanded downstream on the PV value chain as it has evolved to sell an increasing amount of PV modules and value-added BIPV products. The Company sells its products in various key solar energy markets worldwide including Germany, Italy, the United States, China, South Korea, Spain, the Middle East, Australia and Japan. It currently sells its products mainly through a selected number of value-added resellers such as distributors and system integrators and to end users such as project developers that have particular expertise and experience in a given geographic or applications market. The Company's competitors include PV divisions of conglomerates such as Sharp Corporation and Royal Sanyo Group, specialized cell manufacturers such as Q-Cells AG, as well as integrated manufacturers of PV products such as Renewable Energy Corporation and SolarWorld AG. Its operations are subject to regulation and periodic monitoring by local environmental protection authorities in Wuxi.
Company Website
Industry: Solar
Compare:FSLR, SPWR, SOL, CSSXF, TSL
Traded in other countries:K3ND.Singapore, S9H.Germany

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