First Solar (First Solar) Inventory Turnover

: 0.63 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. First Solar's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $657 Mil. First Solar's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,041 Mil. First Solar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.63.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. First Solar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 144.67.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. First Solar's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.90.

First Solar Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

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First Solar Annual Data

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Dec23

Inventory Turnover

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5.34

3.39

2.88

3.18

2.25

First Solar Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Inventory Turnover	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.08	0.51	0.53	0.42	0.63

First Solar Inventory Turnover Calculation

First Solar's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	2017.923	/ (	(783.296	+	1012.112)	/	2 )
=	2017.923	/	897.704
=	2.25

First Solar's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Inventory Turnover (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
=	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/ (	(Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )
=	656.52	/ (	(1069.6	+	1012.112)	/	2 )
=	656.52	/	1040.856
=	0.63

First Solar (NAS:FSLR) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

First Solar's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
	=	1040.856	/	656.52	*	365 / 4
	=	144.67

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

First Solar's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1040.856	/	1158.553
	=	0.90

Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.

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First Solar (First Solar) Business Description

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Address

350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281

Website

https://www.firstsolar.com

First Solar designs and manufactures solar photovoltaic panels, modules, and systems for use in utility-scale development projects. The company's solar modules use cadmium telluride to convert sunlight into electricity. This is commonly called thin-film technology. First Solar is the world's largest thin-film solar module manufacturer. It has production lines in Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, and India.

Executives

Georges Antoun	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O FIRST SOLAR, INC., 350 WEST WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 600, TEMPE AZ 85281
Kuntal Kumar Verma	officer: Chief Mfg. Engineering Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Alexander R. Bradley	officer: Chief Financial Officer	77 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Markus Gloeckler	officer: Co-Chief Technology Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
R Craig Kennedy	director	1844 "R" STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
Mark R Widmar	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD, 12900 SNOW ROAD, PARMA OH 44130
Michael T Sweeney	director	GOLDNER HAWN, 3700 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
William J Post	director	400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, ., PHOENIX AZ 85004
Paul H Stebbins	director	C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Byron Michael Jeffers	officer: CAO, Interim	350 WEST WASHINGTON ST., TEMPE AZ 85281
Richard D Chapman	director	350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 600, TEMPE AZ 85281
Jason E. Dymbort	officer: General Counsel, Interim	77 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Norman L. Wright	director	26335 N. 104TH WAY, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Patrick James Buehler	officer: Chief Quality and Rel. Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Michael Koralewski	officer: Chief Mfg. Operations Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551