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First Solar (BUE:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.99 (As of Jun. 24, 2025)


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What is First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-24), First Solar's current share price is ARS9520.00. First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS4,784.21. First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:FSLR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 1.51   Max: 4.4
Current: 2.22

During the past years, First Solar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 4.40. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 1.51.

BUE:FSLR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.58% of 713 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.99 vs BUE:FSLR: 2.22

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

First Solar's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS488,307.064. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is ARS4,784.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

First Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.91 1.57 2.51 2.79 2.75

First Solar Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.68 3.55 3.90 2.75 1.94

Competitive Comparison of First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Solar subindustry, First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=9520.00/4784.21
=1.99

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, First Solar's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=488307.064/134.9266*134.9266
=488,307.064

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

First Solar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 2,724.313 100.684 3,650.855
201509 3,012.273 100.392 4,048.508
201512 4,234.070 99.792 5,724.771
201603 4,919.384 100.470 6,606.481
201606 4,757.144 101.688 6,312.098
201609 5,121.046 101.861 6,783.414
201612 4,770.972 101.863 6,319.595
201703 4,636.813 102.862 6,082.209
201706 5,014.260 103.349 6,546.327
201709 5,549.927 104.136 7,190.939
201712 5,591.845 104.011 7,253.924
201803 5,953.961 105.290 7,629.894
201806 7,297.839 106.317 9,261.684
201809 10,892.784 106.507 13,799.379
201812 11,242.702 105.998 14,311.034
201903 11,418.583 107.251 14,365.160
201906 13,061.896 108.070 16,307.998
201909 16,497.925 108.329 20,548.521
201912 17,334.402 108.420 21,572.309
202003 18,175.330 108.902 22,518.840
202006 20,261.973 108.767 25,135.120
202009 22,681.883 109.815 27,868.617
202012 25,436.965 109.897 31,230.420
202103 28,952.805 111.754 34,956.150
202106 30,918.948 114.631 36,393.070
202109 32,168.880 115.734 37,503.468
202112 33,960.898 117.630 38,954.756
202203 35,511.687 121.301 39,500.673
202206 39,932.730 125.017 43,098.108
202209 45,578.985 125.227 49,109.553
202212 55,066.107 125.222 59,333.779
202303 65,118.358 127.348 68,993.721
202306 81,410.453 128.729 85,330.122
202309 123,856.716 129.860 128,689.588
202312 135,566.954 129.419 141,335.752
202403 325,973.551 131.776 333,766.666
202406 364,172.856 132.554 370,691.789
202409 404,515.054 133.029 410,285.591
202412 451,569.403 133.157 457,570.225
202503 488,307.064 134.927 488,307.064

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


First Solar  (BUE:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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First Solar Business Description

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Address
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85288
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.