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First Solar (XSWX:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

First Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.63 2.93 2.49 4.32 5.00

First Solar Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 4.32 6.27 5.42 4.68 5.00

Competitive Comparison of First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Solar subindustry, First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



First Solar Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, First Solar's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=9.454/129.4194*129.4194
=9.454

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

First Solar Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 8.216 99.695 10.666
201406 4.789 100.560 6.163
201409 8.226 100.428 10.601
201412 9.684 99.070 12.651
201503 4.580 99.621 5.950
201506 8.222 100.684 10.569
201509 12.085 100.392 15.579
201512 14.438 99.792 18.724
201603 8.351 100.470 10.757
201606 9.634 101.688 12.261
201609 6.395 101.861 8.125
201612 3.243 101.863 4.120
201703 8.554 102.862 10.762
201706 5.768 103.349 7.223
201709 9.902 104.136 12.306
201712 3.205 104.011 3.988
201803 5.059 105.290 6.218
201806 2.923 106.317 3.558
201809 6.168 106.507 7.495
201812 6.479 105.998 7.911
201903 5.067 107.251 6.114
201906 5.485 108.070 6.569
201909 5.099 108.329 6.092
201912 13.043 108.420 15.569
202003 4.798 108.902 5.702
202006 5.740 108.767 6.830
202009 7.950 109.815 9.369
202012 5.052 109.897 5.949
202103 7.048 111.754 8.162
202106 5.389 114.631 6.084
202109 5.081 115.734 5.682
202112 7.885 117.630 8.675
202203 3.219 121.301 3.434
202206 5.685 125.017 5.885
202209 5.776 125.227 5.969
202212 8.811 125.222 9.106
202303 4.788 127.348 4.866
202306 6.887 128.729 6.924
202309 6.800 129.860 6.777
202312 9.454 129.419 9.454

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (XSWX:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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First Solar (XSWX:FSLR) Business Description

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

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