FSLR (First Solar) Interest Expense : $-39 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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What is First Solar Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. First Solar's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ -11 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $-39 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. First Solar's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ 457 Mil. First Solar's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ -11 Mil. First Solar's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 41.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

First Solar Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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Interest Expense

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-24.04

-13.11

-12.23

-12.97

-38.87

First Solar Quarterly Data
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Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-7.07	-9.21	-9.77	-9.01	-10.89

First Solar Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-39 Mil.

First Solar (NAS:FSLR) Interest Expense Explanation

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

First Solar's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $457 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $469 Mil.

First Solar's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	-1	*	456.769	/	-10.887
	=	41.96

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

First Solar Business Description

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Address

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

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

Kuntal Kumar Verma	officer: Chief Mfg. Engineering Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Patrick James Buehler	officer: Chief Quality and Rel. Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Mark R Widmar	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD, 12900 SNOW ROAD, PARMA OH 44130
Markus Gloeckler	officer: Co-Chief Technology Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Alexander R. Bradley	officer: Chief Financial Officer	77 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Georges Antoun	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O FIRST SOLAR, INC., 350 WEST WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 600, TEMPE AZ 85281
Caroline Stockdale	officer: EVP, HR & Communications	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP, 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jason E. Dymbort	officer: General Counsel, Interim	77 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Michael Koralewski	officer: Chief Mfg. Operations Officer	28101 CEDAR PARK BLVD., PERRYSBURG OH 43551
Byron Michael Jeffers	officer: CAO, Interim	350 WEST WASHINGTON ST., TEMPE AZ 85281
Michael T Sweeney	director	GOLDNER HAWN, 3700 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Paul H Stebbins	director	C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, SUITE 400, MIAMI FL 33178
Richard D Chapman	director	350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 600, TEMPE AZ 85281
R Craig Kennedy	director	1844 "R" STREET, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
William J Post	director	400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, ., PHOENIX AZ 85004