The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, First Solar's share price is $155.02.
First Solar's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $29.53. Hence, First Solar's PS Ratio for today is 5.25.
The historical rank and industry rank for First Solar's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FSLR'
s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64 Med: 2.12 Max: 8.84
Current: 5.48
During the past 13 years, First Solar's highest PS Ratio was 8.84. The lowest was 0.64. And the median was 2.12.
FSLR's PS Ratio is ranked worse than 69.81% of 954
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.88
vs FSLR: 5.48
First Solar's Revenue per Sharefor the
three
months ended in Sep. 2023 was $7.45.
Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $29.53.
Warning Sign:
First Solar Inc revenue per share has been in decline over the past 3 years.
During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of First Solar was 25.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -4.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, First Solar's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 378.20% per year. The lowest was -19.40% per year. And the median was 7.15% per year.
Back to Basics: PS Ratio
First Solar PS Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for First Solar's PS 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 Annual Data
Trend
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
PS Ratio
2.01
1.92
3.89
3.19
6.09
First Solar Quarterly Data
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
PS Ratio
5.60
6.09
8.30
6.79
5.47
Competitive Comparison
For the Solar subindustry, First Solar's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 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 PS Ratio Distribution
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Solar's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's PS Ratio falls into.
First Solar PS Ratio Calculation
The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.
First Solar's Share Price of today is $155.02.
First Solar's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $29.53.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.
When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.
The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.
First Solar PS Ratio Related Terms
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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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