First Solar Inc (FSLR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

March 2021 | 60 pages | ID: F0EE2343692EN
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Abstracts

First Solar Inc (FSLR) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

• Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
• Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
• SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
• Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
• Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
• Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
• Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
• Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
• Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
• Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
• Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
• Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

First Solar Inc (First Solar) is a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules. The company produces solar systems using cadmium telluride technology. First Solar also offers solar PV power systems, and operations and maintenance services to system owners; and energy storage solutions and algorithms to design and simulate the optimal dispatch of a system. The company serves utilities, commercial and industrial companies, independent power producers, and other system owners in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. It has solar module manufacturing facilities in the US, Malaysia, Germany and Vietnam. First Solar is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the US.

First Solar Inc Key Recent Developments

Mar 01,2021: First Solar secures solar modules supply contract from Intersect Power
Feb 16,2021: Longroad Energy buys 900MW DC solar portfolio from First Solar in US
Jan 26,2021: Leeward to acquire 10GW US solar platform from First Solar
Nov 12,2020: NSG’s solar glass float furnace in U.S. starts operation
Oct 27,2020: First Solar, Inc. announces third quarter 2020 financial results

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Contents

SECTION 1 - ABOUT THE COMPANY

First Solar Inc - Key Facts
First Solar Inc - Key Employees
First Solar Inc - Key Employee Biographies
First Solar Inc - Major Products and Services
First Solar Inc - History
First Solar Inc - Company Statement
First Solar Inc - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries

SECTION 2 – COMPANY ANALYSIS

Company Overview
First Solar Inc - Business Description
Business Segment: Modules
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Business Segment: Systems
Overview
Performance
Key Stats
Geographical Segment: All other foreign countries
Performance
Geographical Segment: Australia
Performance
Geographical Segment: Canada
Performance
Geographical Segment: France
Performance
Geographical Segment: India
Performance
Geographical Segment: Japan
Performance
Geographical Segment: The US
Performance
R&D Overview
First Solar Inc - Corporate Strategy
First Solar Inc - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
First Solar Inc - Strengths
First Solar Inc - Weaknesses
First Solar Inc - Opportunities
First Solar Inc - Threats
First Solar Inc - Key Competitors

SECTION 3 – COMPANY FINANCIAL RATIOS

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts

SECTION 4 – COMPANY’S POWER FINANCIAL DEALS AND ALLIANCES

First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2015 to YTD 2021
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Type, 2015 to YTD 2021
First Solar Inc, Recent Deals Summary

SECTION 5 – COMPANY’S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Mar 01, 2021: First Solar secures solar modules supply contract from Intersect Power
Nov 12, 2020: NSG’s solar glass float furnace in U.S. starts operation
Oct 27, 2020: First Solar, Inc. announces third quarter 2020 financial results
Sep 30, 2020: General Motors is leading a sustainable renewable energy transition in the U.S
Sep 23, 2020: JP Energie Environnement selects lowest carbon first solar modules for Labarde project
Sep 16, 2020: First Solar Japan and Toshiba start construction of two Mega Solar Projects 'Yatsubo Solar Power Plant and Ikeda Solar Power Plant' in Tochigi Prefecture
Aug 21, 2020: First Solar power facility becomes world’s first to deliver grid services
Aug 06, 2020: First Solar commits to powering 100% of global operations with renewable energy by 2028
Jul 30, 2020: First Solar announces COO Tymen deJong to retire and senior leadership changes
Jun 18, 2020: First solar to support Dow gulf coast operations in texas with lowest carbon solar

SECTION 6 – APPENDIX

Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

First Solar Inc, Key Facts
First Solar Inc, Key Employees
First Solar Inc, Key Employee Biographies
First Solar Inc, Major Products and Services
First Solar Inc, History
First Solar Inc, Other Locations
First Solar Inc, Subsidiaries
First Solar Inc, Key Competitors
First Solar Inc, Ratios based on current share price
First Solar Inc, Annual Ratios
First Solar Inc, Annual Ratios (Cont...1)
First Solar Inc, Annual Ratios (Cont...2)
First Solar Inc, Interim Ratios
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2015 to YTD 2021
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Type, 2015 to YTD 2021
First Solar Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Currency Codes
Capital Market Ratios
Equity Ratios
Profitability Ratios
Cost Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Leverage Ratios
Efficiency Ratios

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

First Solar Inc, Performance Chart (2016 - 2020)
First Solar Inc, Ratio Charts
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2015 to YTD 2021
First Solar Inc, Power, Deals by Type, 2015 to YTD 2021