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First Solar (WBO:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of May. 23, 2024)


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First Solar Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Solar subindustry, First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



First Solar Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

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

First Solar's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, First Solar's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-1.248/131.7762*131.7762
=-1.248

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

First Solar Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.405 100.560 0.531
201409 -0.905 100.428 -1.187
201412 7.264 99.070 9.662
201503 -4.418 99.621 -5.844
201506 -0.431 100.684 -0.564
201509 -0.210 100.392 -0.276
201512 0.556 99.792 0.734
201603 0.283 100.470 0.371
201606 -1.219 101.688 -1.580
201609 -1.117 101.861 -1.445
201612 1.959 101.863 2.534
201703 3.404 102.862 4.361
201706 -2.317 103.349 -2.954
201709 3.841 104.136 4.861
201712 1.899 104.011 2.406
201803 -1.701 105.290 -2.129
201806 -0.537 106.317 -0.666
201809 -3.739 106.507 -4.626
201812 -2.614 105.998 -3.250
201903 -3.813 107.251 -4.685
201906 -1.387 108.070 -1.691
201909 -4.277 108.329 -5.203
201912 5.323 108.420 6.470
202003 -5.252 108.902 -6.355
202006 0.328 108.767 0.397
202009 0.808 109.815 0.970
202012 0.744 109.897 0.892
202103 -2.905 111.754 -3.425
202106 0.673 114.631 0.774
202109 1.119 115.734 1.274
202112 -1.326 117.630 -1.485
202203 -2.505 121.301 -2.721
202206 -0.978 125.017 -1.031
202209 -0.893 125.227 -0.940
202212 4.147 125.222 4.364
202303 -3.535 127.348 -3.658
202306 -4.064 128.729 -4.160
202309 -1.053 129.860 -1.069
202312 1.827 129.419 1.860
202403 -1.248 131.776 -1.248

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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  (WBO:FSLR) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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First Solar (WBO:FSLR) Business Description

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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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