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First Solar (XSWX:FSLR) Shiller PE Ratio : (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is First Solar Shiller PE Ratio?

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

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

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First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Chart

First Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
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First Solar Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Shiller PE 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 117.15 95.65 80.80 77.12 73.04

Competitive Comparison of First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Solar's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



First Solar Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

First Solar's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, First Solar's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0/129.4194*129.4194
=0.000

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

First Solar Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201406 0.036 100.560 0.046
201409 0.834 100.428 1.075
201412 1.843 99.070 2.408
201503 -0.598 99.621 -0.777
201506 0.858 100.684 1.103
201509 3.316 100.392 4.275
201512 1.592 99.792 2.065
201603 1.864 100.470 2.401
201606 -0.107 101.688 -0.136
201609 1.411 101.861 1.793
201612 -7.054 101.863 -8.962
201703 0.090 102.862 0.113
201706 0.484 103.349 0.606
201709 1.877 104.136 2.333
201712 -4.086 104.011 -5.084
201803 0.739 105.290 0.908
201806 -0.455 106.317 -0.554
201809 0.523 106.507 0.636
201812 0.486 105.998 0.593
201903 -0.640 107.251 -0.772
201906 -0.178 108.070 -0.213
201909 0.287 108.329 0.343
201912 -0.550 108.420 -0.657
202003 0.815 108.902 0.969
202006 0.333 108.767 0.396
202009 1.327 109.815 1.564
202012 0.959 109.897 1.129
202103 0.000 111.754 0.000
202106 0.000 114.631 0.000
202109 0.000 115.734 0.000
202112 0.000 117.630 0.000
202203 0.000 121.301 0.000
202206 0.000 125.017 0.000
202209 0.000 125.227 0.000
202212 0.000 125.222 0.000
202303 0.000 127.348 0.000
202306 0.000 128.729 0.000
202309 0.000 129.860 0.000
202312 0.000 129.419 0.000
202403 0.000 129.419 0.000

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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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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