FIRST SOLAR INC (F3A.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:F3A - US3364331070 - Common Stock
228.15 EUR
+0.05 (+0.02%)
F3A gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 62 industry peers in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. F3A has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. An interesting combination arises when we look at growth and value: F3A is growing strongly while it also seems undervalued. This makes F3A very considerable for value and growth investing!
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
F3A had positive earnings in the past year.
F3A had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years F3A 4 years were profitable.
F3A had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of 10.41%, F3A perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.68% of the companies in the same industry.
F3A has a better Return On Equity (15.53%) than 64.52% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of F3A (10.04%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.41% | ||
| ROE | 15.53% | ||
| ROIC | 10.04% |
ROA(3y)6.05%
ROA(5y)6.01%
ROE(3y)9.29%
ROE(5y)8.59%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With a decent Profit Margin value of 27.73%, F3A is doing good in the industry, outperforming 79.03% of the companies in the same industry.
F3A's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
F3A's Operating Margin of 29.81% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. F3A outperforms 75.81% of its industry peers.
F3A's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 40.05%, F3A is doing worse than 66.13% of the companies in the same industry.
F3A's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 29.81% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 27.73% | ||
| GM | 40.05% |
OM growth 3Y30.14%
OM growth 5Y38.22%
PM growth 3Y24.2%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y20.94%
GM growth 5Y19.76%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), F3A is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for F3A remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, F3A has more shares outstanding
F3A has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
F3A has an Altman-Z score of 5.47. This indicates that F3A is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 5.47, F3A is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.55% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of F3A is 1.28, which is an excellent value as it means it would take F3A, only 1.28 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 1.28, F3A is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.13% of the companies in the same industry.
F3A has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
The Debt to Equity ratio of F3A (0.06) is better than 82.26% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.28 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.47 |
ROIC/WACC0.94
WACC10.71%
2.3 Liquidity
F3A has a Current Ratio of 1.91. This is a normal value and indicates that F3A is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.91, F3A is doing worse than 66.13% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.55 indicates that F3A should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.55, F3A is doing worse than 61.29% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.55 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 8.05% over the past year.
Measured over the past years, F3A shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 52.90% on average per year.
F3A shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 31.16%.
Measured over the past years, F3A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.55% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)8.05%
EPS 3Y56.95%
EPS 5Y52.9%
EPS Q2Q%26.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)31.16%
Revenue growth 3Y12.89%
Revenue growth 5Y6.55%
Sales Q2Q%79.67%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 25.29% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
F3A is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 13.02% yearly.
EPS Next Y20.89%
EPS Next 2Y36.43%
EPS Next 3Y32.59%
EPS Next 5Y25.29%
Revenue Next Year23.08%
Revenue Next 2Y21.26%
Revenue Next 3Y18.94%
Revenue Next 5Y13.02%
3.3 Evolution
Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 20.28, F3A is valued on the expensive side.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of F3A indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: F3A is cheaper than 77.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of F3A to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.34), we can say F3A is valued slightly cheaper.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 11.40, which indicates a very decent valuation of F3A.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, F3A is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.16% of the companies are valued more expensively.
F3A's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 34.43.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.28 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.4 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, F3A is valued a bit cheaper than 67.74% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of F3A indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: F3A is cheaper than 62.90% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 46.09 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.29 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
F3A has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
F3A's earnings are expected to grow with 32.59% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.97
PEG (5Y)0.38
EPS Next 2Y36.43%
EPS Next 3Y32.59%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for F3A!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
FRA:F3A (11/12/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
228.15
+0.05 (+0.02%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners106.4%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners5.34%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap24.47B
Revenue(TTM)5.05B
Net Income(TTM)1.40B
Analysts81.28
Price Target200.07 (-12.31%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)7.64%
Min EPS beat(2)-2.26%
Max EPS beat(2)17.54%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-8%
Min EPS beat(4)-23.86%
Max EPS beat(4)17.54%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)0.2%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)6.46%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)-20.46%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.29%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.18%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.39%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.11%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.34%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.39%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.53%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.33%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-6.2%
PT rev (1m)4.31%
PT rev (3m)15.18%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-9.4%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-10.26%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3.73%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.57%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-11.55%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-9.87%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.45%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.68%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.28 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.4 | ||
| P/S | 5.61 | ||
| P/FCF | 46.09 | ||
| P/OCF | 17.42 | ||
| P/B | 3.14 | ||
| P/tB | 3.17 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.29 |
EPS(TTM)11.25
EY4.93%
EPS(NY)20.02
Fwd EY8.77%
FCF(TTM)4.95
FCFY2.17%
OCF(TTM)13.1
OCFY5.74%
SpS40.68
BVpS72.61
TBVpS71.95
PEG (NY)0.97
PEG (5Y)0.38
Graham Number135.57
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.41% | ||
| ROE | 15.53% | ||
| ROCE | 14.52% | ||
| ROIC | 10.04% | ||
| ROICexc | 12.44% | ||
| ROICexgc | 12.56% | ||
| OM | 29.81% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 27.73% | ||
| GM | 40.05% | ||
| FCFM | 12.17% |
ROA(3y)6.05%
ROA(5y)6.01%
ROE(3y)9.29%
ROE(5y)8.59%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y23.05%
ROICexgc growth 5Y27.37%
ROICexc growth 3Y23.15%
ROICexc growth 5Y27.62%
OM growth 3Y30.14%
OM growth 5Y38.22%
PM growth 3Y24.2%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y20.94%
GM growth 5Y19.76%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.38
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.28 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.25 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 197.21% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 20.03% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 80.56% | ||
| Profit Quality | 43.88% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.47 |
F-Score5
WACC10.71%
ROIC/WACC0.94
Cap/Depr(3y)381.88%
Cap/Depr(5y)306.48%
Cap/Sales(3y)37.52%
Cap/Sales(5y)29.28%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)8.05%
EPS 3Y56.95%
EPS 5Y52.9%
EPS Q2Q%26.57%
EPS Next Y20.89%
EPS Next 2Y36.43%
EPS Next 3Y32.59%
EPS Next 5Y25.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)31.16%
Revenue growth 3Y12.89%
Revenue growth 5Y6.55%
Sales Q2Q%79.67%
Revenue Next Year23.08%
Revenue Next 2Y21.26%
Revenue Next 3Y18.94%
Revenue Next 5Y13.02%
EBIT growth 1Y13.37%
EBIT growth 3Y46.92%
EBIT growth 5Y47.27%
EBIT Next Year50.42%
EBIT Next 3Y37.57%
EBIT Next 5Y26.64%
FCF growth 1Y215.86%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y94.43%
OCF growth 3Y72.43%
OCF growth 5Y47.54%
FIRST SOLAR INC / F3A.DE FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for F3A stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to F3A.DE.
What is the valuation status for F3A stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to FIRST SOLAR INC (F3A.DE). This can be considered as Undervalued.
What is the profitability of F3A stock?
FIRST SOLAR INC (F3A.DE) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for F3A stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for FIRST SOLAR INC (F3A.DE) is 20.28 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 3.14.