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First Solar's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, May 3, 2012 • 3 Comments
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First Solar's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Feb 28, 2012 • 7 Comments
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First Solar, Inc., 2012 Guidance/Update Call, Dec 14, 2011Wed, Dec 14, 2011 • 4 Comments
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First Solar's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Nov 3, 2011 • 6 Comments
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First Solar's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Feb 24, 2011
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First Solar CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 28, 2010 • 1 Comment
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First Solar Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 30, 2010
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First Solar Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 29, 2010 • 1 Comment
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First Solar, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Feb 18, 2010 • 1 Comment
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First Solar, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Oct 28, 2009
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First Solar, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 30, 2009
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First Solar, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Apr 29, 2009
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First Solar, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 12/27/2008) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Feb 24, 2009
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First Solar, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptWed, Oct 29, 2008
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Company Description
We manufacture and sell solar modules with an advanced thin film semiconductor technology, and we design, construct and sell photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems.
In addressing a growing global demand for PV solar electricity, we target markets with varying approaches depending on the... More
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- Thursday, June 13, 10:23 AM First Solar (FSLR -2.1%) prices its 8.5M-share stock offering at $46, news that has led shares to fall to $45.74. Shares are now down 19% from Monday's close of $56.40, but are still up 48% YTD. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, June 12, 3:31 PM First Solar (FSLR -9%) falls sharply on news of its 8.5M-share sale, but MoneyBeat says the deal is well-timed, given the stock’s near-doubling in recent months and investors’ generally warm reception to recent corporate stock sales. FSLR plans to use proceeds for potential acquisitions or investments in solar power projects; Goldman Sachs calls the move “a positive and opportunistic maneuver” to prepare for such ends. 3 Comments [Tech, Energy, On the Move]
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Tuesday, June 11, 5:30 PM
After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: RMBS +8%. ULTA +8%. LND +5%. BNNY +5%. Z +3%.
After-hours top losers: IEP -5%. FSLR -4%. BCOV -3%. GOL -3%. NCT -3%. Comment! [On the Move] - Tuesday, June 11, 5:06 PM More on First Solar: The company has followed up on the filing by announcing an 8.5M-share stock offering that stands to increase its diluted share count by ~11%. First Solar says it will use the proceeds for "general corporate purposes," which could include solar project acquisitions/investments and "strategic investments to develop certain business units and expand in new geographies." FSLR -4.8% AH. Comment! [Tech, Breaking News]
- Tuesday, June 11, 4:59 PM First Solar (FSLR) -4.1% AH after filing an automatic mixed shelf. The solar giant had $1.01B in cash/investments and $562M in debt on its balance sheet as of March 30. (S-3) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Tuesday, June 11, 10:40 AM Volatile solar stocks head south (TAN -4%) after LDK Solar (LDK -8.5%) beat Q1 revenue estimates by $7.1M, but missed EPS forecasts $0.25 thanks to a -57% gross margin (-42.7% exc. a $15.1M inventory write-down), and provided somewhat disappointing revenue guidance. JKS -5.5%. TSL -4.9%. JASO -6.2%. DQ -4.8%. SPWR -4.4%. FSLR -4.9%. YGE -5.2%. GTAT -3.6%. FSLR -4.9%. LDK ended Q1 with $174M in cash, $182M in pledged bank deposits, and a whopping $2.6B in debt. (SolarCity) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
- Wednesday, June 5, 1:48 PM Maxim restarts coverage on First Solar (FSLR -3.3%) with a Sell and $42 PT. The firm downgraded First Solar to Sell in April '12 (shares are up 147% since then), and issued a string of bearish reports afterwards. (earlier) 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, June 5, 11:41 AM Solar stocks see a bit of profit-taking after Goldman downgrades JA Solar (JASO -9.3%) and Trina (TSL -6%), and the EU officially announces Chinese module tariffs that will only total 11.8% for now, but could soar as high as 67.9% on Aug. 6 if a settlement isn't reached. Yingli (YGE -5.4%) states its tariff will rise to 37.3% on Aug. 6, which it claims is "the lowest rate" of all Chinese mobile vendors. Trina says its tariff will rise to 51.5%. LDK -5.2%. CSIQ -3.5%. JKS -3.2%. CSUN -4.1%. SOL -4.4%. FSLR -3.4%. CSIQ -3.5% in spite of its solar plant sales. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
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Thursday, May 30, 9:13 AM
Premarket gainers: NVE +22%. CLWR +20%. MY +15%. CLSN +13%. HSOL +12%. CPST +10%. EXPR +9%. LXRX +8%. BLDP +8%. VRNG +7%. RSOL +6%. WFR +6%. AMRN +6%. FSLR +6%. ALU +6%. EMC +6%. STP +5%. HIMX +5%. OCZ +5%.
Losers: ABIO -31%. BIG -9%. VNR -5%. BPFH -5%. 1 Comment [On the Move] - Thursday, May 30, 8:53 AM First Solar (FSLR) +6.6% premarket as Goldman Sachs upgrades shares to Buy from Neutral with a $64 price target (from $43), citing strong free cash flow, a low bar and reasonable valuation. Goldman sees "execution on an industry-leading 2.5GW backlog of predominantly North American projects positioning First Solar to generate $5-$6 of free cash flow per share annually through 2015." 4 Comments [Tech, Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
- Wednesday, May 22, 10:19 AM Talks designed to ease the solar panel trade spat between China and the EU by agreeing on export prices have failed, Xinhua reports. Solar shares are broadly lower: STP -18.7%, JASO -3.4%, TSL -2.3%, YGE -2.5%, SPWR -2.5%, LDK -7.3%, JKS -4.1%, FSLR -2.5%. Comment! [Energy, Tech, On the Move]
- Tuesday, May 21, 9:21 AM Solar stocks took off in response to JA Solar's results yesterday, and they're surging premarket in response to Yingli's guidance hike today. Chalk it up to both heavy short interests, and growing optimism capacity cuts and rising non-European demand can put the troubled industry on more stable footing. Lux Research predicts solar's supply glut will evaporate, but not until 2015. TSL +9.1%. JASO +14.6%. LDK +9.8%. FSLR +1.6%. CSIQ +6.2%. JKS +6.5%. SOL +11.3%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Wednesday, May 15, 9:17 AM SunPower (SPWR) +7.5% after providing strong guidance ahead of today's analyst day, which starts at 10AM ET (webcast). SunPower expects Q2 revenue of $550M-$600M and EPS of $005-$0.15, above a consensus of $513.3M and -$0.02. 2013 guidance (possibly conservative) is for revenue of $2.5B-$2.6B and EPS of $0.60-$0.80 vs. a consensus of $2.55B and $0.64. Gross margin is expected to fall to 14%-16% in Q2 from Q1's 22.7%, and total 15%-17% in 2013. 2013 free cash flow of $100M-$200 is expected. Shares now +57% since SunPower posted a huge Q1 beat on May 2. FSLR +2.5%. WFR +1.9%. LDK +1.5%. TSL +3.5%. SOL +2.7%. (slides) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
- Monday, May 13, 11:27 AM SolarCity (SCTY +18.6%) is skyrocketing ahead of today's Q1 report - does someone know something? - and many other solar peers are also doing pretty well (TAN +4.5%). SOL +9.8%. CSIQ +11.6%. WFR +8%. LDK +9.3%. JASO +5.4%. SPWR +4.8%. FSLR +4.5%. GTAT +5.2%. JKS +7.9%. Short interests for many industry names remain sky-high: SolarCity had 16.6% of its float shorted as of April 30. SunPower was at 29.9%, First Solar 33.4%, and GT Advanced 34.8%. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Friday, May 10, 12:29 PM Volatile/well-shorted solar stocks are ripping higher (TAN +5.4%) to close out a week in which the EU imposed long-expected tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports. TSL +10%. CSIQ +16.1%. STP +9.1%. SCTY +8.6%. SOL +8.3%. JASO +7.5%. FSLR +4.6%. JKS +9.4%. LDK +3.4%. SPWR +7.8% A Reuters column today notes the pace of module price declines is expected to slow, as weaker players are forced out and U.S./emerging markets demand gradually soaks up excess capacity. 4 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
- Tuesday, May 7, 10:33 AM First Solar (FSLR -8.6%) dives as the sell-side provides a tepid response to its Q1 report, which featured a big gross margin drop to 22.4% (blamed on rev. recognition timing and construction delays, and a lower utilization rate). Needham (Hold) argues the numbers didn't do much to improve visibility, and thinks FSLR's 2014/2015 targets "look aggressive." Likewise, Stifel (Hold) thinks much of FSLR's 5.5GW pipeline is early-stage, and doesn't think the company's deal close rate is improving. On the earnings call, management talked of achieving a sustainable gross margin of 15%-20% on new projects. Shares remain up 41% YTD. Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
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DeepValueLover: Solar minus government subsidies = typewriters. Natural gas and coal will be the source of power for electric cars.
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Nefas: I bet you i will miss this squeeze as well...while my money is stuck somewhere else :D
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Will Erlandson: Same, missed it by this much then pulled the order and bought HLF instead. Non-performer, but it's cause célèbre to play that game.
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Somsanith Donesing: Now is good time to buy fslr and go long. I believes this stock will double by the end of next summer.
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Chines33: At this point I am only trading this stock. I don't think this is enough to get long longer term but a great trading vehicle here.
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onerulvi: Last 2 days has been a good setup. Tomorrow or not by Friday we should be way above 15s..It is about time.
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cheznazi: Holly!!! I hope you were lucky and shorted before price shot back up to $40! It went to $40 then back down to $37 range and then back up!