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First Solar Q3โ€™25 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น Revenue (Net Sales): $1.59B (Est. $1.58B) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น EPS (Diluted): $4.24 (Est. $4.27) ๐Ÿ”ด


Guidance (FY25)

๐Ÿ”น EPS: $14.00โ€“$15.00 (Est. $15.13) ๐Ÿ”ด

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $4.95Bโ€“$5.20B (Est. $5.30B) ๐Ÿ”ด

๐Ÿ”น Operating Income: $1.56Bโ€“$1.68B (Prior: $1.53Bโ€“$1.87B)

๐Ÿ”น Gross Margin (assumption): $2.10Bโ€“$2.20B; includes $155Mโ€“$165M ramp/underutilization and $1.56Bโ€“$1.59B in Section 45X credits

๐Ÿ”น OpEx (assumption): $515Mโ€“$535M; includes ~$90M production start-up expense

๐Ÿ”น Capex: $0.9Bโ€“$1.2B (Prior: $1.0Bโ€“$1.5B)

๐Ÿ”น Volume Sold: 16.7GWโ€“17.4GW (Prior: 16.7GWโ€“19.3GW)

๐Ÿ”น Net Cash Balance (YE25): $1.6Bโ€“$2.1B (Prior: $1.3Bโ€“$2.0B)


Segment

๐Ÿ”น Record Volume Sold: 5.3 GW in Q3

๐Ÿ”น Bookings Since Last Call: 2.7 GW at ASP ~$0.309/W (excl. pricing adjusters)

๐Ÿ”น Contracted Backlog: 53.7 GW valued at ~$16.4B (as of Sep 30, 2025)


Other Metrics

๐Ÿ”น Operating Income: included special items (not quantified in guidance; assumptions detailed above)

๐Ÿ”น Cash & Securities (Gross): $2.0B; Net Cash: $1.5B (up from $0.6B in Q2)

๐Ÿ”น Q/Q Dynamics: Net sales up ~$0.5B vs. Q2 on higher third-party module volume


CEO Commentary

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œWeโ€™ve strengthened our position with the commissioning of our fifth U.S. manufacturing facility, enhanced liquidity, and record sales.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œDespite trade and policy challenges in the industry, our pricing and delivery certainty continues to differentiate us.โ€

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