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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-22-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:11:58.611043+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Solar Q1 net loss $0.41/share on sales $367M; reiterates FY22 guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $367M, down $540M QoQ; net loss per diluted share $0.41 vs. Q4-21 EPS of $1.23.
- Cash, restricted cash, marketable securities $1.6B, down $200M from prior quarter.
- YTD net bookings 16.7 GW DC (11.9 GW DC since prior call); backlog exceeds 35 GW DC.
- Full-year 2022 guidance unchanged: net sales $2.4B-$2.6B, EPS $0.00-$0.60.
- CEO cites strong bookings momentum and long-term contracting demand.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-22-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449422000017/0001274494-22-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449422000017/fslr-20220428.htm

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