secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-22-000017
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449422000017/0001274494-22-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449422000017/fslr-20220428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-22-000017

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