---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-23-000001"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T21:14:39.162973+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Solar Q4 net loss narrows to $0.07/share; 2023 EPS guidance $7-8 on IRA credits

## Summary
- Q4 2022 net sales $1.0B (up $0.4B QoQ); full year net sales $2.6B.
- Q4 net loss per diluted share $0.07; full year $0.41 loss per share.
- 2023 guidance: net sales $3.4-3.6B, EPS $7.00-8.00, net cash balance $1.2-1.5B.
- Record 48.3 GW DC net bookings in 2022; 12 GW DC since Q3 earnings call.
- Guidance includes $660-710M of Section 45X tax credits from Inflation Reduction Act.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-23-000001
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000001/0001274494-23-000001-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000001/fslr-20230228.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. reported the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $2.6 billion, EPS ($0.41) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $2.6 billion
  - EPS: ($0.41) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales of $2.6 billion for 2022 and $1.0 billion for the fourth quarter • Net loss per diluted share of $0.41 for 2022 and $0.07 for the fourth quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000001/0001274494-23-000001-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. reported fiscal year 2023 results: revenue $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion, EPS $7.00 to $8.00 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: fiscal year 2023
  - Revenue: $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion
  - EPS: $7.00 to $8.00 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: 2023 net sales guidance of $3.4 billion to $3.6 billion • 2023 EPS guidance of $7.00 to $8.00 per diluted share • Year-end 2023 net cash balance guidance of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000001/0001274494-23-000001-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $1.0 billion, EPS ($0.07) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.0 billion
  - EPS: ($0.07) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales of $2.6 billion for 2022 and $1.0 billion for the fourth quarter • Net loss per diluted share of $0.41 for 2022 and $0.07 for the fourth quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000001/0001274494-23-000001-index.htm

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