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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-24-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:01:06.639581+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Solar Q2 EPS $3.25 on sales $1.0B; maintains full-year guidance

## Summary
- Net income per diluted share $3.25, up from $2.20 in Q1 2024; net sales $1.0B (+$0.2B QoQ).
- Net cash balance $1.2B, decreased from $1.4B due to capex for new US factories and India loan repayment.
- YTD net bookings 3.6 GW; 0.9 GW since last earnings call at ASP 31.6 cents/watt; backlog 75.9 GW.
- Full-year 2024 guidance unchanged: EPS $13-14, net sales $4.4-4.6B, volume 15.6-16.3GW.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-24-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1274494/000127449424000032/0001274494-24-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000032/fslr-20240730.htm

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