secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-24-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Solar Q3 earns $2.91/sh; cuts FY2024 net sales guidance to $4.1-4.25B, volume to 14.2-14.6GW
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- Net sales $0.9B, down from prior quarter; net diluted EPS $2.91 vs $3.25 Q2, impacted by $50M product warranty reserve charge.
- Net cash balance fell to $0.7B from $1.2B, driven by capex for new US factories in Alabama and Louisiana and working capital.
- FY2024 guidance cut: net sales $4.1-4.25B (from $4.4-4.6B), volume sold 14.2-14.6GW (from 15.6-16.3GW).
- YTD net bookings total 4.0 GW; expected sales backlog stands at 73.3 GW.
- CEO cites industry volatility and political uncertainty ahead of US elections as key headwinds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000037/0001274494-24-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000037/fslr-20241029.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-24-000037

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