secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-25-000009
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Solar reports FY2024 EPS $12.02, guides FY2025 EPS $17-$20 on $5.3B-$5.8B sales
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- Q4 net sales $1.5B, FY2024 net sales $4.2B (up from $3.3B prior year). EPS $3.65 Q4, $12.02 FY2024.
- 2025 guidance: net sales $5.3B-$5.8B, EPS $17-$20, volume 18-20 GW.
- 2024 net bookings 4.4 GW at avg selling price 30.5 cents/watt (excl. adjusters, India domestic, terminations).
- Year-end net cash $1.2B; 2025 net cash guidance $0.7B-$1.2B, capex $1.3B-$1.5B.
- Q1 2025 expected EPS $2.20-$2.70 on 2.7-3.0 GW module sales.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000009/0001274494-25-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000009/fslr-20250225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-25-000009

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