secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-25-000081
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Solar Q3 net income $4.24/shr on record 5.3 GW volume; guides FY 2025 EPS $14-15
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- Net sales $1.6B, up $0.5B QoQ; record volume sold 5.3 GW.
- Net income per diluted share $4.24 vs $3.18 in Q2 2025.
- Gross cash $2.0B; net cash $1.5B, up from $0.6B prior quarter.
- 2025 EPS guidance narrowed to $14.00-$15.00 (prior $13.50-$16.50); net sales guided $4.95B-$5.20B.
- Contracted backlog 53.7 GW valued at $16.4B as of Sept 30, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000081/0001274494-25-000081-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000081/fslr-20251030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-25-000081

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