First Solar vs Nextpower
FSLR and NXT side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FSLR and NXT compare
First Solar is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Nextpower ($18.7B against $12.0B).
On earnings, First Solar is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 20.6× for Nextpower.
Nextpower grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.0% versus −0.72% for First Solar).
First Solar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.1% compared with 16.4% at Nextpower.
First Solar scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 17 for Nextpower), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FSLR | NXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.7B | $12.0B |
| Share price | $174.40 | $79.33 |
| Change, 1 year | −27.8% | −22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.9% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 1.52 |
| Employees | 7,900 | 1,993 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.1× (better) | 20.6× |
| P/S | 3.7× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 4.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.9× (better) | 14.7× |
| P/FCF | 80.5× | 21.9× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.04 |
| FCF yield | 1.2% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $434.46 | $110.82 |
| Margin of safety | 59.9% (better) | 28.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.72% | 17.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.0% | 24.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.9% (better) | 9.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 30.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.3% (better) | 33.4% |
| Operating margin | 37.7% (better) | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 37.1% (better) | 16.4% |
| FCF margin | 4.6% | 15.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 27.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 21.6% | 48.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.61 | – |
| Interest coverage | 70.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.57 | 2.69 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.47 | 5.57 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.3% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 1.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$43.3M (better) | −$52.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.9% | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- FSLR stock overview
- FSLR income statement
- FSLR valuation and score
- NXT stock overview
- NXT income statement
- NXT valuation and score
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