First Solar vs T1 Energy
FSLR and TE 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 TE compare
First Solar is the larger company, worth 33 times as much as T1 Energy ($18.4B against $563M).
T1 Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (146% versus −0.72% for First Solar).
First Solar scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 3 for T1 Energy), 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 | TE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.4B | $563M |
| Share price | $171.39 | $1.91 |
| Change, 1 year | −35.9% | −50.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 58.2% | −85.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.99 | 2.01 |
| Employees | 7,900 | 562 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.9× | – |
| P/S | 3.7× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 79.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 1.3% (better) | −71.3% |
| Fair value | $417.05 | – |
| Margin of safety | 58.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.72% | 146% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.0% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 30.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.3% (better) | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 37.7% (better) | −18.6% |
| Net margin | 37.1% | – |
| FCF margin | 4.6% (better) | −40.8% |
| Return on equity | 18.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 21.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.61 | – |
| Interest coverage | 70.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.57 (better) | 1.14 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.41 (better) | −0.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.3% | 71.8% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 58.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$30.5M (better) | −$190M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | 64.0% |
Go deeper
- FSLR stock overview
- FSLR income statement
- FSLR valuation and score
- TE stock overview
- TE income statement
- TE valuation and score
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