First Solar said net sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 were $844.6 million, up 6% from $794.1 million in the same period of the prior year. The company cited an 8.0% increase in the volume of modules sold to third parties as the driver of the increase.

1. 01

   First Solar said net sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 were $844.6 million, up 6% from $794.1 million in the same period of the prior year. The company cited an 8.0% increase in the volume of modules sold to third parties as the driver of the increase.

2. 02

   First Solar said gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 was 40.8%, down 2.8 percentage points from 43.6% in the same period of the prior year. The company cited higher sales freight, demurrage, and detention charges, a higher sales mix of U.S.-produced modules, and higher module storage costs as factors in the decline, partially offset by a higher sales mix of modules qualifying for the advanced manufacturing production credit under Section 45X.

3. 03

   First Solar said it entered into two agreements with Visa in December 2024 for the sale of $857.2 million of Section 45X tax credits generated in 2024 for aggregate cash proceeds of $818.6 million. The company received initial cash proceeds of $616.0 million in December 2024 and the remaining $202.6 million during the 3 months ended March 31, 2025.

4. 04

   First Solar said cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of March 31, 2025 were $0.9 billion, down from $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2024. The company said it expects to spend $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion on capital expenditures during 2025.

Key figures

Quarter ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

$845M

Operating income

$221M

Net income

$210M

EPS

$1.95

Gross profit

$344M

Operating cash flow

−$608M

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