First Solar FSLR
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First Solar (FSLR) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2014)

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First Solar (FSLR) posted Income Taxes Paid of $7.88 million for Q4 2014, up 80.1% from $4.37 million a year earlier and up 457.6% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

First Solar (FSLR) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends

For FY2014, First Solar's Income Taxes Paid came in at $17.05 million.

  • Annual Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -35.1% (FY2009 to FY2014).
  • In prior years, First Solar's Income Taxes Paid was -$1.55 million in FY2013, -$21.54 million in FY2012, $46.15 million in FY2011 (-42.4%) and $80.06 million in FY2010 (-45.8%).
  • The Q4 2014 figure stands as the highest quarterly Income Taxes Paid since Q3 2011.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Income Taxes Paid increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 95.2%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid in the past five years was Q4 2013, with growth of 399.9%; the weakest was Q3 2013, with a decline of 98.3%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Income Taxes Paid for the three prior quarters was $1.41 million (Q3 2014), $3.71 million (Q2 2014) and $4.04 million (Q1 2014).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes Paid (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 206.05 Bn 157.15 Bn 3.11 Bn 1.42 Bn
2 Bloom Energy 51.10 Bn 41.00 Bn 417.10 Mn 3.50 Mn
3 First Solar 21.63 Bn 12.99 Bn 713.06 Mn -
4 Nextpower 15.87 Bn 11.57 Bn 345.32 Mn -
5 BWX Technologies 10.96 Bn 8.77 Bn 227.14 Mn 26.71 Mn
6 Generac Holdings 10.36 Bn 9.10 Bn 516.04 Mn -
7 EnerSys 5.36 Bn 3.55 Bn 313.36 Mn -
8 Mirion Technologies 4.35 Bn 2.71 Bn 131.50 Mn -
9 Enphase Energy 3.78 Bn -535.47 Mn 127.12 Mn -
10 QuantumScape 2.65 Bn -899.55 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 7.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 3.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 4.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 52,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 -11.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 5.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 875,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 3.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -28.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 18.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 18.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 22.12 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 26.24 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 12.82 Mn
Mar 27, 2010 18.89 Mn
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