First Accounts Payable from 2010 to 2024

FSLR Stock  USD 192.57  0.25  0.13%   
First Solar Accounts Payable yearly trend continues to be relatively stable with very little volatility. Accounts Payable is likely to drop to about 184.8 M. Accounts Payable is the amount First Solar owes to suppliers or vendors for products or services received but not yet paid for. It represents First Solar's short-term liabilities. View All Fundamentals
 
Accounts Payable  
First Reported
2004-12-31
Previous Quarter
230.9 M
Current Value
265.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
85.1 M
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Check First Solar financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among First Solar's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Interest Expense of 9.9 M, Gross Profit of 1.4 B or Other Operating Expenses of 2 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 5.27, Dividend Yield of 0.0 or PTB Ratio of 4.35. First financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with First Solar Valuation or Volatility modules.
  
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Latest First Solar's Accounts Payable Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Accounts Payable of First Solar over the last few years. An accounting item on the balance sheet that represents First Solar obligation to pay off a short-term debt to its creditors. The accounts payable entry is usually reported under current liabilities. If accounts payable of First Solar are not paid within the agreed terms, the payables are considered to be in default, which may trigger a penalty or interest payment, or the revocation of additional credit from the supplier. Accounts payable may also be considered a source of cash, since they represent funds being borrowed from suppliers. Given these cash flow considerations, suppliers have a natural inclination to push for shorter payment terms, while creditors want to lengthen the payment terms. It is the amount a company owes to suppliers or vendors for products or services received but not yet paid for. It represents the company's short-term liabilities. First Solar's Accounts Payable historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in First Solar's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.
Accounts Payable10 Years Trend
Pretty Stable
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First Accounts Payable Regression Statistics

Arithmetic Mean211,412,576
Geometric Mean143,124,533
Coefficient Of Variation42.86
Mean Deviation63,570,129
Median207,178,000
Standard Deviation90,614,054
Sample Variance8210.9T
Range349.8M
R-Value0.16
Mean Square Error8614.8T
R-Squared0.03
Significance0.57
Slope3,251,194
Total Sum of Squares114952.7T

First Accounts Payable History

2024184.8 M
2023207.2 M
2022341.4 M
2021193.4 M
2020183.3 M
2019218.1 M
2018233.3 M

About First Solar Financial Statements

First Solar shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Accounts Payable, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although First Solar investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. The changes in First Solar's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses on on First Solar's income statement. Understanding these patterns can help investors time the market effectively. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Accounts Payable207.2 M184.8 M

Pair Trading with First Solar

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if First Solar position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in First Solar will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Solar could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Solar when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Solar - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Solar to buy it.
The correlation of First Solar is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Solar moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Solar moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for First Solar can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Additional Tools for First Stock Analysis

When running First Solar's price analysis, check to measure First Solar's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy First Solar is operating at the current time. Most of First Solar's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of First Solar's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move First Solar's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of First Solar to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.