First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.95 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.63 by 25.86 percent. This is a 11.36 percent decrease over earnings of $2.20 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $844.57 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $839.28 million by 0.63 percent. This is a 6.35 percent increase over sales of $794.11 million the same period last year.