週二收盤後，First Solar, Inc.（納斯達克代碼：FSLR）公佈了其第四季度業績報告。以下是報告的詳細內容。 First Solar報告稱，公司季度每股收益爲3.65美元，低於分析師普遍預期的4.71美元。季度收入爲15.1億美元，超出分析師普遍預期的14.6億美元，同比去年同期的11.5億美元有所增加。 該公司報告2024年淨預訂量爲4.4吉瓦，平均售價爲每瓦0.305美元，並在2024年底擁有12億美元的淨現金餘額。 此外，First Solar宣佈對JinkoSolar提起法律訴訟，指控其侵犯TOPCon技術專利。 “在2024年，我們繼續爲長期增長戰略打基礎，”First Solar首席執行官Mark Widmar說。“儘管我們對預訂量保持高度選擇性的方法，但我們通過啓用阿拉巴馬州設施擴大了製造能力，並推進了路易斯安那州新設施的建設，建立了新的俄亥俄州研發中心加速創新的基礎設施，並生產和運輸了歷史數量的模塊。” 展望未來，公司發佈了2025財年的指導意見： - 2025年淨銷售額指導爲53億美元至58億美元 - 2025年攤薄每股收益指導爲17美元至20美元 - 2025年底淨現金餘額指導爲7億美元至12億美元 根據Benzinga Pro的數據，First Solar股票在週二盤後上漲1.73%，至每股151.01美元。 圖片來源：Shutterstock

以上內容來自Benzinga Earnings專欄，原文如下：

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported its fourth-quarter results after Tuesday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the report. 

The Details: First Solar reported quarterly earnings of $3.65 per share, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.71. Quarterly revenue clocked in at $1.51 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.46 billion and is an increase over revenue of $1.15 billion from the same period last year.

The company reported 2024 net bookings of 4.4 GW with an average selling price of 30.5 cents per watt and ended 2024 with a net cash balance of $1.2 billion.

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First Solar also announced it initiated legal action against JinkoSolar, alleging infringement of TOPCon technology patents.

“In 2024, we continued building the foundations required for our long-term growth strategy,” said Mark Widmar, CEO of First Solar.

“Even as we maintained a highly selective approach to bookings, we expanded manufacturing capacity by commissioning our Alabama facility and progressed construction of our new Louisiana facility, established the infrastructure we anticipate will accelerate innovation with a new R&D center in Ohio, and produced and shipped a historic volume of modules,” Widmar added.

Outlook: The company issued the following fiscal 2025 guidance:

• 2025 net sales guidance of $5.3 billion to $5.8 billion
• 2025 earnings per diluted share guidance of $17 to $20
• 2025 year-end net cash balance guidance of $0.7 billion to $1.2 billion

FSLR Price Action: According to data from Benzinga Pro, First Solar shares are up 1.73% after hours at $151.01 Tuesday.  

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