First Solar - Comparative Multiple Analysis

First Solar (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Improve your investment analysis with by seeing the First Solar's Discounted Cash Flow analysis, First Solar's Warren Buffet analysis, and First Solar's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis.

Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of First Solar

WikiWealth compares First Solar's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with First Solar's comparative analysis.

Notes from the analysis:

1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for First Solar.
2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to First Solar's debt holders.
3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples.
4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples.

Helpful Information for First Solar's Analysis


How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of First Solar by comparing First Solar financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups.

Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of First Solar.

See the First Solar cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in First Solar.

Also, see the First Solar's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and First Solar's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.