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FSLR vs TSM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FSLR 11
— TSM 3
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: FSLR
LAST: $174.40 (-1.41%) • MKT CAP: $19.01B
fcf-yield
6.25%
LAST: $406.13 (-5.95%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
fcf-yield
3.99%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FSLR VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FSLR | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 40.60% | 62.00% | -21.40 | TSM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 18.00% | 14.90% | +3.10 | FSLR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.1x | 14.9x | -7.80 | FSLR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 6.25% | 3.99% | +2.26 | FSLR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 30.60% | 21.10% | +9.50 | FSLR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.30% | 16.40% | +12.90 | FSLR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.10% | -3.30% | +27.40 | FSLR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.86 | 3.87 | +0.99 | FSLR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | FSLR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.70% | 8.30% | -0.60 | FSLR | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.0 | 38.3 | +5.64 | FSLR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.23 | 1.42 | -0.19 | TSM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.4x | 20.2x | -9.80 | FSLR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $19.01B | $2.24T | -$2.22T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FSLR REV | TSM REV | FSLR GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | FSLR FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.22B | — | 40.6% | — | $1.19B | — |
| FY 2024 | $4.21B | — | 44.2% | — | -$308.1M | — |
| FY 2023 | $3.32B | — | 44.0% | — | $452.9M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FSLR // BETA 1.23
TSM // BETA 1.42