NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - First Solar Inc. Wednesday reported
first-quarter earnings of $46.6 million, or 57 cents a share, beating the mean
estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters for profit of 47 cents a share.
Revenue rose to $196.9 million from $66.9 million a year earlier, topping
Wall Street's $183.6 million estimate.
The company's shares fell 3.1% to $275.61 in premarket trading.
Christie Rizk
cr/pc
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