Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: SWX stock price vs FSLR: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at FSLR's multiple
Needs FSLR P/E.
Implied fair value · at SWX's multiple
Needs SWX P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: SWX FY 2023 (ended Dec 31, 2023) · FSLR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Seven fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 58% equity / 42% debt · EV / Revenue 2.01x · EV / EBITDA 13.75x
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 3.77x · EV / EBITDA 12.41x
FSLR carries the larger enterprise value at $19.67B against $10.93B; SWX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (2.01x vs 3.77x); FSLR on the lower EV / EBITDA (12.41x vs 13.75x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
First Solar, Inc. · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.41x
0.05x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
5.72x
-1.45x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$106.54M
$2.80B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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