First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported quarterly earnings of $3.92 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.86 by 37.06 percent. This is a 23.27 percent increase over earnings of $3.18 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.056 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.062 billion by 0.55 percent. This is a 3.74 percent decrease over sales of $1.097 billion the same period last year.