Canadian Solar Inc

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) derives its competitive advantage from its strategic positioning in the downstream market, its broad range of crystalline silicon solar power products, and its technology.

Canadian Solar’s revenues from the sale of electricity in 3Q17 totaled $9.6 million, which was marginally lower than $9.8 million in 2Q17.

A significant proportion of Canadian Solar’s revenue comes from its top five customers, a structure that’s not uncommon in the industry.

First Solar was the first solar power company to join the S&P 500 (SPY). We’ll take a look at the company’s operations before moving on to greater details.

SunPower (SPWR) reports its revenue under the power plant, residential, and commercial segments. The latter two segments are together called the distributed generation segments.

First Solar (FSLR) produces solar energy equipment. In this series, we’ll look at its performance and the outlook for the industry.

High customer concentration In 2016, First Solar (FSLR) sold solar modules to customers in the United States, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Approximately 23% of its total revenue was from third-party module sales. The majority of First Solar’s customer base is in the United States, which makes up to more than 80% of total […]

In 3Q16, Trina Solar (TSL) reported a gross profit of $125.6 million compared to $176.3 million in 2Q16. On a YoY basis, the company’s gross profit fell nearly 9.0%.

In 3Q15, SunPower (SPWR) expects to generate $400 million to $450 million in revenues and net losses of $0.50 to $0.60 per share.

SunPower uses solar cells to produce solar panels at its facilities in the Philippines, Mexico, and France. It has a total solar panel capacity of 1.7 GW.