Without subsidies, First Solar would be in trouble.
By Travis Hoium
First Solar(FSLR -0.08%) stock looks cheap on the surface, but the company relies on subsidies to make money. Travis Hoium puts numbers to these subsidies and shows why the company's demand is a big problem.
*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 2, 2025. The video was published on May 6, 2025.
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