First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported quarterly earnings of $3.22 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.89 by 11.42 percent. This is a 65.13 percent increase over earnings of $1.95 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.044 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.037 billion by 0.65 percent. This is a 23.61 percent increase over sales of $844.568 million the same period last year.