First Solar, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
First Solar, Inc. ( FSLR )
Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
October 28, 2009, 4:30 PM ET
Executives
Larry Polizzotto – Vice President, Investor Relations
Michael J. Ahearn – Executive Chairman
Robert J. Gillette – Chief Executive Officer
Jens Meyerhoff – Chief Financial Officer
Analysts
Steve O'Rourke – Deutsche Bank Securities
Sanjay Shrestha – Lazard Capital Markets
Robert Stone – Cowen and Company
Steven Milunovich – Merrill Lynch
Timothy Arcuri – Citigroup
Brian Gamble – Simmons
Satya Kumar – Credit Suisse
Coney Wayne – Piper Jaffray
Stephen Chin – UBS Securities
John Hardy – Broadpoint AmTech
Kelly Dougherty – Macquarie
Colin Rusch – Thinkequity
Ramesh Misra – Brigantine Advisors
Mark Bachman – Pacific Crest
Presentation
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