Power Measurements of Solar Modules





January 27, 2012 Index Value 1,088
Company Stock price % since 01/01/12 % since 01/20/2012 Country Industry
Apollo Solar Energy Techn. $0.28 0.0% -3.4% HK Production equipment
centrotherm photovoltaics €12.74 28.8% 0.6% DE Production equipment
Comtec Solar Systems Gr. $1.42 31.5% -2.1% HK Wafers, Ingots
First Solar $45.54 34.9% 18.4% US Thin-film modules
GCL Poly Energy Holding $2.56 18.0% 1.6% US Silicon, Wafers
Gintech Energy TW$38.10 16.7% 0.0% TW Cells
Green Energy Technology TW$35.35 3.7% 0.0% TW Wafers
GT Advanced Technologies $8.75 20.9% 2.2% US Production equipment
Jinkosolar $1.84 37.3% 4.5% US Cells
LDK Solar $4.91 17.2% -1.8% CN Wafers
MEMC Electronic Materials $4.88 23.9% 5.6% US Silicon, Wafers
Meyer Burger Technol. AG CHF17.60 19.7% -1.1% CH PV wafer saws
Motech Industries TW$60.30 13.6% 0.0% TW Cells
Neo Solar Power TW$21.60 13.4% 0.0% TW Cells
Nexolon KRW5,470 10.6%* 11.0% ROK Ingots, Wafers
Power-One $4.53 15.9% 0.2% USA Inverters
Renesola Ltd. $2.45 60.1% 7.5%* CN Silicon, wafers, cells, modules
Renewable Energy Corp. NOK4.20 26.5% -9.9% NO Silicon, wafers, cells, modules
Sino-American Silicon Pr. TW$54.90 17.8% 0.0% TW Wafers
SMA Solar Technology AG €47.26 11.5% 4.3% DE Inverters
Solargiga Energy Holdings HK$0.88 12.8% 0.0% CN Wafer, cell, module
Solartech Energy TW$30.55 3.6% 0.0% TW Modules, cells
SolarWorld AG €3.95 25.5% -1.5% DE Wafers, cells, modules, wholesale
STR Holdings $10.99 33.5% 9.2% US Foils for encapsulation of solar cells
SunPower $7.25 16.4% -0.7% US Cells, modules
Suntech Power $3.49 57.9% 7.7% CN Cells, modules
Trina Solar $8.67 29.8% 7.0% CN Wafers, cells, modules
Trony Solar Holdings $1.23 12.8% 5.1% CN Thin-film modules
Woongjin Energy KRW5,480 29.1% 14.2% ROK Ingots, Wafers
Yingli Green Energy $4.54 19.5% 3.4% CN Wafers, cells, modules
PPVX 1,088 19.7% 1.2%    
* since 01.16.12
Weekly summary
The PPVX rose 1.2% last week to 1,088 points; the NYSE Arca Oil index fell 3.0%. Since the start of 2012, the PPVX, at +19.7% (adjusted currency), is about 19 percentage points higher than the oil index (+1.1%). The top three PPVX titles in 2012 are ReneSola (+60%), Suntech Power (+58%), and JA Solar (+37%). The biggest gainers of this week are First Solar (+18%) and Woongjin Energy (+14%). The biggest declieners of the week were Renewable Energy Corp. (-10%) and Apollo Solar Energy Technology (-3%). Total PPVX market capitalization now stands at about EUR19.7 billion ($25.9 billion).
Remarks
A capitalization of less than €50 million ($63.8 million) has 1 WP; between €50 million ($63.8 million) and €200 million ($255.0 million), 2 WP (Comtec, Gintech, GT Advanced Technologies, JA Solar, ReneSola, Solartech, Trony Solar); between €200 million ($255.0 million) and €800 million ($1.0 billion), 3 WP (Apollo, Centrotherm, Green Energy Technology, JA Solar, MEMC, Meyer Burger Technology, Motech, Neo Solar Power, Nexolon, Power-One, Sino-American Silicon Products, SolarWorld, STR Holdings, SunPower, Trina, Woongjin Energy, Yingli); between €800 million ($1.0 billion) and €3.2 billion ($4.1 billion), 4 WP (First Solar, LDK Solar, Renewable Energy Corp., SMA Solar Technology, Solargiga Energy Holdings, Suntech Power); between €3.2 billion ($4.1 billion) and €12.8 billion ($16.3 billion), 5 WP (GCL-Poly).

Michael Schmela
© PHOTON International. January 27, 2012