First Solar beats handily on bottom line, beats on revs; guides FY13 EPS above consensus, revs below consensus; stock halted FSLR
Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $2.28 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $1.44 better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $1.10; revenues rose 50.8% year/year to $1.26 bln vs the $1.02 bln consensus.