Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (YGE), Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ): Why Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (TSL) Earnings Could Get Brighter This Quarter

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Trina is poised to take advantage of some positive trends in the industry. The Chinese government said that it expects to install 35 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2015, and Trina will benefit by both making solar panels and participating in systems development. Moreover, with Europe and China having settled a trade dispute by imposing price floors on solar-panel sales, which could further boost Trina’s gross margin — albeit at the potential cost of lower sales if it can’t demonstrate a competitive quality advantage over Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ), Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE), and other industry players.

In the Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) earnings report, watch to see how the company fares in comparison to its closest peers. Both Canadian Solar and U.S. solar giant SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) have seen a big boost in sales to the Japanese solar market, helping their overall results. Trina needs to follow through on its own guidance in order to reassure investors it can weather the industry’s dark times and come out shining.

The article Why Trina Solar Earnings Could Get Brighter This Quarter originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Caplinger.

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