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Gene Munster, Will Thompson
Tesla’s 2020 Remains a Wildcard, but Margins Are Encouraging
This is the third consecutive quarter of favorable results that support Tesla having an outsized opportunity to play a key role in the future of mobility. As a reminder, there is typically a four-week lag between Tesla announcing deliveries and…
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Gene Munster
Tesla Preview: Near-Term Headwinds, Long-Term Tailwinds
Tesla will report March quarter results this Wednesday, April 29. Earlier this month, Tesla released March quarter deliveries of 88.4k vehicles, up 40% year over year compared to the US auto industry (limited comparison) down 29%. We see three areas…
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Tesla
Gene Munster, Will Thompson
Tesla Is Crushing the Auto Industry
This year is going to be ugly for the auto industry, and Tesla is showing signs that it has a powerful demand advantage over its competitors. March quarter delivery numbers were up 40% year over year to 88.4k compared to…
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Andrew Murphy
How to Think About Change in a Post-Coronavirus World
It would be easy to get overwhelmed by the fact that everything has changed for a time. But, in an attempt to understand the new trajectory of our world, we resolve to push through and try to separate what we…
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Gene Munster
Despite Production Shutdown, Tesla’s Future Is Still Bright
Tesla announced that its Fremont and Buffalo factories are closing production indefinitely. This, of course, is the prudent move, prioritizing employee safety. Given the company’s current $8B plus in cash on hand and the fact that variable production costs will…
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Tesla
Gene Munster
When Fremont Gets Shut Down, Tesla Will Survive
Update: as of Wednesday, March 18th, Tesla is continuing operations at Fremont, we believe at about 25% capacity. We continue to believe that the company will eventually have to shut down the factory altogether apart from “minimum basic operations” to…
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Tesla
Gene Munster, Will Thompson
Gigafactory Location Represents a Profitability Lever for Tesla
After Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is currently scouting locations for a Cybertruck/Model Y Gigafactory, we began exploring the potential impact of Tesla producing cars in locations outside of Fremont, CA. As expected, we found that diversifying manufacturing locations is…
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Tesla
Gene Munster
Cybertruck Building Support with Construction Pros
Back in November following Tesla’s Cybertruck announcement, we published a note titled Cybertruck Misses Core Truck Buyer, But Still An Incremental Positive. Following 22 conversations with midwest-based construction pros, a core truck-buying segment, we’ve realized we were wrong, as early…
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Gene Munster, Will Thompson
Tesla Capitalizes on Its Surge
Tesla plans to capitalize on its recent surge in value by issuing 2.65M new shares with expected proceeds of $2.3B. With the stock down as much as 7% in pre-market trading and up 5.5% during the day, investors are signaling…
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Tesla
Gene Munster
Tesla Faces Headwinds as Expectations Rise
Bottom Line: Tesla’s market cap has nearly doubled over the last month and has tripled since the end of Q3. The excitement driving such a dramatic rise presents short term risk. We believe current pricing may be overlooking: Sequential delivery…
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Tesla
Gene Munster
Why Is TSLA Still Surging?
Tesla shares are up 20% today following a 45% move over the previous month. The most recent share price surge is attributed to a combination of two factors: short-covering and greater investor optimism that Tesla is a tech company that…
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Gene Munster, Will Thompson
Tesla: How Much Is the Future of Transportation Worth?
Tesla reported Dec-19 earnings of $2.14 per share (vs expectations of $1.72) and revenue of $7.38B (vs expectations of $7.02B). The company generated $1B in operating cash flow less capex vs. the Street at $429m. Shares were up much as…
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