Tesla

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Tesla shares are up 9% today following a 34% move over the previous month. This most recent share price surge is attributed to a combination of two factors, short-covering and greater investor optimism regarding Tesla’s 2020 demand. We continue to…

Tesla takes another measurable step forward with 112k deliveries, ahead of Street expectations of 106k. This is the 3rd consecutive quarter of sequential delivery growth despite declining tax credits and trade headwinds, further evidence that consumer demand for EVs is…

The recent move in shares of TSLA (up 30% in the past month) has largely been driven by short sellers covering positions based on the emerging consensus that Tesla will stay in business long-term. That said, Tesla has not won…