About Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive; and Energy Generation and Storage. The company offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty maintenance services and collision, automotive insurance services, as well as part sales and retail merchandise sale. It also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. In addition, the company engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners. Further, it provides services and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty and extended service plans; and various financing options to its residential customers; lithium-ion battery energy storage products, such as Powerwall and Megapack; energy generation products, including solar panels and solar roof; self-driving development and artificial intelligence software, vehicle control and infotainment software, and battery and powertrain. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) is a Consumer Cyclical company in the Auto Manufacturers industry with a market capitalisation of $1.5T. The stock trades at 347.61x trailing earnings.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto Manufacturers
- Market cap
- $1.5T
- P/E ratio
- 347.61
- Forward P/E
- 172.44
- EPS (TTM)
- $1.09
- Revenue (TTM)
- $103.6B
- Free cash flow
- $4.8B
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Beta
- 1.84
- Shares outstanding
- 3.9B
Financial health: Fair5/10
5 strengths, 5 concerns. Weakest points: return on equity, gross margin, net margin and 2 more.
- Debt to equity: 0.08 (Strong, benchmark < 0.5) — Debt of 0.08x equity is conservative against the 0.5x benchmark. It has deteriorated over the last 4 years.
- Net debt vs cash flow: 0.0y (Strong, benchmark < 4 years) — Holds more cash than debt ($37.5B net cash).
- Current ratio: 2.16 (Strong, benchmark > 1.5) — Short-term assets cover 2.16x short-term liabilities, against Graham's 1.5x floor. It has improved over the last 4 years.
- Return on equity: 4.7% (Concern, benchmark > 15%) — Earns 4.7% on shareholder equity, well short of the > 15% mark.
- Gross margin: 18.9% (Concern, benchmark > 40%) — Keeps 18.9% of revenue after the direct cost of sales, well short of the > 40% mark.
- Net margin: 3.7% (Concern, benchmark > 10%) — Turns 3.7% of revenue into profit, well short of the > 10% mark.
- Free cash flow: $6.2B (Strong, benchmark positive) — Generated $6.2B of free cash flow after capital spending. It has deteriorated over the last 4 years.
- Revenue growth: 25.5% (Strong, benchmark > 10%) — Revenue changed 25.5% year on year, comfortably past the > 10% mark.
- Earnings growth: -3.0% (Concern, benchmark > 10%) — Earnings changed -3.0% year on year, well short of the > 10% mark.
- PEG ratio: 4.49 (Concern, benchmark < 1) — At 4.49, the price looks expensive relative to expected growth — Lynch treated 1.0 as fair value.