# Tesla, Inc. Common Stock (TSLA) — Stock CV

Tesla, Inc. is a $1.51T consumer company. Revenue grew 11.8% over the last year, it keeps 4¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 397.1× earnings — near the highest of its own history.

> Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of real-world artificial intelligence software, which includes autonomous driving and humanoid robots.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: TSLA
- **Sector**: Consumer Cyclical
- **Industry**: Auto Manufacturers
- **Headquarters**: AUSTIN, TX
- **Employees**: 134 785
- **Website**: https://www.tesla.com
- **Market cap**: $1.51T
- **Last price**: $382.82
- **Financial profile**: Strong

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $104B
- **Net income**: $3.80B
- **Free cash flow**: $5.76B
- **Net cash**: $29.3B
- **P/E**: 397.1
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 11.8%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 10 |
| Growth | 70 |
| Profitability | 21 |
| Health | 93 |
| Quality | 77 |
| Moat | 22 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 8 of 10 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +11.8% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $3.80B TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -33.3% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $5.76B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — more cash than debt
- [x] Established company — $1.51T market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — +8.6% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 6/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 14.3 — safe
- [ ] Valuation not extreme — P/E 397.1

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2023** — Best year on record: $15.0B net income
- **FY2021** — Revenue crossed $50B: $53.8B for the year
- **Mar 24, 2021** — Tesla became a major investor in bitcoin, acquiring $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency
- **FY2020** — Turned profitable: $721M net income after a loss year
- **Dec 21, 2020** — Joined the S&P 500: the largest new member ever at the time
- **FY2019** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 7-year streak
- **2019** — Tesla introduced the Model Y mid-size crossover SUV, its second mass-market vehicle, based on the…
- **2018** — The production problems had been overcome
- **FY2017** — Revenue crossed $10B: $11.8B for the year
- **Jul 28, 2017** — Model 3: the mass-market bet that nearly broke the company — then saved it
- **2017** — Tesla Motors changed its name to Tesla, Inc., to better reflect the scope of its expanded business
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $7.00B in first reported year
- **Jul 15, 2013** — Tesla became a NASDAQ-100 company
- **2012** — The Model S won several automotive awards during 2012 and 2013, including the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year
- **Jun 22, 2012** — Model S: proved EVs could beat gasoline cars on merit
- **Jun 29, 2010** — IPO on Nasdaq: first US carmaker to go public since Ford in 1956
- **2008** — First Roadster delivered: the electric sports car that started it all
- **Jul 1, 2003** — Founded by Eberhard & Tarpenning: Elon Musk led the Series A months later and took over

## Strengths

- Revenue growing 11.8% year over year
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 71.5× by operating earnings
- Altman Z-Score 14.34 — low bankruptcy-risk zone

## Watch-outs

- Loss-making in 4 of the recent years

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $53.8B | $5.52B | $5.01B |
| FY2022 | $81.5B | $12.6B | $7.57B |
| FY2023 | $96.8B | $15.0B | $4.36B |
| FY2024 | $97.7B | $7.09B | $3.58B |
| FY2025 | $94.8B | $3.79B | $6.22B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/TSLA — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.