TSLA corporate outlook

[Nubo]

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Cart-master: (suprised) What?
Man: Nothing! Here's your ninepence....
Old Man: I'm not dead!
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Man: Yes he is.
Old Man: I'm not!
Cart-master: 'E isn't?
Man: Well... he will be soon-- he's very ill...
Old Man: I'm getting better!
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Old Man: I don't want to go on the cart....
Man: Oh, don't be such a baby.

[edatoakrun]

Data from the Model 3 invites spreadsheet

https://model3ownersclub.com/threads/da ... heet.5678/

Data posted above seems to indicate model 3 production and deliveries this year are so far are at a fraction of the 1,000 per week rate TSLA claimed for late December 2017.

Nikkei AR delivers TSLA quite a beating, downright snide in tone in some parts of the article not quoted below:

Tesla production delays raise doubts on its finances

Another production setback for Tesla involving its new electric sedan is drawing unwelcome attention to the company's shaky finances...

With market concerns growing, a further delay in the delivery of the mass-market Model 3 could threaten the loss-making Silicon Valley automaker's ability to secure needed funds from capital markets and lenders.

On Jan. 3, Tesla said it would reach its target pace of cranking out 5,000 Model 3 units weekly in by the end of the April-June quarter, later than the previous goal of the end of 2017. The announcement marked a second such delay.

The delay prompted sudden scrutiny of the company's financial state, which a finance executive at a Japanese peer described as "unusual for an automaker."...

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Compan ... s-finances

[jlv]

Data from the Model 3 invites spreadsheet

https://model3ownersclub.com/threads/da ... heet.5678/

Data posted above seems to indicate model 3 production and deliveries this year are so far are at a fraction of the 1,000 per week rate TSLA claimed for late December 2017.

Or, they indicate that not many people update the spreadsheet posted at m3oc. My update went to the one hosted at tmc (which is different).

[edatoakrun]

Data from the Model 3 invites spreadsheet

https://model3ownersclub.com/threads/da ... heet.5678/

Data posted above seems to indicate model 3 production and deliveries this year are so far are at a fraction of the 1,000 per week rate TSLA claimed for late December 2017.

Or, they indicate that not many people update the spreadsheet posted at m3oc. My update went to the one hosted at tmc (which is different).

If you're referring to the spreadsheet discussed in the thread below, they are the same.

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads ... et.104996/

The link I posted presents data from that spreadsheet giving useful information about rates of production and deliveries.

And also some very optimistic (IMO) future projections...

[EatsShootsandLeafs]

edatoakrun, does it bother you that Tesla hasn't gone bankrupt yet?

[LTLFTcomposite]

Any guesses on what Apple is going to do with that quarter of a trillion dollars they're repatriating? I can't imagine being short with that kind of cash sloshing around silicon valley... It's going to go from crazy to insane.

[cwerdna]

Any guesses on what Apple is going to do with that quarter of a trillion dollars they're repatriating? I can't imagine being short with that kind of cash sloshing around silicon valley... It's going to go from crazy to insane.

I'd imagine more acquisitions, data centers and that second campus, for starters? I kind of doubt the spending would be mostly in Silicon Valley.

[WetEV]

Any guesses on what Apple is going to do with that quarter of a trillion dollars they're repatriating? I can't imagine being short with that kind of cash sloshing around silicon valley... It's going to go from crazy to insane.

I'd guess mostly to repurchase stock and/or a dividend increase.

Who is going to buy all the T-bills Apple is going to be selling to raise this cash?

[webb14leafs]

Can we keep this really simple with the following comment:

Not being able to meet demand is a VERY GOOD PROBLEM.

Tesla is on track to EASILY sell over 350,000 cars per year within the next 6-12 months. This is not debatable. We can debate whether it's closer to 6 or 12, but you cannot debate IF it will happen. Well, you CAN, but it would be stupid.

I understand some people love to hate, but it's reaching ridiculous proportions. Tesla's outlook is excellent. They will not be purchased. Don't get hung up on Market Cap, or stock price, or PE ratio, or any comparison of fundamentals to other car manufacturers, or current cash burn. Bottom line is you have a company that DOMINATES a nascent market when it comes to demand. GM can have their 20-30K Bolts per year. Tesla will achieve 10X that while still Ramping Up production.

[LTLFTcomposite]

Any guesses on what Apple is going to do with that quarter of a trillion dollars they're repatriating? I can't imagine being short with that kind of cash sloshing around silicon valley... It's going to go from crazy to insane.

I'd imagine more acquisitions, data centers and that second campus, for starters? I kind of doubt the spending would be mostly in Silicon Valley.

My point exactly. I question whether there are actually enough opportunities to invest such a large amount without branching out into entirely new lines of business. I know the idea of Apple buying Tesla has been kicked around a lot and dismissed by many, but the Trump tax cuts have changed the game - there is now a huge amount of capital looking for a home, and the world only needs so many iTunes servers. We know they were pursuing an Apple-car project, the Titan thing, but near as I can tell that fell apart because starting a car company really isn't as easy as some would have you believe. Recruiting the right resources, design, engineering, testing, marketing, manufacturing - you can't put nine women on that and have a baby in a month, even with all the money in the world it's probably a decade to get that to scale.