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Tesla (TSLA) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y
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Tesla, Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) has reported earnings per share of $2.90 in third-quarter 2018, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 55 cents. The company reported loss of $2.92 per share in the prior-year quarter.
During the reported quarter, net income attributable to common shareholders amounted $516.2 million compared with the year-ago net loss of $488.5 million.
Revenues increased to $6.8 billion from $3 billion registered in third-quarter 2017. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.7 billion.
During the quarter under review, Tesla delivered 27,710 Model S and Model X vehicles, and 56,065 Model 3 vehicles to the customers.
Total automotive revenues, including revenues from automotive sales and leasing, increased appreciably year over year to $6.1 billion in the reported quarter. The rise was due to a robust increase in Model 3 deliveries.
Energy generation and storage revenues increased from $317.5 million in third-quarter 2017 to $399.3 million in the reported quarter. The rise was mainly due to considerable growth of energy-storage deployments, and higher mix of cash and loan sales for solar deployments.
Services and other revenues increased 21.1% year over year to $445 million, primarily due to higher used-car sales.
Tesla’s third-quarter 2018 automotive gross margin was 25.8%, increasing 752 basis points (bps) from third-quarter 2017.
Energy generation and storage gross margin declined 804 bps on a year-over-year basis to 17.2%.
Tesla had cash and cash equivalents of $2.97 billion as of Sep 30, 2018, compared with $3.37 billion, as of Dec 31, 2017.
Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $139.1 million in third-quarter 2018 compared with net cash of $300.6 million used in third-quarter 2017. Capital expenditure declined to $510.3 million from $1.12 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Business Expansion
In third-quarter 2018, Tesla opened four new stores and service locations. The company also opened 44 new supercharger locations, reaching the global total of 1,352.
Model 3 Update
The company roughly produced 5,300 Model 3 vehicles in the last week of the third quarter. The Model 3 production system was stable during the quarter. The company started the quarter by producing only Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) Model 3s and ended it by manufacturing almost the entire All-Wheel Drive (AWD) version of Model 3.
Labor time required per Model 3 declined by over 30% in third-quarter 2018 from that of second-quarter 2018.
Outlook
The company expects Model 3 production and deliveries to continue increasing in fourth-quarter 2018. Model 3 gross margin is likely to remain unchanged in fourth-quarter 2018. Tesla expects to deliver around 100,000 units of Model S and Model X in 2018, similar to the prior-quarter guidance.
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Tesla (TSLA) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Up Y/Y
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) has reported earnings per share of $2.90 in third-quarter 2018, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 55 cents. The company reported loss of $2.92 per share in the prior-year quarter.
During the reported quarter, net income attributable to common shareholders amounted $516.2 million compared with the year-ago net loss of $488.5 million.
Revenues increased to $6.8 billion from $3 billion registered in third-quarter 2017. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.7 billion.
During the quarter under review, Tesla delivered 27,710 Model S and Model X vehicles, and 56,065 Model 3 vehicles to the customers.
Total automotive revenues, including revenues from automotive sales and leasing, increased appreciably year over year to $6.1 billion in the reported quarter. The rise was due to a robust increase in Model 3 deliveries.
Energy generation and storage revenues increased from $317.5 million in third-quarter 2017 to $399.3 million in the reported quarter. The rise was mainly due to considerable growth of energy-storage deployments, and higher mix of cash and loan sales for solar deployments.
Services and other revenues increased 21.1% year over year to $445 million, primarily due to higher used-car sales.
Tesla’s third-quarter 2018 automotive gross margin was 25.8%, increasing 752 basis points (bps) from third-quarter 2017.
Energy generation and storage gross margin declined 804 bps on a year-over-year basis to 17.2%.
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Financial Position
Tesla had cash and cash equivalents of $2.97 billion as of Sep 30, 2018, compared with $3.37 billion, as of Dec 31, 2017.
Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $139.1 million in third-quarter 2018 compared with net cash of $300.6 million used in third-quarter 2017. Capital expenditure declined to $510.3 million from $1.12 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Business Expansion
In third-quarter 2018, Tesla opened four new stores and service locations. The company also opened 44 new supercharger locations, reaching the global total of 1,352.
Model 3 Update
The company roughly produced 5,300 Model 3 vehicles in the last week of the third quarter. The Model 3 production system was stable during the quarter. The company started the quarter by producing only Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) Model 3s and ended it by manufacturing almost the entire All-Wheel Drive (AWD) version of Model 3.
Labor time required per Model 3 declined by over 30% in third-quarter 2018 from that of second-quarter 2018.
Outlook
The company expects Model 3 production and deliveries to continue increasing in fourth-quarter 2018. Model 3 gross margin is likely to remain unchanged in fourth-quarter 2018. Tesla expects to deliver around 100,000 units of Model S and Model X in 2018, similar to the prior-quarter guidance.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Tesla currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
A few better-ranked stocks in the auto space are Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN - Free Report) , Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP - Free Report) and Navistar International Corporation , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Allison Transmission has an expected long-term growth rate of 10%. Over the past six months, shares of the company have surged 13%.
Advance Auto Parts has an expected long-term growth rate of 12.3%. Over the past two years, shares of the company have risen 40.6%.
Navistar has an expected long-term growth rate of 5%. Over the past two years, shares of the company have risen 35.3%.
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