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Things at Tesla are worse than they appear (edition.cnn.com)
submitted 21 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Things are undoubtedly bad at Tesla. Its sales are dwindling. Its profits are plunging, as is its share price. There are regular protests outside its showrooms. The Cybertruck is a flop. And somehow, it’s actually a lot worse than that.

The 71% drop in net income it just reported may have been overshadowed by CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that he would be stepping back from his controversial duties at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But that drop is just one indication of serious financial sickness at the EV maker, problems brought on by falling sales for the first time in its history and falling prices for electric vehicles.

The bottom line problem at Tesla is its vanishing bottom line. A deeper look at its first quarter report shows it’s now losing money on what should be its ostensible reason for existence – selling cars.

It was only able to post a $409 million profit in the quarter thanks to the sale of $595 million worth of regulatory credits to other automakers.

But if the Trump administration gets its way, the company can kiss those regulatory credits keeping it in the black goodbye, too.

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[–] [email protected] 124 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Things at tesla are not as bad as they should be.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The only thing in this world trending in the right direction is their stock price

[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately Tesla is up 34% from its low in March (I know because I shorted them before their earnings)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Of course, since this is the darkest timeline

[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago

Give it some time. I'm sure they could be a whole lot worse still.