Tesla, Inc.TSLA
NASDAQ • Consumer Cyclical
$404.11
P/E
335.75
PEG
16.79
FCF Yield
—
Rev Growth YoY
+15.8% YoY
Gross Margin
21.1%
Health Score
7/10
D/E Ratio
0.10
Confidence
MEDIUM
Business Snapshot
Tesla is a vertically integrated developer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, energy generation and storage systems, and autonomous driving technologies. It operates in the global automotive industry, where it is the dominant EV producer by volume, though competition from legacy automakers and new entrants is intensifying. With trailing twelve-month revenue of $97.88 billion, Tesla qualifies as a large-cap company. The defining characteristic of the company is its combination of hardware manufacturing (vehicles and batteries) with software-driven features such as Full Self-Driving, which give it the potential for recurring high-margin revenue streams.
Financial Health
Gross margin improved from 20.1% to 21.1% year-over-year, while net margin is unavailable due to a data-quality flag. The balance sheet is conservative with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.1x and a current ratio of 2.16x, indicating ample liquidity and low leverage...
Risk Assessment
- VALUATION — P/E ratio of 335.75x is extreme versus the sector average of 24x, implying a massive premium for growth that must materialize over many years.
- REVENUE DECELERATION — YoY revenue growth of +15.8% contrasts sharply with a QoQ decline of -10.1%, indicating a potential slowdown in the most recent period.
- EARNINGS QUALITY — Only 2 of 4 recent quarters beat analyst estimates, suggesting management guidance may lack consistency and reliability.
- TECHNICALS — The price of $404.11 sits below the 200-day moving average of $408.41, and the MA crossover is a death cross, pointing to a bearish underlying trend.
- VALUATION DIVERGENCE — The FMP DCF estimate of $18.59 implies a massive 2,073.8% premium to current price, but the Python DCF could not be calculated, creating uncertainty around intrinsic value....