Major US electric vehicle (EV) company $Tesla(TSLA.US)$Financial results for the fiscal year ending January to March 2024 (1st quarter) were announced after local closing on the 23rd. Tesla's sales and profits fell short of expectations for 3 consecutive quarters, and sales fell for the first time in 4 years, the biggest drop in the past 12 years. Profits were sluggish, and free cash flow was negative for the first time since COVID-19. The company has repeated the pessimistic outlook that the growth in automobile sales volume this year will be “significantly lower,” but it is assumed that development of cheaper models will be accelerated and investment in AI will be strengthened as early as next year, and details will be announced on 8/8. Also, sales of the humanoid robot “Optimus (Optimus)” are expected by the end of next year.
Despite the fact that sales and profits fell short of expectations, and the company maintained guidance on growth in automobile production and car deliveries in 2024 while “drastically lowered.”Policy to hasten the introduction of models that are easy to buyIt was revealed and “defeated” reports that development of the Model 2 was stopped a few days ago. Tesla's stock price is overtime trading13% at one timeIt has skyrocketed recently.
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Major US EVs $Tesla(TSLA.US)$Is4/24 5:00 Japan timeupon2024 Q1 financial results are scheduled to be announced。
According to market consensus, Tesla's first quarter sales compared to the same period last year$22.521 billion, down 3.46%, EPS compared to the same period last year$0.44, down 39.48%It is expected.
Tesla in 2024 had a rough start. A decrease in the number of car deliveries was expected to drag profits, and intentions such as personnel cuts due to sluggish demand and intensifying competition were also conveyed. Due to a series of bad news in recent months, Tesla's stock price has fallen by nearly 40% year to date, making it the worst performing major stock this year.
Due to the decline in demand for electric vehicles in general and the intensification of competition from China, the company's quarterly profit declined 40% from the same period last year in the 23/Q4 financial results reported in January, and sales growth also stopped at 3%, which is lower than expected. Also, the number of car deliveries in the first quarter, which was revealed at the beginning of the month, declined sharply compared to the same period last year, which is a nightmare figure for the company. The EV giants are facing a difficult year.
Slowing EV demand and shrinking profit margins
The number of car deliveries for the first quarter announced by Tesla on the 2nd of this monthSame year as last year...