On July 23, Tesla Motors declined 4.14% overnight, trading at $358.51/share, with turnover of $291,700. The drop was triggered by the company's Q2 earnings report, which showed a significant miss on profitability despite strong top-line growth.
Tesla reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $0.33, missing the analyst consensus estimate of approximately $0.50-$0.53 by over 34%, representing an 18% year-over-year decline. Revenue came in at $28.236 billion, up 26% year-over-year and beating estimates by roughly 7%, with annual revenue surpassing $100 billion for the first time. However, gross margin fell to approximately 16.3%-16.8%, well below the expected 19.4%, while operating profit plunged 57% to just $3.98 billion — less than one-third of market expectations. Free cash flow turned negative for the first time in two years at -$1.09 billion.
Management reiterated full-year capital expenditure will exceed $25 billion, with the CFO warning that battery and electronic component supply chains will constrain capacity growth. Tesla confirmed it remains in its most intensive investment phase, with R&D-driven operating expenses expected to continue rising.
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