Tesla shares top $1,000 again on Elon Musk’s break-even optimism

Tesla shares surged 5.2% to close at $1,009.35.Elon Musk has asked Tesla employees to step up even as prospect of avoiding a second-quarter loss looms
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File photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (REUTERS)
File photo of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Tesla Inc.’s stock price climbed back above $1,000 after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested the electric-car maker may be able to avoid a second-quarter loss.

“Breaking even is looking super tight," Musk wrote in an email to employees obtained by Bloomberg and first reported by Electrek. “Really makes a difference for every car you build and deliver. Please go all out to ensure victory!" (Read full report here)

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Tesla shares surged 5.2% on Monday to close at $1,009.35. The stock has soared 141% this year, putting its market capitalization on course to rival Toyota Motor Corp., the most valuable automaker in the world by that measure.

Also Read : Man accidentally buys 28 Tesla cars worth 1.4 million euros online

Musk, 49, has routinely sent emails to rally the troops at the end of a quarter, though Tesla hasn’t always lived up to the expectations set by his internal memos. The company reported a record 97,000 deliveries for the three months that ended in September, falling short of the 100,000 mark he floated in an email to staff days earlier.

If Musk is on the mark this time, the carmaker could qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index. To be eligible, the company needs to report positive quarterly earnings under generally accepted accounting principles.

Also Read : Tesla scrapes the bottom in J.D. Power Initial Quality Study in US

While analysts on average project Tesla will lose almost $2 a share on a GAAP basis this quarter, higher-than-projected vehicle deliveries would make profitability a “less radical" idea, Dan Levy, a Credit Suisse analyst, wrote in a report Monday. In addition to underestimating volume, the company may be able to beat expectations by cutting expenses, boosting sales of regulatory credits and recognizing more revenue related to its automated-driving system.

“Expectations are high, yet it’s unclear to us how the stock will be challenged," Levy wrote. “With an S&P add expected in 2020, it would be further support for the stock."

First Published Date: 30 Jun 2020, 08:32 AM IST
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