Here Are Some Essential Facts About Tesla (TSLA)

Large-cap consumer discretionary company Tesla has moved -3.3% this afternoon, reaching $205.45 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $215.52.

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company is based in the United States.

Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying Tesla:

  • Tesla has moved -9.0% over the last year.

  • TSLA has a forward P/E ratio of 54.8 based on its EPS guidance of 3.75.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 20.66.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 12.22

Tesla Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 13,956,000 7,793,000 6,163,000 -18.54
2022 14,724,000 7,158,000 7,566,000 50.87
2021 11,497,000 6,482,000 5,015,000 80.01
2020 5,943,000 3,157,000 2,786,000 158.44
2019 2,405,000 1,327,000 1,078,000 36033.33
2018 2,098,000 2,101,000 -3,000

Tesla's free cash flows have a decent average of $3.77 Billion over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 265.8%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 256.6%.

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