schonelucht
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As predicted, warned, pointed out...
It ain't over till the fat lady sings. We'll see what Tesla will actually does in terms of M3 deliveries in Q3 when we get there. In terms of CapEx, it wasn't that far off.
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As predicted, warned, pointed out...
In terms of CapEx, it wasn't that far off.
good luck to all. my last thought is i really thing model 3 gross margins should be very close or above zero this quarter.
so just ahead of the q2 report, i wanted to update my numbers.
couple changes from the last revision you saw:
1. model 3 asp i've tracked down 1k to 55k, based on evaluation of data presented from existing configuration spreadsheets.
2. model 3 gross margins i've now estimated positive in q2. this comes down to the discussion we had around the mathematics of depreciation. i've shown some further detail below how i arrived at the conclusion that gross margin can improve by 16% based on depreciation mathematics alone. this impact will be strongest this quarter, next quarter the benefit will drop to 4-5% and then down to 1% by q4.
if you believe the modeling, then excluding depreciation costs, model 3 was already being produced at a +5% gross margin last quarter in spectacularly low volume. with further efficiency gains and a hopefully correct modeling of depreciation math, it seems somewhat likely to me that model 3 gross margin would cross the zero boundary. i don't have high confidence on that statement, but only that i feel odds are > 50% of positive model 3 gross margin.
the combination of above factors slightly changes the bottom line number, but for the most part it's the same as before. imo watching model 3 gross margin will be very important b/c that will help us understand how much they can make in q3. anything that is low-mid single digits for model 3 gross margin should be considered a home run imo, so much so it feels like a pipe dream.
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… s deliveries x deliveries s+x deliveries 3 deliveries 3 production est model 3 manuf deprctn per model 3 blended manuf deprctn per 3 gross margin impact lease s/x % veh avg price s+x avg price model 3 revenue auto sales ex 3 auto sales mod 3 auto leasing 1 time autopilot zev credits total auto energy storage solarcity grohmann services/other total revenue cost of revenue auto sales ex 3 auto sales mod 3 auto leasing total auto energy storage solarcity grohmann services & other total cost of rev gross profit auto gaap ex 3 gm auto-zev ex 3 gm model 3 gm auto-zev incl 3 gm storage gm scty gm grohmann gm services gm opex tesla r&d tesla sg&a 1 time costs solarcity r&d solarcity sg&a total opex op income interest inc interest exp scty interest other income exp 1time scty gain pretax income income tax net income non-cont int. net inc to common basic shares diluted shares diluted gaap eps gaap net income + stock based comp + one time scty non-gaap net income non-gaap diluted eps balance sheet current assets cash & eq. restricted cash accts rcvbl inventory prepaids+other total current assets op lease vehicles solar energy sys pp&e intangible assets goodwill mypower rcvbls restricted cash other assets total assets current liabiliites accts payable accrued liabs+other deferred revenue resale value guar cust deposits curr debt+leases curr solar bonds total current liabs lt debt+leases solar bonds rel party conv debt deferred revenue resale value guar other lt liabilities comm stk warrants capital lease oblg total liabilities commits/contings rdmbl ncis in subs conv senior notes nci in subsidiaries common equity cash flow statement cash flows from ops net loss dep/amortization stock-based comp am of debt discount inv write-down loss on disposals forex loss (gain) loss on acq scty non-cash int/other chgs in op as/lb accts rcbl inv / op leases prepaids/other ca mypower rcvbls + other accts pybl/accr liabs deferred revenue customer deposits other lt liabs net cash from ops cash flows from inv pp&e purchases purchase solar sys net cash from inv cash flows from fin stock issued debt issued debt repayments rel pty solar repaids coll lease borrowing stock option excrs capital lease paids stock+debt issue cost investment by nci in subs dist to nci in subs buyouts of nci in subs net cash from fin forex effect net change in cash cash & eq start cash & eq end
A reminder to everyone that it's an economies of scale business. If you underestimate the economies of scale, then the gross margins are better than you think but the fixed costs are higher than you think...i can't do a full reconciliation easily due to the complexity of the model, but just quick shots:
* my auto sales estimate within 200k of actual
* my total revenue estimate within 5m of actual (<0.2% error)
* cogs i am about 2.5% high, so tesla beats on my margin estimates overall.
* opex they went much higher than i thought
* operating income nets out though and i end up within 15m (<2.5% error).
I want to be annoyed that my stock is being diluted, but since it's going to the hardworking Tesla employees who clearly deserve it, I'm actually happy.* net income to common i miss by less than 25m.
* they beat my non-gaap number meaningfully due to higher stock based comp - much higher than high had estimated perhaps on restructuring.
* on cash from ops, they do better than i thought by about 60m
* on capex better than i thought by 100m
* on cash from financing they pulled in an extra 150m or so vs what i modeled. note that it's virtually impossible to model that part as it is largely choices management makes.
* the netting of all that cash gets them a few hundred million better than i expected at 2.24b ending the quarter.
* inventory comes in higher than i thought, this means that cash could have been even another 100-200m better than i was modeling if not for the build.
so to summarize:
revenue on target
cost of goods sold better than expected
opex worse than expected - although stock based comp was up a lot so that means some non-cash components there
cash from ops slightly better than expected
capex spend controlled better than expected
within model 3, my initial take is gross margins are better than i expected meaningfully, asp is lower than i expected meaningfully. and that's just fine b/c it means they will make good money even later in the order book. i feel like it is virtually certain that model 3 gross margin in q3 will be greater than 10% and the given target of 15% is fully realistic imo.
this is great news imo for margins being on track, and for cash to not be an issue. cash balances will rise likely towards 3b going to the end of this year.
I want to be annoyed that my stock is being diluted, but since it's going to the hardworking Tesla employees who clearly deserve it, I'm actually happy.
You did excellent modelling.
A reminder to everyone that it's an economies of scale business. If you underestimate the economies of scale, then the gross margins are better than you think but the fixed costs are higher than you think...
I want to be annoyed that my stock is being diluted, but since it's going to the hardworking Tesla employees who clearly deserve it, I'm actually happy.
I'll be interested to see your updated model for Q3/Q4 with the new information. (Lower ASPs, lower cost of production, etc.) When you get to it.
Please keep in mind that opex includes over 2 month pay for all people that got laid off. So opex will be lower in Q3i'd prefer to wait until the 10q to post something, but a preliminary look indicates that q3/q4 while close to my model need to be adjusted lower.
despite tesla doing well operationally they increased opex by more than enough to offset. adding 1-2% of gross margin can't fully offset what could be 100m in new opex.
the bears i think will latch on to the opex increase and say that tesla is moving cogs into opex. it is odd actually that opex goes up when you had a barnacle cleaning, layoffs of 9% of the workforce, and cost discipline. how does opex (excluding one-time restructuring) rise in the face of all of that?
the other really good news is the cash trajectory is quite a bit better than i thought.
despite tesla doing well operationally they increased opex by more than enough to offset. adding 1-2% of gross margin can't fully offset what could be 100m in new opex.
the bears i think will latch on to the opex increase and say that tesla is moving cogs into opex. it is odd actually that opex goes up when you had a barnacle cleaning, layoffs of 9% of the workforce, and cost discipline. how does opex (excluding one-time restructuring) rise in the face of all of that?
Oh right. Probably includes severance pay, which typically gets lump-summed.Please keep in mind that opex includes over 2 month pay for all people that got laid off. So opex will be lower in Q3
Severance was separate. But people were employed in Q2 for over 2 months before layoffs. Their salary comes off in Q3. Not sure if luv already modeled Q2 with this understanding, probably did. Too tired tnt to dig into it...Oh right. Probably includes severance pay, which typically gets lump-summed.
S/X in transit start of Q2 but delivered in Q2 : 4060, prepayment on these cars $2,500. Effect on deposits - 10,150
S/X in transit end of Q2 3,892, prepayment on these cars $2,500. Effect on deposits +9,730
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A reduction of cars in-transit to markets with tariffs would have a higher net effect than just the order deposit amount times the difference of cars in-transit.
So you aren't buying the Q3 guidance?I am pretty happy with the performance of my model. I was just $25M off on Automotive revenue for cars sold and $38M on costs. Around 1-2%. Yet, I was totally wrong on vehicle leasing income and costs. And I don't understand why. 6% of the cars was sold under lease (2446) That's super comparable to the 2400 from last quarter. Yet leasing income and costs are really different. (173M -> 239M on rev and 104M->136M on costs). That's +35%. How come?
I too will tweak things as we get the 10-Q. Spoiler : I don't see any reason to change my gross margin predictions on Model 3 (14% in q3, 16% in q4) so that is clearly more negative than @luvb2b. But I do also need to up SG&A and R&D a bit which will likely tip my Q3 profitability into the negative...
I'll start off. I think your Q3 delivery numbers are low. Inside-Evs guesses 14250 for July, and the questionable numbers from the bear who's getting leaks from the factory indicates an average rate in excess of 4500/week exiting July. 50K is really too pessimistic. I'm expecting more like 55K-56K.i'm going to post a very preliminary model update with likely many errors. a lot of different pieces i had to lump into different buckets that will get sorted out with the 10q filing. normally i don't like to put out such preliminary (ahem garbage) type of stuff, but thought it might help energize the discussion.