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Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) Stock Up 8% Ahead of Earnings; Here's What to Watch

By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor - November 4, 2013

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Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) has seen a meteoric rise of 410% since the start of 2013, and the electric automaker is set to announce its third-quarter earnings tomorrow (Tuesday) after market close. TSLA climbed 8% today to $175.18 ahead of the report.

Analysts predict earnings of $0.11 per share for the electric automobile manufacturer. The California-based company suffered an earnings loss of $0.92 per share in the third quarter of 2012.

Analysts are optimistic that Tesla will report a quarterly revenue of more than $534 million, good for an incredible 967% year-over-year increase.

But those aren't the most important numbers investors should watch. The number that could be most impressive when chief executive officer and co-founder Elon Musk makes his announcement Tuesday is Tesla's profit margin.

In a recent conference call, Musk projected a profit margin of 19%. That's up from TSLA's second-quarter figure of 13% and is a significant increase from the first quarter, when Tesla reported a profit margin of just 5%.

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Traditionally, automakers report slim profit margins, making TSLA's 19% projections all the more impressive. In their last earnings reports, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC), Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) posted profit margins of 3.6%, 3.5%, 5.4%, and 3.9% respectively.

Musk's profit-margin optimism continues to the fourth quarter, where he is targeting 25%.

Some more good news that investors hope will boost Tesla stock after earnings:

An expanded agreement with battery-producer Panasonic Corp. is expected to increase production of Tesla models and therefore positively impact sales.

The automaker also recently unveiled its "Supercharger Corridor" that allows owners of the Model S to travel from San Diego to Vancouver without having to pay a dime. Charging stations have been set up throughout California, Oregon, and Washington for owners of the electric vehicle.

While these developments, paired with the growth figures, are encouraging for shareholders, not all of Tesla's figures are quite as rosy...

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jackie cox
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9 years ago

tesla, solar city, the shining example of corruption in government and just plain bad science wiil in fact have its ending, as that was/is the plan from day one of any political donor kickback bankrupty artist—Unfortunately the Federal reserve and it puppets and underlings ie: the NYSE allow IPO's from nbankruptcy artists who have managed to lie, cheat, steal and swindle their comoanies way with more than 10 years of mounting losses, and sells share on the NYSE by buying its own shares setting a creative price, then giving bonuses to money managers who sell the phony stock, in tandem with the largest P R Stunt Campaign I am aware of, a company visited and endorsed by obama, given billions in american taxpayer money (massive tax credits) to make a significantly few cars over the years in a market where buyers buy; BRICK's, CAR's that crach and burn, get little milage in hilly country, traffic jams, or cold weather, a car that ni insurance company in the world will insure for roadside assistance, as most traffic jams represent a real depletion of battery is left running in the hot places where irs actually operable.

This investment site, like the investment journals are all in the same boat, instruments to lure the mostly transient investor into buying shares on the NYSE where near 99 % of the (MOSTLY TRANSIENT) share holders less than 20 % of the stock, in the armpit of the federal reserve system with the ethics of the gambino tribe — all gambling casinos around the country, where you win a little and lose it all, if you keep on playing

The morning Buzz is like all the news media IE;Forbes et al, all channels continually broadcasting the stock exchange prices as if it had anything whatsoever to do with the American People

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