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Tesla IncTSLABUYDec 11, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
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He's removing this from the Magnificent 7. It's fallen 16% year to date while all its peers have gained, especially Nvidia. Sales are flagging in China where a Chinese company is overtaking them. Meanwhile, US demand may be peaking. Also consider the declining value of their cards. The EV space is challenged unless Musk develops a battery that lasts twice as long as a gas car tank.
It has been a tough year with cost over-runs along with having to reduce prices and therefore margins. The growth rate is slowing down. It expects to produce 1.8 million vehicles this year and could be falling behind other EV producers, There is intellectual value in their chargers as well as solar and battery technology, but most of their revenue today comes from their production of EV vehicles.
Having your engine in the car is inefficient. They think you are better off creating the power in a plant, say a solar power plant, and then distribute that power into a battery in the car. The upside is not based on the fundamentals. He just believed in the car and the founder when he bought it a few years ago. When they get the model III car out in a few years it will complete with the BMW 3 series in price. TSLA-O cars will be cheaper to produce when they get the cost of the batteries down, than the BMW. They will have a higher margin.