Tesla reported sturdy supply and manufacturing numbers for the second quarter of the 12 months this morning.
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives believes it exhibits the “worst is within the rear view mirror” for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk as “the EV demand story is beginning to return to the disruptive tech stalwart forward of a historic Robotaxi Day on August eighth,” he wrote in a word to traders.
Tesla reported this morning it delivered 443,956 automobiles within the second quarter, composed of 422,405 Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y and 21,551 “different automobiles,” which means the Mannequin S, Mannequin X, and Cybertruck.
Tesla experiences Q2 supply and manufacturing figures, beating estimates
It additionally deployed 9.4 GWh of power storage merchandise for the quarter, greater than double its earlier file.
From an investor standpoint, Ives believes that is the quarter Tesla wanted to dispel any doubt that there might need been, calling it “the appetizer” to Robotaxi Day:
“This good 2Q efficiency is simply the appetizer to the principle occasion in our view, which is RoboTaxi Day on August eighth to unleash the following a part of the Tesla autonomous story with all of the Avenue watching”
Tesla has not had what many would contemplate a straightforward or clean crusing 12 months. It has struggled with lower-than-expected supply figures by way of its year-over-year progress. In Q1, it admitted it will not have the ability to sustain with its yearly progress charge because it was “between two main progress waves” because it continues to work towards the discharge of its next-generation car.
Traders shouldn’t be frightened, although, as a result of Tesla has “enough liquidity to fund its product roadmap, long-term capability enlargement plans, and different bills.”
Ives is now trying to August eighth for Tesla’s subsequent landmark second:
“We consider the August eighth Robotaxi Day will likely be a key historic second for the Tesla story that we see as a near-term catalyst. In the end the important thing to reaching a $1 trillion+ valuation is the autonomous and FSD imaginative and prescient taking maintain for Tesla, which seems to be turning a nook with this newest FSD v12.4 and now China FSD testing underway.”
With the pay bundle dilemma prior to now and Tesla beating expectations, it appears there’s extra to be bullish about in Q3 than in Q2.
There are various constructive issues traders can look to within the coming quarters, and because the second half of 2024 has arrived, Tesla bulls ought to search for the August eighth Robotaxi unveiling as their subsequent true catalyst. Ives believes it’s the first of many within the coming six months.
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