Tesla Inc.
AutomotiveElectric cars and clean energy
$174.96 -2.41% today · Market cap $556B
Step 1 · The business
What does it do?
Tesla makes electric cars and sells batteries and solar products. Much of its valuation rests on future bets like self-driving and robotics.
How it makes money
Share of yearly revenue
Step 2 · The case for
Why might investors care?
What people like about it, then how the business is doing — each number in plain words.
- Strong brand and charging network
- Leading in battery cost
How it's doing
Revenue growth
Sales shrank 2% over the past year.
Large companies often grow 3–10% a year.
Profit margin
It keeps about $8 of profit from every $100 of sales.
Varies by industry: retailers ~3%, software 30%+.
Price / earnings (P/E)
Investors pay $55 for each $1 of yearly profit.
The S&P 500 average is around 20–25×.
Dividend yield
Pays no dividend — profits are reinvested.
Steady, mature companies often pay 2–4%.
Step 3 · The case against
What could go wrong?
The risks people point to, and how bumpy owning it can be.
- Price cuts are squeezing profits
- The stock swings sharply on news and sentiment
Typical yearly swing
In a typical year the price might end ~60% above or below where it started.
The S&P 500 swings about 17% a year.
If the market fell 15%
A broad 15% fall would move TSLA about 15% in MAVEST's scenario model.
A learning scenario, not a forecast.
Debt level
Little debt, so less pressure when times are tough.
Step 4 · Your turn
Before you decide
Questions worth answering for yourself — there are no right answers.
- 179% of sales come from car sales. What happens if that slows down?
- 2At a P/E of 55, investors expect a lot of growth. What would happen to the price if growth disappoints?
- 3It moved down 2.4% today. Would you still be interested if it hadn't?
- 4It typically swings about 60% a year. Could you hold on through a 30% drop?
In your portfolio
You haven't built a practice portfolio yet. Thinking this through starts one, or open Portfolio Lab.
Starts the Decision Coach · practice money · you choose the amount
Price history
Simulated history on mock data. A price move alone isn't a reason to decide.
$174.96-2.41% today
+28.40% over 1Y · Market cap $556B
What others are thinking
Reasoning shared by other learners — not tips.
No one has shared research on TSLA yet. Yours could be the first.