Tesla is the most valuable car company in the world.

But it’s way more than a car company. Elon Musk is working on many other things. Think about robotaxis and robots.

Does this make it an interesting investment? Let’s find out today.

Tesla,Inc. - General Information

👔 Company name: Tesla, Inc.
✍️ ISIN: US88160R1014
🔎 Ticker: TSLA
📚 Type: Owner-Operator
📈 Stock Price: $417.3
💵 Market cap: $1.3 trillion
📊 Average daily volume: $27.9 billion

Onepager

Here’s a onepager with the essentials of Tesla.

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15-Step Approach

Now let’s use our 15-step approach to analyze the company.

At the end of this article, we’ll give Tesla a score on each of these 15 metrics.

This results in a Total Quality Score.

1. Do I understand the business model?

"I’d rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.” — Elon Musk

This is the mindset that made Tesla the most valuable car company in the world.

In 2003, two engineers decided to build an electric car that people actually wanted to drive.

But they had a problem… They didn’t have any money.

Elon Musk solved that problem.

He joined in 2004, betting his entire fortune on the idea.

He turned out to be right, and today, he is the richest person on earth.

Tesla has become much more than a car company. It’s now working on building robots and autonomous vehicles.

On top of that, it’s also an energy giant.

Tesla makes money in three ways:

• Automotive Sales (73.3% of sales): Selling electric cars and its Cybertruck

• Energy Generation and Storage (13.5% of sales): Solar panels and batteries (Megapacks) sold to store power for cities and data centers

  • This is the fastest growing segment of Tesla

• Services (13.2% of sales): Recurring cash from fixing cars, charging stations, and software subscriptions (like Self-Driving)

Tesla has intentionally slowed down production to upgrade their factories and prepare for the next big wave: Robotaxis and AI robots.