The call, on record
TSLA bullish call
Quoted text as recorded“I haven't done anything guys like that was completely unrelated to to feelings on on Tesla or anything like that other than what I mentioned in last episode with just other people covering it and all that sort of stuff but yeah I'm I'm still excited about the company they're doing really exciting things”@ 72:14 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Our interpretation
- Source published
- Apr 23, 2024
- Stored reference price
- $142.05
- Interpreted confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- vague
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Our summary of the thesis
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Maurer views the Q1 miss on revenue and margins as a near-term blip relative to Tesla's long-term trajectory, pointing to resilient ASPs, improving energy storage margins, and a 130%+ QoQ jump in AI training compute as evidence the autonomy and energy stories are strengthening. He remains a long-term holder, reiterating that single quarters have historically been poor indicators of Tesla's multi-year performance.
Key arguments
- Revenue and operating margin missed consensus but ASP held up well quarter-over-quarter despite Giga Berlin arson attack and Model 3 Highland ramp disruptions
- Energy storage gross margin jumped to 24.6% with record 4.1 GWh deployed, making energy an increasingly profitable part of the business
- AI training compute grew over 130% quarter-over-quarter, roughly an order of magnitude more than six to eight months prior, which could accelerate FSD v12+ progress
- Accelerated, more capex-efficient launch of new, more affordable models ahead of the prior second-half-2025 timeline, using current and next-gen platform elements
- Historical precedent (Q1 2019 vs. subsequent 2020-2021 rally) shows single-quarter weakness has not been predictive of Tesla's multi-year stock performance
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- EV adoption remains under pressure globally, especially outside China, pressuring deliveries and market share
- The new vehicle plan achieves less cost reduction than the full unboxed next-gen platform approach would have
- Announcing updated Model 3/new vehicle plans could trigger an Osborne effect that pauses near-term demand
- Robotaxi prioritization over a next-gen low-cost vehicle carries execution and timing risk
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Did not build a full pre-earnings forecast model this quarter, unlike usual
- Single-quarter results are historically poor predictors of Tesla's multi-year trajectory
- Execution risk remains on the accelerated vehicle launch timeline and robotaxi unveil
- Global EV demand remains under pressure, especially outside China
- Possible Osborne effect from announcing updated/new vehicle plans
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- Apr 23, 2024, 9:07 PM UTC
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Stored outcome evidence
- Stored reference price
- $142.05
- Apr 22, 2024, 11:59 PM UTC · yahoo_daily
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Why we interpreted the confidence this way
Speaker confirms he has not sold his Tesla position and remains enthusiastic about the company's long-term prospects, an endorsed hold without hedging language, though no specific price target is given.