The call, on record
TSLA bearish call
Quoted text as recorded“I think it would be very detrimental to to Tesla's future so it's not something I want to see the impact of the stock I do think it would probably be pretty negative”@ 15:07 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Our interpretation
- Source published
- Apr 23, 2024
- Timeframe
- if Elon Musk were to lose the shareholder vote on his 2018 compensation plan or otherwise leave Tesla
- Stored reference price
- $142.05
- Interpreted confidence
- low
- 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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- Source published
- Apr 23, 2024, 9:07 PM UTC
- First recorded by TubeRank
- Nov 1, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2026, 1:56 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
Conditional on a scenario (Elon losing support/leaving) the speaker believes is unlikely since he expects the vote to pass; hedged with 'probably' and an admission it's 'tough to say for sure.'