Tesla’s profits sank sharply in the second quarter of 2024 | The company’s revenue increased by 2 percent compared to last year, but profits are down 45 percent year over year (www.theverge.com)
from ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 20:08
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Tesla published its second quarter earnings report, in which the company said it earned $1.48 billion in net income on $25.5 billion in revenue. That represents a 2 percent increase year over year compared to $24.9 billion in revenue in Q2 2023 but a 45 percent drop in net income.

Tesla’s gross margins were in the spotlight again, as bullish investors hoped to see improvements after years of steady decline. Rampant price cutting and cooling demand as well as cheaper financing have pushed the company’s once-vaunted margins to their lowest point in six years.

It has unquestionably been a whiplash of a quarter for the company. Tesla abandoned its plan to build a more affordable “Model 2” vehicle — and then recommitted to it. Musk announced a robotaxi reveal event for August but then delayed it until October. The company embarked on a massive series of layoffs, including the entire Supercharger team, and then hired many people back. Tesla’s advanced driver-assist technology came under harsh scrutiny after a previous recall failed to prevent driver misuse. And Tesla shareholders again approved a massive pay package for Elon Musk, after a judge tossed out the first one.

On top of all that, Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president, inserting his companies into a fraught political environment that is likely to have repercussions for Tesla’s sales and brand reputation.

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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 24 Jul 2024 20:11 next collapse

Womp womp

sundray@lemmus.org on 24 Jul 2024 20:22 next collapse

Wow, Elon’s really earning that 45 million billion pay package. 🙄

Edited to fix the number – thanks @RCTreeFiddy@lemmy.world !

RCTreeFiddy@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 20:29 next collapse

Add three more zeros to that number, friend.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 25 Jul 2024 00:55 next collapse

Did that comp package actually get passed by the board? If so: Lmao jesus christ every single one of those fuckers deserves to be absolutely fleeced

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 11:01 collapse

56 Billion:
reuters.com/…/musk-says-both-tesla-shareholder-re…

sundray@lemmus.org on 25 Jul 2024 15:52 collapse

Yikes, it’s even worse than I thought!

Nougat@fedia.io on 24 Jul 2024 20:44 next collapse

Are they still in the black? Yes? Then they have been ripping everyone off.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 20:45 next collapse

Can Tesla cars still run client-side if when the grift cycle completes and Tesla goes bankrupt?

Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip on 24 Jul 2024 20:47 next collapse

you dont need a cellular connection for it to function, just a decent chunk of its software options would stop working (for obvious reasons). and the built in maps would stop updating

Artyom@lemm.ee on 25 Jul 2024 03:24 collapse

A friend of mine recently told me that your seat position is stored server-side in case you own multiple Teslas, so if Tesla goes belly up, it’s possible you won’t be able to save your seat settings.

somethingsnappy@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 07:29 collapse

If you think that’s the worst that will happen whether or not they fold…

MyOpinion@lemm.ee on 24 Jul 2024 20:48 next collapse

Elon is tanking this company.

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 24 Jul 2024 21:07 collapse

I imagine it becomes a bit hard to care when you have both a literal and figurative line of people out the door waiting to suck your dick every day. While I admittedly appreciate the Jumpstart Tesla gave EV development, it’s. Now time for it to die.

mosiacmango@lemm.ee on 24 Jul 2024 22:37 collapse

Status is all that people like Elon have left. When you can have anyhting, that’s the only thing left for you to try to gain.

He 100% cares at being seen as incompetent. He won’t ever go hungry again, but he will get up in his feels about this shit.

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 25 Jul 2024 11:26 collapse

Pretty sure he never went hungry in the first place. If he cares about being seen as incompetent he sure doesn’t seem to be showing it.

cosmicrookie@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 21:01 next collapse

But Elon is surely worth the highest salary ever given huh?

greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works on 24 Jul 2024 21:03 next collapse

And shareholders approved that massive pay package lol

sunzu@kbin.run on 24 Jul 2024 22:24 collapse

Delaware judge had a backbone... It doesn't happen often it was refreshing to see somebody taking a stand on this clown regime

shalafi@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 21:21 next collapse

I honestly don’t know how their stock hasn’t completely tanked, one clusterfuck after another. Quality is shit, the Cyber Truck is all but finished, CEO is fruity, etc.

And to top it off, they struggle to produce the product. Seems everything is on a waiting list.

HK65@sopuli.xyz on 24 Jul 2024 23:25 collapse

Stock valuations are based on Wall Street feefees, not the actual economic performance of a company. Even if said economic performance is shit, it only affects stock prices as much as institutional bankers feel like it should.

It’s basically a casino run by the super rich, and people in the US get their retirements in its chips.

ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world on 24 Jul 2024 23:40 next collapse

You’re not wrong but Tesla is probably more of a meme stock at this point. We might not be able to blame Wall Street for this one. There’s a lot of retail investors in Tesla stock because they think Elon is a super brain genius despite all evidence to the contrary.

amanda@aggregatet.org on 25 Jul 2024 05:24 collapse

I’m not in the US and I also get most of my retirement in stock market casino chips

tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml on 24 Jul 2024 21:35 next collapse

Maybe it’s because the Cybertruck is a piece of shit, and so is Elon

JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works on 24 Jul 2024 21:40 next collapse

Prices on EVs were crazy high following COVID, I’m glad they’re finally coming down.

reddig33@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 00:30 collapse

Prices on all cars were crazy high, not just EVs.

stringere@sh.itjust.works on 25 Jul 2024 16:09 collapse

Prices on all cars were crazy high, not just EVs.

Were? They suddenly became sensibly priced? Guess I wasn’t paying attention.

14th_cylon@lemm.ee on 24 Jul 2024 22:38 next collapse

the company said it earned $1.48 billion in net income on $25.5 billion in revenue

definitely worth $47 billion bonus :D

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 11:05 collapse

47 Billion was the old one, that was declared illegal by court of law.
The new one passed by stockholders is 56 Billion.

reuters.com/…/musk-says-both-tesla-shareholder-re…

At the rate of this result, it will take almost 10 years of Tesla profits, just to pay Musk his bonus!!

Naich@lemmings.world on 25 Jul 2024 00:05 next collapse

You aren’t giving Elon enough money. Sacrifice another 47 billion to your weird terfy god.

Vaggumon@lemm.ee on 25 Jul 2024 02:49 next collapse

Oh no … oh wait, I don’t give a fuck.

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 05:43 next collapse

1.4b profit/quarter is just under 6b/year. How did he justify his 57b (ish) compensation package? Are Tesla shareholders morons?

MaggiWuerze@feddit.org on 25 Jul 2024 07:07 collapse

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thorbot@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 07:05 next collapse

Haha get fucked muskrat

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 08:21 next collapse

LOL Shareholders stupidly granted Musk a $56 billion bonus.
At the rate of this quarterly earning, it will take almost 10 years just to earn that back. 🤣 🤣 🤣
reuters.com/…/musk-says-both-tesla-shareholder-re…

TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz on 25 Jul 2024 13:28 collapse

It should be highly illegal to pay anyone double a company’s revenue let alone income

ImpressiveEssay@lemmy.world on 25 Jul 2024 12:47 collapse

Lol…

People didn’t like when Trump tried to interfere with the government. This is the consequences of Elons allegiance to trump & maga