Investment Rating - The report maintains a Buy rating for Tesla (TSLA) with a target price of 290.00∗∗,representinga∗∗31.67220.25 [1][3] Core Views - Tesla's Q2 2024 performance showed a 5% YoY decline in deliveries to 444,000 units and a 14% YoY decline in production to 411,000 units [1] - Total revenue for Q2 2024 was 25.5billion∗∗,a∗∗219.88 billion, while energy generation and storage revenue reached 3.01billion∗∗,withenergystoragedeploymentsat∗∗9.4GWh∗∗[1]−Operatingmargindeclinedby∗∗3.33percentagepointsYoY∗∗to∗∗6.31.48 billion [1] - Free cash flow for the quarter was 1.34billion∗∗,withcashandcashequivalentstotaling∗∗30.72 billion [1] Automotive Business - Automotive gross margin remained stable at 18.5% in Q2 2024, but excluding ZEV credits, it was 14.6%, impacted by price reductions, Berlin factory upgrades, and lower deliveries [1][9] - Tesla's global inventory days decreased by 36% QoQ to 18 days, with a production-to-delivery ratio of 108% [7] - The company expects automotive margins to improve in future quarters as the refreshed Model 3 and Cybertruck production ramps up [11] Energy Business - Energy storage gross margin remained strong at 24.6%, with deployments reaching a record 9.4 GWh, up 157% YoY [1][5] - The company anticipates significant capacity expansion from its Shanghai factory, potentially doubling or tripling current output [1] FSD and AI Developments - FSD V12 has accumulated over 600 million miles, with Tesla's neural network training servers expected to reach 90,000 H100-level GPUs by year-end [1][15] - Tesla has made progress in regulatory approvals for FSD in China, following Elon Musk's meeting with Chinese officials and collaboration with Baidu on autonomous driving maps [15] Future Growth Drivers - Tesla expects to reach 3 million units of peak production capacity by 2025, driven by new model launches and capacity expansions [15] - The company plans to unveil the Model 2 or 25,000vehicle∗∗inOctober2024,withproductionexpectedtobeginin2025[17]−Cybertruckproductionhasreached∗∗1,400unitsperweek∗∗,withplansforChinaandEU−specificversions[17]ValuationandFinancialProjections−ThereportforecastsTesla′sdeliveriestoreach∗∗1.82million∗∗in2024,∗∗2.30million∗∗in2025,and∗∗2.91million∗∗in2026[1]−Revenueisprojectedtogrowto∗∗103.3 billion in 2024, 133.5billion∗∗in2025,and∗∗200.2 billion in 2026 [1] - The DCF valuation assumes a WACC of 12% and a perpetual growth rate of 3%, resulting in a target price of $290.00 [18]