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高盛:特斯拉_ 更好的毛利率;2025 年实现 FSD 和车辆交付目标的能力可能是关键争论点;3...
高盛证券·2024-10-27 16:26

Investment Rating - The report maintains a Neutral rating on Tesla Inc (TSLA) with a 12-month price target of 250,representinga17250, representing a 17% upside from the current price of 213.65 [1][24] Core Views - Tesla is well-positioned for long-term growth due to its leadership in EVs, technical capabilities in AI, software, and hardware, and its ability to benefit from a full set of solutions including charging and storage [24] - Key debates include Tesla's ability to meet FSD performance and vehicle delivery growth targets for 2025, and the sustainability of margins [1][30] - The ramp in FSD is expected to take longer than Tesla's current targets, and auto fundamentals could remain volatile in the near-term with lower pricing/incentives as a headwind [24] Financial Performance - Tesla reported Q3 2024 revenue of 25.2billion,125.2 billion, 1% below the Street estimate, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of 0.72, 0.13abovetheStreetestimate[1]AutomotivenonGAAPgrossmargin(includingSBCandexcludingregulatorycredits)was17.10.13 above the Street estimate [1] - Automotive non-GAAP gross margin (including SBC and excluding regulatory credits) was 17.1%, well above Goldman Sachs' estimate of 14.6% [1] - Energy segment gross margin was over 30%, stronger than the ~25% forecast [1] - Tesla expects vehicle deliveries to grow 20-30% in 2025 [1][30] Segment Performance - Automotive revenue was 20.016 billion, up 1% QoQ and 2% YoY, with regulatory credit sales of 739million[23]EnergyGenerationandStoragerevenuewas739 million [23] - Energy Generation and Storage revenue was 2.376 billion, down 21% QoQ but up 52% YoY, with a record gross margin of over 30% [23] - Service and Other revenue was 2.790billion,up72.790 billion, up 7% QoQ and 29% YoY, achieving a record gross profit in Q3 [23] Outlook and Guidance - Tesla reiterated expectations for vehicle volume growth in 2024 and deliveries to increase by 20-30% in 2025 [1][30] - FSD performance is expected to exceed human capability in Q2 2025, with miles between critical interventions up 100X with V12.5 compared to the start of the year [1][28] - Energy storage deployments are expected to more than double YoY in 2024 [30] Valuation and Estimates - The 12-month price target of 250 is based on 65X applied to Q5-Q8E EPS including SBC [36] - 2024/2025/2026 EPS estimates including SBC were raised to 2.03/2.03/3.00/4.25from4.25 from 1.80/2.95/2.95/4.20, driven primarily by higher gross margins and regulatory credit revenue [35]