Tesla will be profitable and cash-flow positive in both Q3 and Q4 2018 without raising new capital.
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“Tesla will be profitable & cash flow+ in Q3 & Q4, so obv no need to raise money.”
- Said on
- 13 April 2018 · Post on Twitter responding to The Economist
- Source
- Elon Musk says Tesla will be profitable in Q3 and Q4 · TechCrunch
- Should come true
- Q4 2018
- Categories
- MarketsTechnology
- Importance
- 2 of 5 · Tesla's survival and financing needs in 2018 hinged on reaching profitability.
Outcome
Accurate Happened 30 January 2019.
Tesla reported GAAP net income of about $312 million in Q3 2018 and $139 million in Q4 2018, with positive free cash flow of $881 million and $910 million, and raised no new equity in that period.
- https://www.thedrive.com/news/26238/tesla-posts-139-million-gain-in-q4-to-deliver-second-consecutive-profitable-quarter
- https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/01/30/tesla-posts-another-quarterly-profit.aspx
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