Tesla, Q2 earnings
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Tesla reported slightly better-than-expected second-quarter earnings per share on Wednesday evening. The stock was rising. The EV maker announced second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of 40 cents from sales of $22.
Tesla is slated to post second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, with analysts expecting the electric vehicle giant to report declining revenue and profits.
Tesla stock came under pressure Thursday after it posted an earnings and revenue miss in the second quarter and CEO Elon Musk hinted at a "few rough quarters" amid mounting challenges for the automaker.
Follow live news and analysis of the EV maker's quarterly results, which were released Wednesday after the market closed.
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Tesla posted second-quarter earnings that missed analysts' expectations as sales fell for the second straight quarter.
The gain might not impact the operating profit figure, though. In the first quarter, Tesla excluded Bitcoin swings from its non-GAAP results. GAAP is short for generally accepted accounting principles. Many, if not most, companies report both GAAP and adjusted numbers.
Vehicle deliveries were down 13% year-over-year to 384,112, with the Model 3 and Y seeing sales of 373,728 while other models saw sales of 10,394. The slump in sales saw Tesla report $16.7 billion in automotive revenue in the quarter, down 16% year-over-year.
Both Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL) released second-quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday, and traders are treating them much the same. Alphabet stock has lost 1.6% at the time of writing, while TSLA has given up 1.0%.
Tesla's second-quarter results are on the docket for Wednesday afternoon, and these are the big numbers Wall Street will be watching for. On adjusted earnings per share, analysts tracked by FactSet expect 40 cents,
Analysts estimate that Tesla will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.37. Tesla bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.
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