Raising fair value estimate on Tesla stock as Q1 earnings drive affordable model buzz.
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Seth Goldstein, CFA
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Key Morningstar Metrics for Tesla
- Fair Value Estimate: $200.00
- Morningstar Rating: 4 stars
- Morningstar Economic Moat Rating: Narrow
- Morningstar Uncertainty Rating: Very High
What We Thought of Tesla’s Earnings
We’ve raised our fair value estimate for Tesla TSLA to $200 per share from $195 following first-quarter earnings due to the firm’s improved near-term outlook. Shares were up over 10% in after-hours trading as the market reacted positively to management’s outlook. We view Tesla as undervalued, with the stock trading in 4-star territory. We had four key takeaways.
First, the company’s affordable vehicle is still on track for first deliveries by the end of 2025. This is a catalyst for shares. Affordable vehicles should eventually generate a majority of the firm’s total deliveries. We continue to forecast that Tesla will deliver around 5 million vehicles by 2030.
Second, the full self-driving subscription software, or FSD, is seeing stronger adoption. We estimate over 10% of the eligible fleet has adopted subscription software, which is above our prior forecast. As such, we’ve updated our assumptions for a higher adoption rate. We think FSD will drive consumers to choose Tesla over other brands, supporting our outlook for deliveries growth over the rest of the decade.
Third, we raised our forecast for energy storage volume growth. Energy storage volumes increased 4% year over year in the quarter. However, as much of the business is of large-scale batteries built on longer-term projects, volumes can be volatile from quarter to quarter, as they are recognized upon the completion of project milestones. Management guided to at least 75% year-over-year volume growth, which we think is achievable, given that most of these volumes are likely already contracted.
Finally, we slightly raised our 2024 deliveries forecast over our prior prediction of no growth. This is because of Tesla’s recent price cuts, so we also slightly reduced our near-term automotive gross margin forecast. We think Tesla could cut prices further, as management aims to pass most of its cost savings to customers to drive demand.
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Seth Goldstein, CFA
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Seth Goldstein, CFA, is a strategist, AM Resources, for Morningstar*. He covers agriculture, chemicals, lithium, and ingredients companies in the basic materials sector. Goldstein is also the chair of Morningstar's electric vehicle committee and is a member of Morningstar’s Economic Moat committee.
Before joining Morningstar in 2016, Goldstein was a senior financial analyst for Oasis Financial, and a financial analyst for Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and a field operations supervisor for the U.S. Census Bureau. Prior to assuming the equity analyst role in 2017, Goldstein was an associate equity analyst covering the basic-materials sector. His previous financial analyst roles largely focused on mergers & acquisitions valuation.
Goldstein holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University’s Scripps School of Journalism. He also holds a Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in finance, from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
* Morningstar Research Services LLC (“Morningstar”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc
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