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Tesla Motors has a good inventory management with more raw materials
than finished goods, as well as very low inventory write-offs. It is also easier
for the company to manage its inventory thanks to the fact that their cars
are production constrained and attractive to the customers. Now, let's point
out the inventory facts.
Let's go on with Fact #2, which goes a little bit deeper in the inventory
details.
As you can see in the graph, raw materials bottomed in Q2 2013. Since
then, Tesla almost doubles it at $184.6 million, while finished goods stay
approximately at the same level, from $77.8 million to $69.3 million.
Regarding the finished goods, you can see that they are very low in
comparison with total revenues, which shows that Tesla is production
constrained at the moment. Remember that the company has planned to
build a gigafactory to expand its production capacity, so I wouldn't be
surprised if that number goes up heavily in the future, but remains at the
same level as a % of total revenues.