History and Overview.

Tesla has been in business since 2003. Formerly named "Tesla Motors," the company changed its

name to "Tesla, Inc." in 2017. Though Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard founded the

company first, Elon Musk is its most well-known face. After investing $30 million and being

named to the board, Musk did not first join the firm until 2004. While serving on the company's

advisory board, Eberhard resigned as CEO in 2007. A short-term replacement for him at Tesla

was investor Michael Marks. The greatest change has been the company's gradual transition into

an electric battery and electric car business.

Locations

Six significant factories or production sites make up Tesla.

 Fremont, CA Factory

 Gigafactory Nevada

 Gigafactory New York

 Gigafactory Texas

 Gigafactory Shanghai

 Gigafactory Berlin—Brandenburg

Customer Demographic

Owning a home is another common trait among Tesla drivers. 56% of Model 3 owners and 88%

of current Model S and X Tesla owners are homeowners, per the report. Although it falls below

33% for those under the age of 34, the US has a nationwide homeownership rate of about 64

percent.
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"The data mandated by this Item 10 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference and will be

included in our 2022 Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission in conjunction with the solicitation of proxies for our 2022 Annual Meeting of

Stockholders. Within 120 days after the conclusion of the fiscal year that this report pertains to,

the 2022 proxy statement will be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (United

States Securities and Exchange Commission, 2022).

Competition

Automotive, energy storage, and solar energy are three fields in which Tesla has competition. In

addition, we think that competition for our car offerings as a platform for delivering other

features and services, charging solutions, and self-driving technologies is growing. To stay

competitive in this emerging market, we plan to keep improving our infotainment offerings,

Supercharger network, FSD and neural network capabilities, Autopilot, and other features.

Commission on Securities and Exchange for the United States, 2022)

Major Shareholders

Both individuals and institutions are among Tesla's principal stockholders. Owning 13.04% of

the shares is Elon Musk personally. Three of the major institutional shareholders of Tesla,

holding a combined 15% of the company's outstanding shares, are Vanguard Group, Blackrock

(BLK), and Capital World Investors. (Willing, 2023)

Risks

Risks highlighted by Tesla include macroeconomic conditions arising from the worldwide

COVID19 pandemic, delays in commencing production of products/features, and the inability to

control manufacturing costs (UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION, 2022).

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

The company's goal is to hasten the global switch to renewable energy sources. We create,

design, produce, build, rent, and market energy storage devices, solar energy production systems,

and high-performance all-electric cars. In addition, we provide financial, operational,

installation, maintenance, and other services associated with our goods. In addition, robots,

automation, and artificial intelligence-based goods and services are gaining more and more of

our attention.

 Manufactured 930,422 cars and delivered 936,222 in 2021. Our present priorities include

raising vehicle production and capacity, developing and enhancing battery technologies,

enhancing our FSD skills, making our cars more reasonably priced and efficient, and building

our worldwide infrastructure.

Installed 345 megawatts of solar energy systems and 3.99 GWh of energy storage items in 2021.

Our present priorities include expanding the market share of both new and retrofit solar energy

systems, enhancing our capacity to install solar roofs efficiently, and scaling up manufacturing of

energy storage devices.

Tesla reported $53.82 billion in total revenue in 2021—a 71% increase over the previous year. In

order to facilitate more product deliveries and installations as well as further revenue

development, we keep ramping up production, adding more manufacturing capacity, and

growing our business.

 Tesla's net income attributable to common stockholders in 2021 was $5.52 billion, a positive

change of $4.80 billion from the previous year. Our continued priority is increasing our

profitability by streamlining our operations and producing goods more efficiently.

‚ Had $17.58 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2021, down $1.81 billion from

the previous year. Our operational operations generated $11.50 billion in cash flows in 2021, up

$5.55 billion from $5.94 billion in 2020; capital expenditures came to $6.48 billion in 2021 from

$3.16 billion in 2020. Our company can now mostly support itself thanks to sustained expansion,

but we still have several capital-intensive initiatives planned for the near future.

(US Securities and Exchange Commission, 2022).

LEED Certification

An LEED Silver certified water facility is owned by Tesla in California.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the country's premier authority on sustainable

design, "The Tesla Treatment Plant has achieved its Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) Silver certification." The Tesla Treatment Facility was acknowledged for its

capacity to treat up to 315 million gallons of drinking water sustainably and effectively every day

for around 2.6 million people living in the San Francisco Bay Area, based on data collected over

the course of a year to highlight its performance advantages. According to Stantec Consulting's
2023 report, "The Tesla Water Treatment Facility was designed by Stantec Consulting and

constructed by PCL Construction Inc."

Summary

Together with its shares, Tesla is a very valuable firm. Owing to global trends toward

environmental sustainability, the firm has enormous potential. Being a profitable and

ecologically aware business, Tesla is valued in my opinion. I believe there is a lot of opportunity

for investment in this firm.

Links

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000095017022000796/tsla-20211231.htm

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000119312523094075/d451342ddef14a.htm

References for Milestone One

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%20of%2051%twenty years of age.

Stantec. (2023). Tesla Water Treatment Facility - Stantec. Stantec.

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