Stock Analysis on Net

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Tesla Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Net income (loss) 1,144 7,943 1,878 2,614 2,539 3,707 3,331 2,269 3,280 2,343 1,659 1,178 464 296 369 129 68 132 150 (389) (668)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1,246 1,232 1,235 1,154 1,046 989 956 922 880 848 761 681 621 618 584 567 553 577 531 579 468
Stock-based compensation 524 484 465 445 418 419 362 361 418 558 475 474 614 633 543 347 211 281 199 210 208
Inventory and purchase commitments write-downs 68 102 144 167 50 59 60 25 33 12 40 39 49 62 52 43 45 26 51 35 81
Foreign currency transaction net unrealized (gain) loss (63) 173 (34) (258) (25) 80 53 (22) (30) (63) 9 1 (2) (30) 106 19 19 54 (91) 28 (39)
Deferred income taxes (11) (6,349)
Non-cash interest and other operating activities (5) (13) 35 44 15 181 107 36 16 32 153 52 8 198 111 105 111 124 107 114 175
Digital assets (gain) loss, net 34 106 51 23 (101)
Operating cash flow related to repayment of discounted convertible notes (188)
Accounts receivable (422) (963) 881 (472) (32) (698) (193) 176 (409) 18 135 (259) (24) (102) (314) (222) (14) (217) 18 (69) (100)
Inventory (2,697) 758 163 (576) (1,540) (1,973) (2,300) (1,559) (633) (534) (488) (581) (106) 180 (67) 446 (981) 56 (133) 457 (809)
Operating lease vehicles (12) (94) (471) (712) (675) (434) (341) (333) (462) (588) (610) (490) (426) (432) (310) (133) (197) (297) (291) (189) 13
Prepaid expenses and other assets (972) (319) (474) (1,051) (808) (1,523) (870) (675) (900) (531) (611) (109) (311) (200) (78) (203) (114) 17 (93) (79) (18)
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 1,247 658 (627) 1,155 1,419 2,162 3,727 684 1,515 2,149 1,400 998 693 1,593 1,266 (61) (194) 496 159 8 (80)
Deferred revenue 195 758 113 555 106 275 208 361 287 341 173 117 162 203 138 (73) 53 176 148 159 318
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (2,661) 798 (415) (1,101) (1,530) (2,191) 231 (1,346) (602) 855 (1) (324) (12) 1,242 635 (246) (1,447) 231 (191) 287 (676)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (902) (3,573) 1,430 451 (26) (429) 1,769 82 715 2,242 1,488 946 1,177 2,723 2,031 835 (508) 1,293 606 1,253 28
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 242 4,370 3,308 3,065 2,513 3,278 5,100 2,351 3,995 4,585 3,147 2,124 1,641 3,019 2,400 964 (440) 1,425 756 864 (640)
Purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales (2,773) (2,306) (2,460) (2,060) (2,072) (1,858) (1,803) (1,730) (1,767) (1,810) (1,819) (1,505) (1,348) (1,151) (1,005) (546) (455) (412) (385) (250) (280)
Purchases of solar energy systems, net of sales (4) (1) 1 (1) (5) (4) (6) (10) (12) (13) (16) (20) (26) (37) (25) (18) (25)
Purchases of digital assets (1,500)
Proceeds from sales of digital assets 936 272
Purchase of intangible assets (9) (5) (5) (5)
Purchases of investments (6,622) (5,891) (6,131) (5,075) (2,015) (4,368) (991) (90) (386) (102) (30)
Proceeds from maturities of investments 4,315 3,394 3,816 3,539 1,604 19 3
Proceeds from sales of investments 138
Receipt of government grants 76 6 122 1 46
Business combinations, net of cash acquired 12 (76) (13) (76) 32 (1)
Net cash used in investing activities (5,084) (4,804) (4,762) (3,534) (2,484) (6,131) (2,791) (884) (2,167) (1,916) (1,855) (1,515) (2,582) (1,047) (1,039) (566) (480) (403) (486) (242) (306)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock in public offerings, net of issuance costs 4,987 4,973 2,309 848
Proceeds from issuances of debt 776 1,405 2,526 1,250 2,771 1,879 2,983 1,887 2,880 2,144 2,802 3,550 2,112 3,513 1,494
Repayments of debt (591) (464) (344) (241) (302) (364) (781) (274) (1,945) (2,578) (4,181) (3,370) (4,038) (4,086) (3,311) (1,908) (2,318) (3,560) (1,901) (1,730) (1,971)
Collateralized lease repayments (1) (2) (6) (16) (56) (71) (97) (87) (83) (85) (134)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances 251 152 254 63 231 67 229 43 202 262 192 70 183 56 144 57 160 96 71 18 78
Principal payments on finance leases (106) (124) (118) (116) (106) (133) (118) (128) (123) (128) (115) (95) (101) (90) (94) (54) (100) (98) (80) (76) (67)
Debt issuance costs (3) (6) (10) (13) (4) (5) (6) (5) (2) (23) (8)
Purchase of convertible note hedges (476)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants 174
Proceeds from investments by noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries 2 1 4 19 126 64 42 47
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (30) (39) (38) (31) (36) (39) (42) (34) (42) (53) (43) (33) (32) (45) (53) (43) (67) (100) (62) (64) (85)
Payments for buy-outs of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (101) (37) (7) (3) (7) (26) (13) (6) (10) (2) (31) (2) (1) (8)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 196 887 2,263 (328) (233) (495) (712) (406) (1,914) (1,257) (1,381) (1,549) (1,016) 2,692 4,450 123 2,708 (79) 118 2,143 (653)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (79) 146 (98) (94) 50 123 (335) (214) (18) 38 (42) 42 (221) 234 86 38 (24) 14 (11) 1 5
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (4,725) 599 711 (891) (154) (3,225) 1,262 847 (104) 1,450 (131) (898) (2,178) 4,898 5,897 559 1,764 957 377 2,765 (1,594)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Tesla Inc. net cash provided by (used in) operating activities increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Net cash used in investing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Tesla Inc. net cash used in investing activities decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. Tesla Inc. net cash provided by (used in) financing activities decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024.