Stock Analysis on Net

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Tesla Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.12 0.14 0.23 0.30 0.38 0.47 0.53 0.85 1.43 1.51 2.03 2.21 2.28 2.50
Debt to capital 0.06 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.12 0.18 0.23 0.27 0.32 0.34 0.46 0.59 0.60 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.71
Debt to assets 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.11 0.14 0.17 0.21 0.22 0.30 0.37 0.37 0.39 0.41 0.41 0.40
Financial leverage 1.70 1.76 1.77 1.81 1.84 1.87 1.88 1.94 2.06 2.14 2.22 2.30 2.35 2.85 3.87 4.06 5.18 5.43 5.58 6.28
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 64.93 92.91 94.40 82.09 72.83 55.02 36.16 29.34 18.10 8.49 5.73 3.38 2.54 2.41 1.82 1.07 0.03

Based on: 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).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Tesla Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Tesla Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Equity

Tesla Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of debt and finance leases 1,497 1,967 1,459 1,404 1,502 1,457 1,532 1,659 1,589 1,716 1,530 1,819 2,132 3,126 3,679 3,217 1,785 2,030 1,791 1,706
Debt and finance leases, net of current portion 2,857 2,426 872 1,272 1,597 2,096 2,898 3,153 5,245 6,438 7,871 9,053 9,556 10,559 10,416 10,666 11,634 11,313 11,234 9,788
Total debt 4,354 4,393 2,331 2,676 3,099 3,553 4,430 4,812 6,834 8,154 9,401 10,872 11,688 13,685 14,095 13,883 13,419 13,343 13,025 11,494
 
Stockholders’ equity 62,634 53,466 51,130 48,054 44,704 39,851 36,376 34,085 30,189 27,053 24,804 23,017 22,225 16,031 9,855 9,173 6,618 6,040 5,715 4,606
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.12 0.14 0.23 0.30 0.38 0.47 0.53 0.85 1.43 1.51 2.03 2.21 2.28 2.50
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Ford Motor Co. 3.49 3.22 3.28 3.29 3.21 3.05 2.92 3.01 2.85 3.95 4.24 4.51 5.27 4.75 5.68 5.64 4.68 4.36 4.32 4.32
General Motors Co. 1.89 1.60 1.65 1.64 1.69 1.73 1.73 1.77 1.83 2.01 2.15 2.30 2.44 2.71 3.24 3.15 2.47 2.34 2.49 2.63

Based on: 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 4,354 ÷ 62,634 = 0.07

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital

Tesla Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of debt and finance leases 1,497 1,967 1,459 1,404 1,502 1,457 1,532 1,659 1,589 1,716 1,530 1,819 2,132 3,126 3,679 3,217 1,785 2,030 1,791 1,706
Debt and finance leases, net of current portion 2,857 2,426 872 1,272 1,597 2,096 2,898 3,153 5,245 6,438 7,871 9,053 9,556 10,559 10,416 10,666 11,634 11,313 11,234 9,788
Total debt 4,354 4,393 2,331 2,676 3,099 3,553 4,430 4,812 6,834 8,154 9,401 10,872 11,688 13,685 14,095 13,883 13,419 13,343 13,025 11,494
Stockholders’ equity 62,634 53,466 51,130 48,054 44,704 39,851 36,376 34,085 30,189 27,053 24,804 23,017 22,225 16,031 9,855 9,173 6,618 6,040 5,715 4,606
Total capital 66,988 57,859 53,461 50,730 47,803 43,404 40,806 38,897 37,023 35,207 34,205 33,889 33,913 29,716 23,950 23,056 20,037 19,383 18,741 16,099
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.06 0.08 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.12 0.18 0.23 0.27 0.32 0.34 0.46 0.59 0.60 0.67 0.69 0.70 0.71
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Ford Motor Co. 0.78 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.84 0.83 0.85 0.85 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.81
General Motors Co. 0.65 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.64 0.65 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.71 0.73 0.76 0.76 0.71 0.70 0.71 0.72

Based on: 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 4,354 ÷ 66,988 = 0.06

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

Tesla Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of debt and finance leases 1,497 1,967 1,459 1,404 1,502 1,457 1,532 1,659 1,589 1,716 1,530 1,819 2,132 3,126 3,679 3,217 1,785 2,030 1,791 1,706
Debt and finance leases, net of current portion 2,857 2,426 872 1,272 1,597 2,096 2,898 3,153 5,245 6,438 7,871 9,053 9,556 10,559 10,416 10,666 11,634 11,313 11,234 9,788
Total debt 4,354 4,393 2,331 2,676 3,099 3,553 4,430 4,812 6,834 8,154 9,401 10,872 11,688 13,685 14,095 13,883 13,419 13,343 13,025 11,494
 
Total assets 106,618 93,941 90,591 86,833 82,338 74,426 68,513 66,038 62,131 57,834 55,146 52,972 52,148 45,691 38,135 37,250 34,309 32,795 31,873 28,913
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.11 0.14 0.17 0.21 0.22 0.30 0.37 0.37 0.39 0.41 0.41 0.40
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Ford Motor Co. 0.55 0.53 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.57 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.65 0.63 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
General Motors Co. 0.45 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.49 0.54 0.51 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.46

Based on: 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 4,354 ÷ 106,618 = 0.04

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Tesla Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Financial Leverage

Tesla Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 106,618 93,941 90,591 86,833 82,338 74,426 68,513 66,038 62,131 57,834 55,146 52,972 52,148 45,691 38,135 37,250 34,309 32,795 31,873 28,913
Stockholders’ equity 62,634 53,466 51,130 48,054 44,704 39,851 36,376 34,085 30,189 27,053 24,804 23,017 22,225 16,031 9,855 9,173 6,618 6,040 5,715 4,606
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 1.70 1.76 1.77 1.81 1.84 1.87 1.88 1.94 2.06 2.14 2.22 2.30 2.35 2.85 3.87 4.06 5.18 5.43 5.58 6.28
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Ford Motor Co. 6.39 6.06 6.09 6.06 5.92 5.86 5.56 5.62 5.30 6.91 7.17 7.71 8.71 7.85 8.74 8.91 7.79 7.30 7.26 7.23
General Motors Co. 4.25 3.78 3.85 3.82 3.89 3.99 3.96 4.05 4.10 4.41 4.68 4.93 5.22 5.53 6.04 6.15 5.46 5.20 5.46 5.72

Based on: 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 106,618 ÷ 62,634 = 1.70

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Tesla Inc. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Interest Coverage

Tesla Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders 7,928 1,853 2,703 2,513 3,687 3,292 2,259 3,318 2,321 1,618 1,142 438 270 331 104 16 105 143 (408) (702)
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 15 25 (89) 26 20 39 10 (38) 22 41 36 26 26 38 25 52 26 7 19 34
Add: Income tax expense (5,752) 167 323 261 276 305 205 346 292 223 115 69 83 186 21 2 42 26 19 23
Add: Interest expense 61 38 28 29 33 53 44 61 71 126 75 99 246 163 170 169 171 185 172 157
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,252 2,083 2,965 2,829 4,016 3,689 2,518 3,687 2,706 2,008 1,368 632 625 718 320 239 344 361 (198) (487)
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 64.93 92.91 94.40 82.09 72.83 55.02 36.16 29.34 18.10 8.49 5.73 3.38 2.54 2.41 1.82 1.07 0.03
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Ford Motor Co. 4.05 6.58 4.59 3.38 -1.40 6.10 7.71 7.10 10.86 2.50 2.91 3.10 0.32 1.18 -1.08 -2.39 0.37
General Motors Co. 12.42 13.39 13.65 12.65 12.75 12.89 11.56 13.21 14.39 14.95 15.87 11.08 8.37 5.20 3.19 8.30 10.51

Based on: 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).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ4 2023 + EBITQ3 2023 + EBITQ2 2023 + EBITQ1 2023) ÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023 + Interest expenseQ3 2023 + Interest expenseQ2 2023 + Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (2,252 + 2,083 + 2,965 + 2,829) ÷ (61 + 38 + 28 + 29) = 64.93

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Tesla Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.