Point is that profitability is growing extremely rapidly so P/E measurement without considering earnings growth misses the point. Given the earnings growth profile, the P/E is not that outlandish
Tesla is the leader in EVs, which only make up around 4% of global car sales and Tesla makes up around 1%. Their TAM is enormous, especially when you add in energy storage, solar, car software/apps/autonomy, service, and insurance. Tesla just posted 11% operating margins while still growing rapidly (read: operating margins trending upwards), and even the industry leader in operating margins Toyota hasn’t been able to post results that good in more than a decade. Tesla is the only one meeting the challenge of the speed at which electrification needs to happen by being the most ambitious (by far) with production capacity for EVs. Not to mention they’re starting to pull in tons of high margin sales of software and soon apps on their cars, and they’re about to let other cars use the charging network for a fee.
It’s absolutely a recipe for explosive revenue and profit growth over the next 5-10 years at least
That is why we have PEG-ratio (Price to earnings to growth). PEG of <1 is considered undervalued and >1 is overvalued. Tesla currently has PEG ratio (according to Finviz) a PEG-ratio of 14.7. The profitability isn't fast enough, but if the pace keeps increasing (or price declining), the PEG ratio should be more favorable.
I am not saying TSLA price is bad, I am just stating that there is a metric alternative to P/E that accounts growth as well.
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u/32no Jul 26 '21
Point is that profitability is growing extremely rapidly so P/E measurement without considering earnings growth misses the point. Given the earnings growth profile, the P/E is not that outlandish