Tesla Q3 2016 Production and Deliveries

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Discounting, Lower Quality Sales and SolarCity Could Keep a Lid on Tesla (TSLA), Morgan Stanley's Jonas Says

October 4, 2016 12:31 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas weighed in on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) after this weekend's strong Q3 delivery number. He said reports of vehicle discounting, lower quality sales and SCTY capital needs may limit the market's enthusiasm

Jonas issued 3 key thoughts following the numbers:

1. 24,500 units is far above our 3Q expectations. Model X volume (8,700) accounted for 2/3 of the beat vs. our estimates while Model S volume (15,800) accounted for the other 1/3 of the beat. The tilt towards Model X should be particularly positive for average transaction price in... More