Tesla, Inc. Q1 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Financial Highlights (Compared to Q4 2021 and Q1 2021)
  • Record Vehicle Deliveries: Q1 2022 saw Tesla’s highest vehicle deliveries despite COVID-related shutdowns, especially in Shanghai.
  • Revenue Records: Achieved all-time highs in overall revenue, gross margins, operating margin, and operating income.
  • Operating Margin: Reached a record 19.2%, up from 14.7% in Q1 2021 and 14.7% in Q4 2021.
  • GAAP Automotive Gross Margin: 32.9%, rising above the 30% mark even when excluding regulatory credits.
  • Regulatory Credits: $288M boost due to a one-time CAFE change benefit. Without this, credit revenue declined YoY.
  • Free Cash Flow: Remained strong but was impacted by working capital due to lower-than-anticipated production.
  • Debt: Net debt (excluding product financing) reduced to near zero.
Business Operations
  • Factory Launches: Giga Berlin began production in late March, and Giga Texas began in early April. Both are now producing customer-deliverable vehicles, though current output remains low as ramp-up continues.

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Martin Viecha: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla’s First Quarter 2022 Q&A Webcast. My name is Martin Viecha, VP of Investor Relations, and I’m joined today by Elon Musk, Zachary Kirkhorn and a number of other executives. Our Q1 results were announced at about 3 p.m. Central Time in the update deck we published at the same link as this webcast. During this call, we will discuss our business outlook and make forward-looking statements. These comments are based on our predictions and expectations as of today. Actual events and results could differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those mentioned in our most recent filings with the SEC. During the question-and-answer portion of today’s call, please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. Please use the Raise Hand button to join the question queue. Before we jump into Q&A, Zach will have some opening remarks. Zach Zachary Kirkhorn: Yes. Thanks, Martin. Just to start off here, Q1 was a challenging but extremely successful quarter for the Company. Despite numerous supply interruptions, including shuts at our Shanghai factory and nearby suppliers due to COVID, we’ve continued making progress and achieved our best-ever vehicle deliveries. Last quarter, we demonstrated a series of new financial records, including revenue, gross margins, operating margin and bottom line profitability. GAAP automotive gross margin reached 32.9% and first time exceeded 30% when excluding regulatory cr

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