Tesla, Inc. Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue & Profitability: Tesla achieved $5.5B in GAAP net income in 2021, turning cumulative net income positive since inception. Automotive gross margin (excluding regulatory credits) hit 29.2% in Q4, the highest yet.
  • Production Growth: Tesla delivered nearly 90% volume growth in 2021. The Company expects >50% growth in 2022, primarily enabled by production scaling at existing factories (Fremont and Shanghai) and new factories (Austin and Berlin).
  • Factory Updates:
    • Production began at Giga Texas and Giga Berlin in Q4 2021.
    • Volume production and certification pending for Model Ys with 4680 structural packs from Giga Texas.
    • Future locations are being evaluated, with announcements expected later in 2022.
  • Margins & Cost Drivers:
    • Automotive gross margin improvement driven by higher Model Y mix, Shanghai localization, Model S/X ramp, and pricing strategy.
    • Q4 negatively impacted by $700M in additional costs (warranty, recall reserves, payroll taxes, etc.).
    • Inflationary and supply chain pressures expected to continue, but operating margins are forecast to strengthen through volume leverage and software contribution (e.g., FSD).

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Martin Viecha: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla's Fourth Quarter 2021 Q&A Webcast. My name is Martin Viecha, Senior Director of Investor Relations, and I'm joined today by Elon Musk, Zachary Kirkhorn and a number of other executives. Our Q4 results were announced at about 3:00 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 or 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. But before we jump into Q&A, Elon has some opening remarks. Elon? Elon Musk: Thanks, Martin. So, just to recap 2021, it was a breakthrough year for Tesla and for electric vehicles in general. And while we battled, and everyone did, with supply chain challenges through the year, we managed to grow our volumes by nearly 90% last year. This level of growth didn't happen by coincidence. It was a result of ingenuity and hard work across multiple teams throughout the company. Additionally, we reached the highest operating margin in the industry in the last widely reported quarter at over 14% GAAP operating margin. Lastly,

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