Tesla, Inc. Q4 FY2023 Earnings Call

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  • Production & Deliveries: Tesla achieved record production and delivery of over 1.8 million vehicles in 2023, in line with previous guidance. In Q4 alone, annualized production rate approached 2 million.
  • Financial Performance:
    • 2023 revenue reached over $96 billion (YoY details not provided).
    • Free cash flow totaled $4.4 billion, even with record CapEx and R&D spending.
    • End-of-year cash and investments totaled $29 billion.
    • GAAP net income included a one-time $5.9 billion non-cash tax benefit due to deferred tax asset realization.
  • Margin Trends: Auto gross margins improved sequentially despite early-stage Cybertruck ramp. However, margin guidance was not specified due to variables like tariffs and incentives.
  • Model Performance: Model Y became the world’s best-selling vehicle in 2023 with over 1.2 million units delivered.
  • Updated Model 3: Now globally available with quieter cabin, refined driving experience, better range, and interior upgrades.
  • Energy Storage:
    • Deployed nearly 15 GWh, up from 6.5 GWh in 2022 — more than 100% YoY growth.
    • Lathrop Megafactory is scaling to 40 GWh capacity by end of 2024.

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Martin Viecha: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Tesla's Fourth Quarter 2023 Q&A Webcast. My name is Martin Viecha, VP of Investor Relations, and I'm joined today by Elon Musk, Vaibhav Taneja, and a number of other executives. Our Q4 results were announced at about 3.00 pm 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: Thank you. So the Tesla team did an incredible job in 2023. We achieved record production and deliveries of over 1.8 million vehicles in line with our official guidance. And in Q4, we were producing vehicles at an annualized run rate of almost 2 million cars a year. This is really a phenomenal achievement. Looking at just the Fremont factory alone, we made 560,000 cars. This is a record. In fact, it's the highest output of automotive plants in North America. And people are often surprised that the highest output factory, car factory in North America is in t

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