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Tesla, Inc.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Weak signals across every dimension
1 of 5 met · composite below the peer average
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
1/2
Profitability metrics are mixed, and valuation sits at a premium to the sector. The F-Score of 5/9 reflects that tension: strong cash generation—FCF growth runs +2,592% above the sector median—and a solid current ratio of 2.16, yet operating efficiency and debt structure lag. The P/E of 373.0× exceeds the sector median 29.8× by +1,151%, and EV/EBITDA is similarly stretched at 163.3× versus a median of 18.6×. Revenue growth of -2.9% sits near the sector median 3.7%, so the company is not outpacing peers on topline momentum. The composite score of 32/100 against a sector median of 100 signals weak fundamentals across quality and valuation. In the most recent quarter, earnings beat consensus by 17.1%, yet the forward composite of 35 and a forward PEG in stretched territory suggest the market is pricing in a recovery that the track record does not yet support.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon | 6/9 | 22% | +12% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
Revenue and margins in the quarterly report (10-Q) will show whether the F-Score profitability signals stay intact. Recheck the TSLA analysis once the report is out.
SEC EDGAR carries the full annual report for TSLA. It has the risk factors, management's discussion, and disclosures the numbers alone leave out.
The same-sector table lists companies alphabetically, with no ranking. Pick two or three yourself and line up P/E, margin, and F-Score: a single number only means something in sector context.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +74%
Over 4 years: 0.490.70
Over 4 years: -3%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 3 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 11% |
| BABA | Alibaba | 3/9 | 10% | +8% | 5% |
| F | Ford | 3/9 | -20% | +1% | -5% |
| GM | General Motors | 5/9 | 4% | -1% | 2% |
| HD | Home Depot | 3/9 | 146% | +3% | 13% |
| LOW | Lowe's | 6/9 | — | +3% | 12% |
| MAR | Marriott | 7/9 | — | +4% | 16% |
| MCD | McDonald's | 5/9 | — | +4% | 46% |
| NKE | Nike | 3/9 | 23% | -10% | — |
| ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive | 6/9 | — | +6% | 19% |
| ROST | Ross Stores | 6/9 | 37% | +8% | 12% |
| SBUX | Starbucks | 6/9 | — | +3% | 8% |
| TJX | TJX Companies | 7/9 | 39% | +361% | 12% |
| TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 5/9 | 5% | -3% | 5% |
| YUM | Yum! Brands | 5/9 | — | +9% | 31% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.