Interview: Tesla's Position of Strength w/ Alex Potter (11.20.21)

Alex Potter joins Rob Maurer to discuss the strength of Tesla's business, excellent Q3 results, challenges for competitors, short to long-term outlooks, valuation methodology, various business lines, FSD Beta, Tesla Insurance, Rivian, Lucid, and more. 0:00 Tesla's Q3 results 3:35 Tesla's margins 8:51 Legacy automaker challenges 12:12 EV awakening & secondary impacts 20:50 Can Tesla's growth rate accelerate? 25:39 Is this a transitory period? 30:18 Structural profitability 33:12 Tesla compared to Amazon 36:19 Valuation methodology 44:03 Investor regret 45:37 Tesla service business & warranty reserves 59:27 Are legacy auto bankruptcies coming? 1:12:35 FSD Beta 1:21:21 Elon Musk stock sale 1:25:06 EV SPACs, Rivian, and Lucid 1:31:40 Rob's hair... Disclosures for universe of: Alex Potter 1. I or a household member has a financial interest in the securities of the following companies: none 2. I or a household member is an officer, director, or advisory board member of the following companies: none 3. I have received compensation within the past 12 months from the following companies: none 4. Piper Sandler beneficially owns 1% or more of a class of the following companies: none 5. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship or has received compensation for investment banking services from the following companies within the past 12 months: ACVA, DASH, LILM, SFT, TSP, UBER, VRM 6. Piper Sandler expects to receive or intends to seek compensation for investment banking services from the following companies in the next 3 months: LILM 7. Piper Sandler was a managing underwriter of a public offering of, or a dealer manager of a tender offer for, the securities of the following companies within the past 12 months: ACVA, DASH, SFT, TSP 8. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship and has received compensation for non-investment banking securities related products or services in the past 12 months for the following companies: none 9. Piper Sandler has had a client relationship and has received compensation for non-securities services in the past 12 months for the following companies: none 10. Piper Sandler is a registered market maker for the following companies: none 11. Piper Sandler will buy and sell securities on a principal basis for the following companies: ACVA, APTV, ASPN, CARG, CVNA, DASH, LILM, LYFT, NIU, SFT, TSLA, TSP, UBER, VRM #Tesla #TSLA #Investing Plaid producer Who Why Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Executive producer Troy Cherasaro Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent Executive producer Jessie Chimni Executive producer Jeffrey Yu Executive producer Michael Pastrone Executive producer Richard Del Maestro Executive producer John Beans Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives