Tesla's Value Drivers. An Analysis

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 1,5, , language: English, abstract: Tesla, Inc. is an American electric vehicle (EVh) manufacturer, energy storage company, and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. In the following report, Tesla’s value drivers will be summarised and their influence on key valuation parameters will be analysed. Tesla’s valuation based on Multiples will be evaluated, followed by recommendations to investors. The valuation is based on Bloomberg data as well as an equity report by Barclays, as it successfully acknowledges different future scenarios, as well as their probabilities. In addition, the equity research on electric trucks conducted by Deutsche Bank has been used to identify electric trucks market potential as a value driver for Tesla.