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

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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