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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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Visteon Corporation | NASDAQ:VC | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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1.81 | 1.63% | 112.98 | 112.68 | 113.28 | 113.10 | 111.99 | 112.38 | 6,068 | 14:50:06 |
Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) is so pleased with its better-than-expected sales of the Model S electric sedan that the company now expects to be fully profitable in the first quarter of the year, rather than the prior guidance of modestly profitable, excluding non-cash option and warrant expenses. The news sent the stock to 52-week high of $46.68 on Apr 1.
Sales of Model S in the first quarter were more than 4,750 units, exceeding the guidance of 4,500 units. The same Model S was the center of controversy in February following an article published in the New York Times. The article detailed the result of a test drive that raised many questions about the viability of electric cars such as Model S, but the report's validity was aggressively challenged by Tesla.
Initially, Tesla launched two all-electric models, Roadster and the Model S, with a price tag of $109,000 and $49,900, respectively. However, the company has phased out Roadster later due to its higher price tag and weak demand, and started relying solely on Model S to rejuvenate its market share. According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Model S can travel up to 265 miles on a single charge of its 85-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack.
In 2012, Tesla lost $396.2 million or $3.69 per share compared with $254.4 million or $2.53 per share in 2011. Due to a good start in 2013, the company now plans to repay its $465 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan much earlier and boost vehicle production to lower costs.
Tesla made its first DOE loan repayment of nearly $13 million in December last year while the second payment is due this month. The company expects the deliveries of Model S to go up to 20,000 this year.
Tesla also denied plans of producing Model S with a smaller battery pack (40 kWh) due to lack of demand, It will not be a viable option as well because consumers would not have the liberty to travel long distances. Instead, the company would provide a 60 kWh batter pack vehicle to the customers, which will have the improved acceleration and top speed of the bigger pack.
Tesla currently retains a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). While we remain on the sidelines about Tesla, stocks from the same industry that warrant a look include Visteon Corp. (VC), Gentherm Incorporated (THRM) and Denso Corp. (DNZOY). All of them carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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