Stock Analysis on Net

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Cash Flow Statement 
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Tesla Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Net income 2,332 2,183 1,494 1,144 7,943 1,878 2,614 2,539 3,707 3,331 2,269 3,280 2,343 1,659 1,178 464 296 369 129 68
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1,496 1,348 1,278 1,246 1,232 1,235 1,154 1,046 989 956 922 880 848 761 681 621 618 584 567 553
Stock-based compensation 579 457 439 524 484 465 445 418 419 362 361 418 558 475 474 614 633 543 347 211
Inventory and purchase commitments write-downs 88 101 78 68 102 144 167 50 59 60 25 33 12 40 39 49 62 52 43 45
Foreign currency transaction net unrealized (gain) loss (270) 287 (27) (63) 173 (34) (258) (25) 80 53 (22) (30) (63) 9 1 (2) (30) 106 19 19
Deferred income taxes 59 285 144 (11) (6,033) (113) (148) (55)
Non-cash interest and other operating activities 89 20 68 (5) (13) 35 44 15 181 107 36 16 32 153 52 8 198 111 105 111
Digital assets (gain) loss, net (589) 34 106 51 23 (101)
Accounts receivable (1,227) 429 137 (422) (963) 881 (472) (32) (698) (193) 176 (409) 18 135 (259) (24) (102) (314) (222) (14)
Inventory 2,044 (193) 1,783 (2,697) 758 163 (576) (1,540) (1,973) (2,300) (1,559) (633) (534) (488) (581) (106) 180 (67) 446 (981)
Operating lease vehicles (508) (33) (37) (12) (94) (471) (712) (675) (434) (341) (333) (462) (588) (610) (490) (426) (432) (310) (133) (197)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (634) (1,009) (658) (972) (660) (361) (894) (737) (1,523) (870) (675) (900) (531) (611) (109) (311) (200) (78) (203) (114)
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 1,084 2,255 (998) 1,247 683 (627) 1,146 1,403 2,162 3,727 684 1,515 2,149 1,400 998 693 1,593 1,266 (61) (194)
Deferred revenue 271 125 (89) 195 758 113 555 106 275 208 361 287 341 173 117 162 203 138 (73) 53
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,030 1,574 138 (2,661) 482 (302) (953) (1,475) (2,191) 231 (1,346) (602) 855 (1) (324) (12) 1,242 635 (246) (1,447)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 2,482 4,072 2,118 (902) (3,573) 1,430 451 (26) (429) 1,769 82 715 2,242 1,488 946 1,177 2,723 2,031 835 (508)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 4,814 6,255 3,612 242 4,370 3,308 3,065 2,513 3,278 5,100 2,351 3,995 4,585 3,147 2,124 1,641 3,019 2,400 964 (440)
Purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales (2,783) (3,513) (2,270) (2,773) (2,306) (2,460) (2,060) (2,072) (1,858) (1,803) (1,730) (1,767) (1,810) (1,819) (1,505) (1,348) (1,151) (1,005) (546) (455)
Purchases of solar energy systems, net of sales 3 (2) (4) (1) 1 (1) (5) (4) (6) (10) (12) (13) (16) (20) (26)
Purchases of digital assets (1,500)
Proceeds from sales of digital assets 936 272
Purchase of intangible assets (9) (5) (5)
Purchases of investments (15,158) (6,032) (8,143) (6,622) (5,891) (6,131) (5,075) (2,015) (4,368) (991) (90) (386) (102) (30)
Proceeds from maturities of investments 10,335 6,670 6,990 4,315 3,394 3,816 3,539 1,604 19 3
Proceeds from sales of investments 200 138
Receipt of government grants 76 6 122 1
Business combinations, net of cash acquired 12 (76) (13)
Net cash used in investing activities (7,603) (2,875) (3,225) (5,084) (4,804) (4,762) (3,534) (2,484) (6,131) (2,791) (884) (2,167) (1,916) (1,855) (1,515) (2,582) (1,047) (1,039) (566) (480)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock in public offerings, net of issuance costs 4,987 4,973 2,309
Proceeds from issuances of debt 1,384 465 3,119 776 1,405 2,526 1,250 2,771 1,879 2,983 1,887 2,880 2,144 2,802
Repayments of debt (717) (561) (631) (591) (464) (344) (241) (302) (364) (781) (274) (1,945) (2,578) (4,181) (3,370) (4,038) (4,086) (3,311) (1,908) (2,318)
Collateralized lease repayments (1) (2) (6) (16) (56) (71) (97)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances 453 340 197 251 152 254 63 231 67 229 43 202 262 192 70 183 56 144 57 160
Principal payments on finance leases (90) (85) (100) (106) (124) (118) (116) (106) (133) (118) (128) (123) (128) (115) (95) (101) (90) (94) (54) (100)
Debt issuance costs (8) (1) (2) (3) (6) (10) (13) (4) (5) (6)
Proceeds from investments by noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries 2 1 4 19
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (28) (26) (20) (30) (39) (38) (31) (36) (39) (42) (34) (42) (53) (43) (33) (32) (45) (53) (43) (67)
Payments for buy-outs of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries (9) (23) (101) (37) (7) (3) (7) (26) (13) (6) (10) (2) (31) (2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 985 132 2,540 196 887 2,263 (328) (233) (495) (712) (406) (1,914) (1,257) (1,381) (1,549) (1,016) 2,692 4,450 123 2,708
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (133) 108 (37) (79) 146 (98) (94) 50 123 (335) (214) (18) 38 (42) 42 (221) 234 86 38 (24)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,937) 3,620 2,890 (4,725) 599 711 (891) (154) (3,225) 1,262 847 (104) 1,450 (131) (898) (2,178) 4,898 5,897 559 1,764

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).

Cash flow statement item Description The company
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Tesla Inc. net cash provided by (used in) operating activities increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level.
Net cash used in investing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of investing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Tesla Inc. net cash used in investing activities increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Amount of cash inflow (outflow) of financing activities, excluding discontinued operations. Financing activity cash flows include obtaining resources from owners and providing them with a return on, and a return of, their investment; borrowing money and repaying amounts borrowed, or settling the obligation; and obtaining and paying for other resources obtained from creditors on long-term credit. Tesla Inc. net cash provided by (used in) financing activities decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.