Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) first-quarter 2022 earnings saw the company post a challenging yet impressive quarter. The results, which were discussed in the Q1 2022 Update Letter, were released after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Tesla was impressive in the first quarter, with the company producing a total of 305,407 vehicles and delivering 310,048. The lion’s share of these numbers remains the Model 3 and Model Y, though Model S and Model Y output has improved over previous quarters.
The following is a quick overview of Tesla’s Q1 2022 results.
Revenue
Tesla posted total revenues of $18.756 billion with a gross profit of $5.460 billion. In comparison, analysts expected Tesla to post a revenue of $17.8 billion.
Earnings Per Share
Tesla posted non-GAAP earnings per share of $3.22 per share. This is notably higher than the Street’s estimates, which expected that the electric vehicle maker would be posting an EPS of $2.27 per share.
Profitability
Tesla posted $3.6B GAAP operating income and an impressive 19.2% operating margin in the first quarter, as well as GAAP net income of $3.3B and non-GAAP net income (ex-SBC1 ) of $3.7B in Q1 2022. Overall, the company posted GAAP Automotive gross margin of 32.9% in the first quarter.
Following is Tesla’s Q1 2022 Update Letter:
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