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Tesla Revs Up in Anticipation of CEO Musk’s Major Announcement
April 2, 2013
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Tesla (TSLA) CEO and former PayPal (EBAY) founder Elon Musk made a Twitter announcement last week saying “Am going to put my money where my mouth is in a major way”.
After making the claim in February that the company would be able to pay back the $465 million Energy Department loan it received in half the allotted time, this has been taken as a suggestion that the loan could be paid back even sooner.
However, there has been other speculation that Tuesday’s announcement may have something to do with rooftop solar battery packs, since Musk subsequently made some tweets on this topic as well. It has been additionally suggested that the announcement could pertain to Tesla’s new charging stations, or to a potential new stock offering.
Shares for Tesla soared just over 20 percent at one point on Monday, to a high of $46.68, before closing at a gain of 15.94 percent, or $43.93 per share.
On Sunday evening, the electric car maker said that it would be bringing in a slight profit for Q1, with sales of the model S sedan having surpassed 4,750, beating its guidance figure of 4,500. Tesla officially reports Q1 earnings on May 6th.
The Q1 profit will be a milestone for the company, who lost $396.2 million or $3.69 per share in 2012.
Michael Teague
Michael Teague is a staff writer for Equities.com. His previous experience includes three years as the associate editor of Los Angeles-based Al Jadid Magazine, a bi-annual review of the arts & culture of the Middle East, where he contributed many articles on the region in the form of features and book & film reviews. His educational background includes a BA in French literature from the University of California, Irvine, where he developed a startling proclivity for anything having to do with the 19th century.
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