$TSLA
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2013 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514069681 Filed on February 26, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$2.013B	$306.3M	$50.10M
YoY Change	387.23%	677.99%	-13.11%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.557B	$282.0M	$58.87M
YoY Change	306.39%	781.25%	45.55%
Gross Profit	$456.3M	$23.86M	-$8.761M
YoY Change	1417.48%	204.49%	-150.87%
Gross Profit Margin	22.66%	7.79%	-17.49%
Selling, General & Admin	$285.6M	$46.00M	$37.80M
YoY Change	89.91%	64.29%	36.86%
% of Gross Profit	62.59%	192.82%
Research & Development	$232.0M	$69.00M	$61.90M
YoY Change	-15.33%	13.11%	14.46%
% of Gross Profit	50.84%	289.22%
Depreciation & Amortization	$83.90M	$13.00M	$6.800M
YoY Change	231.62%	160.0%	83.78%
% of Gross Profit	18.39%	54.49%
Operating Expenses	$517.5M	$115.0M	$99.70M
YoY Change	21.96%	30.68%	22.03%
Operating Profit	-$61.28M	-$91.14M	-$108.5M
YoY Change	-84.46%	13.69%	68.22%
Interest Expense	$32.93M	$0.00	$78.00K
YoY Change	12866.14%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$22.60M	$1.000M	-$2.188M
YoY Change	-1336.43%		268.35%
Pretax Income	-$71.43M	-$90.00M	-$110.7M
YoY Change	-81.97%	11.11%	70.31%
Income Tax	$2.588M	$0.00	$116.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$74.01M	-$89.93M	-$110.8M
YoY Change	-81.32%	10.36%	70.26%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-3.68%	-29.36%	-221.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$41.32K	-$52.72K	-$70.12K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		113.8M shares	105.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$846.0M	$202.0M	$86.00M
YoY Change	318.81%	-27.86%	-69.06%
Cash & Equivalents	$846.0M	$201.9M	$85.69M
Short-Term Investments			$0.00
Other Short-Term Assets	$31.00M	$27.00M	$31.00M
YoY Change	14.81%	-15.63%	-53.03%
Inventory	$340.0M	$268.5M	$159.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$49.00M	$26.84M	$9.164M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.266B	$524.8M	$284.5M
YoY Change	141.14%	40.75%	-30.94%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.121B	$552.2M	$486.2M
YoY Change	99.47%	85.05%	87.02%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$30.00M	$21.96M	$21.91M
YoY Change	11.11%	-1.82%	-21.75%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.151B	$589.4M	$524.6M
YoY Change	95.42%	73.05%	82.17%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.266B	$524.8M	$284.5M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.151B	$589.4M	$524.6M
Total Assets	$2.417B	$1.114B	$809.2M
YoY Change	116.97%	56.17%	15.6%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$304.0M	$303.4M	$162.0M
YoY Change	0.33%	440.39%	200.05%
Accrued Expenses	$68.00M	$39.80M	$28.51M
YoY Change	126.67%	23.95%	-70.3%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$8.000M	$50.84M	$50.84M
YoY Change	-85.45%	542.26%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$675.0M	$539.1M	$385.8M
YoY Change	25.23%	181.76%	150.52%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$599.0M	$401.5M	$414.2M
YoY Change	45.74%	49.62%	83.28%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$470.0M	$25.17M	$18.55M
YoY Change	1105.13%	68.76%	-28.65%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.069B	$426.7M	$432.8M
YoY Change	137.56%	50.63%	71.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$675.0M	$539.1M	$385.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.069B	$426.7M	$432.8M
Total Liabilities	$1.750B	$989.5M	$837.1M
YoY Change	76.95%	102.18%	106.17%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$1.066B	-$975.7M
YoY Change		59.19%
Common Stock		$115.0K	$106.0K
YoY Change		10.58%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$667.0M	$124.7M	-$27.88M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.417B	$1.114B	$809.2M
YoY Change	116.97%	56.17%	15.6%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$74.01M	-$89.93M	-$110.8M
YoY Change	-81.32%	10.36%	70.26%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$83.90M	$13.00M	$6.800M
YoY Change	231.62%	160.0%	83.78%
Cash From Operating Activities	$258.0M	-$35.00M	-$101.0M
YoY Change	-196.96%	-14.63%	380.95%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$264.2M	-$64.00M	-$62.00M
YoY Change	10.45%	60.0%	-10.14%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$15.00M	$3.000M	-$2.000M
YoY Change	-53.13%	-95.71%	-98.18%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$249.4M	-$61.00M	-$64.00M
YoY Change	20.53%	-310.34%	-64.04%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$360.0M	$222.1M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$452.3M
YoY Change	3458.91%
Cash From Financing Activities	635.4M	215.0M	40.00M
YoY Change	51.42%	298.15%	-56.99%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	258.0M	-35.00M	-101.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-249.4M	-61.00M	-64.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	635.4M	215.0M	40.00M
Net Change In Cash	644.0M	119.0M	-125.0M
YoY Change	-1306.53%	183.33%	17.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$258.0M	-$35.00M	-$101.0M
Capital Expenditures	$264.2M	-$64.00M	-$62.00M
Free Cash Flow	-$6.230M	$29.00M	-$39.00M
YoY Change	-98.77%	-3000.0%	-181.25%

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CY2013	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1. Overview of the Company</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla, we, us or our) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 1, 2003. We design, develop, manufacture and sell high-performance fully electric vehicles and advanced electric vehicle powertrain components. We have wholly-owned subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia. The primary purpose of these subsidiaries is to market, manufacture, sell and/or service our vehicles.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Correction of Prior Year Amounts</b></font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">In conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 7, 2013, we revised our consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2011 to correct an immaterial error. Amounts related to purchases of property and equipment during 2011 that were not paid as of December 31, 2011 were erroneously included as cash outflows from investing activities in our previously issued financial statements. This revision resulted in a $13.7 million decrease in purchases of property and equipment included in cash flows used in investing activities and a corresponding increase in the change in accounts payable resulting in an increase in cash flows used in operating activities. We also revised our supplemental disclosure of noncash acquisition of property and equipment by an increase of $12.9 million for 2011.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">There was no impact on previously reported total cash and cash equivalents, consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of operations.</font></p> </div>
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