Amid market in the world and economic uncertainty, Tesla began operations in June 2010 on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (symbol: TSLA). The share price has risen more than 40 percent in its first day of trading to close at $ 23.89 one upsized deal that values ​​the company at $ 2 billion and has raised more than $ 226 million. It was the first IPO by a U.S. automaker Ford since early in 1956. While the primary market has seen strong enthusiasm for the shares, the secondary market is much less convinced. Concerns have been raised about the long-term viability of the company resulting from a limited operating history, a long history of losses, liquidity problems, the demand for expensive consumer reliable battery technology and competition from automakers Traditional. Consequently, the action has often been the subject of high interest in short, an indicator of investment returns. The question that was plaguing investors: short sellers were correct in their bearish sentiment or was imminent short squeeze? This case describes the path found in the Tesla Roadster outsourced production, the first all-electric sports car, the Model S production, all-electric luxury sedan prestigious internal capacity. More specifically, it focuses on the long-term growth of the company, as well as issues related to the quality of the results.
by
Maureen McNichols,
Anne Casscells,
Jaclyn C. Foroughi
Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business
21 pages.
May 17 2013: release date. Prod #: A209-PDF-ENG
Tesla – The assessment of a company growth solutions Case
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