Investors are alarmed by Elon Musk‘s ownership of Twitter Inc., the decline in demand for Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles, and slumps in the broader market in an environment with increasing interest rates. As a result, the business is on track to have its worst yearly stock performance ever.
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The world’s most valuable car firm has taken a rapid turnaround since Tesla’s shares began to decline. In the early 2020s, a time of chip shortages, congested global supply chains, and Covid-19-related shutdowns, the electric vehicle manufacturer had been one of the biggest winners in the automotive sector.
Since the stock reached an all-time high in November 2021, the company’s value has decreased by over 70%.
Tesla could need to forgo its degree of profitability in order to continue its rate of expansion is brought on by the widening economic uncertainties experienced worldwide and the growing number of competitors for electric vehicles available to buyers.
Although some electric vehicle startups have fared worse, Tesla’s stock price loss has surpassed that of the overall market and many of its competitors.
The business has produced more than a dozen consecutive profitable quarters, assisting the manufacturer of electric vehicles—which had a history of being cash-starved—in accumulating an approximately $20 billion buffer, comparable to that of several legacy automakers.
In order to explain some of those sales, he has cited his participation on Twitter. In October, the multibillionaire acquired Twitter in a deal worth $44 billion, putting the firm under almost $13 billion in debt. In the coming year, he promised not to sell any more Tesla stock.
When Mr. Musk suggested buying back $5 billion to $10 billion worth of shares in 2023, he stated in October that such a move was likely. More recently, he issued a warning: Buying back shares could result in a terrible recession, thus it would not be sensible to do so.
