Tesla's earnings report for the second quarter of 2023 showed exciting growth. The company carried out a second round of price cuts in North America, benefiting from the White House's IRA subsidy policy and Tesla charging stations becoming a uniform standard in the US. These factors all contributed to a significant increase in sales volume and revenue.
In the second quarter of 2023, Tesla's revenue reached US$24.927 billion, up 47% year over year, and surpassed Bloomberg's forecast of US$24.3 billion. This performance is almost double the 24% year-on-year growth rate in the first quarter, showing the company's strong momentum.
Although revenue growth exceeded market expectations, Tesla's operating profit fell 3% to only 2.4 billion US dollars, below market expectations of 2.7 billion US dollars. The operating profit margin was 9.6%, down from the historical level of more than 10%.
The financial report also showed that Tesla's gross margin was 18.2%, lower than market expectations of 18.8%. The bicycle gross margin fell to 17.5%, and the market forecast was 18%. Although revenue from the energy storage and photovoltaic business rose 74% year over year, it fell slightly short of market expectations.
The service business was a highlight. Revenue increased 47% year over year to $2.15 billion, and gross margin also increased to 8%. Tesla charging stations have become the industry standard and are expected to bring stable cash flow to the company.
Tesla has generated more than 290 billion US dollars in revenue, of which more than 48 billion US dollars was generated in the first half of this year. It is expected that this year will be the first year for Tesla to reach 100 billion US dollars in revenue.