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Tesla (TSLA) Inventory Turnover : 1.26 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Tesla Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. Tesla's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $16,182 Mil. Tesla's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $12,862 Mil. Tesla's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.26.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. Tesla's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 72.53.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Tesla's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.67.


Tesla Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tesla's Inventory Turnover can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Tesla Inventory Turnover Chart

Tesla Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Inventory Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.51 8.16 6.52 5.98 6.26

Tesla Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Inventory Turnover Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.19 1.38 1.41 1.62 1.26

Tesla Inventory Turnover Calculation

Tesla's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=80240 / ((13626 + 12017) / 2 )
=80240 / 12821.5
=6.26

Tesla's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count )
=16182 / ((12017 + 13706) / 2 )
=16182 / 12861.5
=1.26

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Tesla  (NAS:TSLA) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Tesla's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=12861.5/16182*365 / 4
=72.53

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Tesla's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=12861.5 / 19335
=0.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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Tesla Business Description

Address
1 Tesla Road, Austin, TX, USA, 78725
Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of autonomous driving software. The company has multiple vehicles in its fleet, which include luxury and midsize sedans, crossover SUVs, a light truck, and a semi truck. Tesla also plans to begin selling more affordable vehicles, a sports car, and offer a robotaxi service. Global deliveries in 2024 were a little below 1.8 million vehicles. The company sells batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties including utilities and solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation. Tesla also owns a fast-charging network.
Executives
Ira Matthew Ehrenpreis director 100 SHORELINE HWY, SUITE 282, BLDG. B, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Kimbal Musk director C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Vaibhav Taneja officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Robyn M Denholm director 4150 NETWORK CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
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Xiaotong Zhu officer: SVP, Automotive 1 TESLA ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78725
Andrew D Baglino officer: SVP Powertrain and Energy Eng. 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Zachary Kirkhorn officer: Chief Financial Officer 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Elon Musk director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jerome M Guillen officer: VP Service and Sales Ops 3500 DEER CREEK RD., PALO ALTO CA 94304
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