Roughly a quarter of Tesla’s earnings last quarter were due to recognizing a $600 million gain on Bitcoin. Tesla
Tesla overall reported adjusted EPS of $0.73 in the fourth quarter, missing estimates for $0.76. The gain on its bitcoin holdings was for GAAP purposes and would have had no effect on adjusted EPS. Shares are higher by 3.5% in after hours trading.
Vaibhav Taneja acknowledged Tesla’s benefit from its Bitcoin holdings during the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call. CEO Elon Musk is a known proponent of cryptocurrency, so it doesn’t come as a shock that Tesla was holding on to a large chunk of Bitcoin.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla reported a $589 million gain from its Bitcoin holdings after an accounting rule change in the US.
A new accounting rule helped Tesla report a $600M gain on digital assets in Q4, as their total value jumped to $1.08B.
The gain reflects a new accounting adjustment, lifting Tesla’s reported digital asset value to $1.076 billion from $184 million.
Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja noted that the automaker’s net income in Q4 was “impacted by a $600 million market benefit from bitcoin due to the adoption of a new accounting standard for digital assets.” He said that Tesla would adjust its other income in future reporting periods going forward.
Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings day is here — a highly anticipated report that is expected to be released after market close Wednesday.
New accounting rules shed some light on the profitability of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla's Bitcoin (BTC) investment.
Tesla Q4 earnings call's high-level weirdness, including the impact Bitcoin had on the bottom line, what it means for stock prices.
Tesla Inc.’s holdings of Bitcoin gave its latest quarterly results a boost, courtesy of new accounting rules for digital assets.