對(duì)于埃隆·馬斯克和特斯拉(Tesla)而言,十月份并不順利。事實(shí)上,上周,特斯拉在華爾街創(chuàng)下了今年最差業(yè)績(jī)。
但傳奇投資者凱西·伍德認(rèn)為,這正是特斯拉能夠長(zhǎng)久發(fā)展的原因:在面對(duì)艱難時(shí)期的時(shí)候,它的CEO馬斯克都會(huì)重新振作起來(lái)。
當(dāng)其他投資者對(duì)電動(dòng)汽車廠商特斯拉失去信心的時(shí)候,ARK Invest的CEO伍德依舊是它的堅(jiān)定支持者:這家汽車廠商仍是ARK最大的投資。
伍德表示她支持馬斯克的理由是他“解決問(wèn)題”的能力,而且她認(rèn)為沒(méi)有必要擔(dān)心這位全球首富會(huì)過(guò)多分散自己的精力。
馬斯克在去年10月以440億美元收購(gòu)了社交媒體平臺(tái)X(原Twitter),這讓一些特斯拉的投資者擔(dān)心,該平臺(tái)會(huì)占用馬斯克的太多精力。
伍德承認(rèn)X面臨挑戰(zhàn),可能偶爾會(huì)吸引馬斯克的關(guān)注,但她始終認(rèn)為這不值得擔(dān)憂。
伍德上周在CNBC的《ETF Edge》欄目中表示:“埃隆善于解決問(wèn)題。X的問(wèn)題尚未解決……但這種艱難時(shí)期能夠激發(fā)埃隆的創(chuàng)造力。他善于解決問(wèn)題,也是一位優(yōu)秀的技術(shù)專家?!?/p>
以色列與哈馬斯的沖突使廣告商和各國(guó)政府紛紛發(fā)出警告,要求社交網(wǎng)站謹(jǐn)慎地進(jìn)行內(nèi)容審查,并努力阻止傳播虛假信息。
但伍德表示,這些挑戰(zhàn)只會(huì)進(jìn)一步刺激馬斯克:“我們認(rèn)為,每當(dāng)[馬斯克]面臨這種混亂的時(shí)候,他的大腦會(huì)瘋狂運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),讓他找到新的答案?!?/p>
特斯拉的問(wèn)題
伍德關(guān)于馬斯克絕地反擊的理論,可能很快就會(huì)受到考驗(yàn)。
在伍德強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)特斯拉的支持幾天后,馬斯克主持召開(kāi)了第三季度財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議,此次會(huì)議并不輕松,他在會(huì)議期間就經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況和消費(fèi)者的成本發(fā)出了警告。
上周,特斯拉公布了兩年內(nèi)最低的每股收益66美分,比外界共同預(yù)測(cè)的每股收益低10%,公司在上周結(jié)束交易時(shí)的股價(jià)為211.99美元。最新業(yè)績(jī)數(shù)據(jù)引起了華爾街的不安。到10月20日上午10:45,特斯拉公布業(yè)績(jī)剛剛過(guò)去一個(gè)交易日,其股價(jià)一直維持在211美元左右,下跌超過(guò)17%。
此次下跌使特斯拉的市值從8,080億美元減少到6,700億美元,短短兩個(gè)交易日縮水了1,380億美元,而馬斯克通常與特斯拉的庫(kù)存股掛鉤的個(gè)人財(cái)富減少了300億美元。
但伍德在電話會(huì)議前表示,她以前見(jiàn)過(guò)馬斯克陷入絕境的情況,但他最終取得了勝利。
伍德說(shuō)道:“特斯拉在發(fā)展過(guò)程中經(jīng)常發(fā)生這種情況。現(xiàn)在,他它已經(jīng)建立了大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)電動(dòng)汽車的體系,目前正在擴(kuò)大自動(dòng)駕駛技術(shù)的規(guī)模?!?/p>
“我認(rèn)為他非常重視這項(xiàng)技術(shù)。我認(rèn)為他非常關(guān)注這個(gè)領(lǐng)域;我想他知道并且相信最近的軟件升級(jí)即將完成……我們并不認(rèn)為他分散了精力。”
令人失望的網(wǎng)約車業(yè)務(wù)
在上周的財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議上,伍德還暗示了她一直堅(jiān)持的一種觀點(diǎn),即特斯拉可以通過(guò)開(kāi)發(fā)自動(dòng)駕駛出租車獲利。
她強(qiáng)調(diào),公司已經(jīng)開(kāi)始在全國(guó)招聘“網(wǎng)約車專家”。她認(rèn)為,只要馬斯克能成功開(kāi)發(fā)出完全自動(dòng)駕駛軟件,并將汽車推向市場(chǎng),那么這項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)將會(huì)顛覆傳統(tǒng)行業(yè)。
但與其他許多投資者一樣,伍德一直在等待特斯拉提供更多詳細(xì)信息。
上周,面對(duì)分析師的提問(wèn),馬斯克拒絕提供與機(jī)器人出租車有關(guān)的任何細(xì)節(jié),而是稱這款汽車的前景“從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看令人非常激動(dòng)”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
對(duì)于埃隆·馬斯克和特斯拉(Tesla)而言,十月份并不順利。事實(shí)上,上周,特斯拉在華爾街創(chuàng)下了今年最差業(yè)績(jī)。
但傳奇投資者凱西·伍德認(rèn)為,這正是特斯拉能夠長(zhǎng)久發(fā)展的原因:在面對(duì)艱難時(shí)期的時(shí)候,它的CEO馬斯克都會(huì)重新振作起來(lái)。
當(dāng)其他投資者對(duì)電動(dòng)汽車廠商特斯拉失去信心的時(shí)候,ARK Invest的CEO伍德依舊是它的堅(jiān)定支持者:這家汽車廠商仍是ARK最大的投資。
伍德表示她支持馬斯克的理由是他“解決問(wèn)題”的能力,而且她認(rèn)為沒(méi)有必要擔(dān)心這位全球首富會(huì)過(guò)多分散自己的精力。
馬斯克在去年10月以440億美元收購(gòu)了社交媒體平臺(tái)X(原Twitter),這讓一些特斯拉的投資者擔(dān)心,該平臺(tái)會(huì)占用馬斯克的太多精力。
伍德承認(rèn)X面臨挑戰(zhàn),可能偶爾會(huì)吸引馬斯克的關(guān)注,但她始終認(rèn)為這不值得擔(dān)憂。
伍德上周在CNBC的《ETF Edge》欄目中表示:“埃隆善于解決問(wèn)題。X的問(wèn)題尚未解決……但這種艱難時(shí)期能夠激發(fā)埃隆的創(chuàng)造力。他善于解決問(wèn)題,也是一位優(yōu)秀的技術(shù)專家?!?/p>
以色列與哈馬斯的沖突使廣告商和各國(guó)政府紛紛發(fā)出警告,要求社交網(wǎng)站謹(jǐn)慎地進(jìn)行內(nèi)容審查,并努力阻止傳播虛假信息。
但伍德表示,這些挑戰(zhàn)只會(huì)進(jìn)一步刺激馬斯克:“我們認(rèn)為,每當(dāng)[馬斯克]面臨這種混亂的時(shí)候,他的大腦會(huì)瘋狂運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),讓他找到新的答案?!?/p>
特斯拉的問(wèn)題
伍德關(guān)于馬斯克絕地反擊的理論,可能很快就會(huì)受到考驗(yàn)。
在伍德強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)特斯拉的支持幾天后,馬斯克主持召開(kāi)了第三季度財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議,此次會(huì)議并不輕松,他在會(huì)議期間就經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況和消費(fèi)者的成本發(fā)出了警告。
上周,特斯拉公布了兩年內(nèi)最低的每股收益66美分,比外界共同預(yù)測(cè)的每股收益低10%,公司在上周結(jié)束交易時(shí)的股價(jià)為211.99美元。最新業(yè)績(jī)數(shù)據(jù)引起了華爾街的不安。到10月20日上午10:45,特斯拉公布業(yè)績(jī)剛剛過(guò)去一個(gè)交易日,其股價(jià)一直維持在211美元左右,下跌超過(guò)17%。
此次下跌使特斯拉的市值從8,080億美元減少到6,700億美元,短短兩個(gè)交易日縮水了1,380億美元,而馬斯克通常與特斯拉的庫(kù)存股掛鉤的個(gè)人財(cái)富減少了300億美元。
但伍德在電話會(huì)議前表示,她以前見(jiàn)過(guò)馬斯克陷入絕境的情況,但他最終取得了勝利。
伍德說(shuō)道:“特斯拉在發(fā)展過(guò)程中經(jīng)常發(fā)生這種情況。現(xiàn)在,他它已經(jīng)建立了大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)電動(dòng)汽車的體系,目前正在擴(kuò)大自動(dòng)駕駛技術(shù)的規(guī)模。”
“我認(rèn)為他非常重視這項(xiàng)技術(shù)。我認(rèn)為他非常關(guān)注這個(gè)領(lǐng)域;我想他知道并且相信最近的軟件升級(jí)即將完成……我們并不認(rèn)為他分散了精力。”
令人失望的網(wǎng)約車業(yè)務(wù)
在上周的財(cái)報(bào)電話會(huì)議上,伍德還暗示了她一直堅(jiān)持的一種觀點(diǎn),即特斯拉可以通過(guò)開(kāi)發(fā)自動(dòng)駕駛出租車獲利。
她強(qiáng)調(diào),公司已經(jīng)開(kāi)始在全國(guó)招聘“網(wǎng)約車專家”。她認(rèn)為,只要馬斯克能成功開(kāi)發(fā)出完全自動(dòng)駕駛軟件,并將汽車推向市場(chǎng),那么這項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)將會(huì)顛覆傳統(tǒng)行業(yè)。
但與其他許多投資者一樣,伍德一直在等待特斯拉提供更多詳細(xì)信息。
上周,面對(duì)分析師的提問(wèn),馬斯克拒絕提供與機(jī)器人出租車有關(guān)的任何細(xì)節(jié),而是稱這款汽車的前景“從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看令人非常激動(dòng)”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
October hasn’t gone swimmingly for Elon Musk and Tesla. In fact, last week the company charted its worst performance on Wall Street this year.
But according to legendary investor Cathie Wood that’s precisely why the company will endure: When faced with tough times, its CEO, Musk, comes back swinging.
Wood, the CEO of ARK Invest, has remained a backer of EV maker Tesla where other investors have lost faith: The auto manufacturer is still ARK’s biggest holding.
Wood justifies her support of Musk on account of his “troubleshooting” abilities, and dismissed fears that the richest man on earth is spreading himself too thin.
Musk, who purchased social media platform X—formerly known as Twitter—for $44 billion in October last year, has concerned some Tesla investors who feared his attention has been overly drawn to the site.
Wood acknowledged that X was facing challenges, potentially drawing Musk’s focus on occasion, but insisted it was no cause for concern.
“Elon is a troubleshooter,” Wood told CNBC’s ETF Edge last week. “The troubles at X are not over yet…These difficult times, though, spur Elon’s creativity. He is a troubleshooter and a brilliant technologist.”
The Israel-Hamas war has prompted warnings from advertisers and governments alike, telling social media sites to be vigilant on content moderation and step in to stop the spread of misinformation.
But such challenges, Wood said, just push Musk further: “We think that each time [Musk] does face turmoil like this, the intensity of his brain cells takes him to new answers.”
Tesla troubles
Wood’s theory on Musk’s bounce back may be tested sooner rather than later.
Just days after Wood doubled down on her support for Tesla, Musk hosted a less-than-buoyant Q3 earnings call, during which he issued warnings about the state of the economy and the costs facing consumers.
Tesla closed last week at $211.99 after posting its lowest quarterly earnings per share in two years at 66 cents, a figure that lagged consensus estimates by 10%. The update spooked Wall Street—by 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 20, a little over one trading day after Tesla announced earnings, the stock was hovering around $211, for a drop of more than 17%.
The decline shrunk Tesla’s market capitalization from $808 billion to $670 billion—a reduction of $138 billion in just over two trading days—while Musk’s personal fortune, usually buoyed by his massive Tesla-share inventory, took a $30 billion hit.
But Wood said prior to the call that she’s seen Musk with his back against the wall before, and that he’s triumphed then.
“We’ve seen this at Tesla every step along the way,” Wood said. “Now that EVs are scaling and he’s got that machine in place, we now have the autonomous side scaling.
“And I think he’s really focused on that. I think it has his attention; he knows and believes, I think, that they’re close to the finish line with this latest software upgrade…We don’t think he’s lost any focus.”
Ride-hail letdown
On the call last week Wood also alluded to her long-standing thesis that Tesla could cash in on the development of autonomous taxis.
She highlighted the company has begun hiring “ride-hail experts” across the country, which she described as a “game changer” should Musk be able to pin down full self-driving software and get the vehicles to market.
But Wood, like many other investors, has been left hanging on further details of the launch.
When questioned by analysts last week Musk declined to give any details on robotaxis, instead describing the prospect as “extremely exciting in the long term.”