Tesla and Mercedes-Benz earned almost exactly the same last year. Their stock-market valuations are slightly different.
By Steve Goldstein
The numbers are in, and the earnings last year from Tesla and Mercedes-Benz are almost identical.
The German automaker said it earned EUR14.26 billion ($15.47 billion) in 2023, a decline of 1.7% from last year. Tesla, meanwhile, earned $15 billion, a 19% improvement.
What's different of course is valuation. Heading into Thursday, Mercedes (XE:MBG) was valued at EUR71 billion, or about $78 billion. Tesla (TSLA), meanwhile, is valued at $617 billion, even with a 22% stock price decline this year.
Mercedes stock was climbing on Thursday, thanks to a new stock buyback plan of up to EUR3 billion.
Granted, analysts are expecting a lot more sales growth out of Tesla. Tesla's sales are seen rising 81% by 2027, compared to 11% for Mercedes, according to FactSet.
Tesla also doesn't have Mercedes's problem of what to do with factories for combustion engine-fueled cars, though the switch to EVs is taking a lot longer than many imagined.
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said Thursday that the German automaker will be able to produce combustion engines well into the next decade, according to Reuters.
-Steve Goldstein
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