1 Red Flag on Tesla’s Balance Sheet, Made Even Worse By the Red Flag on Its Cash Flow Statement

If you haven't heard of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), you've been living under a rock. The electric-auto maker, and to a much lesser extent solar power company, has been making headlines for years. Having a celebrity CEO like Elon Musk helps, of course. But so does producing sexy high-end cars that are leading the world's automakers into the electric age. Yet some of the numbers behind this facade aren't very good. Here are the red flags you need to be watching on the company's balance sheet and cash flow statement today.

This isn't a commentary on Tesla's cars, which are pretty nice, or Elon Musk's view of the world's future, which is clearly visionary. Tesla really is helping to push us all in a new direction. However, that alone doesn't make the company a great investment, particularly after a massive 50% year-to-date gain. Impressively, that gain includes a drop of around 15% from midyear highs.

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