Tesla Earnings Today: What to Expect

Electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is slated to report earnings after market close today. With the stock up more than 500% over the past 12 months, investors will be watching to see if the automaker can live up to the hype.

Though Tesla already reported higher-than-expected deliveries for its second quarter, there are still plenty of unknowns for the period. Investors will be looking to see how the production ramp up of Tesla's new Model Y is going, whether the automaker was able to squeak out a fourth quarterly profit in a row, and how many vehicles management expects to deliver for the full year.

The company will report this afternoon. Here's a preview of these key areas.

Source Fool.com