Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July
by joez on Friday August 07, 2009 @02:18PM
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They can't recognize that until it's shipped.
They might have had deferred revenue in terms of warranty. They probably have to allocate a portion of each sale as warranty and recognize that revenue over the length of the warranty (similar to iPod). Problem with that is it means they would have had defer a portion of revenue this months sales as well... so this theory only holds true if they had sold a large number before this month.
Maybe OEM accessories and upgrades (like the Sport Package). Also they might sell a license to an after market shop so they can say they are the official Tesla parts brands.
They might have had deferred revenue in terms of warranty. They probably have to allocate a portion of each sale as warranty and recognize that revenue over the length of the warranty (similar to iPod). Problem with that is it means they would have had defer a portion of revenue this months sales as well... so this theory only holds true if they had sold a large number before this month.
Maybe OEM accessories and upgrades (like the Sport Package). Also they might sell a license to an after market shop so they can say they are the official Tesla parts brands.