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Vicki Bryan

Vicki Bryan founded Bond Angle in 2018, after more than 20 years in investment management and research, with a primary focus in high yield and distressed markets and selected coverage in investment-grade fixed income and equity. 

Vicki Bryan's Bond Angle provides insightful commentary and analysis on high yield bond markets and market movers, including financial, economic, and industry catalysts, noted for spotting management stumbles and shenanigans early and often. Follow Vicki at bondangle.substack.com and on Twitter @VickiBryanBondA and LinkedIn.

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<li>As I warned, troubled Q4 results were worse than investors expected, even with further drops in already plunging market expectations following disappointing deliveries dubiously called a "beat."</li>
<li>Even numbers as reported were weaker than reported when I stripped out subsidies and accounting boosts which mask underlying trouble—as is typical with Tesla (see attached model).</li>
<li>Tesla continues to foster the false impression that it's healthier, more profitable and more successful than it is, which greatly overstates its ability to weather the storm already upon it.</li>
</ul>


As I warned, troubled Q4 results were worse than investors expected, even with further drops in already plunging market expectations following disappointing deliveries dubiously called a "beat."
Even numbers as reported were weaker than reported when I stripped out subsidies and accounting boosts which mask underlying trouble—as is typical with Tesla (see attached model).
Tesla continues to foster the false impression that it's healthier, more profitable and more successful than it is, which greatly overstates its ability to weather the storm already upon it.


Tesla: Moving The Goalposts Works Until It Doesn't