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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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-motors-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla Motors (TSLA US)</a> will <a href="https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-announces-date-third-quarter-2020-financial-results-and-webcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report third quarter results</a> after the market closes Wednesday, October 21st.Tesla recently reported third quarter deliveries up 43% versus last year, again thanks to incremental sales from market expansion which continue to offset sharply lower same-store sales I've been tracking since last year (as I last discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/things-people-believe-flat-earth-faked-moon-landings-and-tesla-2100" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42439" rel="noopener">Things People Believe: Flat Earth, Faked Moon Landings, and Tesla $2100</a> on 8/23/20).That distinction is a major reason Tesla goes to so much trouble to keep comparable numbers muddled so demand erosion is harder to spot. Severe price cuts and weaker mix over the past year also mean revenue growth from auto sales significantly trails reported deliveries.This will figure heavily into how much padding Tesla will likely add with energy credit sales, nonoperating &amp; unusual items, and accounting maneuvers to inflate consolidated revenue and "profits" it reports for the quarter.After all, another creatively reported profit could set up another <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tesla-stock-elon-musk-payout-earnings-pocket-billions-hits-goals-2020-10-1029657370?utm_campaign=browser_notification&amp;utm_source=desktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$3 billion payday</a> for CEO Elon Musk and finally get Tesla into the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 (SPX INDEX)</a>.<div class="content-highlight">Continue reading for Bond Angle revenue and profit estimates for Tesla's third quarter.</div>

Tesla Motors (TSLA US) will report third quarter results after the market closes Wednesday, October 21st.Tesla recently reported third quarter deliveries up 43% versus last year, again thanks to incremental sales from market expansion which continue to offset sharply lower same-store sales I've been tracking since last year (as I last discussed in Things People Believe: Flat Earth, Faked Moon Landings, and Tesla $2100 on 8/23/20).That distinction is a major reason Tesla goes to so much trouble to keep comparable numbers muddled so demand erosion is harder to spot. Severe price cuts and weaker mix over the past year also mean revenue growth from auto sales significantly trails reported deliveries.This will figure heavily into how much padding Tesla will likely add with energy credit sales, nonoperating &amp; unusual items, and accounting maneuvers to inflate consolidated revenue and "profits" it reports for the quarter.After all, another creatively reported profit could set up another $3 billion payday for CEO Elon Musk and finally get Tesla into the S&amp;P 500 (SPX INDEX).Continue reading for Bond Angle revenue and profit estimates for Tesla's third quarter.

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What To Expect in Tesla's Critical Q3