Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Tesla, Inc.
C onsolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
17,505
$
17,576
Short-term marketable securities
508
131
Accounts receivable, net
2,311
1,913
Inventory
6,691
5,757
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,035
1,723
Total current assets
29,050
27,100
Operating lease vehicles, net
4,745
4,511
Solar energy systems, net
5,686
5,765
Property, plant and equipment, net
20,027
18,884
Operating lease right-of-use assets
2,181
2,016
Digital assets, net
1,261
1,260
Intangible assets, net
254
257
Goodwill
200
200
Other non-current assets
2,634
2,138
Total assets
$
66,038
$
62,131
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
11,171
$
10,025
Accrued liabilities and other
5,906
5,719
Deferred revenue
1,594
1,447
Customer deposits
1,125
925
Current portion of debt and finance leases
1,659
1,589
Total current liabilities
21,455
19,705
Debt and finance leases, net of current portion
3,153
5,245
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
2,185
2,052
Other long-term liabilities
3,839
3,546
Total liabilities
30,632
30,548
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
459
568
Equity
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock; $ 0.001 par value; 100 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock; $ 0.001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized;
1,036 and 1,033 shares issued and outstanding as of
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
1
1
Additional paid-in capital
30,485
29,803
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
( 50
)
54
Retained earnings
3,649
331
Total stockholders’ equity
34,085
30,189
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
862
826
Total liabilities and equity
$
66,038
$
62,131
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
C onsolidated Statements of Operations
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Revenues
Automotive sales
$
15,514
$
8,187
Automotive regulatory credits
679
518
Automotive leasing
668
297
Total automotive revenues
16,861
9,002
Energy generation and storage
616
494
Services and other
1,279
893
Total revenues
18,756
10,389
Cost of revenues
Automotive sales
10,914
6,457
Automotive leasing
408
160
Total automotive cost of revenues
11,322
6,617
Energy generation and storage
688
595
Services and other
1,286
962
Total cost of revenues
13,296
8,174
Gross profit
5,460
2,215
Operating expenses
Research and development
865
666
Selling, general and administrative
992
1,056
Restructuring and other
0
( 101
)
Total operating expenses
1,857
1,621
Income from operations
3,603
594
Interest income
28
10
Interest expense
( 61
)
( 99
)
Other income, net
56
28
Income before income taxes
3,626
533
Provision for income taxes
346
69
Net income
3,280
464
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests and
redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
( 38
)
26
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
3,318
$
438
Net income per share of common stock
attributable to common stockholders
Basic
$
3.20
$
0.46
Diluted
$
2.86
$
0.39
Weighted average shares used in computing net
income per share of common stock
Basic
1,034
961
Diluted
1,157
1,133
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
C onsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Net income
$
3,280
$
464
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustment
( 96
)
( 220
)
Unrealized net loss on marketable securities
( 8
)
—
Comprehensive income
3,176
244
Less: Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to
noncontrolling interests and redeemable
noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
( 38
)
26
Comprehensive income attributable to
common stockholders
$
3,214
$
218
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Equity
(in millions, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Accumulated
Redeemable
Additional
Other
Total
Noncontrolling
Noncontrolling
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Retained
Stockholders’
Interests in
Total
Interests
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income (Loss)
Earnings
Equity
Subsidiaries
Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2021
$
568
1,033
$
1
$
29,803
$
54
$
331
$
30,189
$
826
$
31,015
Exercises of conversion feature of
convertible senior notes
—
0
0
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of common stock for equity
incentive awards
—
3
0
202
—
—
202
—
202
Stock-based compensation
—
—
485
—
—
485
—
485
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
( 12
)
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 22
)
( 22
)
Buy-out of noncontrolling interests
( 1
)
—
—
( 5
)
—
—
( 5
)
—
( 5
)
Net (loss) income
( 96
)
—
—
—
—
3,318
3,318
58
3,376
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
( 104
)
—
( 104
)
—
( 104
)
Balance as of March 31, 2022
$
459
1,036
$
1
$
30,485
$
( 50
)
$
3,649
$
34,085
$
862
$
34,947
Accumulated
Redeemable
Additional
Other
Total
Noncontrolling
Noncontrolling
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Interests in
Total
Interests
Shares
Amount
Capital
Income (Loss)
Deficit
Equity
Subsidiaries
Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2020
$
604
960
$
1
$
27,260
$
363
$
( 5,399
)
$
22,225
$
850
$
23,075
Adjustments for prior periods from
adopting ASU 2020-06
—
—
—
( 474
)
—
211
( 263
)
—
( 263
)
Exercises of conversion feature of
convertible senior notes
—
0
0
11
—
—
11
—
11
Issuance of common stock for equity
incentive awards
—
3
0
183
—
—
183
—
183
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
643
—
—
643
—
643
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
( 12
)
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 20
)
( 20
)
Net income
9
—
—
—
—
438
438
17
455
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
( 220
)
—
( 220
)
—
( 220
)
Balance as of March 31, 2021
$
601
963
$
1
$
27,623
$
143
$
( 4,750
)
$
23,017
$
847
$
23,864
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
C onsolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in millions)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income
$
3,280
$
464
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
880
621
Stock-based compensation
418
614
Inventory and purchase commitments write-downs
33
49
Foreign currency transaction net unrealized gain
( 30
)
( 2
)
Non-cash interest and other operating activities
16
8
Digital assets gain, net
—
( 101
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 409
)
( 24
)
Inventory
( 633
)
( 106
)
Operating lease vehicles
( 462
)
( 426
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
( 289
)
( 143
)
Other non-current assets
( 611
)
( 168
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
997
672
Deferred revenue
287
162
Customer deposits
204
( 2
)
Other long-term liabilities
314
23
Net cash provided by operating activities
3,995
1,641
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment excluding finance leases, net of sales
( 1,767
)
( 1,348
)
Purchases of solar energy systems, net of sales
( 5
)
( 12
)
Purchases of digital assets
—
( 1,500
)
Proceeds from sales of digital assets
—
272
Purchase of intangible assets
( 9
)
—
Purchases of marketable securities
( 386
)
—
Receipt of government grants
—
6
Net cash used in investing activities
( 2,167
)
( 2,582
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuances of convertible and other debt
—
2,983
Repayments of convertible and other debt
( 1,945
)
( 4,038
)
Collateralized lease repayments
—
( 6
)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and other stock issuances
202
183
Principal payments on finance leases
( 123
)
( 101
)
Debt issuance costs
—
( 5
)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
( 42
)
( 32
)
Payments for buy-outs of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
( 6
)
—
Net cash used in by financing activities
( 1,914
)
( 1,016
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
( 18
)
( 221
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
( 104
)
( 2,178
)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
18,144
19,901
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
18,040
$
17,723
Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Acquisitions of property and equipment included in liabilities
$
1,036
$
1,061
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities
$
20
$
64
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$
271
$
179
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Tesla, Inc.
N otes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Note 1 – Overview
Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 1, 2003. We design, develop, manufacture and sell high-performance fully electric vehicles and design, manufacture, install and sell solar energy generation and energy storage products. Our Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), organizes our company, manages resource allocations and measures performance among two operating and reportable segments: (i) automotive and (ii) energy generation and storage.
There continues to be widespread impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, there has been a trend in many parts of the world of increasing availability and administration of vaccines against COVID-19, as well as an easing of restrictions on social, business, travel and government activities and functions. On the other hand, infection rates and regulations continue to fluctuate in various regions and there are ongoing global impacts resulting from the pandemic, including challenges and increases in costs for logistics and supply chains, such as increased port congestion, intermittent supplier delays and a shortfall of semiconductor supply. We have also previously been, and are being, affected by temporary manufacturing closures, employment and compensation adjustments and impediments to administrative activities supporting our product deliveries and deployments.
In addition, we have experienced and are experiencing varying levels of inflation resulting in part from various supply chain disruptions, increased shipping and transportation costs, increased raw material and labor costs and other disruptions caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic and general global economic conditions. The inflationary impact on our cost structure has contributed to adjustments in our product pricing, despite a continued focus on reducing our manufacturing costs where possible.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022, the consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the consolidated statements of redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as other information disclosed in the accompanying notes, are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods presented. The consolidated results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any other future years or interim periods.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures in the accompanying notes.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets which could impact our estimates and assumptions. The estimates used for, but not limited to, determining significant economic incentive for resale value guarantee arrangements, sales return reserves, the collectability of accounts receivable, inventory valuation, warranties, fair value of long-lived assets, goodwill, fair value of financial instruments, fair value and residual value of operating lease vehicles and solar energy systems subject to leases could be impacted. We have assessed the impact and are not aware of any specific events or circumstances that required an update to our estimates and assumptions or materially affected the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue by source
The following table disaggregates our revenue by major source (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Automotive sales without resale value guarantee
$
15,325
$
8,013
Automotive sales with resale value guarantee
189
174
Automotive regulatory credits
679
518
Energy generation and storage sales
503
383
Services and other
1,279
893
Total revenues from sales and services
17,975
9,981
Automotive leasing
668
297
Energy generation and storage leasing
113
111
Total revenues
$
18,756
$
10,389
Automotive Segment
Automotive Sales Revenue
Automotive Sales with and without Resale Value Guarantee
We recognize revenue when control transfers upon delivery to customers in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , as a sale with a right of return when we do not believe the customer has a significant economic incentive to exercise the resale value guarantee provided to them at contract inception. The total sales return reserve on vehicles sold with resale value guarantees was $ 190 million and $ 223 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, of which $ 80 million and $ 91 million was short-term, respectively.
Deferred revenue is related to the access to our Full Self Driving (“FSD”) features, internet connectivity, Supercharger network and over-the-air software updates on automotive sales with and without resale value guarantee, which amounted to $ 2.56 billion and $ 2.38 billion as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Deferred revenue is equivalent to the total transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, as of the balance sheet date. Revenue recognized from the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ 66 million and $ 79 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Of the total deferred revenue on automotive sales with and without resale value guarantees as of March 31, 2022, we expect to recognize $ 948 million of revenue in the next 12 months. The remaining balance will be recognized at the time of transfer of control of the product or over the performance period, which is generally the expected ownership life of the vehicle.
Automotive Regulatory Credits
We earn tradable credits in the operation of our automotive business under various regulations related to zero-emission vehicles, greenhouse gas, fuel economy and clean fuel. We sell these credits to other regulated entities who can use the credits to comply with emission standards and other regulatory requirements.
Payments for automotive regulatory credits are typically received at the point control transfers to the customer, or in accordance with payment terms customary to the business. We recognize revenue on the sale of automotive regulatory credits, which have negligible incremental costs associated with them, at the time control of the regulatory credits is transferred to the purchasing party. Deferred revenue related to sales of automotive regulatory credits was immaterial as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Revenue recognized from the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 , respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had also recognized $ 288 million in revenue due to changes in regulation which entitled us to additional consideration for credits sold previously.
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Automotive Leasing Revenue
Direct Sales-Type Leasing Program
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized $ 265 million of sales-type leasing revenue and $ 164 million of sales-type leasing cost of revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 , we recognized $ 42 million of sales-typing leasing revenue and $ 26 million of sales-type leasing cost of revenue.
Net investment in sales-type leases, which is the sum of the present value of the future contractual lease payments, is presented on the consolidated balance sheets as a component of Prepaid expenses and other current assets for the current portion and as Other non-current assets for the long-term portion. Lease receivables relating to sales-type leases are presented on the consolidated balance sheets as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Gross lease receivables
$
651
$
427
Unearned interest income
( 77
)
( 50
)
Allowance for expected credit losses
( 2
)
( 1
)
Net investment in sales-type leases
$
572
$
376
Reported as:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$
113
$
73
Other non-current assets
459
303
Net investment in sales-type leases
$
572
$
376
Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Energy Generation and Storage Sales
We record as deferred revenue any non-refundable amounts that are collected from customers related to fees charged for prepayments and remote monitoring service and operations and maintenance service, which is recognized as revenue ratably over the respective customer contract term. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, deferred revenue related to such customer payments amounted to $ 481 million and $ 399 million, respectively. Revenue recognized from the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ 52 million and $ 33 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, total transaction price allocated to performance obligations that were unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied for contracts with an original expected length of more than one year was $ 154 million. Of this amount, we expect to recognize $ 9 million in the next 12 months and the remaining over a period up to 26 years.
Income Taxes
There are transactions that occur during the ordinary course of business for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , the aggregate balances of our gross unrecognized tax benefits were $ 562 million and $ 531 million, respectively, of which $ 493 million and $ 473 million, respectively, would not give rise to changes in our effective tax rate since these tax benefits would increase a deferred tax asset that is currently fully offset by a valuation allowance.
The local government of Shanghai granted a beneficial corporate income tax rate of 15 % to certain eligible enterprises, compared to the 25 % statutory corporate income tax rate in China. Our Gigafactory Shanghai subsidiary was granted this beneficial income tax rate of 15 % for 2019 through 2023.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. We are currently under examination by the IRS for the years 2015 to 2018 . Additional tax years within the periods 2004 to 2014 and 2019 to 2021 remain subject to examination for federal income tax purposes. All net operating losses and tax credits generated to date are subject to adjustment for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Our returns for 2004 and subsequent tax years remain subject to examination in U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions.
Given the uncertainty in timing and outcome of our tax examinations, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change in gross unrecognized tax benefits within twelve months cannot be made at this time.
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Net Income per Share of Common Stock Attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Potentially dilutive shares, which are based on the weighted-average shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock-based awards, warrants and convertible senior notes using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, as applicable, are included when calculating diluted net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders when their effect is dilutive.
Furthermore, in connection with the offerings of our convertible senior notes, we entered into convertible note hedges and warrants (see Note 10, Debt ). However, our convertible note hedges are not included when calculating potentially dilutive shares since their effect is always anti-dilutive. The strike price on the warrants were below our average share price during the period and were in the money and included in the tables below. Warrants have been included in the weighted-average shares used in computing basic net income per share of common stock in the period(s) they are settled.
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to net income used in computing basic and diluted net income per share of common stock (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Net income attributable to common stockholders
$
3,318
$
438
Less: Buy-out of noncontrolling interest
5
—
Net income used in computing basic net
income per share of common stock
3,313
438
Less: Dilutive convertible debt
0
( 5
)
Net income used in computing diluted net
income per share of common stock
$
3,313
$
443
The following table presents the reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share of common stock, basic
1,034
961
Add:
Stock-based awards
104
97
Convertible senior notes
2
21
Warrants
17
54
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share of common stock, diluted
1,157
1,133
The following table presents the potentially dilutive shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders, because their effect was anti-dilutive (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Stock-based awards
1
0
Convertible senior notes
—
1
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Restricted Cash
We maintain certain cash balances restricted as to withdrawal or use. Our restricted cash is comprised primarily of cash held to service certain payments under various secured debt facilities. In addition, restricted cash includes cash held as collateral for certain permits as well as sales to lease partners with a resale value guarantee, letters of credit, real estate leases, insurance policies and certain operating leases. We record restricted cash as other assets in the consolidated balance sheets and determine current or non-current classification based on the expected duration of the restriction.
Our total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows, was as follows (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
2021
2020
Cash and cash equivalents
$
17,505
$
17,576
$
17,141
$
19,384
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other
current assets
297
345
305
238
Restricted cash included in other non-current assets
238
223
277
279
Total as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows
$
18,040
$
18,144
$
17,723
$
19,901
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable primarily include amounts related to receivables from financial institutions and leasing companies offering various financing products to our customers, sales of energy generation and storage products, sales of regulatory credits to other automotive manufacturers, government rebates already passed through to customers and maintenance services on vehicles owned by leasing companies. We provide an allowance against accounts receivable for the amount we expect to be uncollectible. We write-off accounts receivable against the allowance when they are deemed uncollectible.
Depending on the day of the week on which the end of a fiscal quarter falls, our accounts receivable balance may fluctuate as we are waiting for certain customer payments to clear through our banking institutions and receipts of payments from our financing partners, which can take up to approximately two weeks based on the contractual payment terms with such partners. Our accounts receivable balances associated with our sales of regulatory credits, which are typically transferred to other manufacturers during the last few days of the quarter, is dependent on contractual payment terms. Additionally, government rebates can take up to a year or more to be collected depending on the customary processing timelines of the specific jurisdictions issuing them. These various factors may have a significant impact on our accounts receivable balance from period to period. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , we had $ 703 million and $ 627 million, respectively, of long-term government rebates receivable in Other non-current assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
MyPower Customer Notes Receivable
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the total outstanding balance of MyPower customer notes receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses, was $ 293 million and $ 299 million, respectively, of which $ 10 million and $ 11 million were due in the next 12 months as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the allowance for expected credit losses was $ 41 million.
Concentration of Risk
Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, restricted cash, accounts receivable, convertible note hedges and interest rate swaps. Our cash balances are primarily invested in money market funds, U.S. government securities , or on deposit at high credit quality financial institutions in the U.S. These deposits are typically in excess of insured limits. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , no entity represented 10 % or more of our total accounts receivable balance. The risk of concentration for our convertible note hedges and interest rate swaps is mitigated by transacting with several highly-rated multinational banks.
Supply Risk
We are dependent on our suppliers, including single source suppliers, and the inability of these suppliers to deliver necessary components of our products in a timely manner at prices, quality levels and volumes acceptable to us, or our inability to efficiently manage these components from these suppliers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.
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Operating Lease Vehicles
The gross cost of operating lease vehicles as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $ 5.62 billion and $ 5.28 billion, respectively. Operating lease vehicles on the consolidated balance sheets are presented net of accumulated depreciation of $ 877 million and $ 773 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , respectively.
Warranties
We provide a manufacturer’s warranty on all new and used vehicles and a warranty on the installation and components of the energy generation and storage systems we sell for periods typically between 10 to 25 years . We accrue a warranty reserve for the products sold by us, which includes our best estimate of the projected costs to repair or replace items under warranties and recalls if identified. These estimates are based on actual claims incurred to date and an estimate of the nature, frequency and costs of future claims. These estimates are inherently uncertain given our relatively short history of sales, and changes to our historical or projected warranty experience may cause material changes to the warranty reserve in the future. The warranty reserve does not include projected warranty costs associated with our vehicles subject to operating lease accounting and our solar energy systems under lease contracts or Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”), as the costs to repair these warranty claims are expensed as incurred. The portion of the warranty reserve expected to be incurred within the next 12 months is included within Accrued liabilities and other, while the remaining balance is included within Other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Warranty expense is recorded as a component of Cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations. Due to the magnitude of our automotive business, accrued warranty balance is primarily related to our automotive segment. Accrued warranty activity consisted of the following (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Accrued warranty—beginning of period
$
2,101
$
1,468
Warranty costs incurred
( 151
)
( 116
)
Net changes in liability for pre-existing warranties,
including expirations and foreign exchange impact
15
( 1
)
Provision for warranty
322
183
Accrued warranty—end of period
$
2,287
$
1,534
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted
In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (Topic 805). This ASU requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606. At the acquisition date, the acquirer applies the revenue model as if it had originated the acquired contracts. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of the ASU should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is also permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If early adopted, the amendments are applied retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurred during the fiscal year of adoption. This ASU is currently not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832). This ASU requires business entities to disclose information about government assistance they receive if the transactions were accounted for by analogy to either a grant or a contribution accounting model. The disclosure requirements include the nature of the transaction and the related accounting policy used, the line items on the balance sheets and statements of operations that are affected and the amounts applicable to each financial statement line item and the significant terms and conditions of the transactions. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The disclosure requirements can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all transactions in the scope of the amendments that are reflected in the financial statements at the date of initial application and new transactions that are entered into after the date of initial application. We adopted the ASU prospectively on January 1, 2022. The additional annual disclosures required are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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Note 3 – Digital Assets, Net
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we purchased and/or received an immaterial amount and $ 1.50 billion, respectively, of digital assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the impairment losses we recorded on such digital assets were immaterial and $ 27 million, respectively. We also realized gains of $ 128 million in connection with selling a portion of our holdings in March 2021. Such gains are presented net of impairment losses in Restructuring and other in the consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 , the carrying value of our digital assets held was $ 1.26 billion, which reflects cumulative impairments of $ 101 million, each period. The fair market value of such digital assets held as of March 31, 2022 was $ 1.96 billion.
Note 4 – Intangible Assets
Information regarding our intangible assets including assets recognized from our acquisitions was as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Other
Net Carrying
Amount
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Other
Net Carrying
Amount
Finite-lived
intangible assets:
Developed technology
$
299
$
( 160
)
$
3
$
142
$
299
$
( 150
)
$
3
$
152
Trade names
2
( 1
)
—
1
2
( 1
)
—
1
Favorable contracts and
leases, net
113
( 42
)
—
71
113
( 40
)
—
73
Other
36
( 21
)
1
16
36
( 21
)
1
16
Total finite-lived
intangible assets
450
( 224
)
4
230
450
( 212
)
4
242
Indefinite-lived
intangible assets:
Gigafactory Nevada
water rights
15
—
—
15
15
—
—
15
Other
9
—
—
9
—
—
—
—
Total infinite-lived
intangible assets
24
—
—
24
15
—
—
15
Total intangible assets
$
474
$
( 224
)
$
4
$
254
$
465
$
( 212
)
$
4
$
257
Total future amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was estimated as follows (in millions):
Nine months ending December 31, 2022
$
37
2023
43
2024
28
2025
28
2026
28
Thereafter
66
Total
$
230
Note 5 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
ASC 820 , Fair Value Measurements , states that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes which inputs should be used in measuring fair value, is comprised of: (Level I) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; (Level II) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly and (Level III) unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data. The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available in determining fair value. Our assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Fair Value
Level I
Level II
Level III
Fair Value
Level I
Level II
Level III
Money market funds
$
5,433
$
5,433
$
—
$
—
$
9,548
$
9,548
$
—
$
—
U.S. government securities
811
—
811
—
—
—
—
—
Corporate debt securities
497
—
497
—
131
—
131
—
Interest rate swap liabilities
—
—
—
—
31
—
31
—
Total
$
6,741
$
5,433
$
1,308
$
—
$
9,710
$
9,548
$
162
$
—
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All of our money market funds were classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy because they were valued using quoted prices in active markets. Our U.S. government securities and marketable securities are classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy and the market approach was used to determine fair value of these investments. Our interest rate swaps were classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy because they were valued using alternative pricing sources or models that utilized market observable inputs, including current and forward interest rates.
Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities classified by security type as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2022
Adjusted Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Short-Term Marketable Securities
Cash
$
11,272
$
—
$
—
$
11,272
$
11,272
$
—
Money market funds
5,433
—
—
5,433
5,433
—
U.S. government securities
811
—
0
811
800
11
Corporate debt securities
506
—
( 9
)
497
—
497
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities
$
18,022
$
—
$
( 9
)
$
18,013
$
17,505
$
508
December 31, 2021
Adjusted Cost
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Fair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Short-Term Marketable Securities
Cash
$
8,028
$
—
$
—
$
8,028
$
8,028
$
—
Money market funds
9,548
—
—
9,548
9,548
—
Corporate debt securities
132
—
( 1
)
131
—
131
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities
$
17,708
$
—
$
( 1
)
$
17,707
$
17,576
$
131
We record gross realized gains, losses and credit losses as a component of Other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we did not recognize any material gross realized gains, losses or credit losses. The ending allowance balances for credit losses were immaterial as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. We have determined that the gross unrealized losses on our marketable securities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were temporary in nature.
The following table summarizes the fair value of our marketable securities by stated contractual maturities as of March 31, 2022 (in millions):
Due in 1 year or less
$
10
Due in 1 year through 5 years
328
Due in 5 years through 10 years
8
Asset-backed securities
162
Total
$
508
Interest Rate Swaps
We had previously entered into fixed-for-floating interest rate swap agreements to swap variable interest payments on certain debt for fixed interest payments, as required by certain of our lenders. We did not designate our interest rate swaps as hedging instruments. Accordingly, our interest rate swaps were recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets within Other non-current assets or Other long-term liabilities, with any changes in their fair values recognized as Other income, net, in the consolidated statements of operations and with any cash flows recognized as operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Our interest rate swaps outstanding were as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Aggregate Notional
Amount
Gross Asset at
Fair Value
Gross Liability at
Fair Value
Aggregate Notional
Amount
Gross Asset at
Fair Value
Gross Liability at
Fair Value
Interest rate swaps
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
312
$
—
$
31
16
Our interest rate swaps activity was as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Gross gains
$
10
$
20
Disclosure of Fair Values
Our financial instruments that are not re-measured at fair value include accounts receivable, MyPower customer notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, customer deposits and debt. The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate their fair values, other than our 2.375 % Convertible Senior Notes due in 2022 (“2022 Notes”), 2.00 % Convertible Senior Notes due in 2024 (“2024 Notes”) (collectively referred to as “Convertible Senior Notes” below), and Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes.
We estimate the fair value of the Convertible Senior Notes using commonly accepted valuation methodologies and market-based risk measurements that are indirectly observable, such as credit risk (Level II). In addition, we estimate the fair values of our Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes based on rates currently offered for instruments with similar maturities and terms (Level III). The following table presents the estimated fair values and the carrying values (in millions):
March 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Convertible Senior Notes (1)
$
67
$
1,180
$
119
$
2,016
Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes
$
453
$
438
$
827
$
834
(1) The 2022 Notes were fully settled in the first quarter of 2022 .
Note 6 – Inventory
Our inventory consisted of the following (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Raw materials
$
3,822
$
2,816
Work in process
1,306
1,089
Finished goods (1)
977
1,277
Service parts
586
575
Total
$
6,691
$
5,757
(1) Finished goods inventory includes vehicles in transit to fulfill customer orders, new vehicles available for sale, used vehicles, energy storage products and Solar Roof products available for sale.
For solar energy systems, we commence transferring component parts from inventory to construction in progress, a component of solar energy systems, once a lease or PPA contract with a customer has been executed and installation has been initiated. Additional costs incurred on the leased solar energy systems, including labor and overhead, are recorded within solar energy systems under construction.
We write-down inventory for any excess or obsolete inventories or when we believe that the net realizable value of inventories is less than the carrying value. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded write-downs of $ 26 million and $ 23 million, respectively, in Cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Note 7 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Our property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Machinery, equipment, vehicles and office furniture
$
11,163
$
9,953
Tooling
2,345
2,188
Leasehold improvements
1,911
1,826
Land and buildings
5,957
4,675
Computer equipment, hardware and software
1,595
1,414
Construction in progress
4,322
5,559
27,293
25,615
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 7,266
)
( 6,731
)
Total
$
20,027
$
18,884
Construction in progress is primarily comprised of construction of Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, expansion of Gigafactory Shanghai and equipment and tooling related to the manufacturing of our products. Completed assets are transferred to their respective asset classes and depreciation begins when an asset is ready for its intended use. Interest on outstanding debt is capitalized during periods of significant capital asset construction and amortized over the useful lives of the related assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we capitalized interest of an immaterial amount and $ 15 million, respectively.
Depreciation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $ 551 million and $ 424 million, respectively. Gross property, plant and equipment under finance leases as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $ 2.76 billion and $ 2.75 billion, respectively, with accumulated depreciation of $ 1.33 billion and $ 1.21 billion, respectively.
Panasonic has partnered with us on Gigafactory Nevada with investments in the production equipment that it uses to manufacture and supply us with battery cells. Under our arrangement with Panasonic, we plan to purchase the full output from their production equipment at negotiated prices. As the terms of the arrangement convey a finance lease under ASC 842, Leases , we account for their production equipment as leased assets when production commences. We account for each lease and any non-lease components associated with that lease as a single lease component for all asset classes, except production equipment classes embedded in supply agreements. This results in us recording the cost of their production equipment within Property, plant and equipment, net, on the consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding liability recorded to debt and finance leases. Depreciation on Panasonic production equipment is computed using the units-of-production method whereby capitalized costs are amortized over the total estimated productive life of the respective assets. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had cumulatively capitalized gross costs of $ 2.00 billion and $ 1.98 billion , respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets in relation to the production equipment under our Panasonic arrangement.
Note 8 – Accrued Liabilities and Other
Our accrued liabilities and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Accrued purchases (1)
$
2,025
$
2,045
Taxes payable (2)
1,272
1,122
Payroll and related costs
913
906
Accrued warranty reserve, current portion
709
703
Sales return reserve, current portion
279
265
Operating lease liabilities, current portion
399
368
Other current liabilities
309
310
Total
$
5,906
$
5,719
(1) Accrued purchases primarily reflects receipts of goods and services for which we had not yet been invoiced. As we are invoiced for these goods and services, this balance will reduce and accounts payable will increase.
(2) Taxes payable includes value added tax, sales tax, property tax, use tax and income tax payables.
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Note 9 – Other Long-Term Liabilities
Our other long-term liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Operating lease liabilities
$
1,814
$
1,671
Accrued warranty reserve
1,578
1,398
Sales return reserve
109
133
Deferred tax liability
24
24
Other non-current liabilities
314
320
Total other long-term liabilities
$
3,839
$
3,546
Note 10 – Debt
The following is a summary of our debt and finance leases as of March 31, 2022 (in millions):
Unpaid
Unused
Net Carrying Value
Principal
Committed
Contractual
Contractual
Current
Long-Term
Balance
Amount (1)
Interest Rates
Maturity Date
Recourse debt:
2024 Notes
$
4
$
63
$
68
$
—
2.00
%
May 2024
Credit Agreement
—
—
—
2,174
Not applicable
July 2023
Solar Bonds
0
7
7
—
4.7 - 5.8
%
March 2025 - January 2031
Total recourse debt
4
70
75
2,174
Non-recourse debt:
Automotive Asset-backed Notes
1,128
1,348
2,485
—
0.1 %- 5.5
%
September 2022 - September 2025
Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes
12
441
462
—
4.1 %- 7.7
%
December 2026 - February 2048
Cash Equity Debt
24
380
415
—
5.3 - 5.8
%
July 2033 - January 2035
Automotive Lease-backed Credit Facilities
—
—
—
163
Not applicable
September 2023
Other Loans
—
14
14
22
5.1
%
February 2033
Total non-recourse debt
1,164
2,183
3,376
185
Total debt
1,168
2,253
$
3,451
$
2,359
Finance leases
491
900
Total debt and finance leases
$
1,659
$
3,153
The following is a summary of our debt and finance leases as of December 31, 2021 (in millions):
Unpaid
Unused
Net Carrying Value
Principal
Committed
Contractual
Contractual
Current
Long-Term
Balance
Amount (1)
Interest Rates
Maturity Date
Recourse debt:
2022 Notes
$
29
$
—
$
29
$
—
2.375
%
March 2022
2024 Notes
1
89
91
—
2.00
%
May 2024
Credit Agreement
—
1,250
1,250
920
3.3
%
July 2023
Solar Bonds
0
7
7
—
4.0 - 5.8
%
January 2022 - January 2031
Total recourse debt
30
1,346
1,377
920
Non-recourse debt:
Automotive Asset-backed Notes
1,007
1,706
2,723
—
0.1 %- 5.5
%
September 2022 - September 2025
Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes
27
800
844
—
2.9 %- 7.7
%
September 2024 - September 2049
Cash Equity Debt
24
388
422
—
5.3 - 5.8
%
July 2033 - January 2035
Automotive Lease-backed Credit Facilities
—
—
—
167
Not applicable
September 2023
Other Loans
—
14
14
21
5.1
%
February 2033
Total non-recourse debt
1,058
2,908
4,003
188
Total debt
1,088
4,254
$
5,380
$
1,108
Finance leases
501
991
Total debt and finance leases
$
1,589
$
5,245
(1) There are no restrictions on draw-down or use for general corporate purposes with respect to any available committed funds under our credit facilities, except certain specified conditions prior to draw-down, including pledging to our lenders sufficient amounts of qualified receivables, inventories, leased vehicles and our interests in those leases or various other assets and as may be described below and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in our report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Recourse debt refers to debt that is recourse to our general assets. Non-recourse debt refers to debt that is recourse to only assets of our subsidiaries. The differences between the unpaid principal balances and the net carrying values are due to debt discounts or deferred financing costs. As of March 31, 2022, we were in material compliance with all financial debt covenants.
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2022 Notes and 2024 Notes
During the first quarter of 2022, the closing price of our common stock continued to exceed 130 % of the applicable conversion price of our 2024 Notes on at least 20 of the last 30 consecutive trading days of the quarter, causing the 2024 Notes to be convertible by their holders during the second quarter of 2022. Should the closing price conditions continue to be met in a future quarter for the 2024 Notes, the 2024 Notes will be convertible at their holders’ option during the immediately following quarter.
During the first quarter of 2022, $ 29 million and $ 23 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes, respectively, were converted and settled for $ 29 million and $ 23 million in cash for their par amount, and the issuance of 0.4 million and 0.3 million shares of our common stock for the applicable conversion premium, respectively. The note hedges we entered into in connection with the issuance of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes were automatically settled with the respective conversions of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes, resulting in the receipt of 0.4 million and 0.3 million shares of our common stock, respectively. In March 2022, the 2022 Notes were fully settled.
Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes
During the first quarter of 2022, we early repaid $ 380 million in aggregate principal of the Solar Asset and Loan-backed Notes and recorded an extinguishment of debt charge of $ 11 million related to the early repayments in Interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
Interest Expense
The following table presents the interest expense related to the contractual interest coupon and the amortization of debt issuance costs, which include the 1.25 % Convertible Senior Notes due in 2021 (fully settled in March 2021), the 2022 Notes and the 2024 Notes (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Contractual interest coupon
$
1
$
7
Amortization of debt issuance costs
1
2
Total
$
2
$
9
Note 11 – Equity Incentive Plans
2018 CEO Performance Award
In March 2018, our stockholders approved the Board of Directors’ grant of 101.3 million stock option awards, as adjusted to give effect to the five-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in August 2020 (“Stock Split”), to our CEO (the “2018 CEO Performance Award”). The 2018 CEO Performance Award consists of 12 vesting tranches with a vesting schedule based entirely on the attainment of both operational milestones (performance conditions) and market conditions, assuming continued employment either as the CEO or as both Executive Chairman and Chief Product Officer and service through each vesting date. Each of the 12 vesting tranches of the 2018 CEO Performance Award will vest upon certification by the Board of Directors that both (i) the market capitalization milestone for such tranche, which begins at $ 100.0 billion for the first tranche and increases by increments of $ 50.0 billion thereafter (based on both a six calendar month trailing average and a 30 calendar day trailing average, counting only trading days), has been achieved, and (ii) any one of the following eight operational milestones focused on total revenue or any one of the eight operational milestones focused on Adjusted EBITDA have been achieved for the four consecutive fiscal quarters on an annualized basis and subsequently reported by us in our consolidated financial statements filed with our Forms 10-Q and/or 10-K. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders before interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. Upon vesting and exercise, including the payment of the exercise price of $ 70.01 per share, our CEO must hold shares that he acquires for five years post-exercise, other than a cashless exercise where shares are simultaneously sold to pay for the exercise price and any required tax withholding.
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The achievement status of the operational milestones as of March 31, 2022 is provided below. Although an operational milestone is deemed achieved in the last quarter of the relevant annualized period, it may be certified only after the financial statements supporting its achievement have been filed with our Forms 10-Q and/or 10-K.
Total Annualized Revenue
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA
Milestone
(in billions)
Achievement Status
Milestone
(in billions)
Achievement Status
$
20.0
Achieved
$
1.5
Achieved
$
35.0
Achieved
$
3.0
Achieved
$
55.0
Achieved (1)
$
4.5
Achieved
$
75.0
Probable
$
6.0
Achieved
$
100.0
-
$
8.0
Achieved
$
125.0
-
$
10.0
Achieved
$
150.0
-
$
12.0
Achieved (1)
$
175.0
-
$
14.0
Achieved (1)
(1) Achieved in the first quarter of 2022 and expected to be certified following the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Stock-based compensation under the 2018 CEO Performance Award represents a non-cash expense and is recorded as a Selling, general, and administrative operating expense in our consolidated statements of operations. In each quarter since the grant of the 2018 CEO Performance Award, we have recognized expense, generally on a pro-rated basis, for only the number of tranches (up to the maximum of 12 tranches) that corresponds to the number of operational milestones that have been achieved or have been determined probable of being achieved in the future, in accordance with the following principles.
On the grant date, a Monte Carlo simulation was used to determine for each tranche (i) a fixed amount of expense for such tranche and (ii) the future time when the market capitalization milestone for such tranche was expected to be achieved, or its “expected market capitalization milestone achievement time.” Separately, based on a subjective assessment of our future financial performance, each quarter we determine whether it is probable that we will achieve each operational milestone that has not previously been achieved or deemed probable of achievement and if so, the future time when we expect to achieve that operational milestone, or its “expected operational milestone achievement time.” When we first determine that an operational milestone has become probable of being achieved, we allocate the entire expense for the related tranche over the number of quarters between the grant date and the then-applicable “expected full achievement time.” The “expected full achievement time” at any given time is the later of (i) the expected operational milestone achievement time (if the related operational milestone has not yet been achieved) and (ii) the expected market capitalization milestone achievement time (if the related market capitalization milestone had not yet been achieved). We immediately recognize a catch-up expense for all accumulated expense for the quarters from the grant date through the quarter in which the operational milestone was first deemed probable of being achieved. Each quarter thereafter, we recognize the prorated portion of the then-remaining expense for the tranche based on the number of quarters between such quarter and the then-applicable expected full achievement time, except that upon the achievement of both a market capitalization milestone and operational milestone with respect to a tranche, all remaining expense for that tranche is immediately recognized.
As a result, we have experienced significant catch-up expenses in quarters when one or more operational milestones were first determined to be probable of achievement. Historically, the expected market capitalization achievement times were generally later than the related expected operational milestone achievement times. Therefore, when market capitalization milestones were achieved earlier than originally forecasted due to periods of rapid stock price appreciation, we had higher catch-up expenses and the remaining expenses were being recognized over shorter periods of time at a higher per-quarter rate. All market capitalization milestones were achieved as of the second quarter of 2021.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 , three operational milestones were achieved and consequently, we recognized an aggregate catch-up expense of $ 11 million.
As of March 31, 2022, we had $ 17 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense remaining, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.5 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded stock-based compensation expense of $ 48 million and $ 299 million, respectively, related to the 2018 CEO Performance Award.
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Other Performance-Based Grants
2021 Performance-Based Stock Option & Restricted Stock Unit ( “ RSU”) Awards
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted to certain employees RSUs and stock options to purchase an aggregate 0.7 million shares of our common stock to create incentives for continued long-term success and to closely align compensation with our stockholders’ interests in the achievement of certain performance milestones by our company.
We begin recording stock-based compensation expense when the performance milestones become probable of achievement. Following achievement, vesting occurs over a two-year period with continued employment. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the performance milestones related to this grant became probable of achievement and consequently, we recognized an aggregate catch-up expense of $ 30 million. As of March 31, 2022, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $ 334 million , which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.2 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded $ 69 million of stock-based compensation expense related to this grant.
Summary Stock-Based Compensation Information
The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense by line item in the consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Cost of revenues
$
131
$
103
Research and development
143
125
Selling, general and administrative
144
386
Total
$
418
$
614
Our income tax benefits recognized from stock-based compensation arrangements in each of the periods presented were immaterial due to cumulative losses and valuation allowances.
Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Lease Arrangement in Buffalo, New York
We have an operating lease through the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (the “SUNY Foundation”) with respect to Gigafactory New York. Under the lease and a related research and development agreement, we are continuing to further develop the facility.
Under this agreement, we are obligated to, among other things, meet employment targets as well as specified minimum numbers of personnel in the State of New York and in Buffalo, New York and spend or incur $ 5.00 billion in combined capital, operational expenses, costs of goods sold and other costs in the State of New York during the 10-year period beginning April 30, 2018. On an annual basis during the initial lease term, as measured on each anniversary of such date, if we fail to meet these specified investment and job creation requirements, then we would be obligated to pay a $ 41 million “program payment” to the SUNY Foundation for each year that we fail to meet these requirements. Furthermore, if the arrangement is terminated due to a material breach by us, then additional amounts may become payable by us.
As we temporarily suspended most of our manufacturing operations at Gigafactory New York pursuant to a New York State executive order issued in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were granted a deferral of our obligation to be compliant with our applicable targets through December 31, 2021 in an amendment memorialized in August 2021. The amendment also extended our overall agreement to spend or incur $ 5.00 billion in combined capital, operational expenses, costs of goods sold and other costs in the State of New York through December 31, 2029 . On February 1, 2022, we reported to the State of New York that we had met and exceeded our annual requirements for jobs and investment in Buffalo and New York State. As of March 31, 2022, we are currently in excess of such targets relating to investments and personnel in the State of New York and Buffalo and do not currently expect any issues meeting our applicable obligations following this expected deferral or in the years beyond. However, if our expectations as to the costs and timelines of our investment and operations at Buffalo or our production ramp of the Solar Roof prove incorrect, we may incur additional expenses or be required to make substantial payments to the SUNY Foundation.
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Operating Lease Arrangement in Shanghai, China
We have an operating lease arrangement for an initial term of 50 years with the local government of Shanghai for land use rights where we are constructing Gigafactory Shanghai. Under the terms of the arrangement, we are required to spend RMB 14.08 billion in capital expenditures by the end of 2023 and to generate RMB 2.23 billion of annual tax revenues starting at the end of 2023. If we are unwilling or unable to meet such target or obtain periodic project approvals, in accordance with the Chinese government’s standard terms for such arrangements, we would be required to revert the site to the local government and receive compensation for the remaining value of the land lease, buildings and fixtures. We expect to meet the capital expenditure and tax revenue requirements based on our current level of spend and sales.
Legal Proceedings
Litigation Relating to the SolarCity Acquisition
Between September 1, 2016 and October 5, 2016, seven lawsuits were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery by purported stockholders of Tesla challenging our acquisition of SolarCity Corporation (“SolarCity”). Following consolidation, the lawsuit names as defendants the members of Tesla’s board of directors as then constituted and alleges, among other things, that board members breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the acquisition. The complaint asserts both derivative claims and direct claims on behalf of a purported class and seeks, among other relief, unspecified monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. On January 27, 2017, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the operative complaint. Rather than respond to the defendants’ motion, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On March 17, 2017, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On December 13, 2017, the Court heard oral argument on the motion. On March 28, 2018, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss. Defendants filed a request for interlocutory appeal, and the Delaware Supreme Court denied that request without ruling on the merits but electing not to hear an appeal at this early stage of the case. Defendants filed their answer on May 18, 2018, and mediations were held on June 10, 2019. Plaintiffs and defendants filed respective motions for summary judgment on August 25, 2019, and further mediations were held on October 3, 2019. The Court held a hearing on the motions for summary judgment on November 4, 2019. On January 22, 2020, all of the director defendants except Elon Musk reached a settlement to resolve the lawsuit against them for an amount to be paid entirely under the applicable insurance policy. The settlement, which does not involve an admission of any wrongdoing by any party, was approved by the Court on August 17, 2020. Tesla received payment of approximately $ 43 million on September 16, 2020, which has been recognized in our consolidated statements of operations as a reduction to Selling, general and administrative operating expenses for costs previously incurred related to the acquisition of SolarCity. On February 4, 2020, the Court issued a ruling that denied plaintiffs’ previously-filed motion for summary judgment and granted in part and denied in part defendants’ previously-filed motion for summary judgment. The case was set for trial in March 2020 until it was postponed by the Court due to safety precautions concerning COVID-19. The trial was held from July 12 to July 23, 2021 and on August 16, 2021. On October 22, 2021, the Court approved the parties’ joint stipulation that (a) the class is decertified and the action shall continue exclusively as a derivative action under Court of Chancery Rule 23.1 and (b) the direct claims against Elon Musk are dismissed with prejudice. Following post-trial briefing, post-trial argument was held on January 18, 2022. The matter is now submitted, and a decision is expected by middle of 2022 .
These plaintiffs and others filed parallel actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on or about April 21, 2017. They include claims for violations of the federal securities laws and breach of fiduciary duties by Tesla’s board of directors. Those actions have been consolidated and stayed pending the above-referenced Chancery Court litigation.
Litigation Relating to 2018 CEO Performance Award
On June 4, 2018, a purported Tesla stockholder filed a putative class and derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Elon Musk and the members of Tesla’s board of directors as then constituted, alleging corporate waste, unjust enrichment and that such board members breached their fiduciary duties by approving the stock-based compensation plan awarded to Elon Musk in 2018. The complaint seeks, among other things, monetary damages and rescission or reformation of the stock-based compensation plan. On August 31, 2018, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint; plaintiff filed its opposition brief on November 1, 2018; and defendants filed a reply brief on December 13, 2018. The hearing on the motion to dismiss was held on May 9, 2019. On September 20, 2019, the Court granted the motion to dismiss as to the corporate waste claim but denied the motion as to the breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment claims. Defendants’ answer was filed on December 3, 2019.
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On January 25, 2021, the Court conditionally certified certain claims and a class of Tesla stockholders as a class action. On September 30, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion for leave to file a verified amended derivative complaint. On October 1, 2021, defendants Kimbal Musk and Steve Jurvetson moved for summary judgment as to the claims against them. Following the motion, plaintiff agreed to voluntarily dismiss the claims against Kimbal Musk and Steve Jurvetson. Plaintiff also moved for summary judgment on October 1, 2021. On October 27, 2021, the Court approved the parties’ joint stipulation that, among other things, (a) all claims against Kimbal Musk and Steve Jurvetson in the Complaint are dismissed with prejudice; (b) the class is decertified and the action shall continue exclusively as a derivative action under Court of Chancery Rule 23.1; and (c) the direct claims against the remaining defendants are dismissed with prejudice. On November 18, 2021, the remaining defendants (a) moved for partial summary judgment, (b) opposed plaintiff’s summary judgment motion and (c) opposed the plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint. In January 2022, the case was assigned to a different judge. On February 24, 2022, the court (i) granted plaintiff’s motion to amend his complaint, and (ii) canceled oral argument on the summary judgment motions, stating that the court is “skeptical that this litigation can be resolved based on the undisputed facts” and the “case is going to trial,” but that the “parties may reassert their arguments made in support of summary judgment in their pre-trial and post-trial briefs.” Trial is currently set for October 24-31, 2022.
Litigation Related to Directors’ Compensation
On June 17, 2020, a purported Tesla stockholder filed a derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery, purportedly on behalf of Tesla, against certain of Tesla’s current and former directors regarding compensation awards granted to Tesla’s directors, other than Elon Musk, between 2017 and 2020. The suit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, unspecified damages and other relief. Defendants filed their answer on September 17, 2020. Trial is set for September 11, 2023.
Litigation Relating to Potential Going Private Transaction
Between August 10, 2018 and September 6, 2018, nine purported stockholder class actions were filed against Tesla and Elon Musk in connection with Mr. Musk’s August 7, 2018 Twitter post that he was considering taking Tesla private. All of the suits are now pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Although the complaints vary in certain respects, they each purport to assert claims for violations of federal securities laws related to Mr. Musk’s statement and seek unspecified compensatory damages and other relief on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of Tesla’s securities. Plaintiffs filed their consolidated complaint on January 16, 2019 and added as defendants the members of Tesla’s board of directors. The now-consolidated purported stockholder class action was stayed while the issue of selection of lead counsel was briefed and argued before the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit ruled regarding lead counsel. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on November 22, 2019. The hearing on the motion was held on March 6, 2020. On April 15, 2020, the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss. The parties stipulated to certification of a class of stockholders, which the court granted on November 25, 2020. On January 11, 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for partial summary judgment. On April 1, 2022, the Court granted in part plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment. The Company disagrees with the ruling and accordingly, on April 22, 2022, asked the Court for reconsideration or, in the alternative, certification to file an interlocutory appeal. Trial is set for January 17, 2023.
Between October 17, 2018 and March 8, 2021, seven derivative lawsuits were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, purportedly on behalf of Tesla, against Mr. Musk and the members of Tesla’s board of directors, as constituted at relevant times, in relation to statements made and actions connected to a potential going private transaction, with certain of the lawsuits challenging additional Twitter posts by Mr. Musk, among other things. Five of those actions were consolidated, and all seven actions have been stayed pending resolution of the above-referenced consolidated purported stockholder class action. In addition to these cases, two derivative lawsuits were filed on October 25, 2018 and February 11, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, purportedly on behalf of Tesla, against Mr. Musk and the members of the Tesla board of directors as then constituted. Those cases have also been consolidated and stayed pending resolution of the above-referenced consolidated purported stockholder class action.
Unless otherwise stated, the individual defendants named in the stockholder proceedings described above and the Company with respect to the stockholder class action proceedings described above believe that the claims in such proceedings have no merit and intend to defend against them vigorously. We are unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with these claims.
On November 15, 2021, JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JP Morgan”) filed a lawsuit against Tesla in the Southern District of New York alleging breach of a stock warrant agreement that was entered into as part of a convertible notes offering in 2014. In 2018, JP Morgan informed Tesla that it had adjusted the strike price based upon Mr. Musk’s August 7, 2018 Twitter post that he was considering taking Tesla private. Tesla disputed JP Morgan’s adjustment as a violation of the parties’ agreement. In 2021, Tesla delivered shares to JP Morgan per the agreement, which they duly accepted. JP Morgan now alleges that it is owed approximately $162 million as the value of additional shares that it claims should have been delivered as a result of the adjustment to the strike price in 2018. On January 24, 2022, Tesla filed multiple counterclaims as part of its answer to the underlying lawsuit, asserting among other points that JP Morgan should have terminated the stock warrant agreement in 2018 rather than make an adjustment to the strike price that it should have known would lead to a commercially unreasonable result. Tesla believes that the adjustments made by JP Morgan were neither proper nor commercially reasonable, as required under the stock warrant agreements.
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Litigation and Investigations Relating to Alleged Race Discrimination
On October 4, 2021, in a case captioned Diaz v. Tesla , a jury in the Northern District of California returned a verdict of $ 136.9 million against Tesla on claims by a former contingent worker that he was subjected to race discrimination while assigned to work at Tesla’s Fremont Factory from 2015-2016. On November 16, 2021, Tesla filed a post-trial motion for relief that included a request for a new trial or reduction of the jury’s damages. The Court held a hearing on Tesla’s motion on January 19, 2022. On April 13, 2022, the Court granted Tesla’s motion in part, reducing the total damages to $ 15 million and conditionally denied the motion for a new trial subject to the plaintiff’s acceptance of the reduced award. The plaintiff has 30 days to decide whether to seek a new trial. Tesla continues to believe that the facts and law do not justify the damages awarded and is assessing its next steps.
On February 9, 2022, shortly after the Diaz jury verdict, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) filed a civil complaint against Tesla (and filed an amended complaint on March 11, 2022) in Alameda County, California Superior Court, alleging systemic race discrimination, hostile work environment and pay equity claims, among others. DFEH’s amended complaint seeks monetary damages and injunctive relief. On April 18, 2022, Tesla filed a: (1) motion to stay the case, (2) motion to strike and (3) demurrer seeking dismissal of the lawsuit or, in the alternative, certain claims. Additionally, on March 21, 2022, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated Tesla on their investigation on similar topics to those of the DFEH. Tesla intends to engage in additional dialogue with the EEOC before they make a final determination.
Certain Investigations and Other Matters
We receive requests for information from regulators and governmental authorities, such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the SEC, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and various state, federal, and international agencies. We routinely cooperate with such regulatory and governmental requests, including subpoenas, formal and informal requests and other investigations and inquiries.
For example, the SEC had issued subpoenas to Tesla in connection with Elon Musk’s prior statement that he was considering taking Tesla private. The take-private investigation was resolved and closed with a settlement entered into with the SEC in September 2018 and as further clarified in April 2019 in an amendment. On November 16, 2021, the SEC issued a subpoena to us seeking information on our governance processes around compliance with the SEC settlement, as amended.
Separately, the DOJ previously asked us to voluntarily provide it with information about the above matter related to taking Tesla private and Model 3 production rates. We have not received any further requests from DOJ on these matters since we last provided information in May 2019. There have not been any additional developments in these matters that we deem to be material, and to our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred. As is our normal practice, we have been cooperating and will continue to cooperate with government authorities. We cannot predict the outcome or impact of any ongoing matters. Should the government decide to pursue an enforcement action, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our business, results of operation, prospects, cash flows and financial position.
We are also subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise from the normal course of business activities. If an unfavorable ruling or development were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, prospects, cash flows, financial position and brand.
Indemnifications
We are contractually obligated to compensate certain fund investors for any losses that they may suffer in certain limited circumstances resulting from reductions in investment tax credits claimed under U.S. federal laws for the installation of solar power facilities and energy storage systems that are charged from a co-sited solar power facility. We believe that any payments to the fund investors in excess of the amounts already recognized by us for this obligation are not probable or material based on the facts known at the filing date.
We are eligible to receive certain state and local incentives that are associated with renewable energy generation. The amount of incentives that can be claimed is based on the projected or actual solar energy system size and/or the amount of solar energy produced. We also currently participate in one state’s incentive program that is based on either the fair market value or the tax basis of solar energy systems placed in service. State and local incentives received are allocated between us and fund investors in accordance with the contractual provisions of each fund. We are not contractually obligated to indemnify any fund investor for any losses they may incur due to a shortfall in the amount of state or local incentives actually received.
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Note 13 – Variable Interest Entity Arrangements
We have entered into various arrangements with investors to facilitate the funding and monetization of our solar energy systems and vehicles. In particular, our wholly owned subsidiaries and fund investors have formed and contributed cash and assets into various financing funds and entered into related agreements. We have determined that the funds are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and we are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs by reference to the power and benefits criterion under ASC 810, Consolidation . We have considered the provisions within the agreements, which grant us the power to manage and make decisions that affect the operation of these VIEs, including determining the solar energy systems and the associated customer contracts to be sold or contributed to these VIEs, redeploying solar energy systems and managing customer receivables. We consider that the rights granted to the fund investors under the agreements are more protective in nature rather than participating.
As the primary beneficiary of these VIEs, we consolidate in the financial statements the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of these VIEs, and all intercompany balances and transactions between us and these VIEs are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Cash distributions of income and other receipts by a fund, net of agreed upon expenses, estimated expenses, tax benefits and detriments of income and loss and tax credits, are allocated to the fund investor and our subsidiary as specified in the agreements.
Generally, our subsidiary has the option to acquire the fund investor’s interest in the fund for an amount based on the market value of the fund or the formula specified in the agreements.
Upon the sale or liquidation of a fund, distributions would occur in the order and priority specified in the agreements.
Pursuant to management services, maintenance and warranty arrangements, we have been contracted to provide services to the funds, such as operations and maintenance support, accounting, lease servicing and performance reporting. In some instances, we have guaranteed payments to the fund investors as specified in the agreements. A fund’s creditors have no recourse to our general credit or to that of other funds. None of the assets of the funds had been pledged as collateral for their obligations.
The aggregate carrying values of the VIEs’ assets and liabilities, after elimination of any intercompany transactions and balances, in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
61
$
79
Accounts receivable, net
32
22
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
172
152
Total current assets
265
253
Solar energy systems, net
3,965
4,108
Other non-current assets
341
265
Total assets
$
4,571
$
4,626
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accrued liabilities and other
$
63
$
74
Deferred revenue
10
10
Current portion of debt and finance leases
1,153
1,031
Total current liabilities
1,226
1,115
Deferred revenue, net of current portion
144
153
Debt and finance leases, net of current portion
1,727
2,093
Other long-term liabilities
12
11
Total liabilities
$
3,109
$
3,372
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Note 14 – Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic Areas
We have two operating and reportable segments: (i) automotive and (ii) energy generation and storage. The automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales and leasing of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. Additionally, the automotive segment is also comprised of services and other, which includes non-warranty after-sales vehicle services, sales of used vehicles, retail merchandise, sales by our acquired subsidiaries to third party customers and vehicle insurance revenue. The energy generation and storage segment includes the design, manufacture, installation, sales and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. Our CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset or liability information. The following table presents revenues and gross profit by reportable segment (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Automotive segment
Revenues
$
18,140
$
9,895
Gross profit
$
5,532
$
2,316
Energy generation and storage segment
Revenues
$
616
$
494
Gross profit
$
( 72
)
$
( 101
)
The following table presents revenues by geographic area based on the sales location of our products (in millions):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022
2021
United States
$
8,734
$
4,424
China
4,650
3,043
Other
5,372
2,922
Total
$
18,756
$
10,389
The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area (in millions):
March 31,
December 31,
2022
2021
United States
$
19,612
$
19,026
Germany
2,809
2,606
China
2,609
2,415
Other International
683
602
Total
$
25,713
$
24,649
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. We design, develop, manufacture, lease and sell high-performance fully electric vehicles, solar energy generation systems and energy storage products. We also offer maintenance, installation, operation, financial and other services related to our products. Additionally, we are increasingly focused on products and services based on artificial intelligence, robotics and automation.
In 2022, we have produced 305,407 vehicles and delivered 310,048 vehicles through the first quarter, despite ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns. We are currently focused on increasing vehicle production and capacity, improving and developing battery technologies, improving our FSD capabilities, increasing the affordability and efficiency of our vehicles and expanding our global infrastructure.
In 2022, we have deployed 846 MWh of energy storage products and 48 megawatts of solar energy systems through the first quarter. We are currently focused on ramping production of energy storage products, improving our Solar Roof installation capability and efficiency, and increasing market share of retrofit and new build solar energy systems.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized total revenues of $18.76 billion, representing a $8.37 billion increase compared to the prior year. We continue to ramp production, build new manufacturing capacity and expand our operations to enable increased deliveries and deployments of our products and further revenue growth.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, our net income attributable to common stockholders was $3.32 billion, representing a favorable change of $2.88 billion, compared to the prior year. We continue to focus on improving our profitability through production and operational efficiencies.
We ended the first quarter of 2022 with $18.01 billion in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, representing an increase of $306 million from the end of 2021. Our cash flows provided by operating activities during the three month period ended March 31, 2022 was $4.00 billion, representing an increase of $2.35 billion compared to $1.64 billion during the same period ended March 31, 2021. Capital expenditures amounted to $1.77 billion during the three month period ended March 31, 2022, compared to $1.35 billion during the same period ended March 31, 2021. Sustained growth has allowed our business to generally fund itself, but we will continue investing in a number of capital-intensive projects in upcoming periods.
Management Opportunities, Challenges and Risks and 2022 Outlook
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, there has been a trend in many parts of the world of increasing availability and administration of vaccines against COVID-19, as well as an easing of restrictions on social, business, travel and government activities and functions. On the other hand, infection rates and regulations continue to fluctuate in various regions and there are ongoing global impacts resulting from the pandemic, including challenges and increases in costs for logistics and supply chains, such as increased port congestion, intermittent supplier delays and a shortfall of semiconductor supply. We have also previously been, and are being, affected by temporary manufacturing closures, employment and compensation adjustments, and impediments to administrative activities supporting our product deliveries and deployments.
In addition, we have experienced and are experiencing varying levels of inflation resulting in part from various supply chain disruptions, increased shipping and transportation costs, increased raw material and labor costs and other disruptions caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic and general global economic conditions. The inflationary impact on our cost structure has contributed to adjustments in our product pricing, despite a continued focus on reducing our manufacturing costs where possible.
Ultimately, we cannot predict the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or global economic trends. We will continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions to remain flexible and to optimize and evolve our business as appropriate, and we will have to accurately project demand and infrastructure requirements globally and deploy our production, workforce and other resources accordingly.
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Automotive—Production
The following is a summary of the status of production of each of our announced vehicle models in production and under development, as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Production Location
Vehicle Model(s)
Production Status
Fremont Factory
Model S / Model X
Active
Model 3 / Model Y
Active
Gigafactory Shanghai
Model 3 / Model Y
Active
Gigafactory Berlin
Model Y
Active
Gigafactory Texas
Model Y
Active
Cybertruck
In development
TBD
Tesla Semi
In development
TBD
Tesla Roadster
In development
We are focused on growing our manufacturing capacity, which includes ramping all of our production vehicles to their installed production capacities as well as increasing capacity at our current factories. Our current production continues to be affected by the industry-wide semiconductor and other component shortages, requiring additional workaround manufacturing and production design solutions to be implemented which may be difficult to sustain. Production at Gigafactory Berlin started in March 2022 and we began Model Y deliveries from Gigafactory Texas in April 2022, which incorporated our 4680 in-house made cells. The next phase of production growth will depend on the ramp at Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas, as well as our ability to add to our available sources of battery cell supply by manufacturing our own cells that we are developing to have high-volume output, lower capital and production costs and longer range. Consistent with our approach of innovating manufacturing techniques at our new factories, we expect as well to pioneer new methods related to the mass production of these cells and our unique structural battery pack concept. Our goals are to improve vehicle performance, decrease production costs and increase affordability.
However, these plans are subject to uncertainties inherent in establishing and ramping manufacturing operations, which may be exacerbated by the number of concurrent international projects, any industry-wide component constraints which may increase the number of manufacturing and production design workaround solutions required, labor shortages and any future impact from events outside of our control such as the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in Shanghai resulted in temporary shutdowns to Gigafactory Shanghai as well as parts of our supply chain. Moreover, we must meet ambitious technological targets with our plans for battery cells as well as for iterative manufacturing and design improvements for our vehicles with each new factory.
Automotive—Demand and Sales
Our cost reduction efforts and additional localized procurement and manufacturing are key to our vehicles’ affordability, and for example, have allowed us to competitively price our vehicles in China. In addition to ramping production in 2022, we will also continue to generate demand and brand awareness by improving our vehicles’ performance and functionality, including through products based on artificial intelligence such as Autopilot and FSD, and other software features. Moreover, we expect to continue to benefit from a spike in demand in the automotive industry generally, as well as ongoing electrification of the automotive sector and increasing environmental awareness.
However, we operate in a cyclical industry that is sensitive to trade, environmental and political uncertainty, all of which may also be compounded by any future global impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, as additional competitors enter the marketplace and help bring the world closer to sustainable transportation, we will have to continue to execute well to maintain our momentum.
Automotive—Deliveries and Customer Infrastructure
As our deliveries increase, we must work constantly to prevent our vehicle delivery capability from becoming a bottleneck on our total deliveries. Increasing the exports of vehicles manufactured at Gigafactory Shanghai has been effective in mitigating the strain on our deliveries in markets outside of the United States, and we expect to benefit further from situating additional factories closer to local markets, including the recent production launch at Gigafactory Berlin. As we expand our manufacturing operations globally, we will have to continue to increase and staff our delivery, servicing and charging infrastructure accordingly, maintain our vehicle reliability and optimize our Supercharger locations to ensure cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction. In particular, we remain focused on increasing the capability and efficiency of our servicing operations.
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Energy Generation and Storage Demand, Production and Deployment
The long-term success of this business is dependent upon increasing margins through greater volumes. We continue to increase the production of our energy storage products to meet high levels of demand, including construction of our Megafactory in Lathrop, California, but such production is also sensitive to global component constraints. For Megapack, energy storage deployments can vary meaningfully quarter to quarter depending on the timing of specific project milestones. For Powerwall, better availability and growing grid stability concerns drive higher customer interest, and we are emphasizing cross-selling with our residential solar energy products. We remain committed to growing our retrofit solar energy business by offering a low-cost and simplified online ordering experience. In addition, we continue to improve our installation capabilities and price efficiencies for Solar Roof by on-boarding and training new installers, as well as collaborating with real estate developers and builders on new homes to reduce installation time and costs. In the first quarter of 2022, however, such growth to our solar business was impeded by import delays on certain solar components. As these product lines grow, we will have to maintain adequate battery cell supply for our energy storage products and hire additional personnel, particularly skilled electricians, to support the ramp of Solar Roof.
Cash Flow and Capital Expenditure Trends
Our capital expenditures are typically difficult to project beyond the short-term given the number and breadth of our core projects at any given time, and may further be impacted by uncertainties in future global market conditions. We are simultaneously ramping new products, including new iterations of our Megapack, ramping manufacturing facilities on three continents and piloting the development and manufacture of new battery cell technologies, and the pace of our capital spend may vary depending on overall priority among projects, the pace at which we meet milestones, production adjustments to and among our various products, increased capital efficiencies and the addition of new projects. Owing and subject to the foregoing as well as the pipeline of announced projects under development and all other continuing infrastructure growth, we currently expect our capital expenditures to be between $5.00 to $7.00 billion in 2022 and each of the next two fiscal years.
Our business has recently been consistently generating cash flow from operations in excess of our level of capital spend, and with better working capital management resulting in shorter days sales outstanding than days payable outstanding, our sales growth is also facilitating positive cash generation. On the other hand, we are likely to see heightened levels of capital expenditures during certain periods depending on the specific pace of our capital-intensive projects and rising material prices and increasing supply chain and labor expenses resulting from changes in global trade conditions and labor availability associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, as our stock price has significantly increased, we have seen higher levels of early conversions of “in-the-money” convertible senior notes, which obligates us to deliver cash and or shares pursuant to the terms of those notes. Overall, we expect our ability to be self-funding to continue as long as macroeconomic factors support current trends in our sales.
Operating Expense Trends
As long as we see expanding sales, and excluding the potential impact of macroeconomic conditions including increased labor costs and impairment charges on certain assets as explained below, we generally expect operating expenses relative to revenues to decrease as we continue to increase operational efficiency and process automation. We expect operating expenses to grow in 2022 as we are expanding our operations globally.
In the first quarter of 2021, we invested an aggregate $1.50 billion in bitcoin. We believe in the long-term potential of digital assets both as an investment and also as a liquid alternative to cash. As with any investment and consistent with how we manage fiat-based cash and cash-equivalent accounts, we may increase or decrease our holdings of digital assets at any time based on the needs of the business and our view of market and environmental conditions. Digital assets are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets under applicable accounting rules. Accordingly, any decrease in their fair values below our carrying values for such assets at any time subsequent to their acquisition will require us to recognize impairment charges, whereas we may make no upward revisions for any market price increases until a sale. For any digital assets held now or in the future, these charges may negatively impact our profitability in the periods in which such impairments occur even if the overall market values of these assets increase. For example, in the first quarter of 2021, we recorded approximately $27 million of impairment losses resulting from changes to the carrying value of our bitcoin and gains of $128 million on certain sales of bitcoin by us.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience, as appropriate, and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be affected.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The estimates used for, but not limited to, determining significant economic incentive for resale value guarantee arrangements, sales return reserves, the collectability of accounts receivable, inventory valuation, warranties, fair value of long-lived assets, goodwill, fair value of financial instruments, fair value and residual value of operating lease vehicles and solar energy systems subject to leases could be impacted. We have assessed the impact and are not aware of any specific events or circumstances that required an update to our estimates and assumptions or materially affected the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These estimates may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to Part II, Item 7, Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Revenues
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Automotive sales
$
15,514
$
8,187
$
7,327
89
%
Automotive regulatory credits
679
518
161
31
%
Automotive leasing
668
297
371
125
%
Total automotive revenues
16,861
9,002
7,859
87
%
Services and other
1,279
893
386
43
%
Total automotive & services and other
segment revenue
18,140
9,895
8,245
83
%
Energy generation and storage segment revenue
616
494
122
25
%
Total revenues
$
18,756
$
10,389
$
8,367
81
%
Automotive & Services and Other Segment
Automotive sales revenue includes revenues related to cash deliveries of new Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y vehicles, including access to our Supercharger network, internet connectivity, FSD features and over-the-air software updates. These deliveries are vehicles that are not subject to lease accounting.
Automotive regulatory credits includes sales of regulatory credits to other automotive manufacturers. Our revenue from automotive regulatory credits is directly related to our new vehicle production, sales and pricing negotiated with our customers. We monetize them proactively as new vehicles are sold based on standing arrangements with buyers of such credits, typically as close as possible to the production and delivery of the vehicle or changes in regulation impacting the credits.
Automotive leasing revenue includes the amortization of revenue for vehicles under direct operating lease agreements as well as those sold with resale value guarantees accounted for as operating leases under lease accounting. Additionally, automotive leasing revenue includes direct sales-type leasing programs where we recognize all revenue associated with the sales-type lease upon delivery to the customer.
Services and other revenue consists of non-warranty after-sales vehicle services, paid supercharging, sales of used vehicles, retail merchandise, sales by our acquired subsidiaries to third party customers and vehicle insurance revenue.
Automotive sales revenue increased $7.33 billion, or 89%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase of 111,915 Model 3 and Model Y cash deliveries, and an increase of 10,305 Model S and Model X cash deliveries year over year. This was achieved from production ramping at both Gigafactory Shanghai and the Fremont Factory at a higher combined average selling price from a higher proportion of Model Y sales offset by regional sales mix. There was also an increase in the average selling price of Model S and Model X compared to the prior period as deliveries of the new versions of Model S and Model X only began ramping in the second and fourth quarters of 2021, respectively.
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Automotive regulatory credits revenue increased $161 million, or 31%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to changes in regulation which entitled us to additional consideration of $288 million in revenue for credits sold previously, in the absence of which we had a decrease in automotive regulatory credits revenue driven by lower sales of regulatory credits.
Automotive leasing revenue increased $371 million, or 125%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in direct sales-type leasing revenue and an increase in cumulative vehicles under our direct operating lease program .
Services and other revenue increased $386 million, or 43%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to non-warranty maintenance services revenue as our fleet continues to grow, increase in used vehicle revenue driven by increases in volume and average selling prices of used vehicles, retail merchandise revenue and insurance services revenue.
Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Energy generation and storage revenue includes sales, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, services related to such products and sales of solar energy systems incentives.
Energy generation and storage revenue increased by $122 million, or 25%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in deployments of Powerwall and Megapack. This was partially offset by a decrease in solar cash and loan deployments driven by constraints in importing certain components .
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Cost of revenues
Automotive sales
$
10,914
$
6,457
$
4,457
69
%
Automotive leasing
408
160
248
155
%
Total automotive cost of revenues
11,322
6,617
4,705
71
%
Services and other
1,286
962
324
34
%
Total automotive & services and other
segment cost of revenues
12,608
7,579
5,029
66
%
Energy generation and storage segment
688
595
93
16
%
Total cost of revenues
$
13,296
$
8,174
$
5,122
63
%
Gross profit total automotive
$
5,539
$
2,385
Gross margin total automotive
32.9
%
26.5
%
Gross profit total automotive & services and other
segment
$
5,532
$
2,316
Gross margin total automotive & services and other
segment
30.5
%
23.4
%
Gross profit energy generation and storage segment
$
(72
)
$
(101
)
Gross margin energy generation and storage segment
-11.7
%
-20.4
%
Total gross profit
$
5,460
$
2,215
Total gross margin
29.1
%
21.3
%
Automotive & Services and Other Segment
Cost of automotive sales revenue includes direct and indirect materials, labor costs, manufacturing overhead, including depreciation costs of tooling and machinery, shipping and logistic costs, vehicle connectivity costs, allocations of electricity and infrastructure costs related to our Supercharger network and reserves for estimated warranty expenses. Cost of automotive sales revenues also includes adjustments to warranty expense and charges to write down the carrying value of our inventory when it exceeds its estimated net realizable value and to provide for obsolete and on-hand inventory in excess of forecasted demand.
Cost of automotive leasing revenue includes the depreciation of operating lease vehicles, cost of goods sold associated with direct sales-type leases and warranty expense related to leased vehicles. Cost of automotive leasing revenue also includes vehicle connectivity costs and allocations of electricity and infrastructure costs related to our Supercharger network for vehicles under our leasing programs.
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Cost of services and other revenue includes costs associated with providing non-warranty after-sales services, costs of paid supercharging, cost of used vehicles including refurbishment costs, costs for retail merchandise, and costs to provide vehicle insurance. Cost of services and other revenue also includes direct parts, material and labor costs and manufacturing overhead associated with the sales by our acquired subsidiaries to third party customers.
Cost of automotive sales revenue increased $4.46 billion, or 69%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase of 111,915 Model 3 and Model Y cash deliveries, and an increase of 10,305 Model S and Model X cash deliveries year over year. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in combined average Model 3 and Model Y costs per unit due to changes in regional production mix as Gigafactory Shanghai ramped in capacity, where costs are lower from localized procurement and manufacturing in China as well as decrease in combined average Model S and Model X costs per unit driven by lower average cost for the new versions of Model S and Model X from ramping up production.
Cost of automotive leasing revenue increased $248 million, or 155%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in direct sales-type leasing cost of revenues from more sales in the current year and an increase in cumulative vehicles under our direct operating lease program.
Cost of services and other revenue increased $324 million, or 34%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase in costs to support our increase in non-warranty maintenance services revenue, an increase in costs of retail merchandise and insurance services as our sales have increased and an increase in used vehicle cost of revenue driven by increases in volume and costs of non-Tesla used vehicles.
Gross margin for total automotive increased from 26.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 32.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to favorable changes in sales and production mix of Model Y as Gigafactory Shanghai ramped in capacity. The average Model 3 and Model Y costs per unit have decreased due to localized procurement and manufacturing in China despite rising raw material, commodity, logistics and expedite costs. There was also an increase in overall Model S and Model X cash deliveries at a lower combined average cost per unit year over year, as well as an increase of $161 million in sales of regulatory credits, which have negligible incremental costs associated with them.
Gross margin for total automotive & services and other segment increased from 23.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 30.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the automotive gross margin impacts discussed above and an improvement in our services and other gross margin. Additionally, services and other was a lower percentage of the segment during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the prior year.
Energy Generation and Storage Segment
Cost of energy generation and storage revenue includes direct and indirect material and labor costs, warehouse rent, freight, warranty expense, other overhead costs and amortization of certain acquired intangible assets. Cost of energy generation and storage revenue also includes charges to write down the carrying value of our inventory when it exceeds its estimated net realizable value and to provide for obsolete and on-hand inventory in excess of forecasted demand. In agreements for solar energy system and PPAs where we are the lessor, the cost of revenue is primarily comprised of depreciation of the cost of leased solar energy systems, maintenance costs associated with those systems and amortization of any initial direct costs.
Cost of energy generation and storage revenue increased by $93 million, or 16%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to increases in deployments of Powerwall and Megapack, partially offset by a decrease in solar cash and loan costs as deployments have decreased and reductions in average costs per unit of Solar Roof.
Gross margin for energy generation and storage increased from -20.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to -11.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to higher deployments of Powerwall which operated at a higher gross margin as well as an improvement in Solar Roof gross margin due to reductions in average costs per unit. These increases were partially offset by a decrease from lower solar cash and loan deployments.
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Research and Development Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Research and development
$
865
$
666
$
199
30
%
As a percentage of revenues
5
%
6
%
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist primarily of personnel costs for our teams in engineering and research, manufacturing engineering and manufacturing test organizations, prototyping expense, contract and professional services and amortized equipment expense.
R&D expenses increased $199 million, or 30%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to a $90 million increase in facilities, outside services, freight and depreciation expense, a $75 million increase in employee and labor related expenses due to an increase in headcount, an $18 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, and a $13 million increase in R&D expensed materials. These increases were to support our expanding product roadmap and technologies including our proprietary battery cells, and there were additional R&D expenses as we were in the pre-production phase at Gigafactory Texas and started production at Gigafactory Berlin only closer to the end of the current quarter.
R&D expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 6% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 5% in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our R&D expenses have decreased as a proportion of total revenues despite expanding product roadmap and technologies.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Selling, general and administrative
$
992
$
1,056
$
(64
)
-6
%
As a percentage of revenues
5
%
10
%
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses generally consist of personnel and facilities costs related to our stores, marketing, sales, executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, as well as fees for professional and contract services and litigation settlements.
SG&A expenses decreased $64 million, or 6%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. This is primarily due to a decrease of $242 million in stock-based compensation expense, most of which is attributable to the lower stock-based compensation expense of $251 million on the 2018 CEO Performance Award. See Note 11, Equity Incentive Plans , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This was offset by an increase of $110 million in employee and labor related expenses from increased headcount and an increase of $68 million in office, information technology, facilities-related expenses, sales and marketing activities and other costs.
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased from 10% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 5% in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our SG&A expenses have decreased as a proportion of total revenues due to operational efficiencies.
Restructuring and Other Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Restructuring and other
$
0
$
(101
)
$
101
Not meaningful
As a percentage of revenues
0
%
-1
%
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we realized gains of $128 million in connection with selling a portion of our holdings of bitcoin and recorded $27 million of impairment losses. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we did not record any impairment loss on bitcoin. See Note 3, Digital Assets, Net , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details.
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Interest Expense
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Interest expense
$
(61
)
$
(99
)
$
38
-38
%
As a percentage of revenues
0
%
1
%
Interest expense decreased by $38 million, or 38%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to the continued reduction in our overall debt balance. See Note 10, Debt , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details.
Other Income, Net
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Other income, net
$
56
$
28
$
28
100
%
As a percentage of revenues
0
%
0
%
Other income, net, consists primarily of foreign exchange gains and losses related to our foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities and changes in the fair values of our fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps. We expect our foreign exchange gains and losses will vary depending upon movements in the underlying exchange rates.
Other income, net, changed favorably by $28 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to favorable fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and offset by a $10 million decrease in gain on our interest rate swaps which were settled in the current period.
Provision for Income Taxes
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Provision for income taxes
$
346
$
69
$
277
401
%
Effective tax rate
10
%
13
%
Our provision for income taxes increased by $277 million, or 401%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to the increase in our pre-tax income year over year.
Our effective tax rate decreased from 13% to 10% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to changes in mix of jurisdictional earnings.
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
$
%
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests and
redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
$
(38
)
$
26
$
(64
)
Not meaningful
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests decreased by $64 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to a decrease in allocations to financing fund investors.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect to continue to generate net positive operating cash flow as we have done in the last four fiscal years. The cash we generate from our core operations enables us to fund ongoing operations and production, our research and development projects for new products and technologies including our proprietary battery cells, additional manufacturing ramps at existing manufacturing facilities such as the Fremont Factory, Gigafactory Nevada, Gigafactory Shanghai and Gigafactory New York, the ramp of Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas and the continued expansion of our retail and service locations, body shops, Mobile Service fleet, Supercharger network and energy product installation capabilities.
In addition, because a large portion of our future expenditures will be to fund our growth, we expect that if needed we will be able to adjust our capital and operating expenditures by operating segment. For example, if our near-term manufacturing operations decrease in scale or ramp more slowly than expected, including due to global economic or business conditions, we may choose to correspondingly slow the pace of our capital expenditures. Finally, we continually evaluate our cash needs and may decide it is best to raise additional capital or seek alternative financing sources to fund the rapid growth of our business, including through drawdowns on existing or new debt facilities or financing funds. Conversely, we may also from time to time determine that it is in our best interests to voluntarily repay certain indebtedness early.
Accordingly, we believe that our current sources of funds will provide us with adequate liquidity during the 12-month period following March 31, 2022, as well as in the long-term.
See the sections below for more details regarding the material requirements for cash in our business and our sources of liquidity to meet such needs.
Material Cash Requirements
From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we enter into agreements with vendors for the purchase of components and raw materials to be used in the manufacture of our products. However, due to contractual terms, variability in the precise growth curves of our development and production ramps, and opportunities to renegotiate pricing, we generally do not have binding and enforceable purchase orders under such contracts beyond the short-term, and the timing and magnitude of purchase orders beyond such period is difficult to accurately project.
As discussed in and subject to the considerations referenced in Part I, Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Management Opportunities, Challenges and Risks and 2022 Outlook—Cash Flow and Capital Expenditure Trends in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we currently expect our capital expenditures to support our projects globally to be between $5.00 to $7.00 billion in 2022 and each of the next two fiscal years. In connection with our operations at Gigafactory New York, we have an agreement to spend or incur $5.00 billion in combined capital, operational expenses, costs of goods sold and other costs in the State of New York through December 31, 2029 (pursuant to a deferral of our required timelines to meet such obligations that was granted in April 2021 and which was memorialized in an amendment to our agreement with the SUNY Foundation in August 2021). We also have an operating lease arrangement with the local government of Shanghai pursuant to which we are required to spend RMB 14.08 billion in capital expenditures at Gigafactory Shanghai by the end of 2023. For details regarding these obligations, refer to Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As of March 31, 2022, we and our subsidiaries had outstanding $3.45 billion in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness, of which $1.17 billion is scheduled to become due in the succeeding 12 months. For details regarding our indebtedness, refer to Note 10, Debt , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Sources and Conditions of Liquidity
Our sources to fund our material cash requirements are predominantly from our deliveries and servicing of new and used vehicles, sales and installations of our energy storage products and solar energy systems, proceeds from debt facilities and proceeds from equity offerings, when applicable.
As of March 31, 2022, we had $17.51 billion of cash and cash equivalents. Balances held in foreign currencies had a U.S. dollar equivalent of $6.84 billion and consisted primarily of Chinese yuan, euros and Canadian dollars. In addition, we had $2.36 billion of unused committed amounts under our credit facilities as of March 31, 2022. Certain of such unused committed amounts are subject to satisfying specified conditions prior to draw-down (such as pledging to our lenders sufficient amounts of qualified receivables, inventories, leased vehicles and our interests in those leases, solar energy systems and the associated customer contracts or various other assets). For details regarding our indebtedness, refer to Note 10, Debt to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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We continue adapting our investment strategy to meet our liquidity and risk objectives, such as investing in U.S. government and other marketable securities, digital assets and providing product related financing. In the first quarter of 2021, we invested an aggregate $1.50 billion in digital assets. The fair market value of such digital assets held as of March 31, 2022 was $1.96 billion. We believe in the long-term potential of digital assets both as an investment and also as a liquid alternative to cash. As with any investment and consistent with how we manage fiat-based cash and cash equivalent accounts, we may increase or decrease our holdings of digital assets at any time based on the needs of the business and our view of market and environmental conditions. However, digital assets may be subject to volatile market prices, which may be unfavorable at the times when we may want or need to liquidate them. Additionally, we held short-term marketable securities of $508 million as of March 31, 2022.
Summary of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2022
2021
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
3,995
$
1,641
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(2,167
)
$
(2,582
)
Net cash used in by financing activities
$
(1,914
)
$
(1,016
)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Our cash flows from operating activities are significantly affected by our cash investments to support the growth of our business in areas such as research and development and selling, general and administrative and working capital. Our operating cash inflows include cash from vehicle sales and related servicing, customer lease payments, customer deposits, cash from sales of regulatory credits and energy generation and storage products. These cash inflows are offset by our payments to suppliers for production materials and parts used in our manufacturing process, operating expenses, operating lease payments and interest payments on our financings.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $2.35 billion to $4.00 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $1.64 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to the increase in net income excluding non-cash expenses and gains of $2.94 billion, offset by the overall increase in net operating assets and liabilities of $590 million. The increase in our net operating assets and liabilities was mainly driven by a larger increase of inventory in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 to support the ramp up in production at our factories and a larger increase in other non-current assets. The increase in our net operating assets and other liabilities was partially offset by a larger increase of accounts payable and accrued liabilities .
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities and their variability across each period related primarily to capital expenditures, which were $1.77 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $1.35 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2021, mainly for the construction of Gigafactory Texas and Gigafactory Berlin and the expansions of Gigafactory Shanghai and the Fremont Factory. We also paid $386 million for purchases of marketable securities in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Additionally, net cash outflows related to digital assets were $1.23 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2021 from purchases of digital assets of $1.50 billion offset by proceeds from sales of digital assets of $272 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash outflows from financing activities were $1.91 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1.02 billion net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The change was primarily due to $890 million increase in cash outflows from repayments of convertible and other debt, net of proceeds from issuances of convertible and other debt. See Note 10, Debt , to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details regarding our debt obligations.
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