国际英语资讯:Tesla reports profits in two consecutive quarters, better-than-expected sales
<p><span word="SAN">SAN</span> <span word="FRANCISCO">FRANCISCO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 30-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="top">top</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="automaker">automaker</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="at">at</span> 414 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="market">market</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>, <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="than">than</span>-<span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 140,000 <span word="units">units</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Model">Model</span> 3 <span word="sold">sold</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> (<span word="including">including</span> <span word="SUVs">SUVs</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GAPP">GAPP</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 139 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> 182.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> 54 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Palo">Palo</span> <span word="Alto">Alto</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="to">to</span> 910 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="equivalents">equivalents</span> <span word="were">were</span> 3.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="by">by</span> 718 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1.45 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="convertible">convertible</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2019," <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Q">Q</span>4 <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="GAAP">GAAP</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ramp">ramp</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deliveries">deliveries</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="about">about</span> 360,000 <span word="to">to</span> 400,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p>
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