The final earnings release of 2024 finalized another difficult year for Tesla’s bottom line, as its full-year net income came in at $8.4 billion, a 23% decrease from 2023 and a 40% decline from 2022’s record $14.1 billion profit, though its full-year revenue rose $97.7 billion, a 1% improvement from 2023’s record.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will be under the Street’s microscope today with the EV giant slated to release 4Q24 results after the close. Investors

That said, Tesla remains one of the most expensive stocks in the market right now. There are very few examples where paying 122 times forward earnings turned out to be a good investment. If Tesla’s automation promises end up taking years and years like FSD, there is going to be a lot of downside risk. It might be time to start taking some profit.