[sprizzle]

Tesla's still a young company and is bound to have some quarters ending in losses for various reasons as they try to reach economies of scale. As an investor, I still feel confident that Elon Musk's "master plan" (see: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-p...) for Tesla is starting to get underway with the latest developments on Model X (and I'm sure other models as well). The future is bright for Tesla, this loss isn't necessarily a sign of decline.

[nonchalance]

The future is bright for Tesla, but not necessarily for $TSLA (which is all the financial analysts really care about)

[ISL]

This distinction is so important, and so few people really grok it.

Long-term, Tesla appears to have a future, but where the stock price will settle remains to be seen.

Market capitalizations:

Ford: $67B

GM: $51B

Toyota: $203B

Honda: $71B

Volkswagen: $114B

Tesla: $19B (at ~$155)