Roughly a quarter of Tesla’s earnings last quarter were due to recognizing a $600 million gain on Bitcoin. Tesla

Tesla overall reported adjusted EPS of $0.73 in the fourth quarter, missing estimates for $0.76. The gain on its bitcoin holdings was for GAAP purposes and would have had no effect on adjusted EPS. Shares are higher by 3.5% in after hours trading.

Vaibhav Taneja acknowledged Tesla’s benefit from its Bitcoin holdings during the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call. CEO Elon Musk is a known proponent of cryptocurrency, so it doesn’t come as a shock that Tesla was holding on to a large chunk of Bitcoin.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla reported a $589 million gain from its Bitcoin holdings after an accounting rule change in the US.

New accounting rules shed some light on the profitability of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla's Bitcoin (BTC) investment.

Tesla’s bottom line numbers were boosted by a $600 million one-time gain in “digital assets.” That added 20 cents a share in bottom-line earnings. Excluding that, EPS would have been closer to 55 cents,

Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja noted that the automaker’s net income in Q4 was “impacted by a $600 million market benefit from bitcoin due to the adoption of a new accounting standard for digital assets.” He said that Tesla would adjust its other income in future reporting periods going forward.

Tesla's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings day is here — a highly anticipated report that is expected to be released after market close Wednesday.

The crypto market has increased by 0.4% to $3.57 trillion over the last 24 hours but is still 1.4% below last week’s levels. Cryptocurrencies are slowly and rather erratically climbing out of the dip they fell into on Monday. The market remains sensitive to negative news but is recovering cautiously, avoiding excessive optimism.

The crypto market has increased by 0.4% to $3.57 trillion over the last 24 hours but is still 1.4% below last week's levels. Cryptocurrencies are slowly and rather erratically climbing out of the dip they fell into on Monday. The market remains sensitive to negative news but is recovering cautiously, avoiding excessive optimism.

US stocks gained steam on Thursday afternoon as investors digested megacap tech earnings and waited for Apple (AAPL) results for more clues on prospects for Big Tech. Right ahead of the closing bell,