But they do turn a profit... then turn around and invest in growth.
That's not from profits, that's from shareholder investments. Its the power of the stock market to dump money into an asset. But don't pretend that Tesla managed to scrap together like $3 Billion from their years of operating losses.
https://media.ycharts.com/charts/aa2e00215ae08b27274cafbb493...
Here's Tesla's stock offerings, diluting Tesla shareholder value:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/business/tesla-to-offer-2...
http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/15/investing/tesla-stock-offeri...