{"id":441,"date":"2018-01-31T20:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T01:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/?p=441"},"modified":"2018-01-31T20:28:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T01:28:01","slug":"burning-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/31\/burning-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at some potential new stocks to buy I come across Tesla. Two issues\u00a0 jump out at me when taking a birds eye view.<br \/>\nFirst, I look at their cash flow.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/31\/burning-money\/tesla-cash-flow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?fit=1021%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1021,521\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tesla cash flow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?fit=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?fit=660%2C337&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?resize=660%2C337\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?w=1021&amp;ssl=1 1021w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tesla-cash-flow.png?resize=768%2C392&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\nNot bad. I look a little deeper to see where all this cash flow is coming from.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/31\/burning-money\/cash-flow-components\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?fit=942%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"942,503\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cash flow components\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?fit=660%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?resize=660%2C352\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?w=942&amp;ssl=1 942w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cash-flow-components.png?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\nAnswer: Net cash flow from financing&#8230;<br \/>\nThan I take a look at the free cash flow (FCF).<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/31\/burning-money\/free-cash-flow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?fit=956%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"956,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"free cash flow\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?fit=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?fit=660%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?resize=660%2C373\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?w=956&amp;ssl=1 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockpicks4you.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/free-cash-flow.png?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\nThe stock price continues to go up. Investors do not seem to be concerned.<br \/>\nSecond, I don&#8217;t like their story. Maybe I should say, I don&#8217;t understand their story. I don&#8217;t understand why people waste money on new cars. Buy an indestructible Japanese used car. They run for 250K miles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at some potential new stocks to buy I come across Tesla. Two issues\u00a0 jump out at me when taking a birds eye view. First, I look at their cash flow. Not bad. I look a little deeper to see where all this cash flow is coming from. Answer: Net cash flow from financing&#8230; Than &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/31\/burning-money\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Burning Money<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wXzO-77","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":445,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockpicks4you.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}