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.

The automotive company did not disclose its Bitcoin holdings in its Q4 2024 report. Instead, it disclosed a $600 million mark-to-market gain on “digital assets.” Still, according to Bitcoin Treasuries, Tesla holds 9,720 BTC, making it the sixth-largest publicly traded company with Bitcoin on its balance sheet.

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

The gain reflects a new accounting adjustment, lifting Tesla’s reported digital asset value to $1.076 billion from $184 million.

Tesla Inc.’s holdings of Bitcoin gave its latest quarterly results a boost, courtesy of new accounting rules for digital assets.

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) attributed a significant increase in its quarterly net earnings last night to its bitcoin holdings. The company recorded $1.08 billion as the carrying value of its bitcoin holdings in its fourth-quarter release – up sharply from $184 million at the end of Q3.