All businesses ultimately converge in real estate and finance. This is an unavoidable fate. Real estate is the smallest unit and foundation of production activities, with a price calculated in real terms. Volatile assets that have a real price and whose prices fluctuate frequently must generate interest or dividends. Rental fees for an office or store are typically sufficient for the business operator to pay the interest on the loan owed by the lessor, the real estate owner, to the bank, akin to the real estate owner holding a particular share of the lessee’s business. Therefore, a lessee capable of paying interest on a property as a rental fee is the strongest candidate to own that property. This fact serves as strong evidence that business is closely linked to real estate. After all, most businesses grow in size and have two asset structures: their basic operating sales and real estate revenue. Without an efficient connection between these two structures, a business will never expand...
Tesla earns revenue through car sales, but its real profits come from other sources. Although Hyundai-Kia Motors sells more cars annually than Tesla, it does not have the same profit structure, which is unique to Tesla. Tesla capitalizes on environmental assets by selling carbon credits each year. While the company experiences overall losses in car sales, the sale of these carbon credits results in surplus income, positively affecting its stock price. Traditional automakers contribute to Tesla’s profitability by purchasing cars and paying fines for carbon emissions. This dynamic is also a key reason why Tesla establishes operations in regions with strict pollution regulations. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”