Investing in smaller companies, often called small-cap shares, is quite exciting for many investors. These companies, usually valued between $200 million and $2 billion, have a great potential to grow quickly.

What attracts people to ASX small-cap shares is their ability to respond quickly to new opportunities or changes in the market. This agility can lead to rapid growth. However, remember that while the opportunity for big rewards exists, these stocks can also be quite volatile. Investing in them comes with a mix of high hopes and risks.

With that caveat, let’s dive into 3 ASX small-cap shares that I think have promising growth potential.

PWR Holdings (ASX: PWH)

PWR Holdings is a great example of a company using its strong skills in one area to grow into other industries.

Founded in 1997 by Kees Weel, who is still the CEO today, PWR Holdings has become a top player in advanced cooling systems. The company is a global leader in this niche, providing high-performance products for motorsport, automotive, aerospace, and defence industries.

While the company is best known for its motorsports division, the aerospace and defence industry is growing fast.

In 1H FY24, the company reported robust results, as revenue grew by 22.2% to $64.2 billion, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) increased by 27.2% to $18.4 billion. While the motorsport sector’s 19% revenue growth was solid, the real surprise came from the aerospace and defence sector which saw an impressive 124% growth in revenue. The sector represented 12% of the total revenue, up from 7% a year ago.

Over the past decade, PWR Holdings has delivered stable earnings growth, superior profitability, and high return-on-equity ratios.

The PWR Holdings share price closed Monday at $10.94. Its shares are valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 34x on FY25 earnings estimates using S&P Capital IQ.

VEEM Ltd (ASX: VEE)

If there’s a leader in PWR Holding for the global cooling systems market, there’s also VEEM for the global marine precision parts market. VEEM introduced products that aimed to enhance efficiency and safety within its industry.

Founded in 1968, VEEM makes advanced marine technology and engineering parts, servicing both the defence and commercial marine sectors. Over the years, VEEM has established a strong reputation for innovation and quality, positioning itself as a key player in the global marine technology market.

This expertise and market leadership led to two exciting opportunities for VEEM. Several years ago, VEEM launched VEEM gyrostabilisers, an innovative product that replaces traditional propeller-based stabilisation. While the product’s revenue was just $5 million in 1H FY24, it brings a big market potential. Management estimates its total addressable market would be US$1.1 billion for new builds.

The other exciting venture is VEEM’s partnership with Sharrow Engineering. Last year, the two companies announced an exclusive agreement to adapt Sharrow’s design to a wider range of vessels. While it’s still early days, VEEM saw a positive outcome from initial testing and plans to launch this product line throughout FY25.

VEEM is tightly held by insiders, with Managing Director David Miocevich owning over 50% of the company.

The VEEM share price closed Monday at $1.72. According to S&P Capital IQ, its shares are valued at an FY25 P/E ratio of 30x.

Smart Parking Ltd (ASX: SPZ)

Smart Parking is the smallest company of the three, with a market capitalisation of $173 million, which puts it at the border between small-caps and micro-caps.

The company is growing fast by scaling up its operations. This company has presence in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Germany, and Denmark.

As the name suggests, Smart Parking specialises in smart parking technology, which helps drivers find available parking spaces more easily and efficiently. Its systems include real-time parking information, automated payment options, and advanced monitoring tools. Smart Parking aims to make parking simpler and more convenient for both drivers and parking operators.

The number of parking sites managed by Smart Parking has grown from 250 in June 2017 to 1,219 in December 2023. During this period, revenue rose from $24.8 million in FY17 to 45.2 million in the last 12 months. As it built scale and operational efficiency, EBITDA margins improved from just 4% in FY17 to over 20% in the last 12 months to December 2023.

In terms of total addressable markets, management estimates there are approximately 45,000 sites in the UK, 90,000 sites in Germany, and 10,000 sites in Denmark. That’s a total of 145,000 parking sites, giving a long runway for growth.

The Smart Parking stock closed at $0.48 on Monday, implying a FY25 P/E ratio of 19x, according to S&P Capital IQ.

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Motley Fool contributor Kate Lee has positions in Veem. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended PWR Holdings and Veem. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended PWR Holdings. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Veem. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

Liontown Resources Ltd (ASX: LTR) shares won’t be going anywhere on Tuesday.

That’s because the lithium developer has entered a trading halt this morning.

Why are Liontown shares in a trading halt?

Liontown requested the trading halt as it prepares to make an announcement relating to the funding of the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project in Western Australia. Its request states:

The trading halt is requested pending an announcement by the Company in connection with funding arrangements. Liontown considers that the trading halt is necessary to ensure the Company can manage its continuous disclosure obligations.

As things stand, Liontown’s shares are expected to be offline until the commencement of trading on Thursday 4 July.

What is happening?

It remains unclear what its funding arrangements involve. But shareholders certainly will be hoping that it includes debt and not equity.

As covered here, Liontown shares were the worst performers on the ASX 200 index in the last financial year. During the 12 months, the lithium developer’s shares lost approximately 70% of their value. So, this really would not be a good time to raise money and dilute its shareholders materially.

But debt financing is easier said than done. Earlier this year, Liontown warned that weak lithium prices were causing issues when it came to financing the Kathleen Valley Lithium Project.

However, it then entered into a A$550 million debt facility agreement in March with a syndicate of lenders. This includes Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA), National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB), and Export Finance Australia.

The company didn’t expect to need to draw down on the debt facility until early in third quarter of 2024 (i.e. now). However, before then, there were remaining conditions that needed to be satisfied.

And as we have had no update since this announcement about the conditions being satisfied, it seems probable that this trading halt relates to this facility. These conditions include:

[D]emonstrating compliance with customary tests; providing a Base Case Financial Model (BCFM) based off, amongst other things, independent price forecasts and management forecasts of production, capital and operating costs, and which demonstrates compliance with financial ratios; and, entry into key project tripartite agreements.

Since the agreement was signed, lithium prices have continued to weaken. Furthermore, analysts are now predicting that prices remain at these levels for the foreseeable future. It will be interesting to see how this impacts its BCFM and thus its eligibility for the debt facility.

All being well, everything will be running smoothly and this is just a routine halt. We will find out if that is the case later this week when Liontown shares return to trade.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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Nvidia‘s (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock popped up by a dramatic 500% in the past three years. Undoubtedly, much of this recent rally has been fueled by the company’s position as a key beneficiary and enabler of the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) wave.

Nvidia offers a full-stack AI platform, comprising cutting-edge AI-optimized hardware chips, a complete software ecosystem, high-speed networking solutions, and servers to enable clients to build “AI factories,” or the essential infrastructure for AI-based outputs (text, images, audio, video). The company’s accelerated product release cadence, from two years to one year, also helps it maintain technological superiority against competition.

Furthermore, besides the booming demand from large hyperscale companies, enterprises, and AI start-ups, Nvidia’s AI-optimized hardware and software solutions are now increasingly used in new areas such as Sovereign AI (governments building domestic AI capabilities), automotive vertical, and robotics business.

The AI frenzy propelled Nvidia’s stock to an all-time high of over $1,200 in early June. Its recently executed 10-for-1 stock split made its stock far more accessible to retail investors.

With Nvidia’s stock now around $124 at this writing, long-term investors may be keen to know if the stock can again jump to $1,000-plus levels. Let’s analyze the company’s fundamentals and valuations to find some answers.

Intensifying competition and supply challenges

Nvidia’s technological superiority in developing AI-optimized hardware and software enabled the company to capture a whopping 90% share of the global AI chip market. However, the company’s stronghold may get challenged in the long run. Although currently far behind Nvidia, competitors Advanced Micro Devices and Intel are working hard to capture a slice of the AI market.

AMD’s MI300 family of data center chips witnessed strong demand, while the company is also gearing up for launching families of AI chips such as MI325 and MI350 accelerators, based on advanced architectures, in the coming months. AMD expects these chips to demonstrate faster performance, improved memory capacity, and stronger computing capabilities for AI workloads.

Intel is also aggressively focusing on the AI PC opportunity and hopes to launch Lunar Lake laptop CPUs by September 2024. Lunar Lake chips are expected to be superior in performance, efficiency, and graphics processing compared to their predecessor Meteor Lake chips. Plus, Intel has also introduced Gaudi 3 AI accelerators, offering superior cost-performance benefits for training and inferencing of AI models.

Nvidia also faces the risk of customers such as cloud players and technology giants becoming competitors, as they have been accelerating in-house development of AI-optimized chips and solutions. This risk cannot be ignored, since large cloud players account for roughly 45% of the company’s data center revenues.

Multiple other challenges

While demand for Nvidia’s AI chips and solutions has grown dramatically, the company continues to face supply constraints associated with procuring manufacturing, testing, and packaging capacity from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and other vendors. Subsequently, the company expects demand for its new H200 chips and next-generation Blackwell chips to outpace supply well until 2025. This headwind can affect the company’s growth prospects in the coming years.

Nvidia also accelerated the pace of release cadence (for major products or features) from once every two years to once annually. Continuously innovating and adapting hardware and software is the need of the hour in the face of increasing complexity and rapid evolution of AI models and workloads.

However, this also exposes Nvidia to significant execution risks and to the risk of clients delaying purchases to get access to the most advanced technologies. Nvidia’s rapid pace of innovation can result in early product obsolescence for its older offerings and increasing risk of self-cannibalization.

Valuation estimates

Nvidia has consistently posting impressive financial metrics for the past several quarters. In the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (ending April 28), revenues were up by nearly 262% year over year to $26 billion, while net income soared by 628% year over year to $14.9 billion.

Analysts expect Nvidia’s fiscal 2025 sales to grow by 97% year over year to $120 billion. While the revenue growth rate is expected to moderate in the next decade, analysts expect the company’s sales to more than triple to $380.9 billion by 2034.

Nvidia is currently trading at a price-to-sales (P/S) multiple of 38.6x. Assuming that this multiple reverts to its 10-year average of 22.27x (a conservative estimate), we can expect Nvidia’s market capitalization to reach around $8.5 trillion by 2034. While the market cap seems huge, it is only 2.7 times the company’s current $3.1 trillion market capitalization. This implies that the stock can reach north of $340 by 2034 (assuming no significant share repurchases or stock splits).

Assuming Nvidia’s P/S multiple remains at the current 38.6x level (a very aggressive estimate), the company’s market capitalization will be around $14.7 trillion — 4.7 times its current market capitalization. Still, the company’s share price can be expected to reach close to $600 by the end of 2034.

Hence, based on current estimates, the chances of Nvidia’s share price crossing $1,000 in the next decade appear slim. These projections, however, can change in case Nvidia makes even more dramatic advances in AI technologies in the coming years.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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Manali Pradhan has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has recommended Intel and has recommended the following options: long January 2025 $45 calls on Intel and short August 2024 $35 calls on Intel. The Motley Fool Australia has recommended Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd (ASX: BEN) shares are under pressure on Tuesday morning.

At the time of writing, the regional bank’s shares are down 1% to $11.31.

Bendigo Bank shares fall on CEO exit

This morning, the regional bank announced that its CEO, Marnie Baker, has decided to step down from the role.

According to the release, Ms Baker intends to leave after 35 years with the company and six years as its leader at the end of next month.

The outgoing CEO leaves on good terms with the bank’s board. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s chair, Vicki Carter, “thanked Ms Baker for her decades of service and leadership of the Bank through a period of great opportunity and significant challenge, which included frequent natural disasters, COVID-19 and record low interest rates.”

Carter also praised “Marnie’s authentic leadership style” and “the execution of a significant and necessary transformation agenda which included the consolidation of core banking platforms, brands and divisions.”

Replacement announced

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s shares are falling today despite the bank already identifying and appointing its next CEO.

The release reveals that its current chief customer officer for consumer, Richard Fennell, will take the reins on 31 August on a $1.5 million a year contract.

Carter notes “Mr Fennell’s strong focus on the customer, his achievements in digital and significant financial expertise were among the key attributes the Board prioritised in its detailed succession planning, which included a comprehensive external search.”

The company’s chair believes the bank is “in a position of strength and Richard is well placed to lead the next phase of [its] sustainable growth agenda.”

Fennell appears confident that he is up to the job. Commenting on his appointment, he said:

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is a unique institution that plays an important role in providing Australian banking consumers with a genuine and compelling alternative to the majors. I am grateful for the transformation work Marnie has driven to create strong foundations for the Bank and I am proud to accept the responsibility for leading Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and ensuring its future success.

I look forward to connecting with all of our people who work hard every day to deliver great outcomes for our customers as we work together to find new ways to ensure the Bank can continue to deliver on its purpose of feeding into the prosperity of our customers and the community.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s shares are up 30% over the past 12 months.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Bendigo And Adelaide Bank. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

The economic environment is uncertain for two of the ASX’s largest sectors – mining and banking. I’m going to run through what the dividend projections are for FY25 with some of the largest S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) dividend shares.

The ASX bank share sector is facing rising arrears amid a high cost of living and elevated interest rates. For example, in the recent Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) update for the third quarter of FY24, CBA said its arrears of home loans that were overdue by at least 90 days increased from 0.44% at March 2023 to 0.61% at March 2024.

According to Trading Economics, ASX iron ore shares, such as BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) and Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG), are facing uncertain demand from China. The Asian superpower’s housing construction sector continues to experience difficulties while Chinese iron ore production is growing.

With that in mind, let’s look at how big the dividend payments could be in FY25.

Dividend projections

The following forecasts are based on estimates on Commsec. Remember, forecasts are just educated guesses by analysts – the payouts could be smaller or larger than projected.

Owners of CBA shares could receive a grossed-up dividend yield of 5.1%.

BHP could pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 7.6%.

National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) is projected to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 6.7%.

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) is forecast to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 8.3%.

Westpac Banking Corp (ASX: WBC) is predicted to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 7.9%.

Fortescue is forecast to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 9.2%.

Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO) is projected to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 8.1%.

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX: MQG) is predicted to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of around 4%.

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) is forecast to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 4.6%.

Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) is projected to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 7.7%.

Telstra Group Ltd (ASX: TLS) is predicted to pay a grossed-up dividend yield of 7.5%.

Is this a good time to invest?

The ASX 200 share market has performed strongly since the end of October 2023, rising by 14%.

I don’t think we can call the ASX bank shares good value, considering arrears are rising and competitive pressures remain. And I’m not bullish about the current iron ore price, so ASX iron ore shares don’t strike me as bargains.

Currently, of the ASX 200 dividend shares I’ve mentioned, I’d call Telstra shares good value, and I’d also be happy to own Wesfarmers shares and Macquarie shares because of their ability to compound earnings over the long term.

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Motley Fool contributor Tristan Harrison has positions in Fortescue. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Macquarie Group and Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended Macquarie Group, Telstra Group, and Wesfarmers. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

If you are lucky enough to have $10,000 burning a hole in your pocket, it could be worth putting it to work in the share market.

After all, over the long term, the share market has generated an average return of approximately 10% per annum.

Thanks to the power of compounding, this means that your $10,000 could turn into significantly if the market continues to perform in line with historical averages.

But which ASX 200 shares could be a good option for these funds? Let’s look at two buy-rated shares:

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: NEU)

Bell Potter thinks that this pharmaceutical company’s shares could have major upside potential.

The broker currently has a buy rating and $28.00 price target on the ASX 200 share. Based on its current share price of $20.21, this implies potential upside of almost 39% for investors over the next 12 months.

Bell Potter is feeling very bullish about the company’s outlook thanks largely to its NNZ-2591 product. It believes this has product has significant market opportunities and could be a big revenue generator. The broker said:

Our positive outlook on the stock is driven largely by the company’s second asset, called NNZ-2591, currently preparing to start Phase 3 clinical trials in CY25. In the last six months, NNZ-2591 reported highly encouraging Phase 2 data in two rare diseases. NEU will once again have first-to-market opportunities in these two rare diseases, assuming future Phase 3 trials are successful. While short-term news will continue to be impacted by Acadia’s commercialisation of NEU’s first drug, called Daybue, we maintain our BUY recommendation for investors who have a longer 2 to 3-year investment horizon.

ResMed Inc (ASX: RMD)

Another option for that $10,000 investment could be ResMed. It is a sleep disorder treatment focused medical device company.

Morgans thinks it could be a top ASX 200 share to buy now. The broker currently has an add rating and $34.11 price target on its shares. This suggests that upside of over 19% is possible for investors from current levels.

It believes that investors should look beyond weight loss drug concerns and focus on its huge market opportunity. It said:

While weight loss drugs have grabbed headlines and investor attention, we see these products having little impact on the large, underserved sleep disorder breathing market, and do not view them as category killers. Although quarters are likely to remain volatile, nothing changes our view that the company remains well placed and uniquely positioned as it builds a patient-centric, connected-care digital platform that addresses the main pinch points across the healthcare value chain.

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Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in ResMed. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended ResMed. The Motley Fool Australia has positions in and has recommended ResMed. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

The Australian share market is a great place to generate an income.

That’s because there are countless ASX shares out there that pay dividends every six months (or even more regularly).

But which ASX income shares could be in the buy zone right now? Let’s take a look:

Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Ltd (ASX: DBI)

The first ASX income share to look at is Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure. It is the long-term operator of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal. This terminal has been Queensland’s premier coal export facility for over 40 years.

The team at Morgans is bullish on the company. It currently has an add rating and $3.05 price target on its shares.

As for income, the broker is forecasting dividends per share of 22 cents in FY 2024 and then 23 cents in FY 2025. Based on the latest Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure share price of $2.76, this will mean dividend yields of 8% and 8.3%, respectively.

Endeavour Group Ltd (ASX: EDV)

Over at Goldman Sachs, its analysts think Endeavour Group could be a great stock for income investors to buy. It is the market leader in alcohol retail through brands such as BWS and Dan Murphy’s.

Goldman currently has a buy rating and $6.50 price target on its shares.

In respect to dividends, Goldman is forecasting fully franked dividends of 21 cents per share in FY 2024 and 22 cents per share in FY 2025. Based on the current Endeavour share price of $4.96, this will mean dividend yields of 4.2% and 4.4%, respectively.

GDI Property Group Ltd (ASX: GDI)

A third ASX income share to look at is GDI Property. It is a property owner and fund manager that is being tipped as a buy by analysts at Bell Potter.

The broker currently has a buy rating and 75 cents price target on its shares.

Bell Potter believes GDI Property is positioned to pay dividends per share of 5 cents across FY 2024, FY 2025, and FY 2026. Based on the current GDI Property share price of 56 cents, this implies dividend yields of 8.9% for the next three years.

Transurban Group (ASX: TCL)

Finally, analysts at Citi think toll road operator Transurban could an ASX income share to buy.

The broker currently has a buy rating and $15.50 price target on its shares.

As for that all-important income, Citi believes the company is positioned to pay dividends per share of 63.6 cents in FY 2024 and then 65.1 cents in FY 2025. Based on the current Transurban share price of $12.39, this will mean yields of 5.1% and 5.25%, respectively.

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Citigroup is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Motley Fool contributor James Mickleboro has positions in Endeavour Group. The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended Goldman Sachs Group and Transurban Group. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) have been on the comeback trail recently, and that continued on the first trading day of July. Shares of the leading electric vehicle (EV) maker were higher by 5.5% as of 11:10 a.m. ET Monday morning. The stock is now up by about 18% over the past month.

Today’s jump comes just a day before Tesla is expected to report its second-quarter EV delivery data. While estimates have been trending lower, delivery reports from Chinese EV makers today have investors feeling more optimistic about what the American company will say.

The important Chinese EV market

The Chinese EV market has been crucial for Tesla, whose most productive factory is in Shanghai. Today, several Chinese EV makers reported strong June and second-quarter deliveries. That might bode well for what Tesla has to share tomorrow.

Nio, Li Auto, XPeng, and the larger BYD all showed year-over-year growth in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales for the quarter. The period seemed to end on a strong note, as Nio delivered a monthly record 21,209 vehicles in June. That was nearly twice what it shipped in June 2023.

Many EV observers have been closely watching the larger BYD, whose BEV volume is more in line with that of Tesla. BYD sold more than 426,000 fully electric vehicles in the second quarter, up about 21% year over year.

Tesla analysts have been lowering estimates for its second-quarter sales, with most recent projections averaging about 420,000 EVs. That would be down from about 466,000 delivered in the prior-year period. It would also be the second quarterly period where BYD outsold Tesla to be the world’s largest EV seller.

With China’s EV market seemingly recovering, it could result in Tesla beating estimates. Even after that data is released, though, shareholders will want to continue to pay attention to what Tesla says about profit margin when it releases its full second-quarter financial report. If the sales in China are coming from reduced prices, the boost in its shares might be short-lived.

This article was originally published on Fool.com. All figures quoted in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

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The Motley Fool Australia’s parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has positions in and has recommended BYD Company, Nio, and Tesla. Howard Smith has positions in BYD Company, Nio, Tesla, and XPeng. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.