The reason Tesla doesn't post yearly profits is it is still in start-up mode, so it doesn't sit back and maximize profits from what it has developed so far, but

The reason Tesla doesn't post yearly profits is it is still in start-up mode, so it doesn't sit back and maximize profits from what it has developed so far, but charges ahead into new areas. Look at all it has going on now: it is working on the semi, model y, and a pick-up truck, doing a renewal of the S and the X, working like crazy on self-driving, developing solar tiles, and building a gigafactory in China.