He doesn't have $200,000,000,000 in cash.. he has stock, the value of which is exclusively depended on buyers exchanging their $ for it. There's nothing stopping any publicly traded stock from collapsing in value to the physical assets of the company minus any debts or liabilities.
According to this thing I found on the internet[1], if I read it correctly, Tesla is worth $31B if it were stripped and sold.
Most of Elon's wealth is Tesla stock... far more than the actual value of the company, by a factor of more than 5. If he has any debts against his stock, those could be his downfall.
According to this thing I found on the internet[1], if I read it correctly, Tesla is worth $31B if it were stripped and sold.
Most of Elon's wealth is Tesla stock... far more than the actual value of the company, by a factor of more than 5. If he has any debts against his stock, those could be his downfall.
[1] - https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/tsla/financials/...