Matthew DeBordTesla will report first-quarter earnings next week, and there's no question in analysts minds about what they're going to look like: Tesla is going to have lost a lot of money, an estimated $0.84 per share, based on pre-earnings estimates. But there will be another big question on analysts minds — and it's one that Tesla has never really had to answer before. Tesla provides annual guidance on deliveries and then typically revises that guidance down as the year progresses.