New SpaceX Valuation + Tesla All-Time-High Propel Elon Musk’s Net Worth To $90 Billion
ByBrian Warneron August 19, 2020inArticles›Billionaire News
Elon Musk is having a VERY good week. Yesterday, Elon’s net worth topped $85 billion as Tesla hit an all-time high. With that jump, Elon ranked as the fourth-richest person on the planet for the very first time, topping French billionaire Bernard Arnault .
But that’s not all!
Yesterday it was also confirmed that Elon’s OTHER company SpaceX had successfully raised a new round of money at a new all-time high valuation. The combination of these two events have made Elon musk A TON of money…
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Let’s take a step back for a moment.
When evaluating Elon Musk’s net worth, it’s important to remember that it’s comprised of his stakes in both Tesla – which is publicly traded – AND SpaceX – which is still a privately-held company.
So for example, when Elon’s net worth topped $70 billion for the first time on July 10, 2020, roughly $15 billion was attributable to the privately-held SpaceX (based on its private valuation) and the remaining $55 billion was from Tesla (based on the price of its publicly traded shares).
Elon owns 20% of Tesla’s outstanding shares.
Prior to SpaceX’s most-recent funding round, Elon owned 54% of the privately-held company. At that point the company was valued at $36 billion after its most-recent fundraising round in February 2020.
After this most-recent fund raising round, Elon’s 54% stake has been reduced to 48%. Also, the company’s $46 billion valuation includes the $1.9 billion in cash. So that money was not paid to insiders like Elon, it’s going to be used as capital for operations.
At a $46 billion private-valuation, Elon’s SpaceX 48% stake is worth $22 billion .
At a $350 billion market cap, Elon’s 20% Tesla stake is worth $70 billion .
After removing roughly $1.5 billion in various personal debts and obligations, Elon’s net worth at the above respective levels is $90.5 billion .
Congrats Elon!
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