According to Business Insider, Tesla Tesla posted an impressive Q3 profit, but the company's topline revenue was even more stunning.<br />On Wednesday, Tesla posted a big quarterly profit, its first since 2016 and a fulfillment of CEO Elon Musk's prophecy that the carmaker would enter the black in 2018. The company made $312 million.<br />The ocean of money flowing toward Tesla is far more important than whether it makes or loses money on a quarterly basis. <br />