You do realize the tricks they use are legal right? They are a public company, you cannot outright cheat. But there are ways to be creative especially for a growing company like Tesla. The only thing is that at some point you run out of tricks and a truer picture comes up. Like Nick inferred, it could show this quarter, or the next, but since these large convertible mature in Q1, you can be sure they will try to use some tricks again.