Valuing a Disruptor Innovator: Tesla's Impact on the Electric Vehicle Market.

This thesis aims to identify alternative methods for evaluating disruptor innovators, starting from traditional evaluation techniques such as the Discounted Cash Flow Model (DCF), and relative valuation model. In addition, this study integrates the Disruptor Innovation model, initially presented by Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard Business School, adapting it to the critiques from other economists and my perspective. The analysis concentrates specifically on Tesla Inc., examining how the company has influenced the automotive industry's response to the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Indeed, this thesis aims to demonstrate the disruptive impact that Tesla has had on the automotive and energy sectors though its innovative business model.