The article argues that SpaceX's strong Q3 results were overshadowed by Elon Musk's confirmation that SpaceX and Tesla are weighing a merger, with each company forming a special committee of independent directors. Wall Street had long seen a tie-up as highly likely, and investors applauded the news, sending Tesla up 3.4% and SpaceX up 7.8%. However, the author argues the financial case is weak: assuming a 30% premium, SpaceX would have to issue shares equal to 92% of its current count to acquire Tesla, which earned just $3.28 billion in GAAP net profit over the past four quarters. With SpaceX's profits rising sharply, reaching $4.4 billion in Q3, the merger would hand Tesla's shareholders nearly half of those fast-growing earnings.
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