Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 -- Tesla's profitability and deliveries will be on top of investors' minds when the world's most valuable automaker reports results on Wednesday, days after sharp price cuts and announcement of a production pause at the Berlin factory.

Falling prices of battery materials are expected to let Tesla show a slight rise in profit margin from the previous quarter.

But it will be down sharply from a year ago, and pressure is rising after price cuts in Asia and Europe and rising costs from ramping up Cybertruck production.

Chief Executive Elon Musk has signaled he wanted more control, raising questions among governance experts and retail investors.

Here are the top points investors and analysts have in mind:

PRICING, DEMAN...