Apple: A Deep Dive Into Perhaps The Most Profitable Bond Issue Ever
by Josh Arnold
Apple's (AAPL) recent bond issue, the largest such issue in our nation's history, rightly drew an enormous amount of press. This is a clear departure from the Steve Jobs' culture of hoarding cash and eschewing debt in favor of internally generated cash from operations to fund the business. However, it was another departure from the late Jobs' mantra, that of paying a common stock dividend, that brought about this change. Indeed, Apple has stated it is using the proceeds of the bond issues to pay the dividend and/or buyback shares. This article will take a deep look into the cash flows of the bond issues, after-tax costs and savings that will accrue from the financing move. read more »
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