Ngesonto eledlule i-Apple wamemezela, ukuthi uhlose ukubuyisela imali efinyelela ku-$100 billion kubatshalizimali eminyakeni ezayo, okungaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kohlelo lwangempela, futhi naphezu kokuba nengcebo enkulu kuma-akhawunti akhe, uzothatha isikweletu ngokuzithandela ukwenza kanjalo. U-Apple uhlela udaba lwebhondi erekhodiwe, eboleka okokuqala kusukela ngo-1996.
Ngo isimemezelo semiphumela yezezimali yekota yokugcina Ngaphezu kokwenyuka kohlelo lokubuyisela imali kubanikazi bamasheya, i-Apple iphinde yamemezela ukwenyuka kwezimali zokuthengwa kabusha kwamasheya (kusuka ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 kuye kwezingama-60 zamaRandi) kanye nokwenyuka kwe-15% kwisabelo sekota kuya kumadola angama-3,05 ukwabelana.
Ngenxa yalezi zinguquko ezinkulu (uhlelo lokuthengwa kwesitoko lukhulu kunazo zonke emlandweni), i-Apple izokhipha amabhondi okokuqala ngqa emlandweni, ngerekhodi lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-17. Ngaphandle komkhakha wamabhange, akekho okhiphe udaba olukhulu lwamabhondi.
Uma uthi nhlá nje, isikweletu sokuzithandela se-Apple singase sibonakale njengesinyathelo esimangalisayo, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi inkampani yaseCalifornia inemali engu-$145 billion futhi kube yiyona kuphela inkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe engenasikweletu. Kepha okubanjiwe ukuthi cishe ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-45 kuphela atholakala kuma-akhawunti aseMelika. Ngakho-ke, ukuboleka imali kuyindlela eshibhile, njengoba i-Apple kuzodingeka ikhokhe intela ephezulu yamaphesenti angama-35 lapho idlulisela imali isuka phesheya.
Udaba luka-Apple luzohlukaniswa izingxenye eziyisithupha. Izikhungo zezezimali iDeutsche Bank kanye neGoldman Sachs, abaphathi balolu daba, bazonikeza abatshalizimali ama-tranches ngeminyaka emithathu kanye neminyaka emihlanu yokuvuthwa ngamanani enzalo angaguquki nantantayo, kanye namanothi esilinganiso esinqunyiwe seminyaka eyishumi namashumi amathathu. Isamba sezigidigidi ezingama- $ 17 sizoqoqwa yi-Apple ngale ndlela elandelayo:
- U-$1 billion, inzalo entantayo, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka emithathu
- U-$1,5 billion, inzalo engaguquki, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka emithathu
- $2 billion, inzalo entantayo, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka emihlanu
- $5,5 billion, inzalo engaguquki, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka eyishumi
- $4 billion, inzalo engaguquki, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka emihlanu
- $3 billion, inzalo engaguquki, ukuvuthwa kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu
I-Apple inethemba lokuthi imiklomelo emikhulu yabanikazi bamasheya, abatshalizimali ngokwabo abebeyikhalela, izosiza ukwehla kwentengo yesitoko. Iwile ngamaRandi angu-300 kusukela ngonyaka odlule, noma kunjalo, ezinsukwini zamuva, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokumenyezelwa kwemiphumela yakamuva yezezimali kanye nokumenyezelwa kohlelo olusha, isimo siye saba ngcono futhi intengo iyakhuphuka. Siphinde silindele umkhiqizo omusha, i-Apple engakaze iwethule izinyanga eziyisithupha, ngoba ungase ube nomthelela omkhulu enanini lesabelo.
UJesu, owasungula isiyaluyalu esinjalo. Kungani inkampani kufanele ingene ezikweletini ukuze nje ibuyisele i-dividend kubanikazi bamasheya? Badedele. Ngabe uTim kufanele enze okufanayo noSteve -> athi udinga imali yokuthuthukisa nokucwaninga...
Ukungena ezikweletini ngenxa yalokhu kuwubuwula obukhulu abangabenza. Kungcono benze i-share buyback.
Qedela isivumelwano…
Umnikazi wamasheya ungumnikazi wenkampani, kungani kufanele acasuke? Umnikazi wamasheya ufuna ukubona imbuyiselo ethile ekutshalweni kwezimali. Uma abanikazi bamasheya bengafuni izabelo, mabakhethe enye abaphathi. I-Apple ihlezi emalini phesheya kuphela ngoba ukudluliselwa e-US kungaphansi kwentela ephezulu kangako. Ukuze uthole ukubuyiselwa kwesitoko, intengo yesitoko akudingeki ibe phansi ngokwanele ukuze iyenze ifanelekele i-Apple.
Abanikazi bangakwazi futhi ukusukuma bazitshele ukuthi u-Tim ngeke kube nguyena ofanele ukubahlinzeka ngemali... Ngabe ubengeke abe khona umthengisi osebenza kahle we-lemonade?
Angikuqondi ngempela lokhu, kodwa uTim ulungile kulokhu, ngakho angikhathazekile lapha. Ngisho nalapho uSteve engumJuda futhi lokho ngokoqobo :) futhi kwasebenza futhi.
Angazi lutho ngale shit mayelana nemicimbi, kodwa ngikholwa ukuthi i-Apple ibale kahle kakhulu.