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Yize i-Apple iveze ngesonto eledlule ukwephula amarekhodi ezezimali imiphumela futhi yamemezela ukuthi inemali elinganiselwa ku-$180 billion, kodwa naphezu kwakho konke lokho izophinde ingene ezikweletini - ikhiphe amabhondi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6,5 ngoMsombuluko. Uzosebenzisa izimali ezitholiwe ukuze akhokhe izabelo.

Sekungokwesine inkampani yaseCalifornia ithatha isinyathelo esifanayo kule minyaka ecishe ibe mibili edlule. Ngo-April 2013 bekungamabhondi ezigidigidi eziyi-17, irekhodi ngaleso sikhathi futhi kusukela lapho i-Apple isivele ikhiphe amabhondi esamba semali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-39.

I-Apple ikhiphe amabhondi akamuva ezingxenyeni ezinhlanu, ezinde kunazo zonke iminyaka engu-30, emfushane kunayo yonke emi-5, ukuze ikwazi ukubuyisela amasheya ayo, ikhokhe izabelo futhi ibuyisele isikweletu esidalwe ngaphambilini. Inkampani ngokwayo inemali enkulu, kodwa iningi lama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-180 lingaphandle kwe-United States.

Ngakho-ke kuzuzisa kakhulu ukuthi i-Apple iboleke ngamabhondi, lapho izinkokhelo zenzalo zizobe zishibhile (amazinga enzalo ngalesi sikhathi kufanele asuke cishe kumaphesenti angu-1,5 kuya ku-3,5) kunalapho edlulisela imali esuka phesheya iye e-United States. Khona-ke kuzodingeka akhokhe intela yeholo eliphezulu engu-35%. Nokho, kunenkulumompikiswano eshisayo eMelika mayelana nendlela yokuguqula lesi simo.

Ezinye izigele ziphakamisa ukuthi imali etholwa phesheya kwezilwandle ingase ingakhokhiswa nhlobo intela lapho idluliswa, kodwa-ke ayikwazanga ukusetshenziswa, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthenga amasheya, okuyinto ehlelwa yi-Apple.

Uhlelo lwamanje lwe-Apple luhlanganisa ukuthengwa kwesabelo esiyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-130, uCFO Luca Maestri edalula ngesikhathi kumenyezelwa imiphumela yayo yakamuva yezezimali ukuthi inkampani yakhe isivele yasebenzisa ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-103. Kusele amakota amane ohlelweni kanti isibuyekezo sizofaneleka ngo-Ephreli.

Umthombo: Bloomberg, I-WSJ
Photo: Lindley Yan
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