Alibaba Issues $4.5 Billion of Convertible Debt to Fund Buybacks

Bloomberg05-24

Company to immediately repurchase 14.8 million of its ADRsMove is to obtain cash offshore on favorable terms: ChoiAlibaba Group Holding Ltd. sold $4.5 billion worth of convertible bonds in one of the ...

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DreamZ85
05-24
DreamZ85
So it mean your company don't have any cash flow to do buybacks and do further improvement in your company. Does it mean your earning report, reporting cash flow are fake ?

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Orders for the bonds were multiple times oversubscribed, with demand from investors globally, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.The offering comes as Alibaba needs capital to invest in its core businesses of e-commerce and the cloud, both of which have bled market share during a crackdown on the sector by Chinese authorities and subsequent internal turmoil. Part of the proceeds from the offering will be used to repurchase 14.8 million of its American depositary shares at the time the deal is priced, as well as to fund future buybacks, it said in a statement.“The move is an opportunity to obtain cash offshore on favorable terms, at a 0.5% rate,” said John Choi, an analyst at Daiwa Capital Markets Hong Kong Ltd. “This way they can start executing a share buyback right away, which the company can say is more beneficial to shareholders as the buyback will be more than the dilution.”Alibaba is seeking to strike a balance between returning cash and investing in existing and new businesses, including in artificial intelligence, Chairman Joe Tsai and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Wu said in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. 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