The interest rate is 1.35% higher than that of US Treasuries, and it is reported that Apple will issue $5 billion in bonds.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Xiao Zhan for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, May 9 (Xinhua)-- Apple plans to issue five tranches of bonds worth $5 billion in the near future, with maturities ranging from two to 30 years, according to Apple's prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 34.55 billion yuan). Interest rates on long-term bonds are 1.35% higher than those of the same type of treasury bonds.

The coupon on apple's long-term bonds is likely to be about 5%. The actual yield will depend on the final price of the bond, which the company will determine when measuring market demand in the near future.

Apple issued $14 billion worth of bonds in 2021 for share buybacks and dividends. Apple currently has a huge cash flow, but in order to achieve cash neutrality (cash-neutral), it will still generate income by issuing bonds.

Luca Maestri, Apple's chief financial officer, read as follows: "We repaid $2.3 billion in maturing debt and commercial paper increased by about $300 million, bringing our total debt to $110 billion. As a result, net cash at the end of the quarter was $57 billion (currently about 393.87 billion yuan).