Netflix To Raise $1.8 Billion: Here's How The Company Is Using Funding From First Debt Offering In 4 Years
Netflix To Raise $1.8 Billion: Here's How The Company Is Using Funding From First Debt Offering In 4 Years
Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) is raising $1.8 billion in a debt offering. The move is being done to help the company refinance debt and to continue competing in the highly competitive streaming sector.
流媒体巨头Netflix Inc (纳斯达克:NFLX) 正在进行 18 亿美元的债务发行。此举旨在帮助公司重组债务，继续在竞争激烈的流媒体行业竞争。
What Happened: Netflix ended the second quarter with 277.65 million global paid subscribers, adding 8.05 million paid subs in the quarter.
Netflix在第二季度结束时拥有全球总订阅用户数为2,776.5万，其中805万名订阅用户在本季度内加入。
The company continues to be a leader in the streaming space and a new debt offering could be done to continue that leadership.
该公司在流媒体领域保持领先地位，新的债务发行可能是为了继续保持领导地位。
Netflix is raising $1.8 billion with $1 billion in 4.9% senior notes due in 2034 and $800 million in 5.4% senior notes due in 2054.
Netflix 正在发行 18 亿美元，其中包括 10 亿美元到期日为 2034 年的 4.9% 高级票据，以及 8,000 万美元到期日为 2054 年的 5.4% 高级票据。
This is Netflix's first debt offering since April 2020 and the first since being upgraded to investment-grade status by Moody's and S&P Global in 2023, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
这是 Netflix 自 2020 年 4 月以来的第一次债务发行，也是自 Moody's 和 S&P Global 在 2023 年将其评级提升至投资级别以来的第一次。这是据《好莱坞报道》报道。
Netflix said it will use the cash raised from the offering to refinance debt that matures next year and for "general corporate purposes."
Netflix 表示，将用于债务重组和"一般企业目的"筹集的现金。
"Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and the purposes for which they are used may change from those described above," the company said.
“我们的管理层将对净收益的使用拥有广泛的自由裁量权，使用的目的可能会与上述不同，”该公司表示。
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Why It's Important: The new debt offering appears to be mainly to refinance existing debt, but will likely catch the eyes of investors and analysts and could lead to speculation.
新的债务发行似乎主要是为了重组现有债务，但可能会引起投资者和分析师的关注，引发猜测。
Netflix has been aggressive in acquiring sports rights with WWE content and two National Football League games among the upcoming live sports content being available to subscribers in the future.
Netflix一直在积极收购体育版权，其中WWE内容和两场国家橄榄球联盟比赛是未来可供订阅者观看的现场体育内容之一。
The company is also continuing to pursue its gaming aspirations and seeking growth with its ad-supported plan.
该公司还在继续追求其游戏壮志，并寻求扩大其支持广告的计划的增长。
Armed with additional cash from the offering, the company could consider acquisitions in the streaming or gaming space to continue its growth.
在拥有来自此交易的额外资金支持的情况下，该公司可以考虑在流媒体或游戏领域进行收购以继续其增长。
NFLX Price Action: Netflix shares are up 1% to $626.30 on Wednesday, versus a 52-week trading range of $344.73 to $697.49. Netflix stock is up 28% year-to-date in 2024.
NFLX股价表现：周三，Netflix股价上涨1%，报626.30美元，而52周交易范围为344.73美元至697.49美元。截至2024年，Netflix股票年初至今涨幅为28%。
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