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.
流媒體巨頭Netflix Inc (納斯達克:NFLX) 正在進行 18 億美元的債務發行。此舉旨在幫助公司重組債務，繼續在競爭激烈的流媒體行業競爭。
What Happened: Netflix ended the second quarter with 277.65 million global paid subscribers, adding 8.05 million paid subs in the quarter.
Netflix在第二季度結束時擁有全球總訂閱用戶數爲2,776.5萬，其中805萬名訂閱用戶在本季度內加入。
The company continues to be a leader in the streaming space and a new debt offering could be done to continue that leadership.
該公司在流媒體領域保持領先地位，新的債務發行可能是爲了繼續保持領導地位。
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 正在發行 18 億美元，其中包括 10 億美元到期日爲 2034 年的 4.9% 高級票據，以及 8,000 萬美元到期日爲 2054 年的 5.4% 高級票據。
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.
這是 Netflix 自 2020 年 4 月以來的第一次債務發行，也是自 Moody's 和 S&P Global 在 2023 年將其評級提升至投資級別以來的第一次。這是據《好萊塢報道》報道。
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，將用於債務重組和"一般企業目的"籌集的現金。
"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.
“我們的管理層將對淨收益的使用擁有廣泛的自由裁量權，使用的目的可能會與上述不同，”該公司表示。
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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.
新的債務發行似乎主要是爲了重組現有債務，但可能會引起投資者和分析師的關注，引發猜測。
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一直在積極收購體育版權，其中WWE內容和兩場國家橄欖球聯盟比賽是未來可供訂閱者觀看的現場體育內容之一。
The company is also continuing to pursue its gaming aspirations and seeking growth with its ad-supported plan.
該公司還在繼續追求其遊戲壯志，並尋求擴大其支持廣告的計劃的增長。
Armed with additional cash from the offering, the company could consider acquisitions in the streaming or gaming space to continue its growth.
在擁有來自此交易的額外資金支持的情況下，該公司可以考慮在流媒體或遊戲領域進行收購以繼續其增長。
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股價表現：週三，Netflix股價上漲1%，報626.30美元，而52周交易範圍爲344.73美元至697.49美元。截至2024年，Netflix股票年初至今漲幅爲28%。
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