Study says Apple is one of the most indebted tech companies (and that’s okay) (2024)

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Study says Apple is one of the most indebted tech companies (and that's okay) A new study says that Apple is one of the world's most indebted tech companies, with $109.28 billion of debt.

Apple carries over $100 billion of long-term debt on its balance sheet.

Fannie Mae is the world's largest debtor, carrying $4.232 trillion in debt. U.S. companies make up 60.13% of the $10.8 trillion owed by the top 100 global companies in debt. Toyota holds the title of the world's most indebted company outside the financial industries, with a debt of $221.13 billion.

Total debt on the balance sheet as of December 2023 : $108.04 B. According to Apple's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $108.04 B. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts.

Apple long term debt for the quarter ending March 31, 2024 was $91.831B, a 5.37% decline year-over-year. Apple long term debt for 2023 was $95.281B, a 3.72% decline from 2022. Apple long term debt for 2022 was $98.959B, a 9.3% decline from 2021. Apple long term debt for 2021 was $109.106B, a 10.58% increase from 2020.

Apple has a low net debt to EBITDA ratio of only 0.27. And its EBIT covers its interest expense a whopping 648 times over. So we're pretty relaxed about its super-conservative use of debt. The good news is that Apple has increased its EBIT by 4.1% over twelve months, which should ease any concerns about debt repayment.

Apple isn't just borrowing to benefit from inflation. They're strategically deploying this capital in areas that yield higher returns. One such area is stock buybacks. Over the past decade, Apple has reduced its outstanding shares from 26 billion to 16 billion, effectively boosting its stock price.

Of the $33T of debt, roughly 78% is owned by the public (70% US vs 30% International). The major US public owners include the FED ($6T, but they are no longer buyers), mutual funds, banks, states, pension funds and insurance companies.

Nearly half of all US foreign-owned debt comes from five countries. All values are adjusted to 2023 dollars. As of January 2023, the five countries owning the most US debt are Japan ($1.1 trillion), China ($859 billion), the United Kingdom ($668 billion), Belgium ($331 billion), and Luxembourg ($318 billion).

The public owes 74 percent of the current federal debt. Intragovernmental debt accounts for 26 percent or $5.9 trillion. The public includes foreign investors and foreign governments. These two groups account for 30 percent of the debt.

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Arthur Levinson is Apple's largest individual shareholder, owning 4.43 million shares as of February 2024. His stake accounts for only 0.028% of Apple's total outstanding stock. Levinson chairs Apple's board and is also the co-founder and CEO of Calico, an Alphabet Inc.

Total debt on the balance sheet as of March 2024 : $9.91 B

According to Tesla's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $9.91 B. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts.

Apple's debt ratio of 31% (comparing its debt to assets) has actually come down in recent years. And it demonstrates that there are ample assets backing the company. The business generated an incredible $114 billion in operating income in fiscal 2023. But it only made $3.9 billion in interest payments.

In December 2021, debt held by the public was estimated at 96.19% of GDP, and approximately 33% of this public debt was owned by foreigners (government and private). The United States has the largest external debt in the world.

Total debt on the balance sheet as of March 2024 : $134.68 B

According to Amazon's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $134.68 B. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts.

Thus we consider debt relative to earnings both with and without depreciation and amortization expenses. Apple has a low net debt to EBITDA ratio of only 0.39. And its EBIT covers its interest expense a whopping 625 times over.

Low Interest Rates: With historically low interest rates, the cost of borrowing is relatively cheap. Apple can borrow money at low rates and invest in projects or opportunities that yield higher returns than the cost of debt.

Apple has a strong current ratio, which evaluates its current assets in relation to its current liabilities, of 1.07. Apple's debt-to-equity ratio has been increasing over the past five years as it takes on more debt to finance share buybacks, increase dividends, and grow.

Presently, Apple holds the top position among technology firms in terms of revenue, reporting a staggering $394.3 billion in 2022. Moreover, it holds the distinction of being the world's largest company by market capitalization, with a reported $2.54 trillion in market cap in 2023.