Citi Lists Netflix, Tesla As Potential Takeover Targets For Apple

Highlights
- Apple Inc. has a cash hoard of $250 billion with 90% of it overseas
- Other potential acquisition targets include Activision Blizzard & EA
- The analyst said the targets were screened considering five criteria
With over 90 percent of its cash sitting overseas, a one-time 10 percent repatriation tax would give Apple $220 billion for acquisitions or buybacks, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva said in a note to clients.
U.S. President Donald Trump's tax blueprint, which was unveiled last month, proposes allowing multinationals to bring in overseas profits at a tax rate of 10 percent versus 35 percent now.
"Since one of the new administration's top priorities is to allow US companies to repatriate overseas cash at a lower tax rate, Apple may have a more acute need to put this cash to use," Suva said.
The analyst is rated three out of five stars for his recommendations on Apple, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine.
The other potential acquisition targets include video game developers Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Take Two Interactive Software as well as video streaming service Hulu.
The analyst said the targets were screened considering five criteria - strategic fit, global scale, transaction size, few non-strategic assets and likely impact on Apple's share price.
Under pressure from shareholders to hand over more of its cash hoard, Apple recently boosted its capital return program by $50 billion, increased its share buyback program by $35 billion and raised its quarterly dividend by 10.5 percent.
(Reporting by Derek Francis in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Last Updated on May 6, 2017
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