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SFace
2012 Aug 14, 5:17am
Per the 10-K, MSFT has about 82B in cash and investment, about 8B is in common and preferred shares.
Most goes to fixed return instructment in government bonds and corporate bonds.
Having the benefit of reading 1000's of the 10-K, most public company stash their cash in fixed income (mostly a basket of short/medium/long government/corporate bonds), not equity. If they do stash it in equity, it is either strategic or represents a minor portion of the treasury.
uomo_senza_nome
2012 Aug 14, 5:46am
Most goes to fixed return instructment in government bonds and corporate bonds.
That makes sense. Liquidity and less volatility.
Companies would want to get out of these instruments quickly if they are going for strategic acquisitions.
FortWayne
2012 Aug 15, 1:10am
Most goes to fixed return instructment in government bonds and corporate bonds.
That makes sense. Liquidity and less volatility.
Companies would want to get out of these instruments quickly if they are going for strategic acquisitions.
They also often invest and insure their investment. So it gets messy, but makes good returns for shareholders.
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