Uber Technologies Inc. issued $2 billion of bonds in October 2018. The total bond issuance included $500 million of five-year bonds with a 7.5% coupon and $1.5 billion of eight-year bonds with an 8% coupon. How would Uber’s financial statements be impacted by its $2 billion bond issuance? Would you have bought the bonds if you could? Why or why not?

Uber Technologies Inc. issued $2 billion of bonds in October 2018. The total bond issuance included $500 million of five-year bonds with a 7.5% coupon and $1.5 billion of eight-year bonds with an 8% coupon. How would Uber’s financial statements be impacted by its $2 billion bond issuance? Would you have bought the bonds if you could? Why or why not?

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter6: Fixed-income Securities: Characteristics And Valuation

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