TheStreet forecast article screenshot
Sina Technology News Beijing time on May 14, the news, the United States financial media TheStreet broke the news that Apple has performed due diligence on Tesla twice in recent years. TheStreet thus boldly predicted that Apple will acquire Tesla.
TheStreet wrote in the article that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a long-term vision, but Tesla is currently struggling with capacity and financing issues, and Apple's products are innovative. Although the production of cars and production of mobile phones are different, but Apple It is still possible to help Tesla increase production capacity in terms of production technology and capital, and thus gain revenue.
Currently Tesla's market capitalization is about 51.3 billion U.S. dollars, and Apple's cash reserves are 285.1 billion U.S. dollars. TheStreet believes that although Apple has not had such a huge acquisition in history, from a financial point of view, Apple's acquisition of Tesla is feasible.
And former Apple CEO John Sculley once said in an interview in 2016: 'If they want to, they can certainly (buy Tesla), they certainly have this financial ability.'
It was easier for Marsk to accept the deal. Anton Wahlman, an analyst with Tesla, said that Musk will accept the acquisition 'completely, without objection', 'even if the purchase price is lower than The current market value is OK.
Valman said: '(Mask) wants to be SpaceX, that's what he wants to do. He doesn't need a car business now.'
TheStreet's 'No Responsibility'
In addition, TheStreet also provided a 'no-responsibility' message: Many people who know about Tesla inside said on blogs and forum posts that Apple has done two due diligence on Tesla in recent years. In order to explore the possibility of acquiring Tesla, the article stated that the material was 'for reference only, believe it or not.'
It is worth noting that when the domestic media reported on this prediction, the headline called 'Apple completed due diligence on Tesla's acquisition' and 'Muske was willing to accept the buyout'. However, TheStreet's report is based on only one ' No responsibility broke the predictions that were made, so the domestic media has a bit of a title party...