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> If you're making 1.5 billion in profit and the next year you have 2 billion in debt to payoff...

You refinance...of course. Debt is always cycled like this. Yes, interest rates are higher than before but they are still incredibly low.




I meant more that if this is the consistent case, then in practice you’re going to have problems in the midterm.

I understand that cash flow issues can be resolved with corporate debt, but it requires convinced counter parties and, honestly, future revenue to bargain with. “Our subscriber count isn’t really going up and we need to borrow more money consistently every year” is not the same as “we are immensely profitable” (though I don’t think it’s a doomsday scenario in itself)


They're pivoting to including an ad-supported tier. Microsoft is on board for providing the ad-platform. I wouldn't worry about Netflix going away within the next few years. Whether it tops the markets like it did the past 10 years is another story, but I wouldn't worry about insolvency.


What are the prospects on those rates?




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