One acquisition that analysts have talked about is Apple buying PayPal especially since Apple Pay was introduced in October 2014 with the iPhone 5s and Touch ID. There are strategic reasons that this acquisition would make a lot sense due to PayPal’s strong position in electronic payments. I’ve run three cases with 100% equity, 50% debt and equity and 100% debt. These provide EPS estimates and can be compared to a three year base case if Apple does not buy PayPal. Apple assumptions to 2020Apple is a slower growth company than PayPal and has a longer history to make some rational projections.

Source: Forbes December 09, 2017 01:07 UTC