But it also points out that Dell will soon have US$59.1bn of debt, which will mean it won't be flush with cash for the next little while. The document says Denali Holding Inc (DHI), the company that owns Dell, "... has an objective of reducing its indebtedness in the first 18-24 months after completion of the merger and achieving an investment grade credit rating for such indebtedness. The cash necessary to achieve that objective is expected to come from divestitures of non-core businesses of the DHI Group, including EMC, cash flows from operations of the DHI Group and cash generated by reductions in the working capital needed to operate the DHI Group."