Adobe repatriates cash

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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $197.13 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408- 536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 491.6 million; Market cap: $96.9 billion; No dividends paid) continues to benefit from strong demand for its software and services. Recent reforms to the U.S. tax code will see companies repatriate the cash they hold in overseas accounts. Adobe holds cash of $5.8 billion, and about 89% of that is offshore. The company plans to use some of the repatriated funds to expand its campuses in the San Francisco Bay Area and Utah in order to accommodate the growth of its workforce. It could also use some of the cash to make acquisitions, or to continue buying back its stock. Adobe does not pay a dividend. Adobe Systems is a hold. hold…