Equinix Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2018 Results
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
-- Delivered 2018 annual revenues of $5.072 billion, an increase of 16% year-over-year; 9% growth on a normalized and constant currency basis -- Achieved record global gross and net bookings in the quarter -- 36 expansion projects underway and three new markets added including Hamburg, Muscat and Seoul -- Continued to scale its global interconnection platform adding an incremental 8,800 interconnections, including 1,800 virtual connections through ECX Fabric(TM)
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today reported results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2018. Equinix uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are described further below and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measures after the presentation of our GAAP financial statements.
2018 Results Summary
-- Revenues -- $5.072 billion, a 16% increase over the previous year or a normalized and constant currency increase of 9% -- Operating Income -- $977 million, a 21% increase over the previous year -- Adjusted EBITDA -- $2.413 billion, a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin -- Includes $31 million of integration costs -- Net Income -- $365 million, a 57% increase over the previous year -- AFFO -- $1.659 billion, a 15% increase over the previous year -- Includes $31 million of integration costs
2019 Annual Guidance Summary
-- Revenues -- $5.520 - $5.570 billion, a 9 - 10% increase over the previous year -- Adjusted EBITDA -- $2.605 - $2.655 billion, a 47% adjusted EBITDA margin -- Assumes $15 million of integration costs -- Assumes negative $15 million impact from the adoption of ASC 842 -- AFFO -- $1.825 - $1.875 billion, a 10 - 13% increase over the previous year -- Assumes $15 million of integration costs -- Assumes immaterial impact from the adoption of ASC 842
Equinix does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data, such as depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, net income (loss) from operations, cash generated from operating activities and cash used in investing activities, and as a result, is not able to provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for forward-looking data without unreasonable effort. The impact of such adjustments could be significant.
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Charles Meyers, President and CEO, Equinix:
"In addition to strong financial performance, we continue to build on our market leadership and cement our position as the trusted center of a cloud-first world. Our reach, scale and innovative product portfolio puts us in a great position to build on our business model that is substantially and durably differentiated from our peers. The market remains in the early innings of the digital transformation journey and our accelerating ability to both land and expand customers on that journey, makes us confident that we are playing the best hand in the business. We continue to have a clear view of our strategy and the opportunities ahead, and we are looking forward to another successful year."
Business Highlights
-- Equinix continues to expand the reach of its global platform through organic expansion with 36 projects across 25 markets underway, including expansions in three new markets - Hamburg, Muscat and Seoul. Today, Equinix announced new expansions in the Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Melbourne, New York, Paris, São Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Zurich metros. -- Equinix had very strong bookings across all three regions (Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific) in Q4 , with record EMEA bookings, and the second-best booking performance to date in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. Equinix bookings this quarter spanned across more than 3,000 customers, with a quarter of those customers buying across multiple metros, highlighting the unique diversity of Equinix's retail colocation business. -- Enterprises continue to leverage Equinix's highly distributed and cloud-enabled global platform to locate their infrastructure closer to the interconnected digital edge. In Q4, 60% of total recurring revenues came from customers deployed across all three regions, and 86% of total recurring revenues came from customers deployed across multiple metros. -- Interconnection revenues continued to outpace colocation revenues in Q4, growing 10% year-over-year on an as-reported basis and 12% on a normalized and constant currency basis. Today, Equinix has the most comprehensive global interconnection platform now comprising over 333,000 physical and virtual interconnections -- more than four times the interconnections of any competitor. In Q4, Equinix added an incremental 8,800 interconnections, including 1,800 virtual connections through Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric(TM) (ECX Fabric(TM)). -- Equinix channel sales delivered greater than 20% of the bookings for the third consecutive quarter. This accounted for half of the new logos acquired in the quarter, driven by solid performance across all regions and all partner types. In 2018, the channel delivered over 4,000 unique deals, a strong indication of the significant velocity derived from Equinix's retail selling engine. -- Equinix achieved a record number of new wins across multiple verticals in Q4. The content and digital media vertical experienced record bookings with meaningful customer expansions including Fastly, Roblox and Tencent. The Cloud and IT vertical also delivered record bookings. Expansions included StackPath, a leading provider of edge cloud security services deploying infrastructure across 21 metros. The enterprise vertical continues to be our fastest-growing segment, led by energy, healthcare and retail sub-segments, as digital transformation forces firms to change how they interconnect users and clouds across multiple locations. Equinix has now captured 48% of the Fortune 500, and one-third of the Forbes Global 2000 companies.
Business Outlook
Equinix adopted FASB Accounting Standard Codification Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842") effective January 1, 2019. The expected impact of adoption is included in the provided guidance.
For the first quarter of 2019, Equinix expects revenues to range between $1.342 and $1.352 billion, an increase of 3% quarter-over-quarter at the midpoint, on an as-reported basis, and 2% on a normalized and constant currency basis, the largest ever quarterly step-up in recurring revenues. This guidance includes a positive foreign currency benefit of $8 million when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2018. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $624 and $634 million, which includes a $4 million positive foreign currency benefit when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2018. Adjusted EBITDA includes $15 million of Q1 seasonal costs, a negative $4 million impact from the adoption of ASC 842, and $5 million of integration costs related to prior acquisitions. Recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $20 and $30 million.
For the full year of 2019, total revenues are expected to range between $5.520 and $5.570 billion, a 9 - 10% increase over the previous year or a normalized and constant currency increase of 8 - 9%. This guidance includes a positive foreign currency benefit of $10 million when compared to prior Equinix guidance rates. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $2.605 and $2.655 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47%. This adjusted EBITDA includes a foreign currency benefit of $3 million when compared to prior Equinix guidance rates, a negative $15 million impact from the adoption of ASC 842, $15 million in integration costs related to prior acquisitions, higher EMEA utilities expense and record levels of expansion activities. AFFO is expected to range between $1.825 and $1.875 billion, an increase of 10 - 13% year-over-year on both an as-reported and a normalized and constant currency basis. This AFFO guidance includes a foreign currency benefit of $5 million when compared to prior Equinix guidance rates, $15 million in integration costs related to prior acquisitions, and assumes an immaterial impact from the adoption of ASC 842. Non-recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $1.725 and $1.915 billion and recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $175 and $185 million.
The U.S. dollar exchange rates used for 2019 guidance, taking into consideration the impact of our current foreign currency hedges, have been updated to $1.16 to the Euro, $1.32 to the Pound, ¥110 to the U.S. dollar, S$1.36 to the U.S. dollar, and R$3.88 to the U.S. dollar. The Q4 2018 global revenue breakdown by currency for the Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar and Brazilian Real is 19%, 9%, 6%, 6% and 3%, respectively.
The adjusted EBITDA guidance is based on the revenue guidance less our expectations of cash cost of revenues and cash operating expenses. The AFFO guidance is based on the adjusted EBITDA guidance less our expectations of net interest expense, an installation revenue adjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, income tax expense, an income tax expense adjustment, recurring capital expenditures, other income (expense), (gains) losses on disposition of real estate property and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items.
Q4 2018 Results Conference Call and Replay Information
Equinix will discuss its quarterly results for the period ended December 31, 2018, along with its future outlook, in its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). A simultaneous live webcast of the call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.equinix.com/investors. To hear the conference call live, please dial 1-517-308-9482 (domestic and international) and reference the passcode EQIX.
A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call, through Wednesday, May 1, 2019, by dialing 1-203-369-0224 and entering passcode (2019). In addition, the webcast will be available on the company's website at www.equinix.com/investors (no password required).
Investor Presentation and Supplemental Financial Information
Equinix has made available on its website a presentation designed to accompany the discussion of Equinix's results and future outlook, along with certain supplemental financial information and other data. Interested parties may access this information through the Equinix Investor Relations website at www.equinix.com/investors.
Additional Resources
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About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most-interconnected data centers. In 52 markets across five continents, Equinix is where companies come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud strategies.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Equinix provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), but it believes that evaluating its ongoing operating results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, Equinix uses non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its operations.
Equinix provides normalized and constant currency growth rates, which are calculated to adjust for acquisitions, dispositions, integration costs, changes in accounting principles and foreign currency.
Equinix presents adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA represents income or loss from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gain or loss on asset sales.
In presenting non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, cash cost of revenues, cash gross margins, cash operating expenses (also known as cash selling, general and administrative expenses or cash SG&A), adjusted EBITDA margins, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, Equinix excludes certain items that it believes are not good indicators of Equinix's current or future operating performance. These items are depreciation, amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations and accrued restructuring charges, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gain or loss on asset sales. Equinix excludes these items in order for its lenders, investors and the industry analysts who review and report on Equinix to better evaluate Equinix's operating performance and cash spending levels relative to its industry sector and competitors.
Equinix excludes depreciation expense as these charges primarily relate to the initial construction costs of an IBX data center, and do not reflect its current or future cash spending levels to support its business. Its IBX data centers are long-lived assets, and have an economic life greater than 10 years. The construction costs of an IBX data center do not recur with respect to such data center, although Equinix may incur initial construction costs in future periods with respect to additional IBX data centers, and future capital expenditures remain minor relative to the initial investment. This is a trend it expects to continue. In addition, depreciation is also based on the estimated useful lives of the IBX data centers. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic costs incurred to build out our IBX data centers and are not indicative of current or expected future capital expenditures. Therefore, Equinix excludes depreciation from its operating results when evaluating its operations.
In addition, in presenting the non-GAAP financial measures, Equinix also excludes amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets. Amortization expense is significantly affected by the timing and magnitude of acquisitions and these charges may vary in amount from period to period. We exclude amortization expense to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our prior periods. Equinix excludes accretion expense, both as it relates to its asset retirement obligations as well as its accrued restructuring charges, as these expenses represent costs which Equinix also believes are not meaningful in evaluating Equinix's current operations. Equinix excludes stock-based compensation expense, as it can vary significantly from period to period based on share price and the timing, size and nature of equity awards. As such, Equinix and many investors and analysts exclude stock-based compensation expense to compare its operating results with those of other companies. Equinix excludes restructuring charges from its non-GAAP financial measures. The restructuring charges relate to Equinix's decision to exit leases for excess space adjacent to several of its IBX data centers, which it did not intend to build out, or its decision to reverse such restructuring charges. Equinix also excludes impairment charges related to certain long-lived assets. The impairment charges are related to expense recognized whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets are not recoverable. Equinix also excludes gain or loss on asset sales as it represents profit or loss that is not meaningful in evaluating the current or future operating performance. Finally, Equinix excludes acquisition costs from its non-GAAP financial measures to allow more comparable comparisons of the financial results to the historical operations. The acquisition costs relate to costs Equinix incurs in connection with business combinations. Such charges generally are not relevant to assessing the long-term performance of Equinix. In addition, the frequency and amount of such charges vary significantly based on the size and timing of the acquisitions. Management believes items such as restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gain or loss on asset sales are non-core transactions; however, these types of costs may occur in future periods.
Equinix also presents funds from operations ("FFO") and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO"), which are non-GAAP financial measures commonly used in the REIT industry. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). FFO represents net income or loss, excluding gain or loss from the disposition of real estate assets, depreciation and amortization on real estate assets and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. AFFO represents FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs, an installation revenue adjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, an income tax expense adjustment, recurring capital expenditures, net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax and adjustments from FFO to AFFO for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. Equinix excludes depreciation expense, amortization expense, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges and acquisition costs for the same reasons that they are excluded from the other non-GAAP financial measures mentioned above.
Equinix includes an adjustment for revenues from installation fees, since installation fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the period of contract term, although the fees are generally paid in a lump sum upon installation. Equinix includes an adjustment for straight-line rent expense on its operating leases, since the total minimum lease payments are recognized ratably over the lease term, although the lease payments generally increase over the lease term. Equinix also includes an adjustment to contract costs incurred to obtain contracts, since contract costs are capitalized and amortized over the estimated period of benefit on a straight-line basis, although costs of obtaining contracts are generally incurred and paid during the period of obtaining the contracts. The adjustments for installation revenues, straight-line rent expense and contract costs are intended to isolate the cash activity included within the straight-lined or amortized results in the consolidated statement of operations. Equinix excludes the amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums as these expenses relate to the initial costs incurred in connection with its debt financings that have no current or future cash obligations. Equinix excludes gain or loss on debt extinguishment since it represents a cost that is not a good indicator of Equinix's current or future operating performance. Equinix includes an income tax expense adjustment, which represents the non-cash tax impact due to changes in valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions that do not relate to the current period's operations. Equinix excludes recurring capital expenditures, which represent expenditures to extend the useful life of its IBX data centers or other assets that are required to support current revenues. Equinix also excludes net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, which represents results that are not a good indicator of our current or future operating performance.
Equinix presents constant currency results of operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not meant to be considered in isolation or as an alternative to GAAP results of operations. However, Equinix has presented this non-GAAP financial measure to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate its operating results without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of Equinix's business performance. To present this information, Equinix's current and comparative prior period revenues and certain operating expenses from entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at a consistent exchange rate for purposes of each result being compared.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, but should be considered together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Equinix presents such non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate its operating results in a manner that focuses on what management believes to be its core, ongoing business operations. Management believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency and comparability with past reports and provides a better understanding of the overall performance of the business and its ability to perform in subsequent periods. Equinix believes that if it did not provide such non-GAAP financial information, investors would not have all the necessary data to analyze Equinix effectively.
Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Equinix may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as those of other companies. Investors should, therefore, exercise caution when comparing non-GAAP financial measures used by us to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. Equinix does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data, such as depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, net income or loss from operations, cash generated from operating activities and cash used in investing activities, and as a result, is not able to provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for forward-looking data without unreasonable effort. The impact of such adjustments could be significant. Equinix intends to calculate the various non-GAAP financial measures in future periods consistent with how they were calculated for the periods presented within this press release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31, 2018 2018 2017 2018 2017 --- Recurring revenues $ 1,230,318 $ 1,207,806 $ 1,122,599 $ 4,776,502 $ 4,120,120 Non-recurring revenues 79,765 75,945 77,622 295,152 248,308 Revenues 1,310,083 1,283,751 1,200,221 5,071,654 4,368,428 Cost of revenues 670,935 660,309 619,625 2,605,475 2,193,149 Gross profit 639,148 623,442 580,596 2,466,179 2,175,279 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 161,804 157,920 153,612 633,702 581,724 General and administrative 206,146 206,902 187,816 826,694 745,906 Acquisition costs 481 (1,120) 7,125 34,413 38,635 Gain on asset sales - (6,013) (6,013) Total operating expenses 368,431 357,689 348,553 1,488,796 1,366,265 Income from operations 270,717 265,753 232,043 977,383 809,014 Interest and other income (expense): Interest income 3,002 2,912 3,255 14,482 13,075 Interest expense (129,978) (130,566) (126,144) (521,494) (478,698) Other income 4,498 3,744 8,668 14,044 9,213 Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment (12,163) 1,492 (23,669) (51,377) (65,772) Total interest and other, net (134,641) (122,418) (137,890) (544,345) (522,182) Income before income taxes 136,076 143,335 94,153 433,038 286,832 Income tax expense (26,054) (18,510) (28,938) (67,679) (53,850) Net income $ 110,022 $ 124,825 $ 65,215 $ 365,359 $ 232,982 Net income per share: Basic net income per share $ 1.37 $ 1.56 $ 0.83 $ 4.58 $ 3.03 Diluted net income per share $ 1.36 $ 1.55 $ 0.82 $ 4.56 $ 3.00 Shares used in computing basic net income per share 80,509 79,872 78,543 79,779 76,854 Shares used in computing diluted net income per share 80,740 80,283 79,128 80,197 77,535
EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31, 2018 2018 2017 2018 2017 --- Net income $ 110,022 $ 124,825 $ 65,215 $ 365,359 $ 232,982 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment ("CTA") gain (loss) (68,795) (77,566) 45,439 (421,743) 454,269 Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities - 99 14 Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges 6,287 6,184 (2,427) 43,671 (54,895) Net investment hedge CTA gain (loss) 38,934 27,214 (44,171) 219,628 (235,292) Net actuarial gain (loss) on defined benefit plans 20 14 (182) 55 (143) Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (23,554) (44,154) (1,242) (158,389) 163,953 Comprehensive income, net of tax $ 86,468 $ 80,671 $ 63,973 $ 206,970 $ 396,935
EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited) December 31, December 31, 2018 2017 --- Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 606,166 $ 1,412,517 Short-term investments 4,540 28,271 Accounts receivable, net 630,119 576,313 Other current assets 274,857 232,027 Total current assets 1,515,682 2,249,128 Long-term investments - 9,243 Property, plant and equipment, net 11,026,020 9,394,602 Goodwill 4,836,388 4,411,762 Intangible assets, net 2,333,296 2,384,972 Other assets 533,252 241,750 Total assets $ 20,244,638 $ 18,691,457 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 756,692 $ 719,257 Accrued property, plant and equipment 179,412 220,367 Current portion of capital lease and other financing obligations 77,844 78,705 Current portion of mortgage and loans payable 73,129 64,491 Current portion of senior notes 300,999 Other current liabilities 126,995 159,914 Total current liabilities 1,515,071 1,242,734 Capital lease and other financing obligations, less current portion 1,441,077 1,620,256 Mortgage and loans payable, less current portion 1,310,663 1,393,118 Senior notes, less current portion 8,128,785 6,923,849 Other liabilities 629,763 661,710 Total liabilities 13,025,359 11,841,667 Common stock 81 79 Additional paid-in capital 10,751,313 10,121,323 Treasury stock (145,161) (146,320) Accumulated dividends (3,331,200) (2,592,792) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (945,702) (785,189) Retained earnings 889,948 252,689 Total stockholders' equity 7,219,279 6,849,790 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 20,244,638 $ 18,691,457 Ending headcount by geographic region is as follows: Americas headcount 3,480 3,154 EMEA headcount 2,751 2,560 Asia-Pacific headcount 1,672 1,559 Total headcount 7,903 7,273
EQUINIX, INC. Summary of Debt Principal Outstanding (in thousands) (unaudited) December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 --- Capital lease and other financing obligations $ 1,518,921 $ 1,698,961 Term loans 1,337,868 1,406,686 Mortgage payable and other loans payable 45,924 50,923 Plus: debt discount and issuance costs, net 4,732 8,615 Total mortgage and loans payable principal 1,388,524 1,466,224 Senior notes 8,429,784 6,923,849 Plus: debt issuance costs 75,372 78,151 Less: debt premium (5,031) Total senior notes principal 8,500,125 7,002,000 Total debt principal outstanding $ 11,407,570 $ 10,167,185
EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31, 2018 2018 2017 2018 2017 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 110,022 $ 124,825 $ 65,215 $ 365,359 $ 232,982 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and accretion 305,130 306,318 279,774 1,226,741 1,028,892 Stock-based compensation 40,867 47,588 45,898 180,716 175,500 Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,009 3,148 4,349 13,618 24,449 (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment 12,163 (1,492) 23,669 51,377 65,772 Gain on asset sales (6,013) (6,013) Other items 10,704 5,730 (3,439) 27,644 7,972 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 32,195 (46,685) 40,656 (52,931) (161,774) Income taxes, net 22,206 (10,010) 18,672 (10,670) (34,936) Accounts payable and accrued expenses 30,713 29,107 29,536 35,495 74,488 Other assets and liabilities (8,380) (35,354) (9,451) (15,910) 25,888 Net cash provided by operating activities 558,629 417,162 494,879 1,815,426 1,439,233 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net 1,402 6,452 13,554 20,597 (11,505) Business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired (502) 1,808 (334,754) (829,687) (3,963,280) Purchases of real estate (45,806) (94,830) (30,119) (182,418) (95,083) Purchases of other property, plant and equipment (680,665) (545,541) (432,677) (2,096,174) (1,378,725) Proceeds from asset sales 12,154 12,154 47,767 Net cash used in investing activities (725,571) (619,957) (783,996) (3,075,528) (5,400,826) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from employee equity awards 33 24,243 71 50,136 41,696 Payment of dividend distributions (183,858) (185,983) (157,583) (738,600) (621,497) Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of offering costs 114,299 265,671 355,080 388,172 2,481,421 Proceeds from loans payable 424,650 997,076 424,650 2,056,876 Proceeds from senior notes 1,179,001 929,850 3,628,701 Repayment of capital lease and other financing obligations (14,119) (19,799) (33,218) (103,774) (93,470) Repayment of mortgage and loans payable (17,975) (404,083) (2,214,278) (447,473) (2,277,798) Repayment of senior notes (500,000) Debt extinguishment costs (3,102) (20,556) (26,122) Debt issuance costs (635) (24,161) (12,218) (81,047) Other financing activities 725 725 (900) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (100,895) 104,064 98,886 470,912 4,607,860 Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,963) (5,104) 4,737 (33,907) 31,187 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (270,800) (103,835) (185,494) (823,097) 677,454 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 898,404 1,002,239 1,636,195 1,450,701 773,247 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 627,604 $ 898,404 $ 1,450,701 $ 627,604 $ 1,450,701 Supplemental cash flow information: Cash paid for taxes $ 15,727 $ 28,206 $ 10,230 $ 93,375 $ 72,641 Cash paid for interest $ 121,779 $ 152,887 $ 102,385 $ 496,794 $ 444,793 Negative free cash flow (1) $ (168,344) $ (209,247) $ (302,671) $ (1,280,699) $ (3,950,088) Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) (2) $ (122,036) $ (116,225) $ 62,202 $ (268,594) $ 108,275 (1) We define free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (excluding the net purchases, sales and maturities of investments) as presented below: Net cash provided by operating activities as presented above $ 558,629 $ 417,162 $ 494,879 $ 1,815,426 $ 1,439,233 Net cash used in investing activities as presented above (725,571) (619,957) (783,996) (3,075,528) (5,400,826) Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net (1,402) (6,452) (13,554) (20,597) 11,505 Negative free cash flow $ (168,344) $ (209,247) $ (302,671) $ (1,280,699) $ (3,950,088) (2) We define adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) as free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as defined above, excluding any purchases of real estate and business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired as presented below: Negative free cash flow (as defined above) $ (168,344) $ (209,247) $ (302,671) $ (1,280,699) $ (3,950,088) Less business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired 502 (1,808) 334,754 829,687 3,963,280 Less purchases of real estate 45,806 94,830 30,119 182,418 95,083 Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) $ (122,036) $ (116,225) $ 62,202 $ (268,594) $ 108,275
EQUINIX, INC. Non-GAAP Measures and Other Supplemental Data (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31, 2018 2018 2017 2018 2017 Recurring revenues $ 1,230,318 $ 1,207,806 $ 1,122,599 $ 4,776,502 $ 4,120,120 Non-recurring revenues 79,765 75,945 77,622 295,152 248,308 Revenues (1) 1,310,083 1,283,751 1,200,221 5,071,654 4,368,428 Cash cost of revenues (2) 445,995 433,186 407,389 1,696,436 1,433,165 Cash gross profit (3) 864,088 850,565 792,832 3,375,218 2,935,263 Cash operating expenses (4)(7): Cash sales and marketing expenses (5) 99,613 93,339 94,273 382,489 380,623 Cash general and administrative 147,280 144,700 133,719 579,489 502,599 expenses (6) Total cash operating expenses (4)(7) 246,893 238,039 227,992 961,978 883,222 Adjusted EBITDA (8) $ 617,195 $ 612,526 $ 564,840 $ 2,413,240 $ 2,052,041 Cash gross margins (9) 66 66 66 67 67 % % % % % Adjusted EBITDA 47 48 47 48 47 % % % % % margins (10) Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (11) 18 39 30 51 52 % % % % % FFO (12) $ 332,810 $ 340,030 $ 285,618 $ 1,253,120 $ 992,363 AFFO (13) (14) $ 414,145 $ 402,250 $ 381,527 $ 1,659,097 $ 1,437,040 (1) The geographic split of our revenues on a services basis is presented below: Americas Revenues: Colocation $ 438,150 $ 433,828 $ 422,648 $ 1,732,998 $ 1,518,929 Interconnection 137,031 134,159 127,793 532,163 469,268 Managed infrastructure 20,070 18,698 18,512 75,595 68,937 Other 5,350 5,161 1,340 16,570 5,218 Recurring revenues 600,601 591,846 570,293 2,357,326 2,062,352 Non-recurring revenues 37,547 33,838 35,874 127,408 110,408 Revenues $ 638,148 $ 625,684 $ 606,167 $ 2,484,734 $ 2,172,760 EMEA Revenues: Colocation $ 315,118 $ 305,072 $ 282,240 $ 1,201,769 $ 1,063,543 Interconnection 35,288 34,640 31,311 138,874 104,891 Managed infrastructure 29,881 28,387 28,780 118,685 88,122 Other 1,482 2,552 2,573 8,164 10,415 Recurring revenues 381,769 370,651 344,904 1,467,492 1,266,971 Non-recurring revenues 21,315 26,104 24,728 95,145 79,285 Revenues $ 403,084 $ 396,755 $ 369,632 $ 1,562,637 $ 1,346,256 Asia-Pacific Revenues: Colocation $ 191,891 $ 191,143 $ 156,824 $ 735,404 $ 595,673 Interconnection 34,917 33,318 28,781 130,928 107,014 Managed infrastructure 21,140 20,848 21,797 85,352 88,110 Recurring revenues 247,948 245,309 207,402 951,684 790,797 Non-recurring revenues 20,903 16,003 17,020 72,599 58,615 Revenues $ 268,851 $ 261,312 $ 224,422 $ 1,024,283 $ 849,412 Worldwide Revenues: Colocation $ 945,159 $ 930,043 $ 861,712 $ 3,670,171 $ 3,178,145 Interconnection 207,236 202,117 187,885 801,965 681,173 Managed infrastructure 71,091 67,933 69,089 279,632 245,169 Other 6,832 7,713 3,913 24,734 15,633 Recurring revenues 1,230,318 1,207,806 1,122,599 4,776,502 4,120,120 Non-recurring revenues 79,765 75,945 77,622 295,152 248,308 Revenues $ 1,310,083 $ 1,283,751 $ 1,200,221 $ 5,071,654 $ 4,368,428 (2) We define cash cost of revenues as cost of revenues less depreciation, amortization, accretion and stock-based compensation as presented below: Cost of revenues $ 670,935 $ 660,309 $ 619,625 $ 2,605,475 $ 2,193,149 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense (219,799) (222,523) (208,615) (890,792) (746,363) Stock-based compensation expense (5,141) (4,600) (3,621) (18,247) (13,621) Cash cost of revenues $ 445,995 $ 433,186 $ 407,389 $ 1,696,436 $ 1,433,165 The geographic split of our cash cost of revenues is presented below: Americas cash cost of revenues $ 184,545 $ 181,826 $ 179,884 $ 710,683 $ 610,433 EMEA cash cost of revenues 161,781 160,173 148,721 629,853 528,518 Asia-Pacific cash cost of revenues 99,669 91,187 78,784 355,900 294,214 Cash cost of revenues $ 445,995 $ 433,186 $ 407,389 $ 1,696,436 $ 1,433,165 (3) We define cash gross profit as revenues less cash cost of revenues (as defined above). (4) We define cash operating expense as selling, general, and administrative expense less depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation. We also refer to cash operating expense as cash selling, general and administrative expense or "cash SG&A". Selling, general, and administrative expense $ 367,950 $ 364,822 $ 341,428 $ 1,460,396 $ 1,327,630 Depreciation and amortization expense (85,331) (83,795) (71,159) (335,949) (282,529) Stock-based compensation expense (35,726) (42,988) (42,277) (162,469) (161,879) Cash operating expense $ 246,893 $ 238,039 $ 227,992 $ 961,978 $ 883,222 (5) We define cash sales and marketing expense as sales and marketing expense less depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation as presented below: Sales and marketing expense $ 161,804 $ 157,920 $ 153,612 $ 633,702 $ 581,724 Depreciation and amortization expense (48,723) (50,415) (47,490) (197,765) (151,007) Stock-based compensation expense (13,468) (14,166) (11,849) (53,448) (50,094) Cash sales and marketing expense $ 99,613 $ 93,339 $ 94,273 $ 382,489 $ 380,623 (6) We define cash general and administrative expense as general and administrative expense less depreciation, amortization and stock- based compensation as presented below: General and administrative expense $ 206,146 $ 206,902 $ 187,816 $ 826,694 $ 745,906 Depreciation and amortization expense (36,608) (33,380) (23,669) (138,184) (131,522) Stock-based compensation expense (22,258) (28,822) (30,428) (109,021) (111,785) Cash general and administrative expense $ 147,280 $ 144,700 $ 133,719 $ 579,489 $ 502,599 (7) The geographic split of our cash operating expense, or cash SG&A, as defined above, is presented below: Americas cash SG&A $ 151,279 $ 147,855 $ 140,460 $ 590,220 $ 527,633 EMEA cash SG&A 59,813 56,785 55,854 234,504 235,041 Asia-Pacific cash SG&A 35,801 33,399 31,678 137,254 120,548 Cash SG&A $ 246,893 $ 238,039 $ 227,992 $ 961,978 $ 883,222 (8) We define adjusted EBITDA as income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs and gain or loss on asset sales as presented below: Income from operations $ 270,717 $ 265,753 $ 232,043 $ 977,383 $ 809,014 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 305,130 306,318 279,774 1,226,741 1,028,892 Stock-based compensation expense 40,867 47,588 45,898 180,716 175,500 Acquisition costs 481 (1,120) 7,125 34,413 38,635 Gain on asset sales (6,013) (6,013) Adjusted EBITDA $ 617,195 $ 612,526 $ 564,840 $ 2,413,240 $ 2,052,041 The geographic split of our adjusted EBITDA is presented below: Americas income from operations $ 116,627 $ 106,536 $ 101,286 $ 412,610 $ 363,220 Americas depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 159,762 156,920 149,970 635,045 514,968 Americas stock-based compensation expense 25,662 32,818 33,455 123,461 128,419 Americas acquisition costs 273 (271) 1,112 12,715 28,087 Americas adjusted EBITDA $ 302,324 $ 296,003 $ 285,823 $ 1,183,831 $ 1,034,694 EMEA income from operations $ 86,184 $ 88,830 $ 73,749 $ 312,163 $ 237,854 EMEA depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 85,731 89,190 79,741 356,241 309,290 EMEA stock-based compensation expense 8,779 8,532 6,874 32,853 26,325 EMEA acquisition costs 796 (742) 4,693 3,036 9,228 EMEA gain on asset sales (6,013) (6,013) EMEA adjusted EBITDA $ 181,490 $ 179,797 $ 165,057 $ 698,280 $ 582,697 Asia-Pacific income from operations $ 67,906 $ 70,387 $ 57,008 $ 252,610 $ 207,940 Asia-Pacific depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 59,637 60,208 50,063 235,455 204,634 Asia-Pacific stock-based compensation expense 6,426 6,238 5,569 24,402 20,756 Asia-Pacific acquisition costs (588) (107) 1,320 18,662 1,320 Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA $ 133,381 $ 136,726 $ 113,960 $ 531,129 $ 434,650 (9) We define cash gross margins as cash gross profit divided by revenues. Our cash gross margins by geographic region is presented below: Americas cash gross margins 71 % 71 % 70 % 71 % 72 % EMEA cash gross margins 60 % 60 % 60 % 60 % 61 % Asia-Pacific cash gross margins 63 % 65 % 65 % 65 % 65 % (10) We define adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues. Americas adjusted EBITDA margins 47 % 47 % 47 % 48 % 48 % EMEA adjusted EBITDA margins 45 % 45 % 45 % 45 % 43 % Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA margins 50 % 52 % 51 % 52 % 51 % (11) We define adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate as incremental adjusted EBITDA growth divided by incremental revenue growth as follows: Adjusted EBITDA - current period $ 617,195 $ 612,526 $ 564,840 $ 2,413,240 $ 2,052,041 Less adjusted EBITDA -prior period (612,526) (604,004) (550,319) (2,052,041) (1,657,474) Adjusted EBITDA growth $ 4,669 $ 8,522 $ 14,521 $ 361,199 $ 394,567 Revenues - current period $ 1,310,083 $ 1,283,751 $ 1,200,221 $ 5,071,654 $ 4,368,428 Less revenues - prior period (1,283,751) (1,261,943) (1,152,261) (4,368,428) (3,611,989) Revenue growth $ 26,332 $ 21,808 $ 47,960 $ 703,226 $ 756,439 Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate 18 % 39 % 30 % 51 % 52 % (12) FFO is defined as net income or loss, excluding gain or loss from the disposition of real estate assets, depreciation and amortization on real estate assets and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. Net income $ 110,022 $ 124,825 $ 65,215 $ 365,359 $ 232,982 Adjustments: Real estate depreciation 219,217 220,017 219,237 883,118 754,351 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property 3,571 (4,812) 1,166 4,643 4,945 Adjustments for FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures 85 FFO $ 332,810 $ 340,030 $ 285,618 $ 1,253,120 $ 992,363 (13) AFFO is defined as FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, acquisition costs, an installation revenue adjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, an income tax expense adjustment, net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, recurring capital expenditures and adjustments from FFO to AFFO for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. FFO $ 332,810 $ 340,030 $ 285,618 $ 1,253,120 $ 992,363 Adjustments: Installation revenue adjustment 4,650 3,209 6,721 10,858 24,496 Straight-line rent expense adjustment 1,687 1,551 3,204 7,203 8,925 Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,009 3,148 4,349 13,618 24,449 Contract cost adjustment (7,348) (5,271) (20,358) Stock-based compensation expense 40,867 47,588 45,898 180,716 175,500 Non-real estate depreciation expense 37,674 33,917 24,100 140,955 111,121 Amortization expense 49,973 51,792 48,940 203,416 177,008 Accretion expense (adjustment) (1,734) 592 (12,503) (748) (13,588) Recurring capital expenditures (70,234) (55,382) (62,540) (203,053) (167,995) (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment 12,163 (1,492) 23,669 51,377 65,772 Acquisition costs 481 (1,120) 7,125 34,413 38,635 Income tax expense adjustment 10,147 (16,312) 6,946 (12,420) 371 Adjustments for AFFO from unconsolidated joint ventures (17) AFFO $ 414,145 $ 402,250 $ 381,527 $ 1,659,097 $ 1,437,040 (14) Following is how we reconcile from adjusted EBITDA to AFFO: Adjusted EBITDA $ 617,195 $ 612,526 $ 564,840 $ 2,413,240 $ 2,052,041 Adjustments: Interest expense, net of interest income (126,976) (127,654) (122,889) (507,012) (465,623) Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,009 3,148 4,349 13,618 24,449 Income tax expense (26,054) (18,510) (28,938) (67,679) (53,850) Income tax expense adjustment 10,147 (16,312) 6,946 (12,420) 371 Straight-line rent expense adjustment 1,687 1,551 3,204 7,203 8,925 Contract cost adjustment (7,348) (5,271) (20,358) Installation revenue adjustment 4,650 3,209 6,721 10,858 24,496 Recurring capital expenditures (70,234) (55,382) (62,540) (203,053) (167,995) Other income 4,498 3,744 8,668 14,044 9,213 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property 3,571 (4,812) 1,166 4,643 4,945 Adjustments for unconsolidated JVs' and non- controlling interests 68 Adjustment for gain on sale of asset 6,013 6,013 AFFO $ 414,145 $ 402,250 $ 381,527 $ 1,659,097 $ 1,437,040
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