Equinix Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  Quarterly revenues increased 9% on both an as-reported and a normalized
        and constant currency basis over the same quarter last year to $1.520
        billion, representing the company's 71(st) consecutive quarter of
        revenue growth
    --  Initiated $1.85 billion debt capital raise including the company's
        inaugural green bonds totaling $1.35 billion to further invest in its
        sustainability initiatives
    --  Expanded Platform Equinix(®) with the launch of Equinix Metal(TM), a
        fully automated and interconnected bare metal service

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. 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. All per share results are presented on a fully diluted basis.

Third Quarter 2020 Results Summary

    --  Revenues
        --  $1.520 billion, a 3% increase over the previous quarter
        --  Includes a $13 million foreign currency benefit when compared to
            prior guidance rates
    --  Operating Income
        --  $288 million, a 2% increase over the previous quarter and an
            operating margin of 19%
    --  Adjusted EBITDA
        --  $737 million, a 49% adjusted EBITDA margin
        --  Includes a $6 million foreign currency benefit when compared to
            prior guidance rates
        --  Includes $6 million of integration costs
    --  Net Income and Net Income per Share attributable to Equinix
        --  $67 million, a 50% decrease from the previous quarter, largely due
            to the $93 million loss on debt extinguishment charge, related to
            the company's $2.6 billion debt refinancing completed in July
        --  $0.74 per share, a 51% decrease from the previous quarter
    --  AFFO and AFFO per Share
        --  $580 million, a 4% increase over the previous quarter, due to strong
            operating performance and a decrease in net interest expense
        --  $6.48 per share, a 2% increase over the previous quarter
        --  Includes $6 million of integration costs

2020 Annual Guidance Summary

    --  Revenues
        --  $5.983 - $6.003 billion, an ~8% increase over the previous year on
            both an as-reported and a normalized and constant currency basis
        --  An increase of $39 million compared to prior guidance, including a
            $25 million foreign currency benefit when compared to the prior
            guidance FX rates
    --  Adjusted EBITDA
        --  $2.827 - $2.847 billion, a 47% adjusted EBITDA margin
        --  An increase of $21 million compared to prior guidance, including an
            $11 million foreign currency benefit when compared to the prior
            guidance FX rates
        --  Assumes $20 million of integration costs
    --  AFFO and AFFO per Share
        --  $2.157 - $2.177 billion, an increase of 12 - 13% over the previous
            year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 16 - 17%
        --  An increase of $25 million compared to prior guidance, including an
            $8 million foreign currency benefit
        --  $24.38 - $24.61 per share, an increase of 7 - 8% over the previous
            year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 10 - 11%
        --  Assumes $20 million of integration costs

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.

Equinix Quote

Charles Meyers, President and CEO, Equinix:

"As businesses navigate the economic, health and societal changes happening in the world, Equinix is in a unique position to help our customers adapt, respond and accelerate their digital transformation - a key driver for economic recovery. Companies in every sector are embracing digital transformation as a critical business priority, and we are well-positioned to help our customers scale with agility and create digital advantage. We continue to invest in our strategy, evolving our platform in response to evolving customer needs, expanding our global reach to accelerate digital delivery, committing to a more sustainable future and ensuring that our culture is widely recognized as a place that attracts, embraces, inspires and develops exceptional and diverse talent."

Business Highlights

    --  Today, Equinix has the most comprehensive global interconnection
        platform, comprising over 386,000 physical and virtual interconnections.
        In Q3, Equinix added 8,500 net interconnections, more than its next 15
        competitors combined, driven by video conferencing, streaming,
        enterprise cloud connectivity and work-from-home local aggregation.
        Equinix Internet Exchange(TM) experienced peak traffic, up 43%
        year-over-year, with a 7% increase quarter-over-quarter. Equinix Cloud
        Exchange Fabric®, which has been renamed Equinix Fabric(TM), also had a
        strong quarter, crossing the $100 million annual run rate, with
        broad-based adoption across all verticals driven by virtual connections
        and increasing bandwidth consumption.
    --  Equinix continued to complement and extend its global platform both
        organically and through acquisitions, enhancing cloud and network
        density to offer enterprises options for digital transformation:
        --  On August 10, Equinix announced its entry into India, one of the
            world's largest economies and fastest-growing data center markets
            and the 27(th) country served by Platform Equinix(®). Upon close,
            the GPX India acquisition will add two highly interconnected data
            centers in Mumbai to support the company's pan-Indian expansion.
        --  On October 1, Equinix closed the acquisition of 12 Bell Canada data
            centers, positioning the company as a leading digital infrastructure
            provider in Canada, while strengthening relationships with Canadian
            enterprises. Equinix expects to acquire Bell Canada's Ottawa data
            center (OT1) in the fourth quarter of 2020.
    --  On October 6, Equinix launched Equinix Metal(TM), a fully automated and
        interconnected bare metal service. Equinix Metal provides digital
        businesses with an automated, "as-a-service" deployment method to build
        their foundational infrastructure and take advantage of the global
        reach, interconnected ecosystems and trusted partners available on
        Platform Equinix(®). Featuring native integration with Equinix
        Fabric(TM), Equinix Metal provides companies the option to deploy the
        physical infrastructure of their choice, at software speed across our
        platform, enabling digital leaders to place infrastructure where they
        need it, when they need it.
    --  In Q3, Equinix initiated its first green bond financing as a mechanism
        to further invest in innovative designs and technologies, while
        increasing the company's efficiency in sustainable operations. The debt
        financing closed in October 2020. Equinix also received the 2020 Green
        Power Partner Award from the U.S. EPA, recognizing the company's
        contribution to helping advance the development of the nation's green
        power market, and its commitment to reach 100% clean and renewable
        energy across its portfolio.
    --  Equinix continues the growth of its indirect selling initiatives, as the
        company pursues high-value strategic channel partnerships. In Q3,
        Equinix delivered strong channel bookings, accounting for more than 30%
        of its total bookings and generating 60% of all new logos. New channel
        wins this quarter spanned across a wide range of industry segments with
        reseller and alliance partners, including Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, WWT
        and Zenlayer.

COVID-19 Update

Many of the Company's IBX(® )data centers have been identified as "essential businesses" or "critical infrastructure" by local governments for purposes of remaining open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and all IBX data centers remain operational at the time of filing of this press release. Precautionary measures have been implemented to minimize the risk of operational impact and to protect the health and safety of employees, customers, partners and communities. These include implementing tools such as an appointment-based system to control timing and frequency of visits, while also encouraging customers to leverage IBX technicians via Smart Hands(®) in order to restrict visits and minimize the number of people and the amount of time spent in the Company's IBX facilities. For the health and safety of Equinix employees, the Company's corporate offices were closed in March and non-IBX employees across the globe were instructed to work from home until further notice. A phased plan has been announced for a return-to-office for non-IBX attached sites, and the Company has been following this plan to open certain offices with occupancy limits as local conditions allow. Additionally, the Company has decided to continue to limit employee travel and has made the decision to either postpone or virtualize all global events through January 2021.

Looking ahead, the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's financial condition or results of operations remains uncertain and will depend on a number of factors, including its impact on Equinix customers, partners and vendors and the impact on, and functioning of, the global financial markets. The Company's past results may not be indicative of future performance, and historical trends may differ materially. Additional information pertaining to the impact of COVID-19 on Equinix and the Company's response thereto will be provided in the upcoming Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Business Outlook

For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company expects revenues to range between $1.549 and $1.569 billion, an increase of 2 - 3% quarter-over-quarter, or a normalized and constant currency increase of approximately 1 - 2%. This guidance includes a $4 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to the average foreign currency ("FX") rates in Q3 2020. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $685 and $705 million, including higher repairs and maintenance and utilities expenses and certain COVID-19-related one-off costs. Adjusted EBITDA includes a $2 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to the average FX rates in Q3 2020 and $10 million of integration costs from acquisitions. Recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $69 and $79 million.

For the full year of 2020, total revenues are expected to range between $5.983 and $6.003 billion, an 8% increase over the previous year on both an as-reported and a normalized and constant currency basis. This updated revenue guidance includes an incremental $39 million, due to a combination of $25 million from the acquisition of the Bell Canada data centers (excluding OT1) and a foreign currency benefit of $25 million when compared to the prior guidance FX rates offset in part by Packet revenues being slightly below our prior range and the deferred timing of Equinix custom order work. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $2.827 and $2.847 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47% at the mid-point. This updated adjusted EBITDA guidance includes an incremental $21 million, due to a combination of $10 million from the acquisition of the Bell Canada data centers (excluding OT1) and a foreign currency benefit of $11 million when compared to the prior guidance FX rates. For the year, the company expects to incur $20 million in integration costs related to acquisitions. AFFO is expected to range between $2.157 and $2.177 billion, an increase of 12 - 13% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 16 - 17%. This updated AFFO guidance includes an incremental $25 million, due to a combination of the acquisition of the Bell Canada data centers (excluding OT1), lower net interest expenses and a foreign currency benefit of $8 million when compared to the prior guidance FX rates. AFFO per share is expected to range between $24.38 and $24.61, an increase of 7 - 8% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 10 - 11%. Non-recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $2.045 and $2.235 billion, and recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $155 and $165 million.

The U.S. dollar exchange rates used for 2020 guidance, taking into consideration the impact of our current foreign currency hedges, have been updated to $1.14 to the Euro, $1.28 to the Pound, S$1.36 to the U.S. dollar, ¥105 to the U.S. dollar, and R$5.62 to the U.S. dollar. The Q3 2020 global revenue breakdown by currency for the Euro, British Pound, Singapore Dollar, Japanese Yen and Brazilian Real is 21%, 9%, 7%, 6% and 2%, 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.

Q3 2020 Results Conference Call and Replay Information

Equinix will discuss its quarterly results for the period ended September 30, 2020, along with its future outlook, in its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 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, February 10, 2021, by dialing 1-203-369-0270 and referencing the passcode 2020. In addition, the webcast will be available 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

    --  Equinix Investor Relations Resources

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value.

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 from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction 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, transaction 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 transaction costs from its non-GAAP financial measures to allow more comparable comparisons of the financial results to the historical operations. The transaction costs relate to costs Equinix incurs in connection with business combinations and formation of joint ventures, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. 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 transactions. Management believes items such as restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction 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"), both commonly used in the REIT industry, as supplemental performance measures. Additionally, Equinix presents AFFO per share, which is also commonly used in the REIT industry. AFFO per share offers investors and industry analysts a perspective of Equinix's underlying operating performance when compared to other REIT companies. 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, transaction 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 transaction 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, risks to our business and operating results related to the COVID-19 pandemic; 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 and upcoming 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                                                          
            
         Nine Months Ended

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                                                               September                                              June 30,                               September                              September                                          September
                                                                30, 2020                                       2020                                 30, 2019                                                                  30, 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                       30, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ---


     Recurring revenues                                                     $
           1,432,072                                            $
            1,398,138                                           $
            1,319,336                                  $
        4,191,904    $
        3,900,209


      Non-recurring revenues                                      87,695                                        71,983                                               77,474                                           242,526                244,796




     
              Revenues                                      1,519,767                                     1,470,121                                            1,396,810                                         4,434,430              4,145,005



     Cost of revenues                                           767,979                                       739,344                                              704,339                                         2,243,605              2,084,548



                 Gross profit                                    751,788                                       730,777                                              692,471                                         2,190,825              2,060,457




     Operating expenses:



     Sales and marketing                                        172,727                                       178,124                                              161,574                                           531,301                490,490


      General and administrative                                 279,350                                       256,890                                              241,812                                           797,837                689,514



     Transaction costs                                            5,840                                        13,617                                                2,991                                            30,987                  8,236



     Impairment charges                                           7,306                                                                                             1,189                                             7,306                 16,023



     Gain on asset sales                                        (1,785)                                        (342)                                               (463)                                            (928)                 (463)



                 Total operating expenses                        463,438                                       448,289                                              407,103                                         1,366,503              1,203,800



                 Income from operations                          288,350                                       282,488                                              285,368                                           824,322                856,657




     Interest and other income (expense):



     Interest income                                              1,452                                         1,685                                                8,201                                             7,410                 20,165



     Interest expense                                          (99,736)                                    (108,480)                                            (118,674)                                         (315,554)             (362,067)



     Other income                                                   162                                         4,278                                                3,428                                             9,610                 15,442


      Gain (loss) on debt
       extinguishment                                           (93,494)                                      (1,868)                                                 315                                         (101,803)                  (67)



                 Total interest and other,
                  net                                          (191,616)                                    (104,385)                                            (106,730)                                         (400,337)             (326,527)



                 Income before income taxes                       96,734                                       178,103                                              178,638                                           423,985                530,130



     Income tax expense                                        (29,903)                                     (44,753)                                            (57,827)                                        (104,847)             (147,720)


                 Net income                                       66,831                                       133,350                                              120,811                                           319,138                382,410


      Net (income) loss
       attributable to non-
       controlling interests                                       (144)                                         (46)                                                  39                                             (355)                    45



                 Net income attributable to
                  Equinix                                                $
        
             66,687                                   $
            
              133,304                                  $
            
              120,850                         $
            
          318,783 $
      
          382,455






     
              Net income per share attributable to Equinix:


      Basic net income per share                                                 $
            0.75                                                 $
            1.53                                                $
            1.42                                     $
          3.65       $
          4.57



      Diluted net income per share                                               $
            0.74                                                 $
            1.52                                                $
            1.41                                     $
          3.63       $
          4.54



      Shares used in computing
       basic net income per share                                 88,806                                        87,303                                               85,012                                            87,226                 83,753



      Shares used in computing
       diluted net income per
       share                                                      89,519                                        87,901                                               85,571                                            87,925                 84,223


                                                                                                                            
              
                EQUINIX, INC.


                                                                                                            
            
        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)


                                                                                                                           
              
                (in thousands)


                                                                                                                             
              
                (unaudited)




                                                                     
          
           Three Months Ended                                                                                           Nine Months Ended



                                                        September                                             June 30,                                September                                   September                         September
                                                         30, 2020                                   2020                                30, 2019                                        30, 2020                       30, 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ---


     Net income                                                         $
        66,831                                          $
              133,350                                                                  $
         120,811                           $
     319,138     $
     382,410




     Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:


      Foreign currency translation adjustment
       ("CTA") gain (loss)                                299,441                                   181,286                                           (284,927)                                                              66,935            (341,519)


      Net investment hedge CTA gain (loss)              (227,101)                                 (97,058)                                             188,897                                                           (179,213)             227,890


      Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges         (33,842)                                 (17,868)                                              14,217                                                            (54,966)              19,086


      Net actuarial gain (loss) on defined
       benefit plans                                           22                                        20                                                 (8)                                                                 77                 (26)



      Total other comprehensive income (loss),
       net of tax                                          38,520                                    66,380                                            (81,821)                                                          (167,167)            (94,569)



                   Comprehensive income, net of tax       105,351                                   199,730                                              38,990                                                             151,971              287,841


      Net (income) loss attributable to non-
       controlling interests                                (144)                                     (46)                                                 39                                                               (355)                  45


      Other comprehensive (income) loss
       attributable to non-controlling
       interests                                             (30)                                      (2)                                                 28                                                                (21)                  35



                   Comprehensive income attributable to
                    Equinix                                       $
       
          105,177                                  $
         
                199,682                                                               $
     
           39,057                       $
     
       151,595 $
     
       287,921


                                                                               
             
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               Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                               
             
                (in thousands)


                                                                                
             
                (unaudited)




                                                                                  September 30, 2020                                                    December 31, 2019

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                Assets


      Cash and cash
       equivalents                                                                                                   $
              2,645,045                                  $
        1,869,577


      Short-term
       investments                                                                            14,186                                             10,362


      Accounts receivable,
       net                                                                                   705,509                                            689,134


      Other current assets                                                                   384,364                                            302,880


      Assets held for sale                                                                   294,924                                                663



                             Total current assets                                          4,044,028                                          2,872,616


      Property, plant and
       equipment, net                                                                     13,110,554                                         12,152,597


      Operating lease right-
       of-use assets                                                                       1,436,337                                          1,475,367



     Goodwill                                                                             5,125,230                                          4,781,858


      Intangible assets, net                                                               2,047,122                                          2,102,389


      Other assets                                                                           673,443                                            580,788



                             Total assets                                                              $
              
                26,436,714                            $
      
          23,965,615



                                         Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity


      Accounts payable and
       accrued expenses                                                                                                $
              822,062                                    $
        760,718


      Accrued property,
       plant and equipment                                                                   363,869                                            301,535


      Current portion of
       operating lease
       liabilities                                                                           143,429                                            145,606


      Current portion of
       finance lease
       liabilities                                                                           113,371                                             75,239


      Current portion of
       mortgage and loans
       payable                                                                                78,273                                             77,603


      Current portion of
       senior notes                                                                        2,043,994                                            643,224


      Other current
       liabilities                                                                           231,185                                            153,938


                             Total current
                              liabilities                                                  3,796,183                                          2,157,863


      Operating lease
       liabilities, less
       current portion                                                                     1,279,930                                          1,315,656


      Finance lease
       liabilities, less
       current portion                                                                     1,680,510                                          1,430,882


      Mortgage and loans
       payable, less current
       portion                                                                             1,241,777                                          1,289,434


      Senior notes, less
       current portion                                                                     7,160,735                                          8,309,673


      Other liabilities                                                                      721,613                                            621,725



                             Total liabilities                                            15,880,748                                         15,125,233



      Common stock                                                                                89                                                 86


      Additional paid-in
       capital                                                                            14,950,522                                         12,696,433


      Treasury stock                                                                       (122,686)                                         (144,256)


      Accumulated dividends                                                              (4,879,618)                                       (4,168,469)


      Accumulated other
       comprehensive loss                                                                (1,101,801)                                         (934,613)


      Retained earnings                                                                    1,709,308                                          1,391,425



                             Total Equinix
                              stockholders' equity                                        10,555,814                                          8,840,606


      Non-controlling
       interests                                                                                 152                                              (224)



                             Total stockholders'
                              equity                                                      10,555,966                                          8,840,382



                                   Total liabilities and
                                    stockholders' equity                                               $
              
                26,436,714                            $
      
          23,965,615





      Ending headcount by geographic region is
       as follows:


                Americas headcount                                                             4,324                                              3,672


                EMEA headcount                                                                 3,338                                              2,941


                Asia-Pacific
                 headcount                                                                     1,976                                              1,765



                          Total headcount                                                      9,638                                              8,378


                                  
            
                EQUINIX, INC.


                               
     
              Summary of Debt Principal Outstanding


                                  
            
                (in thousands)


                                   
            
                (unaudited)




                                     September 30, 2020                                     December 31, 2019

                                                                                     ---



     Finance lease
      liabilities                                          $
              1,793,881                          $
       1,506,121





     Term loans                               1,240,281                           1,282,302


     Mortgage
      payable and
      other loans
      payable                                    79,769                              84,735


     Plus: debt
      discount and
      issuance
      costs, net                                  1,814                               3,081



                Total mortgage
                 and loans
                 payable
                 principal                    1,321,864                           1,370,118





     Senior notes                             9,204,729                           8,952,897


     Plus: debt
      issuance costs                             90,441                              78,030


     Less: debt
      premium                                     (370)                            (1,716)



               Total senior
                notes
                principal                     9,294,800                           9,029,211





     Total debt
      principal
      outstanding                                         $
              12,410,545                         $
       11,905,450


                                                                                                                                                                            
             
                EQUINIX, INC.


                                                                                                                                                            
             
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                                                                                                                           
             
                (in thousands)


                                                                                                                                                                             
             
                (unaudited)




                                                                                                                 
              
                Three Months Ended                                                                                Nine Months Ended



                                                                                            September                                                               June 30,                                       September                            September                                              September
                                                                                             30, 2020                                                     2020                                         30, 2019                   30, 2020                                       30, 2019






     Cash flows from operating activities:


             
              Net income                                                                                        $
              66,831                                                    $
              133,350                                          $
             120,811                                    $
              319,138          $
         382,410


             
              Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:


                        Depreciation, amortization and accretion                                362,286                                                     348,434                                                      321,746                                       1,048,151                  957,001


             
              Stock-based compensation                                                 75,248                                                      75,844                                                       63,871                                         215,591                  174,413


                        Amortization of debt issuance costs and
                         debt discounts and premiums                                              3,884                                                       4,444                                                        3,196                                          11,788                    9,429


                        (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment                                       93,494                                                       1,868                                                        (315)                                        101,803                       67


             
              Gain on asset sales                                                     (1,785)                                                      (342)                                                       (463)                                          (928)                   (463)


             
              Impairment charges                                                        7,306                                                                                                                   1,189                                           7,306                   16,023


             
              Other items                                                             (2,518)                                                     13,891                                                        2,820                                          18,229                   15,789


             
              Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


             
              Accounts receivable                                                    (23,871)                                                   (29,539)                                                       3,331                                        (38,104)               (123,389)


             
              Income taxes, net                                                      (32,054)                                                      8,164                                                       42,482                                        (20,193)                  73,144


                        Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                    61,410                                                         117                                                       10,647                                          35,846                    6,660


                        Operating lease right-of-use assets                                      38,319                                                      37,495                                                       29,743                                         114,611                  108,226


             
              Operating lease liabilities                                            (35,300)                                                   (36,898)                                                    (38,254)                                      (107,391)               (112,059)


             
              Other assets and liabilities                                           (81,088)                                                     17,858                                                     (61,810)                                       (82,169)                (44,193)



                   Net cash provided by operating
                    activities                                                                532,162                                                     574,686                                                      498,994                                       1,623,678                1,463,058




     Cash flows from investing activities:


                        Purchases, sales and maturities of
                         investments, net                                                         3,969                                                     (1,341)                                                     (2,905)                                       (36,312)                (14,747)


                        Business acquisitions, net of cash and
                         restricted cash acquired                                                                                                               39                                                                                                   (478,248)                (34,143)


             
              Purchases of real estate                                               (41,895)                                                   (46,194)                                                    (16,852)                                      (124,462)                (64,288)


                        Purchases of other property, plant and
                         equipment                                                            (565,285)                                                  (481,948)                                                    (556,822)                                     (1,448,174)             (1,364,960)


             
              Proceeds from asset sales                                                                                                                                                                          117                                                                     117


                   Net cash used in investing activities                                    (603,211)                                                  (529,444)                                                    (576,462)                                     (2,087,196)             (1,478,021)




     Cash flows from financing activities:


                        Proceeds from employee equity awards                                     31,727                                                                                                                  24,425                                          62,118                   52,018


                        Payment of dividend distributions                                     (240,690)                                                  (236,008)                                                    (212,752)                                       (710,177)               (625,804)


                        Proceeds from public offering of common
                         stock, net of offering costs                                           196,477                                                   1,683,106                                                       99,421                                       1,981,375                1,660,976


                        Proceeds from mortgage and loans payable                                                                                           500,790                                                                                                     750,790


                        Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt
                         discounts                                                                                                                       2,585,736                                                                                                   2,585,736


                        Repayment of finance lease liabilities                                 (31,765)                                                   (23,704)                                                    (19,673)                                       (74,446)                (62,785)


                        Repayment of mortgage and loans payable                                (19,431)                                                  (770,677)                                                     (17,584)                                      (808,609)                (53,796)


             
              Repayment of senior notes                                           (1,947,050)                                                  (150,000)                                                                                                 (2,440,761)               (150,000)


             
              Debt extinguishment costs                                              (77,785)                                                                                                                                                              (82,404)


             
              Debt issuance costs                                                                                                               (26,266)                                                                                                   (26,266)


                   Net cash provided by (used in) financing
                    activities                                                            (2,088,517)                                                  3,562,977                                                    (126,163)                                       1,237,356                  820,609



      Effect of foreign currency exchange
       rates on cash, cash equivalents and
       restricted cash                                                                         18,513                                                      12,411                                                     (13,528)                                          5,637                 (13,117)



      Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash
       equivalents and restricted cash                                                    (2,141,053)                                                  3,620,630                                                    (217,159)                                         779,475                  792,529


      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
       cash at beginning of period                                                          4,807,141                                                   1,186,511                                                    1,637,292                                       1,886,613                  627,604



                   Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
                    cash at end of period                                                               $
              
                2,666,088                                     $
              
                4,807,141                           $
              
               1,420,133                            $
       
                2,666,088   $
      
           1,420,133




     Supplemental cash flow information:



     Cash paid for taxes                                                                                               $
              55,473                                                     $
              15,752                                           $
             29,383                                    $
              116,549           $
         89,076




     Cash paid for interest                                                                                           $
              115,174                                                    $
              122,669                                          $
             153,265                                    $
              363,767          $
         412,675





                   Free cash flow (negative free cash
                    flow)(1)                                                                             $
              
                (75,018)                                       $
              
                46,583                            $
              
               (74,563)                           $
       
                (427,206)      $
      
           (216)





                   Adjusted free cash flow (2)                                                           $
              
                (33,123)                                       $
              
                92,738                            $
              
               (57,711)                             $
       
                175,504      $
      
           98,215






     (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                                                                              $
              532,162                                                    $
              574,686                                          $
             498,994                                  $
              1,623,678        $
         1,463,058


                        Net cash used in investing activities as
                         presented above                                                      (603,211)                                                  (529,444)                                                    (576,462)                                     (2,087,196)             (1,478,021)


                        Purchases, sales and maturities of
                         investments, net                                                       (3,969)                                                      1,341                                                        2,905                                          36,312                   14,747



                        Free cash flow (negative free cash flow)                                                        $
              (75,018)                                                    $
              46,583                                         $
             (74,563)                                 $
              (427,206)           $
         (216)






     (2)              We define adjusted 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:


                        Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as
                         defined above                                                                                  $
              (75,018)                                                    $
              46,583                                         $
             (74,563)                                 $
              (427,206)           $
         (216)


                        Less business acquisitions, net of cash and
                         restricted cash acquired                                                                                                             (39)                                                                                                    478,248                   34,143


             
              Less purchases of real estate                                            41,895                                                      46,194                                                       16,852                                         124,462                   64,288


             
              Adjusted free cash flow                                                                         $
              (33,123)                                                    $
              92,738                                         $
             (57,711)                                   $
              175,504           $
         98,215


                                                                                                                                                               
              
                EQUINIX, INC.


                                                                                                                                                  
              
             Non-GAAP Measures and Other Supplemental Data


                                                                                                                                                               
              
                (in thousands)


                                                                                                                                                                
              
                (unaudited)




                             
              
                Three Months Ended                                                                                        Nine Months Ended



                              September                                          June 30,                                     September                                                    September                                      September
                               30, 2020                                              2020                                       30, 2019                                                     30, 2020                                       30, 2019



              
      Recurring revenues                                                                                                       $
            1,432,072                                                             $
             1,398,138                            $
          1,319,336                              $
         4,191,904              $
         3,900,209


              
      Non-recurring revenues                                                                                    87,695                                                        71,983                                          77,474             242,526                                 244,796



              
      Revenues (1)                                                                                           1,519,767                                                     1,470,121                                       1,396,810           4,434,430                               4,145,005





              
      Cash cost of revenues (2)                                                                                494,187                                                       480,946                                         464,950           1,451,674                               1,374,314



              
      
                Cash gross profit (3)                                                                     1,025,580                                                       989,175                                         931,860           2,982,756                               2,770,691





                 Cash operating expenses (4)(7):


              
      Cash sales and marketing expenses (5)                                                                    106,317                                                       111,007                                          98,117             332,995                                 301,447


                 Cash general and administrative expenses (6)                                                             182,018                                                       158,127                                         159,041             508,265                                 457,377



                              Total cash operating expenses (4)(7)                                                        288,335                                                       269,134                                         257,158             841,260                                 758,824





              
      
                Adjusted EBITDA (8)                                                                                   $
         
              737,245                                                       $
         
               720,041                      $
         
            674,702                      $
         
           2,141,496       $
        
           2,011,867





              
      
                Cash gross margins (9)                                                                           67                                                                             67                                                67                                           67                            67

                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





                              Adjusted EBITDA margins(10)                                                                      49                                                                             49                                                48                                           48                            49

                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





                              Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (11)                                                           35                                                                            140                                              (20)                                          48                            62

                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





              
      
                FFO (12)                                                                                              $
         
              298,183                                                       $
         
               356,946                      $
         
            331,485                        $
         
           998,883       $
        
           1,010,531





              
      
                AFFO (13)(14)                                                                                         $
         
              579,682                                                       $
         
               557,793                      $
         
            472,744                      $
         
           1,672,180       $
        
           1,458,511





              
      
                Basic FFO per share (15)                                                                                 $
         
              3.36                                                          $
         
               4.09                         $
         
            3.90                          $
         
           11.45          $
         
           12.07





              
      
                Diluted FFO per share (15)                                                                               $
         
              3.33                                                          $
         
               4.06                         $
         
            3.87                          $
         
           11.36          $
         
           12.00





              
      
                Basic AFFO per share (15)                                                                                $
         
              6.53                                                          $
         
               6.39                         $
         
            5.56                          $
         
           19.17          $
         
           17.41





                              Diluted AFFO per share (15)                                                                              $
         
              6.48                                                          $
         
               6.35                         $
         
            5.52                          $
         
           19.02          $
         
           17.32







      
      (1) 
      The geographic split of our revenues on a services basis is presented below:




                              Americas Revenues:




              
      Colocation                                                                                                                 $
            450,030                                                               $
             447,498                              $
          441,596                              $
         1,348,482              $
         1,325,663


              
      Interconnection                                                                                          156,677                                                       153,387                                         146,212             460,993                                 427,235


              
      Managed infrastructure                                                                                    28,954                                                        28,889                                          24,082              83,372                                  68,777


              
      Other                                                                                                      3,911                                                         5,081                                           3,392              14,212                                  14,723



              
      Recurring revenues                                                                                       639,572                                                       634,855                                         615,282           1,907,059                               1,836,398


              
      Non-recurring revenues                                                                                    32,760                                                        26,564                                          29,993              88,597                                  97,663



              
      Revenues                                                                                                                   $
            672,332                                                               $
             661,419                              $
          645,275                              $
         1,995,656              $
         1,934,061





                              EMEA Revenues:




              
      Colocation                                                                                                                 $
            391,773                                                               $
             381,144                              $
          357,201                              $
         1,135,247              $
         1,036,121


              
      Interconnection                                                                                           55,700                                                        50,904                                          41,063             155,145                                 117,202


              
      Managed infrastructure                                                                                    30,690                                                        29,012                                          27,651              89,839                                  85,136


              
      Other                                                                                                      5,581                                                         6,130                                           1,787              14,177                                   6,561



              
      Recurring revenues                                                                                       483,744                                                       467,190                                         427,702           1,394,408                               1,245,020


              
      Non-recurring revenues                                                                                    34,339                                                        20,900                                          30,438              90,674                                  97,635



              
      Revenues                                                                                                                   $
            518,083                                                               $
             488,090                              $
          458,140                              $
         1,485,082              $
         1,342,655





                              Asia-Pacific Revenues:




              
      Colocation                                                                                                                 $
            236,762                                                               $
             228,803                              $
          214,304                                $
         686,658                $
         637,703


              
      Interconnection                                                                                           48,565                                                        45,140                                          39,495             136,376                                 114,148


              
      Managed infrastructure                                                                                    22,614                                                        22,150                                          22,553              66,588                                  66,940


              
      Other                                                                                                        815                                                                                                                             815                                       -



              
      Recurring revenues                                                                                       308,756                                                       296,093                                         276,352             890,437                                 818,791


              
      Non-recurring revenues                                                                                    20,596                                                        24,519                                          17,043              63,255                                  49,498



              
      Revenues                                                                                                                   $
            329,352                                                               $
             320,612                              $
          293,395                                $
         953,692                $
         868,289





                              Worldwide Revenues:




              
      Colocation                                                                                                               $
            1,078,565                                                             $
             1,057,445                            $
          1,013,101                              $
         3,170,387              $
         2,999,487


              
      Interconnection                                                                                          260,942                                                       249,431                                         226,770             752,514                                 658,585


              
      Managed infrastructure                                                                                    82,258                                                        80,051                                          74,286             239,799                                 220,853


              
      Other                                                                                                     10,307                                                        11,211                                           5,179              29,204                                  21,284



              
      Recurring revenues                                                                                     1,432,072                                                     1,398,138                                       1,319,336           4,191,904                               3,900,209


              
      Non-recurring revenues                                                                                    87,695                                                        71,983                                          77,474             242,526                                 244,796



              
      Revenues                                                                                                                 $
            1,519,767                                                             $
             1,470,121                            $
          1,396,810                              $
         4,434,430              $
         4,145,005







      
      (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                                                                                                           $
            767,979                                                               $
             739,344                              $
          704,339                              $
         2,243,605              $
         2,084,548


                 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense                                                       (265,936)                                                    (250,743)                                      (232,285)          (767,077)                              (691,618)


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                         (7,856)                                                      (7,655)                                        (7,104)           (24,854)                               (18,616)



              
      Cash cost of revenues                                                                                                      $
            494,187                                                               $
             480,946                              $
          464,950                              $
         1,451,674              $
         1,374,314





              
      The geographic split of our cash cost of revenues is presented below:




              
      Americas cash cost of revenues                                                                                             $
            196,731                                                               $
             194,467                              $
          182,516                                $
         576,431                $
         545,071


              
      EMEA cash cost of revenues                                                                               189,423                                                       177,558                                         180,370             554,229                                 532,918


              
      Asia-Pacific cash cost of revenues                                                                       108,033                                                       108,921                                         102,064             321,014                                 296,325



              
      Cash cost of revenues                                                                                                      $
            494,187                                                               $
             480,946                              $
          464,950                              $
         1,451,674              $
         1,374,314





      
      (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                                                                               $
            452,077                                                               $
             435,014                              $
          403,386                              $
         1,329,138              $
         1,180,004


              
      Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                   (96,350)                                                     (97,691)                                       (89,461)          (281,074)                              (265,383)


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                        (67,392)                                                     (68,189)                                       (56,767)          (206,804)                              (155,797)



              
      Cash operating expense                                                                                                     $
            288,335                                                               $
             269,134                              $
          257,158                                $
         841,260                $
         758,824





      
      (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                                                                                                $
            172,727                                                               $
             178,124                              $
          161,574                                $
         531,301                $
         490,490


              
      Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                   (48,780)                                                     (48,902)                                       (47,663)          (143,916)                              (144,791)


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                        (17,630)                                                     (18,215)                                       (15,794)           (54,390)                               (44,252)



              
      Cash sales and marketing expense                                                                                           $
            106,317                                                               $
             111,007                               $
          98,117                                $
         332,995                $
         301,447





      
      (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                                                                                         $
            279,350                                                               $
             256,890                              $
          241,812                                $
         797,837                $
         689,514


              
      Depreciation and amortization expense                                                                   (47,570)                                                     (48,789)                                       (41,798)          (137,158)                              (120,592)


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                        (49,762)                                                     (49,974)                                       (40,973)          (152,414)                              (111,545)



              
      Cash general and administrative expense                                                                                    $
            182,018                                                               $
             158,127                              $
          159,041                                $
         508,265                $
         457,377





      
      (7)    The geographic split of our cash operating expense, or cash SG&A, as defined above, is presented below:




              
      Americas cash SG&A                                                                                                         $
            185,051                                                               $
             164,845                              $
          156,103                                $
         532,955                $
         465,444


              
      EMEA cash SG&A                                                                                            65,444                                                        66,935                                          65,252             193,882                                 188,502


              
      Asia-Pacific cash SG&A                                                                                    37,840                                                        37,354                                          35,803             114,423                                 104,878



              
      Cash SG&A                                                                                                                  $
            288,335                                                               $
             269,134                              $
          257,158                                $
         841,260                $
         758,824





      
      (8)    We define adjusted EBITDA as income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-
                  based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain or loss on asset
                  sales as presented below:




              
      Income from operations                                                                                                     $
            288,350                                                               $
             282,488                              $
          285,368                                $
         824,322                $
         856,657


                 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense                                                         362,286                                                       348,434                                         321,746           1,048,151                                 957,001


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                          75,248                                                        75,844                                          63,871             231,658                                 174,413


              
      Impairment charges                                                                                         7,306                                                                                                        1,189               7,306                                  16,023


              
      Transaction costs                                                                                          5,840                                                        13,617                                           2,991              30,987                                   8,236


              
      Gain on asset sales                                                                                      (1,785)                                                        (342)                                          (463)              (928)                                  (463)



              
      Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                            $
            737,245                                                               $
             720,041                              $
          674,702                              $
         2,141,496              $
         2,011,867





              
      The geographic split of our adjusted EBITDA is presented below:




              
      Americas income from operations                                                                                             $
            50,657                                                                $
             58,423                               $
          88,494                                $
         156,388                $
         277,700


                 Americas depreciation, amortization and accretion
                  expense                                                                                                 182,899                                                       182,204                                         168,397             536,542                                 503,147


                 Americas stock-based compensation expense                                                                 55,044                                                        56,326                                          48,377             174,059                                 125,224


              
      Americas impairment charges                                                                                                                                                                                            1,189                   -                                 16,023


              
      Americas transaction costs                                                                                 3,735                                                         5,575                                             199              20,288                                   1,452


              
      Americas gain on asset sales                                                                             (1,785)                                                        (421)                                                           (1,007)                                      -



              
      Americas adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                   $
            290,550                                                               $
             302,107                              $
          306,656                                $
         886,270                $
         923,546





              
      EMEA income from operations                                                                                                $
            148,992                                                               $
             138,154                              $
          113,771                                $
         413,150                $
         325,333


                 EMEA depreciation, amortization and accretion
                  expense                                                                                                 101,265                                                        92,953                                          87,010             286,958                                 259,666


              
      EMEA stock-based compensation expense                                                                     12,770                                                        12,240                                           9,792              36,012                                  30,008


              
      EMEA transaction costs                                                                                       189                                                           171                                           2,408                 772                                   6,691


              
      EMEA (gain) loss on asset sales                                                                                                                                            79                                           (463)                 79                                   (463)



              
      EMEA adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                       $
            263,216                                                               $
             243,597                              $
          212,518                                $
         736,971                $
         621,235





              
      Asia-Pacific income from operations                                                                                         $
            88,701                                                                $
             85,911                               $
          83,103                                $
         254,784                $
         253,624


                 Asia-Pacific depreciation, amortization and
                  accretion expense                                                                                        78,122                                                        73,277                                          66,339             224,651                                 194,188


                 Asia-Pacific stock-based compensation expense                                                              7,434                                                         7,278                                           5,702              21,587                                  19,181


              
      Asia-Pacific impairment charges                                                                            7,306                                                                                                                           7,306                                       -


              
      Asia-Pacific transaction costs                                                                             1,916                                                         7,871                                             384               9,927                                      93


              
      Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA                                                                                               $
            183,479                                                               $
             174,337                              $
          155,528                                $
         518,255                $
         467,086





      
      (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                                                72                                           71                            72
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %



              
      EMEA cash gross margins                                                                                       63                                                                             64                                                61                                           63                            60
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %



              
      Asia-Pacific cash gross margins                                                                               67                                                                             66                                                65                                           66                            66
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





     
      (10) 
      We define adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.




              
      Americas adjusted EBITDA margins                                                                              43                                                                             46                                                48                                           44                            48
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %



              
      EMEA adjusted EBITDA margins                                                                                  51                                                                             50                                                46                                           50                            46
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %



              
      Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA margins                                                                          56                                                                             54                                                53                                           54                            54
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





     
      (11)    We define adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate as incremental adjusted EBITDA growth divided by incremental
                  revenue growth as follows:




              
      Adjusted EBITDA - current period                                                                                           $
            737,245                                                               $
             720,041                              $
          674,702                              $
         2,141,496              $
         2,011,867


              
      Less adjusted EBITDA - prior period                                                                    (720,041)                                                    (684,210)                                      (677,010)        (2,027,572)                            (1,833,725)



              
      Adjusted EBITDA growth                                                                                                      $
            17,204                                                                $
             35,831                              $
          (2,308)                               $
         113,924                $
         178,142





              
      Revenues - current period                                                                                                $
            1,519,767                                                             $
             1,470,121                            $
          1,396,810                              $
         4,434,430              $
         4,145,005


              
      Less revenues - prior period                                                                         (1,470,121)                                                  (1,444,542)                                    (1,384,977)        (4,198,922)                            (3,855,777)



              
      Revenue growth                                                                                                              $
            49,646                                                                $
             25,579                               $
          11,833                                $
         235,508                $
         289,228





              
      Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate                                                                             35                                                                            140                                              (20)                                          48                            62
                                                                                                                                      %                                                                             %                                               %                                           %                             %





     
      (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                                                                                                                  $
            66,831                                                               $
             133,350                              $
          120,811                                $
         319,138                $
         382,410


                 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling
                  interests                                                                                                 (144)                                                         (46)                                             39               (355)                                     45



              
      Net income attributable to Equinix                                                                        66,687                                                       133,304                                         120,850             318,783                                 382,455


              
      Adjustments:


              
      Real estate depreciation                                                                                 232,110                                                       222,613                                         209,903             676,510                                 624,655


                 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property                                                       (1,313)                                                          376                                             732               1,569                                   3,421


                 Adjustments for FFO from unconsolidated joint
                  ventures                                                                                                    699                                                           653                                                              2,021                                       -



              
      FFO attributable to common shareholders                                                                                    $
            298,183                                                               $
             356,946                              $
          331,485                                $
         998,883              $
         1,010,531







     
      (13)    AFFO is defined as FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets, accretion,
                  stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction 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 attributable to common shareholders                                                                                    $
            298,183                                                               $
             356,946                              $
          331,485                                $
         998,883              $
         1,010,531


              
      Adjustments:


              
      Installation revenue adjustment                                                                          (3,797)                                                        3,649                                           5,759             (3,629)                                  8,280


              
      Straight-line rent expense adjustment                                                                      3,019                                                         2,395                                           2,716               7,220                                   7,394


                 Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt
                  discounts and premiums                                                                                    3,884                                                         4,444                                           3,196              11,788                                   9,429


              
      Contract cost adjustment                                                                                 (7,111)                                                      (5,307)                                       (10,179)           (22,852)                               (29,305)


              
      Stock-based compensation expense                                                                          75,248                                                        75,844                                          63,871             231,658                                 174,413


              
      Non-real estate depreciation expense                                                                      78,356                                                        76,618                                          63,151             220,565                                 182,049


              
      Amortization expense                                                                                      50,222                                                        49,362                                          48,837             148,075                                 147,589


              
      Accretion expense (adjustment)                                                                             1,598                                                         (159)                                          (145)              3,001                                   2,708


              
      Recurring capital expenditures                                                                          (38,327)                                                     (29,996)                                       (47,404)           (86,191)                              (105,077)


              
      (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment                                                                        93,494                                                         1,868                                           (315)            101,803                                      67


              
      Transaction costs                                                                                          5,840                                                        13,617                                           2,991              30,987                                   8,236


              
      Impairment charges                                                                                         7,306                                                                                                        1,189               7,306                                  16,023


              
      Income tax expense adjustment                                                                             11,480                                                         8,070                                           7,592              22,383                                  26,174


                 Adjustments for AFFO from unconsolidated joint
                  ventures                                                                                                    287                                                           442                                                              1,183                                       -



                 AFFO attributable to common shareholders                                                                                   $
            579,682                                                               $
             557,793                              $
          472,744                              $
         1,672,180              $
         1,458,511





     
      (14) 
       Following is how we reconcile from adjusted EBITDA to AFFO:




              
      Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                            $
            737,245                                                               $
             720,041                              $
          674,702                              $
         2,141,496              $
         2,011,867


              
      Adjustments:


                 Interest expense, net of interest income                                                                (98,284)                                                    (106,795)                                      (110,473)          (308,144)                              (341,902)


                 Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt
                  discounts and premiums                                                                                    3,884                                                         4,444                                           3,196              11,788                                   9,429


              
      Income tax expense                                                                                      (29,903)                                                     (44,753)                                       (57,827)          (104,847)                              (147,720)


              
      Income tax expense adjustment                                                                             11,480                                                         8,070                                           7,592              22,383                                  26,174


              
      Straight-line rent expense adjustment                                                                      3,019                                                         2,395                                           2,716               7,220                                   7,394


              
      Contract cost adjustment                                                                                 (7,111)                                                      (5,307)                                       (10,179)           (22,852)                               (29,305)


              
      Installation revenue adjustment                                                                          (3,797)                                                        3,649                                           5,759             (3,629)                                  8,280


              
      Recurring capital expenditures                                                                          (38,327)                                                     (29,996)                                       (47,404)           (86,191)                              (105,077)


              
      Other income                                                                                                 162                                                         4,278                                           3,428               9,610                                  15,442


                 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property                                                       (1,313)                                                          376                                             732               1,569                                   3,421


                 Adjustments for unconsolidated JVs' and non-
                  controlling interests                                                                                       842                                                         1,049                                              39               2,849                                      45


              
      Adjustment for gain on asset sales                                                                         1,785                                                           342                                             463                 928                                     463



                 AFFO attributable to common shareholders                                                                                   $
            579,682                                                               $
             557,793                              $
          472,744                              $
         1,672,180              $
         1,458,511





     
      (15)    The shares used in the computation of basic and diluted FFO and AFFO per share attributable to Equinix is
                  presented below:




                 Shares used in computing basic net income per
                  share, FFO per share and AFFO per share                                                                  88,806                                                        87,303                                          85,012              87,226                                  83,753


                 Effect of dilutive securities:


              
      Employee equity awards                                                                                       713                                                           598                                             559                 699                                     470



                 Shares used in computing diluted net income per
                  share, FFO per share and AFFO per share                                                                  89,519                                                        87,901                                          85,571              87,925                                  84,223





              
      Basic FFO per share                                                                                                           $
            3.36                                                                  $
             4.09                                 $
          3.90                                  $
         11.45                  $
         12.07



              
      Diluted FFO per share                                                                                                         $
            3.33                                                                  $
             4.06                                 $
          3.87                                  $
         11.36                  $
         12.00





              
      Basic AFFO per share                                                                                                          $
            6.53                                                                  $
             6.39                                 $
          5.56                                  $
         19.17                  $
         17.41



              
      Diluted AFFO per share                                                                                                        $
            6.48                                                                  $
             6.35                                 $
          5.52                                  $
         19.02                  $
         17.32

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