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      Equinix Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

      Company Delivers More Than $2.1 Billion in Quarterly Revenues, Marking 85 Consecutive Quarters of Top-Line Revenue Growth, the Longest Streak of any S&P 500 Company

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      REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --

      • Quarterly revenues increased 6% over the same quarter last year to $2.1 billion, or 7% on a normalized and constant currency basis
      • Closed 3,800 deals across more than 3,100 customers in Q1
      • Accelerated hyperscale demand drove an incremental 48 megawatts of xScale® leasing in EMEA and APAC since last earnings call, as continued cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) activity drives strong demand

      Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company®, today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. 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.

      First-Quarter 2024 Results Summary

      • Revenues
        • $2.13 billion, a 1% increase over the previous quarter, including a 13% reduction in non-recurring revenues due to xScale fees
        • Includes a $14 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance rates
      • Operating Income
        • $364 million, a 5% increase over the previous quarter, due to strong operating performance and an operating margin of 17%
      • Net Income and Net Income per Share attributable to Common Stockholders
        • $231 million, a 2% increase over the previous quarter, primarily due to higher income from operations
        • $2.43 per share, a 1% increase over the previous quarter
      • Adjusted EBITDA
        • $992 million, an 8% increase over the previous quarter, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47%
        • Includes a $7 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance rates and $1 million of integration costs
      • AFFO and AFFO per Share
        • $843 million, a 22% increase over the previous quarter, due to strong operating performance and seasonally lower recurring capital expenditures
        • $8.86 per share, a 21% increase over the previous quarter

      2024 Annual Guidance Summary

      • Revenues
        • $8.692 - $8.792 billion, an increase of 6 - 7% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 7 - 8%, excluding the year-over-year impact of the power pass-through
        • Includes a $101 million negative foreign currency impact compared to prior guidance rates
      • Adjusted EBITDA
        • $4.044 - $4.124 billion, a 47% adjusted EBITDA margin
        • An increase of $5 million compared to prior guidance offset by a $50 million negative foreign currency impact compared to prior guidance rates
        • Includes $20 million of integration costs
      • AFFO and AFFO per Share
        • $3.290 - $3.370 billion, an increase of 9 - 12% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 10 - 13%
        • An increase of $25 million compared to prior guidance offset by a $36 million negative foreign currency impact compared to prior guidance rates
        • $34.45 - $35.29 per share, an increase of 7 - 10% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 8 - 11%

      Equinix converted the presentation of results from thousands to millions in the first quarter of 2024. Certain rounding adjustments have been made to prior period disclosed amounts.

      Equinix is not reasonably able to 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:

      "We had a strong start to the year, delivering $2.1 billion in revenue in Q1, a 6% increase compared to the same quarter last year. The rapidly evolving AI landscape continues to serve as a catalyst for economic expansion, creating immense potential for Equinix as our customers recognize the importance of digital initiatives in driving long-term revenue growth and operational efficiency. This strong demand from customers across multiple sectors positions Platform Equinix as the trusted partner for digital leaders to interconnect and enhance the foundational digital infrastructure that powers our world."

      Business Highlights

      • Today, Equinix announced that the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors conducted and has substantially completed a previously announced independent investigation, with the assistance of independent third-party professional advisors. Based on the findings of the independent investigation, the Audit Committee has concluded that Equinix's financial reporting has been accurate, and that the application of its accounting practices has resulted in an appropriate representation of its operating performance. The Audit Committee had full discretion over the scope of the investigation and was not restricted in any way. As part of this assessment, the Audit Committee did not identify any accounting inconsistencies or errors requiring an adjustment to, or restatement of, previously issued financial statements or non-GAAP measures. As previously disclosed, shortly after the release of the short seller report, Equinix received a subpoena from the U.S Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. Additionally, on April 30, 2024, Equinix received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is cooperating fully with both subpoenas and does not expect to comment further on such matters until appropriate to do so.
      • With strong underlying demand for digital infrastructure, Equinix continues to invest broadly across its global footprint. The company currently has 50 major projects underway in 34 markets, across 21 countries. This includes 14 xScale builds, representing more than 16,000 cabinets of retail capacity and more than 50 megawatts of xScale capacity through the end of 2024. More than 90% of current retail expansion capital expenditures are related to owned land or owned buildings with long-term ground leases.
        • In Q1, Equinix added new projects in Frankfurt, Madrid, Osaka and Silicon Valley. Since the Q4 2023 earnings call, Equinix opened three retail projects in Mexico City, Mumbai and Paris. Additionally, Equinix purchased the company's Dublin 2, Mumbai 2 and Stockholm 3 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) facilities resulting in recurring revenues from owned assets increasing to 67% for Q1.
        • xScale demand continues to be strong, driven by a significant increase in pre-leasing activity due to the growing demand for cloud and AI services. Since the last earnings call, Equinix has pre-leased an incremental 48 megawatts of capacity across its Frankfurt 10, Osaka 4 and Osaka 5 assets, including approximately 34 megawatts leased in mid-April. This brings total xScale leasing to nearly 350 megawatts globally with nearly 90% of both operational and under-construction capacity leased and a meaningful pipeline of opportunities that Equinix expects to drive continued xScale momentum in the quarters to come.
        • In addition, in mid-April, Equinix announced its first U.S. xScale joint venture with PGIM Real Estate for the SV12x asset in Silicon Valley. When combined with its existing joint ventures in Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America, this new joint venture will bring the expected global xScale portfolio to more than $8 billion of investment across more than 35 facilities and greater than 725 megawatts of power capacity when completed.
      • Equinix's global interconnection franchise continues to perform with more than 468,000 total interconnections deployed on its platform. In Q1, Equinix interconnection adds increased to 6,200, supported by healthy gross adds activity and a moderation of consolidations into higher bandwidth connections.
        • Equinix Fabric® and Network Edge continue to over-index the broader business in terms of revenue growth with demand from customers looking to use the combination of Fabric, Network Edge and Equinix Metal® for their digital infrastructure needs. Equinix's engineering teams recently completed the integration of Metal and Fabric, significantly improving the virtual connection experience for Metal users.
        • In Q1, Equinix added one new native cloud on-ramp in Madrid, further strengthening its cloud ecosystem, which now includes 220 native cloud on-ramps across its portfolio, spanning 47 metros. This represents a nearly 40% market share of private cloud on-ramps in the markets in which the company operates. Equinix remains an integral part of hyperscaler architectures, with these customers collectively representing more than $1.3 billion of annualized retail revenue in Q1, with deployments across an average of more than 60 Equinix IBX data centers around the world.
        • As the value of data becomes increasingly important, customers are seeking strategies to enhance control of their proprietary data, enabling greater agility while balancing performance and security requirements. By placing data in proximity to Equinix's rich ecosystem of cloud and storage providers, customers can unlock the value of cloud adjacent storage and multicloud networking. In Q1, global cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike leveraged this proximity by deploying a cloud adjacent storage solution on Platform Equinix® in EMEA.
        • Internet Exchange saw peak traffic go up 5% quarter over quarter and 24% year over year, to nearly 38 terabits per second led by the Americas.
      • Equinix's Channel program delivered another solid quarter, accounting for over 60% of new logos. It continued to see growth from partners such as AT&T, Avant, Dell, Kyndryl and Zenlaver, with wins across a wide range of industry verticals and a broad mix of Equinix services, as well as strong go-to-market momentum with key hyperscalers, as it partners to meet end-customer needs for hybrid cloud and private AI needs.
      • Equinix remains dedicated to furthering its Future First Sustainability strategy and continues to make strides in this area.
        • After successfully executing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the U.S. and Europe over the past decade, in February, Equinix announced a new PPA in Australia, the company's first long-term renewable energy agreement in the Asia-Pacific region. When combined with agreements in France, Iberia, Nordics and the U.S., Equinix will now support more than 1 gigawatt of clean energy generation in high-impact markets.
        • Last month, Equinix published its ninth annual Integrated Sustainability Report, which highlights advancements in key environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Equinix continues to make meaningful progress toward its long-term goal to achieve 100% renewable energy coverage by 2030. For 2023, it maintained 96% renewable energy coverage across its portfolio, marking the sixth consecutive year of greater than 90% renewable energy coverage across its global footprint. Also in 2023, Equinix's operations team invested $78 million in high returning efficiency projects, which resulted in improving its average annual Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) by over 8% year over year to 1.42. In addition, the company continued to make progress on its commitment to reducing its overall power use by increasing operating temperature ranges within its facilities, with more than 50 data centers now operationally ready to support a wider range of A1A temperature standards.
      • In Q1, Equinix announced the following leadership transitions, reflecting the company's commitment to driving the next chapter of growth as the trusted platform for enterprise digital transformation:
        • In March, Equinix announced a planned leadership transition effective late Q2 2024, whereby current President and CEO Charles Meyers will transition to the role of Executive Chairman, and Adaire Fox-Martin will begin serving as Equinix President and CEO. Peter Van Camp, currently Executive Chairman, will step away from his formal responsibilities as a Board member to take the role of Special Advisor to the Board. With more than 25 years of experience in the technology sector, including four years on the Equinix Board of Directors, Fox-Martin brings a distinguished track record, most recently as President of Go-to-Market for Google Cloud and Head of Google Ireland.
        • In February, the company appointed Merrie Williamson as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Revenue Officer (CCRO). Williamson has more than 20 years of experience in helping companies evolve their digital business through her leadership roles at Microsoft and Intel.

      Business Outlook

      For the second quarter of 2024, the company expects revenues to range between $2.148 and $2.168 billion, an increase of approximately 1 - 2% over the previous quarter, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 2 - 3% excluding the quarter-over-quarter impact of the power pass-through. This guidance includes a $7 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to the average FX rates in Q1 2024. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $1.019 and $1.039 billion. This guidance includes a $4 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to the average FX rates in Q1 2024 and $6 million of integration costs from acquisitions. Recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $38 and $58 million.

      For the full year of 2024, total revenues are expected to range between $8.692 and $8.792 billion, a 6 - 7% increase over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 7 - 8% excluding the year-over-year impact of the power pass-through. This updated guidance maintains prior full year revenue guidance, offset by a $101 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to the prior guidance rates. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $4.044 and $4.124 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47%. This updated guidance includes a full year adjusted EBITDA raise of $5 million, offset by a $50 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance rates. AFFO is expected to range between $3.290 and $3.370 billion, an increase of 9 - 12% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 10 - 13%. This updated guidance includes an underlying raise of $25 million from lower net interest expense and lower integration costs, offset by a $36 million negative foreign currency impact when compared to prior guidance rates. AFFO per share is expected to range between $34.45 and $35.29, an increase of 7 - 10% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 8 - 11%. Total capital expenditures are expected to range between $2.780 and $3.030 billion. Non-recurring capital expenditures, including xScale-related capital expenditures, are expected to range between $2.570 and $2.800 billion, and recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $210 and $230 million. xScale-related on-balance sheet capital expenditures are expected to range between $12 and $52 million, which we anticipate will be reimbursed to Equinix from both the current and future xScale JVs.

      The U.S. dollar exchange rates used for 2024 guidance, taking into consideration the impact of our current foreign currency hedges, have been updated to $1.10 to the Euro, $1.27 to the Pound, S$1.35 to the U.S. Dollar, ¥151 to the U.S. Dollar, A$1.53 to the U.S. Dollar, HK$7.83 to the U.S. Dollar, R$5.01 to the U.S. Dollar and C$1.35 to the U.S. Dollar. The Q1 2024 global revenue breakdown by currency for the Euro, British Pound, Singapore Dollar, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Brazilian Real and Canadian Dollar is 20%, 10%, 8%, 6%, 4%, 3%, 3% 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.

      Q1 2024 Results Conference Call and Replay Information

      Equinix will discuss its quarterly results for the period ended March 31, 2024, along with its future outlook, in its quarterly conference call on Thursday, May 9, 2024, 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 Sunday, June 30, 2024, by dialing 1-888-566-0094 and referencing the passcode 2024. 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®. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

      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 net income excluding income tax expense, interest income, interest expense, other income or expense, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, 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 a data center, and do not reflect its current or future cash spending levels to support its business. Its data centers are long-lived assets, and have an economic life greater than 10 years. The construction costs of a 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 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 data centers. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic costs incurred to build out our 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 generally 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 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, stock-based charitable contributions, 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 and xScale 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 current inflationary environment; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; stock price fluctuations; increased costs to procure power and the general volatility in the global energy market; the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX and xScale 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; risks related to regulatory inquiries or litigation 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 millions, except per share data)

      (unaudited)



      Three Months Ended


      March 31,
      2024


      December 31,
      2023


      March 31,
      2023

      Recurring revenues

      $           2,010


      $            1,976


      $           1,890

      Non-recurring revenues

      117


      134


      108

      Revenues

      2,127


      2,110


      1,998

      Cost of revenues

      1,091


      1,092


      1,006

      Gross profit

      1,036


      1,018


      992

      Operating expenses:






      Sales and marketing

      226


      217


      210

      General and administrative

      444


      449


      395

      Transaction costs

      2


      6


      2

      Loss on asset sales

      —


      —


      1

      Total operating expenses

      672


      672


      608

      Income from operations

      364


      346


      384

      Interest and other expense:





      Interest income

      24


      28


      19

      Interest expense

      (104)


      (103)


      (97)

      Other income (expense)

      (6)


      (1)


      8

      Loss on debt extinguishment

      (1)


      —


      —

      Total interest and other, net

      (87)


      (76)


      (70)

      Income before income taxes

      277


      270


      314

      Income tax expense

      (46)


      (43)


      (55)

      Net income

      $               231


      $               227


      $               259

      Earnings per share ("EPS")  attributable to common stockholders:

      Basic EPS

      $              2.44


      $              2.41


      $              2.78

      Diluted EPS

      $              2.43


      $              2.40


      $              2.77

      Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in thousands)

      94,665


      94,268


      92,971

      Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in thousands)

      95,156


      94,667


      93,340

      EQUINIX, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

      (in millions)

      (unaudited)



      Three Months Ended


      March 31,
      2024


      December 31,
      2023


      March 31,
      2023

      Net income

      $            231


      $            227


      $            259

      Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:



      Foreign currency translation adjustment ("CTA") gain (loss)

      (358)


      480


      157

      Net investment hedge CTA gain (loss)

      130


      (217)


      (40)

      Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

      20


      (26)


      (13)

      Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

      (208)


      237


      104

      Comprehensive income, net of tax

      $               23


      $            464


      $            363

      EQUINIX, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (in millions, except headcount)

      (unaudited)



      March 31, 2024


      December 31, 2023

      Assets




      Cash and cash equivalents

      $                         1,527


      $                     2,096

      Accounts receivable, net

      1,079


      1,004

      Other current assets

      561


      468

                Total current assets

      3,167


      3,568

      Property, plant and equipment, net

      18,511


      18,601

      Operating lease right-of-use assets

      1,395


      1,449

      Goodwill

      5,621


      5,737

      Intangible assets, net

      1,624


      1,705

      Other assets

      1,619


      1,591

                Total assets

      $                       31,937


      $                   32,651

      Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders' Equity




      Accounts payable and accrued expenses

      $                         1,077


      $                     1,187

      Accrued property, plant and equipment

      321


      398

      Current portion of operating lease liabilities

      136


      131

      Current portion of finance lease liabilities

      165


      138

      Current portion of mortgage and loans payable

      7


      8

      Current portion of senior notes

      999


      998

      Other current liabilities

      186


      302

                Total current liabilities

      2,891


      3,162

      Operating lease liabilities, less current portion

      1,280


      1,331

      Finance lease liabilities, less current portion

      2,058


      2,123

      Mortgage and loans payable, less current portion

      654


      663

      Senior notes, less current portion

      11,978


      12,062

      Other liabilities

      752


      796

                Total liabilities

      19,613


      20,137

      Redeemable non-controlling interest

      25


      25

      Common stockholders' equity:




      Common stock

      —


      —

      Additional paid-in capital

      18,779


      18,596

      Treasury stock

      (50)


      (56)

      Accumulated dividends

      (9,097)


      (8,695)

      Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (1,498)


      (1,290)

      Retained earnings

      4,165


      3,934

                Total stockholders' equity

      12,299


      12,489

      Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders' equity

      $                       31,937


      $                   32,651





      Ending headcount by geographic region is as follows:




                Americas headcount

      6,055


      5,953

                EMEA headcount

      4,283


      4,267

                Asia-Pacific headcount

      3,016


      2,931

                          Total headcount

      13,354


      13,151

      EQUINIX, INC.

      Summary of Debt Principal Outstanding

      (in millions)

      (unaudited)



      March 31, 2024


      December 31, 2023





      Finance lease liabilities

      $                        2,223


      $                        2,261





      Term loans

      634


      642

      Mortgage payable and other loans payable

      27


      29

      Plus: debt discount and issuance costs, net

      1


      1

                 Total mortgage and loans payable principal

      662


      672





      Senior notes

      12,977


      13,060

      Plus: debt discount and issuance costs

      103


      108

                Total senior notes principal

      13,080


      13,168





      Total debt principal outstanding

      $                      15,965


      $                      16,101

      EQUINIX, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

      (in millions)

      (unaudited)




      Three Months Ended



      March 31,
      2024


      December 31,
      2023


      March 31,
      2023








      Cash flows from operating activities:


      Net income

      $            231


      $            227


      $            259


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


      Depreciation, amortization and accretion

      525


      462


      459


      Stock-based compensation

      101


      106


      99


      Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts

      5


      4


      5


      Loss on debt extinguishment

      1


      —


      —


      Loss on asset sales

      —


      —


      1


      Other items

      6


      17


      5


      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


      Accounts receivable

      (85)


      50


      (54)


      Income taxes, net

      (9)


      11


      5


      Accounts payable and accrued expenses

      (56)


      76


      (73)


      Operating lease right-of-use assets

      38


      22


      35


      Operating lease liabilities

      (32)


      (28)


      (34)


      Other assets and liabilities

      (127)


      52


      (15)

      Net cash provided by operating activities

      598


      999


      692

      Cash flows from investing activities:


      Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net

      (3)


      (54)


      (24)


      Real estate acquisitions

      (17)


      (231)


      (40)


      Purchases of other property, plant and equipment

      (707)


      (996)


      (530)


      Proceeds from asset sales

      —


      —


      72

      Net cash used in investing activities

      (727)


      (1,281)


      (522)

      Cash flows from financing activities:


      Proceeds from employee equity programs

      48


      —


      45


      Payment of dividend distributions

      (412)


      (403)


      (326)


      Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of offering costs

      —


      433


      301


      Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discounts

      —


      —


      565


      Repayment of finance lease liabilities

      (31)


      (51)


      (36)


      Repayment of mortgage and loans payable

      (2)


      (1)


      (3)


      Debt issuance costs

      —


      —


      (4)

      Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

      (397)


      (22)


      542

      Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

      (40)


      42


      24

      Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

      (566)


      (262)


      736

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

      2,096


      2,358


      1,908

      Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

      $         1,530


      $         2,096


      $         2,644

      Supplemental cash flow information:

      Cash paid for taxes

      $              64


      $              27


      $              49

      Cash paid for interest

      $            101


      $            136


      $            104








      Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) (1)

      $          (126)


      $          (228)


      $            194








      Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) (2)

      $          (109)


      $                3


      $            234








      (1)

      We define free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash 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

      $            598


      $            999


      $            692


      Net cash used in investing activities as presented above

      (727)


      (1,281)


      (522)


      Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net

      3


      54


      24


      Free cash flow (negative free cash flow)

      $          (126)


      $          (228)


      $            194








      (2)

      We define adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) as free cash flow (negative free cash flow)
         as defined above, excluding any 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

      $          (126)


      $          (228)


      $            194


      Less real estate acquisitions

      17


      231


      40


      Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow)

      $          (109)


      $                3


      $            234

      EQUINIX, INC.

      Non-GAAP Measures and Other Supplemental Data

      (in millions)

      (unaudited)




      Three Months Ended



      March 31,
      2024


      December 31,
      2023


      March 31,
      2023


      Recurring revenues

      $          2,010


      $          1,976


      $          1,890


      Non-recurring revenues

      117


      134


      108


      Revenues (1)

      2,127


      2,110


      1,998









      Cash cost of revenues (2)

      714


      757


      666


      Cash gross profit (3)

      1,413


      1,353


      1,332









      Cash operating expenses (4)(7):






      Cash sales and marketing expenses (5)

      154


      146


      139


      Cash general and administrative expenses (6)

      267


      287


      248


      Total cash operating expenses (4)(7)

      421


      433


      387









      Adjusted EBITDA (8)

      $             992


      $             920


      $             945









      Cash gross margins (9)

      66 %


      64 %


      67 %









      Adjusted EBITDA margins(10)

      47 %


      44 %


      47 %









      Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (11)

      424 %


      (31) %


      83 %









      FFO (12)

      $             553


      $             525


      $             548









      AFFO (13)(14)

      $             843


      $             691


      $             802









      Basic FFO per share (15)

      $            5.84


      $            5.56


      $            5.90









      Diluted FFO per share (15)

      $            5.81


      $            5.54


      $            5.87









      Basic AFFO per share (15)

      $            8.91


      $            7.33


      $            8.62









      Diluted AFFO per share (15)

      $            8.86


      $            7.30


      $            8.59











































      (1)

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









      Americas Revenues:














      Colocation

      $             607


      $             610


      $             573


      Interconnection

      215


      211


      199


      Managed infrastructure

      66


      65


      61


      Other

      6


      7


      5


      Recurring revenues

      894


      893


      838


      Non-recurring revenues

      45


      39


      44


      Revenues

      $             939


      $             932


      $             882









      EMEA Revenues:














      Colocation

      $             549


      $             541


      $             516


      Interconnection

      83


      79


      73


      Managed infrastructure

      35


      33


      31


      Other

      24


      24


      25


      Recurring revenues

      691


      677


      645


      Non-recurring revenues

      36


      74


      46


      Revenues

      $             727


      $             751


      $             691









      Asia-Pacific Revenues:














      Colocation

      $             334


      $             318


      $             319


      Interconnection

      70


      68


      65


      Managed infrastructure

      17


      17


      19


      Other

      4


      3


      4


      Recurring revenues

      425


      406


      407


      Non-recurring revenues

      36


      21


      18


      Revenues

      $             461


      $             427


      $             425









      Worldwide Revenues:














      Colocation

      $          1,490


      $          1,469


      $          1,408


      Interconnection

      368


      358


      337


      Managed infrastructure

      118


      115


      111


      Other

      34


      34


      34


      Recurring revenues

      2,010


      1,976


      1,890


      Non-recurring revenues

      117


      134


      108


      Revenues

      $          2,127


      $          2,110


      $          1,998






















      (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

      $          1,091


      $          1,092


      $          1,006


      Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

      (364)


      (322)


      (329)


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (13)


      (13)


      (11)


      Cash cost of revenues

      $             714


      $             757


      $             666









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









      Americas cash cost of revenues

      $             270


      $             263


      $             246


      EMEA cash cost of revenues

      305


      326


      271


      Asia-Pacific cash cost of revenues

      139


      168


      149


      Cash cost of revenues

      $             714


      $             757


      $             666


      (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

      $             670


      $             666


      $             605


      Depreciation and amortization expense

      (161)


      (140)


      (130)


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (88)


      (93)


      (88)


      Cash operating expense

      $             421


      $             433


      $             387








      (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

      $             226


      $             217


      $             210


      Depreciation and amortization expense

      (51)


      (51)


      (51)


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (21)


      (20)


      (20)


      Cash sales and marketing expense

      $             154


      $             146


      $             139








      (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

      $             444


      $             449


      $             395


      Depreciation and amortization expense

      (110)


      (89)


      (79)


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (67)


      (73)


      (68)


      Cash general and administrative expense

      $             267


      $             287


      $             248








      (7)

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









      Americas cash SG&A

      $             259


      $             257


      $             230


      EMEA cash SG&A

      95


      105


      94


      Asia-Pacific cash SG&A

      67


      71


      63


      Cash SG&A

      $             421


      $             433


      $             387








      (8)

      We define adjusted EBITDA as net income excluding income tax expense, interest income, interest expense, other
         income or expense, loss on debt extinguishment , depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation
         expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs, and loss on asset sales as presented below:









      Net income

      $             231


      $             227


      $             259


      Income tax expense

      46


      43


      55


      Interest income

      (24)


      (28)


      (19)


      Interest expense

      104


      103


      97


      Other expense (income)

      6


      1


      (8)


      Loss on debt extinguishment

      1


      —


      —


      Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

      525


      462


      459


      Stock-based compensation expense

      101


      106


      99


      Transaction costs

      2


      6


      2


      Loss on asset sales

      —


      —


      1


      Adjusted EBITDA

      $             992


      $             920


      $             945









      The geographic split of our adjusted EBITDA is presented below:









      Americas net income (loss)

      $            (46)


      $               57


      $            (40)


      Americas income tax expense (benefit)

      46


      (89)


      55


      Americas interest income

      (15)


      (20)


      (15)


      Americas interest expense

      89


      87


      84


      Americas other expense (income)

      (37)


      51


      4


      Americas depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

      305


      251


      245


      Americas stock-based compensation expense

      66


      71


      68


      Americas transaction costs

      1


      3


      1


      Americas loss on asset sales

      —


      —


      3


      Americas adjusted EBITDA

      $             409


      $             411


      $             405









      EMEA net income

      $             135


      $             174


      $             199


      EMEA income tax expense

      —


      49


      —


      EMEA interest income

      (5)


      (4)


      (3)


      EMEA interest expense

      4


      5


      4


      EMEA other expense (income)

      39


      (54)


      (16)


      EMEA depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

      133


      125


      125


      EMEA stock-based compensation expense

      21


      21


      19


      EMEA transaction costs

      1


      3


      1


      EMEA gain on asset sales

      —


      —


      (2)


      EMEA adjusted EBITDA

      $             328


      $             319


      $             327









      Asia-Pacific net income (loss)

      $             142


      $                (4)


      $             100


      Asia-Pacific income tax expense

      —


      83


      —


      Asia-Pacific interest income

      (4)


      (4)


      (1)


      Asia-Pacific interest expense

      11


      11


      9


      Asia-Pacific other expense

      4


      4


      4


      Asia-Pacific loss on debt extinguishment

      1


      —


      —


      Asia-Pacific depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

      87


      86


      89


      Asia-Pacific stock-based compensation expense

      14


      14


      12


      Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA

      $             255


      $             190


      $             213








      (9)

      We define cash gross margins as cash gross profit divided by revenues.









      Our cash gross margins by geographic region are presented below:









      Americas cash gross margins

      71 %


      72 %


      72 %


      EMEA cash gross margins

      58 %


      57 %


      61 %


      Asia-Pacific cash gross margins

      70 %


      61 %


      65 %








      (10)

      We define adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.









      Americas adjusted EBITDA margins

      44 %


      44 %


      46 %


      EMEA adjusted EBITDA margins

      45 %


      43 %


      47 %


      Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA margins

      55 %


      44 %


      50 %


      (11)

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









      Adjusted EBITDA - current period

      $             992


      $             920


      $             945


      Less adjusted EBITDA - prior period

      (920)


      (936)


      (839)


      Adjusted EBITDA growth

      $               72


      $             (16)


      $             106









      Revenues - current period

      $          2,127


      $          2,110


      $          1,998


      Less revenues - prior period

      (2,110)


      (2,061)


      (1,871)


      Revenue growth

      $               17


      $               49


      $             127









      Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate

      424 %


      (33) %


      83 %








      (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

      $             231


      $             227


      $             259


      Adjustments:







      Real estate depreciation

      316


      290


      284


      Loss on disposition of real estate property

      —


      2


      2


      Adjustments for FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures

      6


      6


      3


      FFO attributable to common stockholders

      $             553


      $             525


      $             548















      (13)

      AFFO is defined as FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets,
         accretion, stock-based compensation, stock-based charitable contributions, 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 stockholders

      $             553


      $             525


      $             548


      Adjustments:







      Installation revenue adjustment

      (2)


      1


      (2)


      Straight-line rent expense adjustment

      6


      (6)


      1


      Contract cost adjustment

      (8)


      (16)


      (7)


      Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts

      5


      4


      5


      Stock-based compensation expense

      101


      106


      99


      Non-real estate depreciation expense

      158


      121


      121


      Amortization expense

      52


      52


      52


      Accretion expense adjustment

      (1)


      (1)


      2


      Recurring capital expenditures

      (21)


      (105)


      (23)


      Loss on debt extinguishment

      1


      —


      —


      Transaction costs

      2


      6


      2


      Income tax expense adjustment

      —


      1


      2


      Adjustments for AFFO from unconsolidated joint ventures

      (3)


      3


      2


      AFFO attributable to common stockholders

      $             843


      $             691


      $             802

















      (14)

       Following is how we reconcile from adjusted EBITDA to AFFO:



      Adjusted EBITDA

      $             992


      $             920


      $             945


      Adjustments:







      Interest expense, net of interest income

      (80)


      (75)


      (78)


      Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts

      5


      4


      5


      Income tax expense

      (46)


      (43)


      (55)


      Income tax expense adjustment

      —


      1


      2


      Straight-line rent expense adjustment

      6


      (6)


      1


      Contract cost adjustment

      (8)


      (16)


      (7)


      Installation revenue adjustment

      (2)


      1


      (2)


      Recurring capital expenditures

      (21)


      (105)


      (23)


      Other income (expense)

      (6)


      (1)


      8


      Loss on disposition of real estate property

      —


      2


      2


      Adjustments for unconsolidated JVs' and non-controlling interests

      3


      9


      5


      Adjustment for loss on sale of assets

      —


      —


      (1)


      AFFO attributable to common stockholders

      $             843


      $             691


      $             802

















      (15)

      The shares used in the computation of basic and diluted FFO and AFFO per share attributable to common stockholders is presented below:









      Shares used in computing basic net income per share, FFO per share and AFFO per share (in thousands)

      94,665


      94,268


      92,971


      Effect of dilutive securities:






      Employee equity awards (in thousands)

      491


      399


      369


      Shares used in computing diluted net income per share, FFO per share and AFFO per share (in thousands)

      95,156


      94,667


      93,340









      Basic FFO per share

      $            5.84


      $            5.56


      $            5.90


      Diluted FFO per share

      $            5.81


      $            5.54


      $            5.87









      Basic AFFO per share

      $            8.91


      $            7.33


      $            8.62


      Diluted AFFO per share

      $            8.86


      $            7.30


      $            8.59

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