IRM Iron Mountain Inc REIT

-- Net Income of $77 million; Achieves record quarterly Revenue --

-- Strong start to the year exceeding guidance on all metrics; reiterates full year 2024 guidance --

-- Data Center: Leased 30 megawatts in the first quarter --

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, announces financial results for the first quarter of 2024. The conference call / webcast details, earnings call presentation and supplemental financial information, which includes definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this release, are available on Iron Mountain’s Investor Relations website. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the appropriate GAAP measures are included herein.

"We are pleased to report a strong start to 2024, resulting in all-time record Revenue and a record first quarter Adjusted EBITDA," said William L. Meaney, President and CEO of Iron Mountain. "Our business is performing well and we are positioned to continue our growth trajectory. Our team remains laser focused on delivering the best integrated set of solutions and services for our customers. Our consistent strong performance is evidence that our strategy, through Project Matterhorn, is working."

Financial Performance Highlights for the First Quarter of 2024

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Y/Y % Change

 

3/31/24

 

3/31/23

 

Reported $

 

Constant Fx

Storage Rental Revenue

$885

 

$810

 

9%

 

9%

Service Revenue

$592

 

$504

 

17%

 

17%

Total Revenue

$1,477

 

$1,314

 

12%

 

12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$77

 

$66

 

18%

 

 

Reported EPS

$0.25

 

$0.22

 

14%

 

 

Adjusted EPS

$0.43

 

$0.42

 

2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$519

 

$461

 

13%

 

13%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

35.1%

 

35.1%

 

0 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO

$324

 

$295

 

10%

 

 

AFFO per share

$1.10

 

$1.01

 

9%

 

 

• Total reported revenues for the first quarter were $1.5 billion, compared with $1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 12.4%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange ("Fx"), total reported revenues increased 12.2% compared to the prior year, driven by a 9.0% increase in storage rental revenue and a 17.2% increase in service revenue.
• Net Income for the first quarter was $77.0 million, compared with $65.5 million in the first quarter of 2023.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $518.9 million, compared with $460.8 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 12.6%. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA increased by 12.5% in the first quarter, compared to the first quarter of 2023, driven by the increase in storage rental revenue, ALM improvement and data center commencements.
• FFO (Normalized) per share was $0.74 for the first quarter, compared with $0.71 in the first quarter of 2023.
• AFFO was $323.7 million for the first quarter, compared with $295.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 9.6% driven by improved Adjusted EBITDA.
• AFFO per share was $1.10 for the first quarter, compared with $1.01 in the first quarter of 2023.

Dividend

On May 2, 2024, Iron Mountain's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share for the second quarter. The second quarter 2024 dividend is payable on July 5, 2024, for shareholders of record on June 17, 2024.

Guidance

Iron Mountain affirmed full year 2024 guidance; details are summarized in the table below.

2024 Guidance(1)

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

2024 Guidance

 

Y/Y % Change

at Midpoint

Total Revenue

$6,000 - $6,150

 

11%

Adjusted EBITDA

$2,175 - $2,225

 

12%

AFFO

$1,300 - $1,335

 

9%

AFFO Per Share

$4.39 - $4.51

 

8%

(1) Iron Mountain does not provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures that it discusses as part of its annual guidance or long term outlook because certain significant information required for such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts or at all, including, most notably, the impact of exchange rates on Iron Mountain’s transactions, loss or gain related to the disposition of real estate and other income or expense. Without this information, Iron Mountain does not believe that a reconciliation would be meaningful.

About Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in information management services. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 240,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain serves to protect and elevate the power of our customers’ work. Through a range of offerings including digital transformation, data centers, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.

To learn more about Iron Mountain, please visit: www.IronMountain.com and follow @IronMountain on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

We have made statements in this press release that constitute "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. These forward-looking statements concern our current expectations regarding our future results from operations, economic performance, financial condition, goals, strategies, investment objectives, plans and achievements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and you should not rely upon them except as statements of our present intentions and of our present expectations, which may or may not occur. When we use words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “plans”, “intends”, “projects”, “pursue”, “will” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from our expectations. In addition, important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others: (i) our ability or inability to execute our strategic growth plan, including our ability to invest according to plan, grow our businesses (including through joint ventures or other co-investment vehicles), incorporate alternative technologies (including artificial intelligence) into our offerings, achieve satisfactory returns on new product offerings, continue our revenue management, expand and manage our global operations, complete acquisitions on satisfactory terms, integrate acquired companies efficiently and transition to more sustainable sources of energy; (ii) changes in customer preferences and demand for our storage and information management services, including as a result of the shift from paper and tape storage to alternative technologies that require less physical space; (iii) the costs of complying with and our ability to comply with laws, regulations and customer requirements, including those relating to data privacy and cybersecurity issues, as well as fire and safety and environmental standards; (iv) the impact of attacks on our internal information technology (“IT”) systems, including the impact of such incidents on our reputation and ability to compete and any litigation or disputes that may arise in connection with such incidents; (v) our ability to fund capital expenditures; (vi) the impact of our distribution requirements on our ability to execute our business plan; (vii) our ability to remain qualified for taxation as a real estate investment trust for United States federal income tax purposes; (viii) changes in the political and economic environments in the countries in which we operate and changes in the global political climate; (ix) our ability to raise debt or equity capital and changes in the cost of our debt; (x) our ability to comply with our existing debt obligations and restrictions in our debt instruments; (xi) the impact of service interruptions or equipment damage and the cost of power on our data center operations; (xii) the cost or potential liabilities associated with real estate necessary for our business; (xiii) unexpected events, including those resulting from climate change or geopolitical events, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our reputation and results of operations; (xiv) failures to implement and manage new IT systems; (xv) other trends in competitive or economic conditions affecting our financial condition or results of operations not presently contemplated; and (xvi) the other risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this press release.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

Throughout this press release, Iron Mountain discusses (1) Adjusted EBITDA, (2) Adjusted EPS, (3) FFO (Nareit), (4) FFO (Normalized), and (5) AFFO. These measures do not conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are supplemental metrics designed to enhance our disclosure and to provide additional information that we believe to be important for investors to consider in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income (loss) attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated or cash flows from operating activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP). The reconciliation of these measures to the appropriate GAAP measure, as required by Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and their definitions are included later in this release.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)

 

 

3/31/2024

 

12/31/2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$

191,655

 

 

$

222,789

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

1,268,061

 

 

 

1,259,826

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other

 

275,358

 

 

 

252,930

 

Total Current Assets

$

1,735,074

 

 

$

1,735,545

 

Property, Plant and Equipment:

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

$

10,647,036

 

 

$

10,373,989

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

 

(4,108,897

)

 

 

(4,059,120

)

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

$

6,538,139

 

 

$

6,314,869

 

Other Assets, Net:

 

 

 

Goodwill

$

5,107,473

 

 

$

5,017,912

 

Customer and Supplier Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

 

1,330,638

 

 

 

1,279,800

 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets

 

2,677,803

 

 

 

2,696,024

 

Other

 

440,429

 

 

 

429,652

 

Total Other Assets, Net

$

9,556,343

 

 

$

9,423,388

 

Total Assets

$

17,829,556

 

 

$

17,473,802

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

Current Portion of Long-term Debt

$

118,771

 

 

$

120,670

 

Accounts Payable

 

524,901

 

 

 

539,594

 

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

 

1,052,454

 

 

 

1,250,259

 

Deferred Revenue

 

332,801

 

 

 

325,665

 

Total Current Liabilities

$

2,028,927

 

 

$

2,236,188

 

Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion

 

12,588,569

 

 

 

11,812,500

 

Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities, Net of Current Portion

 

2,525,552

 

 

 

2,562,394

 

Other Long-term Liabilities

 

255,491

 

 

 

237,590

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

233,135

 

 

 

235,410

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

 

179,222

 

 

 

177,947

 

Total Long-term Liabilities

$

15,781,969

 

 

$

15,025,841

 

Total Liabilities

$

17,810,896

 

 

$

17,262,029

 

Equity

 

 

 

Total Equity

$

18,660

 

 

$

211,773

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$

17,829,556

 

 

$

17,473,802

 

 

Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q1 2023

 

Y/Y %

Change

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Rental

$

884,842

 

 

$

871,144

 

1.6

%

 

 

$

810,089

 

 

9.2

%

Service

 

592,021

 

 

 

548,685

 

7.9

%

 

 

 

504,260

 

 

17.4

%

Total Revenues

$

1,476,863

 

 

$

1,419,829

 

4.0

%

 

 

$

1,314,349

 

 

12.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales (excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

$

653,255

 

 

$

601,329

 

8.6

%

 

 

$

571,626

 

 

14.3

%

Selling, General and Administrative

 

319,465

 

 

 

314,932

 

1.4

%

 

 

 

294,520

 

 

8.5

%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

209,555

 

 

 

199,941

 

4.8

%

 

 

 

182,094

 

 

15.1

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

 

7,809

 

 

 

12,860

 

(39.3

)%

 

 

 

1,595

 

 

n/a

 

Restructuring and Other Transformation

 

40,767

 

 

 

53,853

 

(24.3

)%

 

 

 

36,913

 

 

10.4

%

Loss (Gain) on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

 

389

 

 

 

6,157

 

(93.7

)%

 

 

 

(13,061

)

 

103.0

%

Total Operating Expenses

$

1,231,240

 

 

$

1,189,072

 

3.5

%

 

 

$

1,073,687

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

$

245,623

 

 

$

230,757

 

6.4

%

 

 

$

240,662

 

 

2.1

%

Interest Expense, Net

 

164,519

 

 

 

151,784

 

8.4

%

 

 

 

137,169

 

 

19.9

%

Other (Income) Expense, Net

 

(12,530

)

 

 

40,761

 

(130.7

)%

 

 

 

21,200

 

 

(159.1

)%

Net Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

$

93,634

 

 

$

38,212

 

145.0

%

 

 

$

82,293

 

 

13.8

%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

16,609

 

 

 

9,018

 

84.2

%

 

 

 

16,758

 

 

(0.9

)%

Net Income (Loss)

$

77,025

 

 

$

29,194

 

163.8

%

 

 

$

65,535

 

 

17.5

%

Less: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

2,964

 

 

 

712

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

940

 

 

n/a

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$

74,061

 

 

$

28,482

 

160.0

%

 

 

$

64,595

 

 

14.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.10

 

150.0

%

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

13.6

%

Diluted

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.10

 

150.0

%

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

13.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

292,746

 

 

 

292,328

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

291,442

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

295,221

 

 

 

295,014

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

293,049

 

 

0.7

%

 

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q1 2023

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

77,025

 

 

$

29,194

 

163.8

%

 

 

$

65,535

 

 

17.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

164,519

 

 

 

151,784

 

8.4

%

 

 

 

137,169

 

 

19.9

%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

16,609

 

 

 

9,018

 

84.2

%

 

 

 

16,758

 

 

(0.9

)%

Depreciation and Amortization

 

209,555

 

 

 

199,941

 

4.8

%

 

 

 

182,094

 

 

15.1

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

 

7,809

 

 

 

12,860

 

(39.3

)%

 

 

 

1,595

 

 

n/a

 

Restructuring and Other Transformation

 

40,767

 

 

 

53,853

 

(24.3

)%

 

 

 

36,913

 

 

10.4

%

Loss (Gain) on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Including Real Estate)

 

389

 

 

 

6,157

 

(93.7

)%

 

 

 

(13,061

)

 

103.0

%

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

(13,110

)

 

 

40,332

 

(132.5

)%

 

 

 

17,491

 

 

(175.0

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

14,039

 

 

 

20,604

 

(31.9

)%

 

 

 

12,509

 

 

12.2

%

Our Share of Adjusted EBITDA Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

1,253

 

 

 

1,506

 

(16.8

)%

 

 

 

3,805

 

 

(67.1

)%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

518,855

 

 

$

525,249

 

(1.2

)%

 

 

$

460,808

 

 

12.6

%

   

Adjusted EBITDA We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization (inclusive of our share of Adjusted EBITDA from our unconsolidated joint ventures), and excluding certain items we do not believe to be indicative of our core operating results, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) Loss (gain) on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (including real estate); (iv) Other (income) expense, net; and (v) Stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenues. We use multiples of current or projected Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with our discounted cash flow models to determine our estimated overall enterprise valuation and to evaluate acquisition targets. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide our current and potential investors with relevant and useful information regarding our ability to generate cash flows to support business investment. These measures are an integral part of the internal reporting system we use to assess and evaluate the operating performance of our business.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Reported Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share

 

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q1 2023

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

150.0

%

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

13.6

%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

(25.0

)%

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

n/a

 

Restructuring and Other Transformation

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

(22.2

)%

 

 

 

0.13

 

 

7.7

%

Loss (Gain) on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

 

—

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

n/a

 

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

(0.04

)

 

 

0.14

 

 

(128.6

)%

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

(166.7

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

(28.6

)%

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

25.0

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

(50.0

)%

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (1)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(75.0

)%

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(50.0

)%

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

0.01

 

 

 

—

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

n/a

 

Adjusted EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

(17.3

)%

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

2.4

%

 

(1) The difference between our effective tax rates and our structural tax rate (or adjusted effective tax rates) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 is primarily due to (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) for income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items. Our structural tax rate for purposes of the calculation of Adjusted EPS for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was 13.9% and 15.2% respectively, and quarter ended December 31, 2023 was 12.3%.

 

Adjusted Earnings Per Share, or Adjusted EPS We define Adjusted EPS as reported earnings per share fully diluted from net income (loss) attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated (inclusive of our share of adjusted losses (gains) from our unconsolidated joint ventures) and excluding certain items, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) Amortization related to the write-off of certain customer relationship intangible assets; (iv) (Gain) loss on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (including real estate); (v) Other expense (income), net; (vi) Stock-based compensation expense; (vii) Non-cash amortization related to derivative instruments; and (viii) Tax impact of reconciling items and discrete tax items. We do not believe these excluded items to be indicative of our ongoing operating results, and they are not considered when we are forecasting our future results. We believe Adjusted EPS is of value to our current and potential investors when comparing our results from past, present and future periods. Figures may not foot due to rounding.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q1 2023

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

77,025

 

 

$

29,194

 

 

163.8

%

 

 

$

65,535

 

 

17.5

%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Depreciation (1)

 

83,573

 

 

 

83,928

 

 

(0.4

)%

 

 

 

76,129

 

 

9.8

%

(Gain) Loss on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax

 

(1,194

)

 

 

193

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

(15,746

)

 

(92.4

)%

Data Center Lease-Based Intangible Assets Amortization (2)

 

5,576

 

 

 

3,804

 

 

46.6

%

 

 

 

6,129

 

 

(9.0

)%

Our Share of FFO (Nareit) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

441

 

 

 

853

 

 

(48.3

)%

 

 

 

132

 

 

n/a

 

FFO (Nareit)

$

165,421

 

 

$

117,972

 

 

40.2

%

 

 

$

132,179

 

 

25.1

%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

 

7,809

 

 

 

12,860

 

 

(39.3

)%

 

 

 

1,595

 

 

n/a

 

Restructuring and Other Transformation

 

40,767

 

 

 

53,853

 

 

(24.3

)%

 

 

 

36,913

 

 

10.4

%

Loss (Gain) on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Excluding Real Estate)

 

1,818

 

 

 

6,290

 

 

(71.1

)%

 

 

 

4,550

 

 

(60.1

)%

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

(13,110

)

 

 

40,332

 

 

(132.5

)%

 

 

 

17,491

 

 

(175.0

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

14,039

 

 

 

20,604

 

 

(31.9

)%

 

 

 

12,509

 

 

12.2

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

 

4,176

 

 

 

4,176

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

5,834

 

 

(28.4

)%

Real Estate Financing Lease Depreciation

 

2,986

 

 

 

3,022

 

 

(1.2

)%

 

 

 

2,988

 

 

(0.1

)%

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (3)

 

(4,170

)

 

 

(13,050

)

 

(68.0

)%

 

 

 

(6,893

)

 

(39.5

)%

Our Share of FFO (Normalized) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

41

 

 

 

(56

)

 

173.2

%

 

 

 

226

 

 

(81.9

)%

FFO (Normalized)

$

219,777

 

 

$

246,005

 

 

(10.7

)%

 

 

$

207,392

 

 

6.0

%

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Nareit)

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

40.0

%

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

24.4

%

FFO (Normalized)

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.83

 

 

(10.8

)%

 

 

$

0.71

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

292,746

 

 

 

292,328

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

291,442

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

295,221

 

 

 

295,014

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

293,049

 

 

0.7

%

 

(1) Includes depreciation expense related to owned real estate assets (land improvements, buildings, building improvements, leasehold improvements and racking), excluding depreciation related to real estate financing leases.

(2) Includes amortization expense for Data Center In-Place Lease Intangible Assets and Data Center Tenant Relationship Intangible Assets.

(3) Represents the tax impact of (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) from income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items.

 

Funds From Operations, or FFO (Nareit), and FFO (Normalized) Funds from operations ("FFO") is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net income (loss) excluding depreciation on real estate assets, losses and gains on sale of real estate, net of tax, and amortization of data center leased-based intangibles (“FFO (Nareit)”). We calculate our FFO measure, including FFO (Nareit), adjusting for our share of reconciling items from our unconsolidated joint ventures. FFO (Nareit) does not give effect to real estate depreciation because these amounts are computed, under GAAP, to allocate the cost of a property over its useful life. Because values for well-maintained real estate assets have historically increased or decreased based upon prevailing market conditions, we believe that FFO (Nareit) provides investors with a clearer view of our operating performance. Our most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO (Nareit) is net income (loss).

We modify FFO (Nareit), as is common among REITs seeking to provide financial measures that most meaningfully reflect their particular business ("FFO (Normalized)"). Our definition of FFO (Normalized) excludes certain items included in FFO (Nareit) that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) Loss (gain) on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (excluding real estate); (iv) Other (income) expense net; (v) Stock-based compensation expense; (vi) Non-cash amortization related to derivative instruments; (vii) Real estate financing lease depreciation; and (viii) Tax impact of reconciling items and discrete tax items.

FFO (Normalized) per share FFO (Normalized) divided by weighted average fully-diluted shares outstanding.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q1 2024

 

Q4 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q1 2023

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Normalized)

$

219,777

 

$

246,005

 

(10.7

)%

 

 

$

207,392

 

6.0

%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate Depreciation

 

57,073

 

 

51,572

 

10.7

%

 

 

 

40,948

 

39.4

%

Amortization Expense (1)

 

60,346

 

 

57,613

 

4.7

%

 

 

 

55,899

 

8.0

%

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

 

6,100

 

 

3,278

 

86.1

%

 

 

 

4,332

 

40.8

%

Revenue Reduction Associated with Amortization of Customer Inducements and Above- and Below-Market Leases

 

1,322

 

 

1,829

 

(27.7

)%

 

 

 

1,760

 

(24.9

)%

Non-Cash Rent Expense (Income)

 

5,659

 

 

4,982

 

13.6

%

 

 

 

7,436

 

(23.9

)%

Reconciliation to Normalized Cash Taxes

 

1,931

 

 

7,090

 

(72.8

)%

 

 

 

3,157

 

(38.8

)%

Our Share of AFFO Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

182

 

 

181

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

1,981

 

(90.8

)%

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

 

28,737

 

 

44,916

 

(36.0

)%

 

 

 

27,663

 

3.9

%

AFFO

$

323,653

 

$

327,634

 

(1.2

)%

 

 

$

295,242

 

9.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO Per Share

$

1.10

 

$

1.11

 

(0.9

)%

 

 

$

1.01

 

8.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

 

292,746

 

 

292,328

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

291,442

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

 

295,221

 

 

295,014

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

293,049

 

0.7

%

 

(1) Includes customer and supplier relationship value, intake costs, acquisition of customer relationships, capitalized commissions and other intangibles.

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO We define adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) as FFO (Normalized) (1) excluding (i) Non-cash rent expense (income), (ii) Depreciation on non-real estate assets, (iii) Amortization expense associated with customer and supplier relationship value, intake costs, acquisitions of customer and supplier relationships, capitalized commissions and other intangibles, (iv) Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount/premium, (v) Revenue reduction associated with amortization of customer inducements and above- and below-market data center leases and (vi) The impact of reconciling to normalized cash taxes and (2) including Recurring capital expenditures. We also adjust for these items to the extent attributable to our portion of unconsolidated ventures. We believe that AFFO, as a widely recognized measure of operations of REITs, is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental comparative performance measure to other REITs, including on a per share basis. AFFO should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP).

AFFO per share AFFO divided by weighted average fully-diluted shares outstanding.

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