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Equinix (EQIX) Q1 FFO & Revenues Surpass Estimates, View Up
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Equinix Inc. (EQIX - Free Report) posted better-than-expected results for first-quarter 2019, wherein the bottom line and revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Both adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) and revenues improved year over year as well.
The company’s AFFO per share came in at $5.95, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.60. The figure also improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported tally of $5.21. This upside primarily stemmed from robust top-line growth and solid operating performance, partially offset by an elevated cost of revenues.
Quarter in Detail
Total revenues came in at $1.36 billion, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 billion, and up 12% year over year. Encouragingly, this also marks the 65th quarter of consecutive revenue growth for the company.
Recurring revenues came in at around $1.27 billion, up approximately 3.3% from the year-ago tally. Non-recurring revenues climbed 10.8% to nearly $88.4 million.
Revenues from the three geographic regions increased on a year-over-year basis as well. Revenues from the Americas, EMEA and the Asia Pacific jumped 7%, 14.5% and 21.6% to $644.4 million, $434.7 million and $284.2 million, respectively.
Cash gross margin was 67%, flat year over year. Total operating expenses flared up around 9% to $401.7 million year over year.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at $660.2 million, up 14% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA margins came in at 48% flat year over year. AFFO appreciated 17.7% sequentially to $488.1 million during the Mar-end quarter.
Balance Sheet
Equinix exited the first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of nearly $1.6 billion. The company’s total debt principal outstanding was $11 billion as of Dec 31, 2019.
Dividend Update
Concurrent with its first-quarter 2019 earnings release, on May 1, Equinix’s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $2.46 per share. The dividend will be paid on Jun 19, to shareholders of record on May 22, 2019.
Guidance
Equinix has updated its outlook for the first quarter and full-year 2019.
For 2019, the company estimates generating revenues of $5.545-$5.595 billion. The company predicts adjusted EBITDA of $2.64-$2.68 billion. Equinix anticipates full-year 2019 AFFO in the $1.880-$1.910 billion range, up from the earlier estimate of $1.825-$1.875 billion.
Coming to the current quarter, Equinix projects revenues of $1.381-$1.391 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is likely to lie between $649 million and $659 million.
Our Take
In the March-end quarter, Equinix continued to witness growth in interconnection revenues. In fact, with interconnections increasing to more than more than 341,000, interconnection revenues surpassed colocation revenues in the quarter.
Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ - Free Report) reported FFO per share of 20 cents in the January-March quarter, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The figure came in higher than the prior-year reported tally of 15 cents.
Duke Realty Corporation’s first-quarter 2019 core FFO per share of 33 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. Moreover, the figure came in ahead of the year-ago quarter’s reported tally of 30 cents.
Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) delivered first-quarter normalized FFO of 99 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents. The reported figure, however, came in lower than the prior year’s $1.05.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
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Equinix (EQIX) Q1 FFO & Revenues Surpass Estimates, View Up
Equinix Inc. (EQIX - Free Report) posted better-than-expected results for first-quarter 2019, wherein the bottom line and revenues surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Both adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) and revenues improved year over year as well.
The company’s AFFO per share came in at $5.95, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.60. The figure also improved from the year-ago quarter’s reported tally of $5.21. This upside primarily stemmed from robust top-line growth and solid operating performance, partially offset by an elevated cost of revenues.
Quarter in Detail
Total revenues came in at $1.36 billion, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 billion, and up 12% year over year. Encouragingly, this also marks the 65th quarter of consecutive revenue growth for the company.
Recurring revenues came in at around $1.27 billion, up approximately 3.3% from the year-ago tally. Non-recurring revenues climbed 10.8% to nearly $88.4 million.
Revenues from the three geographic regions increased on a year-over-year basis as well. Revenues from the Americas, EMEA and the Asia Pacific jumped 7%, 14.5% and 21.6% to $644.4 million, $434.7 million and $284.2 million, respectively.
Cash gross margin was 67%, flat year over year. Total operating expenses flared up around 9% to $401.7 million year over year.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at $660.2 million, up 14% year over year. Adjusted EBITDA margins came in at 48% flat year over year. AFFO appreciated 17.7% sequentially to $488.1 million during the Mar-end quarter.
Balance Sheet
Equinix exited the first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of nearly $1.6 billion. The company’s total debt principal outstanding was $11 billion as of Dec 31, 2019.
Dividend Update
Concurrent with its first-quarter 2019 earnings release, on May 1, Equinix’s board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $2.46 per share. The dividend will be paid on Jun 19, to shareholders of record on May 22, 2019.
Guidance
Equinix has updated its outlook for the first quarter and full-year 2019.
For 2019, the company estimates generating revenues of $5.545-$5.595 billion. The company predicts adjusted EBITDA of $2.64-$2.68 billion. Equinix anticipates full-year 2019 AFFO in the $1.880-$1.910 billion range, up from the earlier estimate of $1.825-$1.875 billion.
Coming to the current quarter, Equinix projects revenues of $1.381-$1.391 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is likely to lie between $649 million and $659 million.
Our Take
In the March-end quarter, Equinix continued to witness growth in interconnection revenues. In fact, with interconnections increasing to more than more than 341,000, interconnection revenues surpassed colocation revenues in the quarter.
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Nevertheless, rising debt burden and intensifying competition from established Internet data-center operators remain concerns for Equinix.
Equinix carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Performance of Other REITs
Cousins Properties Incorporated (CUZ - Free Report) reported FFO per share of 20 cents in the January-March quarter, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The figure came in higher than the prior-year reported tally of 15 cents.
Duke Realty Corporation’s first-quarter 2019 core FFO per share of 33 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. Moreover, the figure came in ahead of the year-ago quarter’s reported tally of 30 cents.
Ventas, Inc. (VTR - Free Report) delivered first-quarter normalized FFO of 99 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 96 cents. The reported figure, however, came in lower than the prior year’s $1.05.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represent funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
Zacks' Top 10 Stocks for 2019
In addition to the stocks discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 finest buy-and-holds for the year?
Who wouldn't? Our annual Top 10s have beaten the market with amazing regularity. In 2019, while the market dropped -5.2%, the portfolio scored well into double-digits overall with individual stocks rising as high as +61.5%. And from 2012-2017, while the market boomed +126.3, Zacks' Top 10s reached an even more sensational +181.9%.
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