Equinix, Inc. Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Overall Performance and Business Momentum

  • Recorded the strongest Q1 bookings in company history, with over 3,800 deals across more than 3,100 customers.
  • Q1 marked Equinix’s 85th consecutive quarter of revenue growth—longest streak in the S&P 500.
  • Revenue reached $2.127 billion, up 7% year-over-year (normalized, constant currency).
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $992 million, up 6% year-over-year and above guidance.
  • AFFO reached $843 million, up 8% year-over-year, exceeding expectations due to strong operations and lower interest expense.
  • Interconnection revenue grew 9% year-over-year; total interconnections reached 468,000.

Market Dynamics and Demand Trends

  • Customer interest in digital transformation and AI adoption remains strong despite macro caution.
  • Hyperscaler demand accelerated, driving robust xScale leasing in EMEA and APAC.
  • Public cloud spending projected by Gartner to grow 20% in 2024, benefiting platform positioning.
  • AI workloads—especially hybrid and private AI—are creating new demand vectors across retail and xScale portfolios.

Key Financial Metrics (Year-over-Year Comparisons)

  • Revenue: $2.127B, up 7%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $992M, up 6%.
  • AFFO: $843M, up 8%.
  • MRR per cabinet: Up $119 YoY to $2,258.

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Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Equinix First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Also, today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Chip Newcom, Senior Director of Investor Relations. You may begin. Chip Newcom: Good afternoon, and welcome to today's conference call. Before we get started, I would like to remind everyone that some of the statements that we will be making today are forward-looking in nature and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly from those statements and may be affected by the risks we've identified in today's press release and those identified in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-K filed February 16, 2024, and recently filed Form 10-Q. Equinix assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or comment on forward-looking statements made on this call. In addition, in light of Regulation Fair Disclosure, it is Equinix' policy not to comment on its financial guidance during the quarter unless it's done through an explicit public disclosure. In addition, we'll provide non-GAAP measures on today's conference call. We provide a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and a list of the reasons why the company uses these measures in today's press release on the Equinix Investor Relations page at www.equinix.com. We've made available on the IR page of our

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