Equinix, Inc. Q3 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Quarterly Performance Highlights

  • Q3 revenue reached $2.06B, up 14% year-over-year, driven by recurring revenue strength and power price increases. This compares with roughly similar double‑digit growth in Q2.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $936M, up 9% year-over-year. Margin held at 45% of revenue, roughly consistent with previous quarters.
  • AFFO reached $772M, ahead of expectations due to strong operations and delayed recurring CapEx. AFFO per share outlook for the year was raised (now expected to grow 10%–11% vs. prior year).
  • MRR churn declined to 2.2%, at the lower end of the company’s 2%–2.5% quarterly guidance range.
  • Global MRR per cabinet rose to $2,214, up $57 quarter-over-quarter and up 12% year-over-year. Power density increases and pricing contributed significantly.
  • Billable cabinet adds remained flat for the third straight quarter, influenced by capacity constraints, customer optimizations, and significantly higher cabinet power densities (new cabs averaged 5.7 kW vs. churned cabs at 4 kW). Despite this, revenue remained strong due to favorable pricing and power mix.

Regional Performance

  • EMEA revenue grew 26% year-over-year on a normalized and constant currency basis, the strongest globally. Growth benefited from price adjustments tied to inflation indices and improved deal mix.

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Operator: Good afternoon and welcome to the Equinix's Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines will be able to listen until we open for question. Also, today's conference is being recorded. If anyone has any objection, please disconnect at this time. I would now like to turn the call over to Chip Newcom, Senior Director of Investor Relations. Sir, 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 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 17th, 2023, and 10-Q filed August 4th, 2023. 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

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