Equinix, Inc. Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Full-year revenue reached $6 billion, up 8% year-over-year on a normalized constant currency basis.
  • 72nd consecutive quarter of top-line growth, marking 18 continuous years of revenue expansion.
  • 2020 saw resilient performance despite COVID-19, with Equinix executing over 17,500 deals.
  • Expansion continued through M&A (Canada, Mexico, India) and 16 new data center expansions.
  • Strong product innovation with Equinix Metal launch, Fabric enhancements, and progress on Network Edge.
  • Significant capital markets activity resulted in meaningful interest savings and improved AFFO per share.

Key Financial Results (Q4 & FY 2020)

  • Q4 revenues: $1.564 billion, up 8% YoY; exceeded expectations despite a one-off accounting adjustment.
  • Q4 adjusted EBITDA: $711 million (45% margin), up 5% YoY.
  • Q4 AFFO: $517 million, above expectations due to strong operations and improved collections.
  • Interconnection revenue grew 14% YoY for the full year; now >18% of recurring revenues.
  • 392,000 total interconnections; added 7,700 in Q4 (more than top 15 competitors combined).

Regional Highlights

  • EMEA & APAC experienced the strongest revenue growth at 11% YoY.
  • Americas grew 4% YoY but achieved its third straight quarter of record bookings.

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Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Equinix Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines will be able to listen only until we open for questions. Also, today's conference is being recorded. If anyone has any objections, please disconnect at this time. I would now like to turn the call over to Katrina Rymill, Vice President of Investor Relations and Sustainability. You may begin. Katrina Rymill : Good afternoon, and welcome to today's conference call. Before we get started, I'd like to remind everyone that some of the statements we're 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 identified in today's press release, and those identified in the filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-K filed on February 21, 2020 and 10-Q filed on October 30, 2020. 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's policy not to comment on its financial guidance during the quarter unless it is done in explicit public disclosure. In addition, we will provide non-GAAP measures on today's conference call. We provide a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and the list of the reasons why the company uses these measures in today's press release from Equinix IR page at w

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