Iron Mountain Incorporated Q1 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Iron Mountain reported a resilient Q1 2020 despite significant late-quarter COVID‑19 impacts.
  • Strong performance was driven by durable storage revenue, robust data center demand, and accelerated cost savings under Project Summit.
  • The company emphasized safety, liquidity strength, and long-term confidence despite near-term uncertainty.

Financial Highlights (Compared to Q1 2019)

  • Total revenue: $1.1 billion, up 1.4% reported and 3.2% constant currency.
  • Total organic revenue growth: 1%.
  • Organic storage rental revenue growth: 3% (supported by revenue management).
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $363 million, up 11.9% (up ~14% constant currency).
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin: 34%, up 320 basis points.
  • Adjusted EPS: $0.27, up significantly from $0.17.
  • AFFO: $231 million, up 20%, marking the highest quarterly level in company history.

Segment Performance

  • Global RIM (Records & Information Management):
    • Organic revenue up 0.6% year‑over‑year.
    • Adjusted EBITDA margin: 41% (+230 bps).
    • Helped by revenue management and Project Summit efficiencies.
  • Global Data Centers:
    • Organic revenue up 9.9% year‑over‑year.

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Operator: Good morning, and welcome to the Iron Mountain First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today’s presentation, there will an opportunity to ask questions. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Greer Aviv, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Greer Aviv: Thank you, Francesca. Good morning and welcome to our first quarter 2020 earnings conference call. The user controlled slides are available on our Investor Relations website along with a link to today’s webcast and earnings materials. On today's call, we'll hear from Bill Meaney, Iron Mountain's President and CEO, who will discuss Q1 highlights and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Barry Hytinen, our CFO will then cover financial results, our leverage and liquidity position and our expectations for the remainder of the year. After our prepared remarks, we'll open up the lines for Q&A. Referring now to slide 2 of the presentation. Today's earnings materials will contain forward looking statements. Most notably, the impact from COVID-19 and our expectations of how that may impact our operations and financial performance in 2020 and expectations from Project Summit. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Please refer to today's earnings materials, the Safe Harbor language on this slide and our annual report on Form 10-K and future

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