$EQIX
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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513076572 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$422.1M	$408.2M	$394.9M
YoY Change	22.28%	23.59%	33.37%
Cost Of Revenue	$221.3M	$219.7M	$215.6M
YoY Change	14.31%	18.45%	32.58%
Gross Profit	$200.8M	$188.5M	$179.3M
YoY Change	32.4%	30.08%	34.28%
Gross Profit Margin	47.58%	46.17%	45.39%
Selling, General & Admin	$116.7M	$108.8M	$102.7M
YoY Change	21.18%	21.11%	23.64%
% of Gross Profit	58.1%	57.7%	57.31%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$93.40M	$87.18M	$85.22M
YoY Change	24.04%	18.78%	35.92%
% of Gross Profit	46.5%	46.25%	47.54%
Operating Expenses	$116.6M	$289.0K	$102.7M
YoY Change	21.08%	-99.68%	23.79%
Operating Profit	$84.25M	$77.44M	$74.87M
YoY Change	52.07%	40.55%	48.25%
Interest Expense	-$54.40M	$51.11M	$37.68M
YoY Change	40.93%	-234.16%	-201.56%
% of Operating Profit	-64.57%	66.0%	50.33%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.400M	-$1.694M	$1.021M
YoY Change	180.0%	-199.65%	-168.07%
Pretax Income	$29.30M	$25.31M	$38.84M
YoY Change	166.36%	60.2%	19321.0%
Income Tax	$13.40M	$5.137M	$8.109M
% Of Pretax Income	45.73%	20.29%	20.88%
Net Earnings	$17.81M	$20.32M	$30.73M
YoY Change	29.06%	81.42%	-1436.09%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.22%	4.98%	7.78%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.36	$0.21	$0.65
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.35	$0.20	$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		47.20M shares	46.92M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		47.94M shares	50.66M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.076B	$1.071B	$392.0M
YoY Change	82.43%	50.42%	-45.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$278.8M	$370.5M	$297.9M
Short-Term Investments	$797.5M	$700.0M	$94.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$182.2M	$102.0M	$104.0M
YoY Change	203.59%	72.88%	89.09%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$19.44M
Receivables	$139.1M	$144.0M	$140.0M
Other Receivables	$2.999M	$14.00M	$13.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.236B	$1.330B	$649.0M
YoY Change	58.84%	49.1%	-26.91%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.226B	$3.122B	$3.085B
YoY Change	21.69%	20.87%	28.49%
Goodwill	$866.5M
YoY Change	11.9%
Intangibles	$148.6M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$162.0M	$99.00M	$31.00M
YoY Change	5300.0%	3200.0%	675.0%
Other Assets	$146.7M	$158.0M	$143.0M
YoY Change	61.24%	128.99%	101.41%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.550B	$4.401B	$4.320B
YoY Change	23.97%	22.62%	27.28%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.236B	$1.330B	$649.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.550B	$4.401B	$4.320B
Total Assets	$5.785B	$5.731B	$4.969B
YoY Change	30.07%	27.9%	16.04%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$23.27M	$22.00M	$21.00M
YoY Change	78.98%	83.33%	16.67%
Accrued Expenses	$302.0M	$253.0M	$262.0M
YoY Change	32.46%	13.45%	25.36%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$246.0M	$243.0M	$240.0M
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$99.00M	$86.00M	$41.00M
YoY Change	253.57%	186.67%	36.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$725.3M	$656.0M	$620.0M
YoY Change	128.07%	110.93%	106.67%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.754B	$2.730B	$1.977B
YoY Change	36.27%	29.94%	-2.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$286.4M	$160.0M	$143.0M
YoY Change	129.14%	30.08%	25.44%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$286.4M	$2.890B	$2.120B
YoY Change	-86.65%	29.95%	-1.07%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$725.3M	$656.0M	$620.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$286.4M	$2.890B	$2.120B
Total Liabilities	$3.766B	$3.706B	$2.905B
YoY Change	46.69%	41.07%	14.73%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$271.2M
YoY Change	-25.9%
Common Stock	$2.438B
YoY Change	4.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$86.67M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	870.4K shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.936B	$2.025B	$2.064B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$5.785B	$5.731B	$4.969B
YoY Change	30.07%	27.9%	16.04%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$17.81M	$20.32M	$30.73M
YoY Change	29.06%	81.42%	-1436.09%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$93.40M	$87.18M	$85.22M
YoY Change	24.04%	18.78%	35.92%
Cash From Operating Activities	$187.3M	$141.9M	$140.3M
YoY Change	52.4%	25.24%	146.57%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$189.9M	-$131.5M	-$188.9M
YoY Change	32.43%	-8.62%	27.03%
Acquisitions			$41.95M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$4.500M	-$677.2M	-$20.80M
YoY Change	-102.8%	485.81%	-88.36%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$194.4M	-$808.7M	-$209.7M
YoY Change	-1210.86%	211.64%	-35.95%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-83.40M	744.1M	61.90M
YoY Change	-3.02%	4011.05%	-124.54%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	187.3M	141.9M	140.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-194.4M	-808.7M	-209.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	-83.40M	744.1M	61.90M
Net Change In Cash	-90.50M	77.30M	-7.500M
YoY Change	-266.36%	-160.34%	-98.57%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$187.3M	$141.9M	$140.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$189.9M	-$131.5M	-$188.9M
Free Cash Flow	$377.2M	$273.4M	$329.2M
YoY Change	41.64%	6.3%	60.12%

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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	43854000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-114678000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Authorized ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized	3129238	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	60990000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	108726000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Senior Long Term Notes SeniorLongTermNotes	1500000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities Current DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent	207000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Noncurrent AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	19373000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Senior Notes SeniorNotes	1500000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100000000	shares
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	1661400000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	88000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deposit Assets DepositAssets	27069000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	409979000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Income Tax Receivable IncomeTaxReceivable	8829000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Entity Wide Disclosure On Geographic Areas Long Lived Assets In Entitys Country Of Domicile EntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsInEntitysCountryOfDomicile	2054123000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	268853000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Furniture And Fixtures Gross FurnitureAndFixturesGross	21982000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-38642000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	26972000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	63102000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	117965000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Amount ValuationAllowanceAmount	43854000
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Convertible Subordinated Debt ConvertibleSubordinatedDebt	708726000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments and accounts receivable. Risks associated with cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments are mitigated by the Company’s investment policy, which limits the Company’s investing to only those marketable securities rated at least A-1/P-1 and A-/A3, as determined by independent credit rating agencies. Risk to the Company’s investment portfolio is further mitigated by its heavy weighting in U.S. government securities.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">A significant portion of the Company’s customer base is comprised of businesses throughout the Americas. However, a portion of the Company’s revenues are derived from the Company’s EMEA and Asia-Pacific operations. The following table sets forth percentages of the Company’s revenues by geographic regions for the years ended December 31:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">  </p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="84%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="82%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2011</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Americas</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">61</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">EMEA</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Asia-Pacific</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">16</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; 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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b><i>Nature of Business</i></b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on June 22, 1998. Equinix provides colocation space and related services. Global enterprises, content providers, financial companies and network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to safehouse and connect their most valued information assets. The Company operates International Business Exchange (“IBX”) data centers, or IBX data centers, across 31 markets in the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and Asia-Pacific geographic regions where customers directly interconnect with a network ecosystem of partners and customers. More than 900 network service providers offer access to more than 90% of the world’s Internet routes inside the Company’s IBX data centers. This access to Internet routes provides Equinix customers improved reliability and streamlined connectivity while significantly reducing costs by reaching a critical mass of networks within a centralized physical location.</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In September 2012, the Company announced that its board of directors approved a plan to pursue conversion to a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) (the “REIT Conversion”). The Company plans to make a tax election for REIT status for the taxable year beginning January 1, 2015.</font></p> </div>
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate	0.00	pure
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CY2012	eqix	Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInValuationAllowance	3503000
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CY2012	eqix	Premiums Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Impact Of Foreign Currency Exchange PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsImpactOfForeignCurrencyExchange	-22000
CY2012	eqix	Segment Reporting Information Non Recurring Revenues SegmentReportingInformationNonRecurringRevenues	96501000
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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513076572 Filed on February 26, 2013

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513076572 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$EQIX
EQUINIX INC Stock $eqix