$EQIX
EQUINIX INC Stock $eqix

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000162828019013074 Filed on November 01, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q1
Revenue	$1.417B	$1.397B	$1.363B
YoY Change	8.17%	8.81%	12.12%
Cost Of Revenue	$725.6M	$704.3M	$682.0M
YoY Change	8.15%	6.67%	9.58%
Gross Profit	$691.5M	$692.5M	$681.2M
YoY Change	8.19%	11.07%	14.78%
Gross Profit Margin	48.8%	49.58%	49.97%
Selling, General & Admin	$406.1M	$403.4M	$384.8M
YoY Change	10.35%	10.57%	6.01%
% of Gross Profit	58.73%	58.25%	56.48%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$330.6M	$321.9M	$313.2M
YoY Change	7.72%	5.29%	1.82%
% of Gross Profit	47.81%	46.48%	45.98%
Operating Expenses	$406.1M	$403.4M	$384.8M
YoY Change	10.35%	10.57%	6.01%
Operating Profit	$285.4M	$285.4M	$279.5M
YoY Change	5.26%	7.38%	23.74%
Interest Expense	-$169.3M	$118.7M	$122.8M
YoY Change	33.31%	-9.11%	-2.72%
% of Operating Profit	-59.32%	41.59%	43.95%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$71.50M	$3.428M	-$166.0K
YoY Change	1488.89%	-8.44%	-94.58%
Pretax Income	$162.5M	$178.6M	$160.3M
YoY Change	19.4%	24.63%	101.27%
Income Tax	$37.60M	$57.83M	$42.57M
% Of Pretax Income	23.14%	32.37%	26.55%
Net Earnings	$125.0M	$120.9M	$118.1M
YoY Change	13.61%	-3.18%	87.74%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.82%	8.65%	8.66%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.47	$1.42	$1.44
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.46	$1.41	$1.44
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	85.28M shares	85.01M shares	81.81M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		85.57M shares	82.09M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.880B	$1.422B	$1.648B
YoY Change	207.69%	60.5%	-19.65%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.870B	$1.402B	$1.634B
Short-Term Investments	$10.00M	$20.00M	$14.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$303.5M	$305.2M	$258.9M
YoY Change	10.44%	18.0%	7.42%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$55.95M
Receivables	$689.1M	$746.6M	$630.1M
Other Receivables	$36.35M	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.873B	$2.853B	$2.626B
YoY Change	89.53%	57.9%	-10.79%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.15B	$11.23B	$10.73B
YoY Change	10.22%	5.11%	10.69%
Goodwill	$4.782B	$4.649B	$4.808B
YoY Change	-1.13%	-4.2%	7.2%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$59.74M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$580.8M	$499.6M	$469.8M
YoY Change	8.91%	-11.15%	11.5%
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.09B	$19.99B	$19.87B
YoY Change	12.62%	8.16%	16.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.873B	$2.853B	$2.626B
Total Long-Term Assets	$21.09B	$19.99B	$19.87B
Total Assets	$23.97B	$22.84B	$22.49B
YoY Change	18.38%	12.59%	12.78%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$52.23M	$755.0M	$747.0M
YoY Change	-46.14%	2.17%	8.73%
Accrued Expenses	$447.0M	$472.0M	$395.0M
YoY Change	149.72%	71.01%	53.1%
Deferred Revenue	$76.19M	$76.89M	$73.14M
YoY Change	4.17%	4.35%	2.89%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$796.0M	$437.0M	$429.0M
YoY Change	76.11%	35.71%	173.25%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.158B	$1.836B	$1.685B
YoY Change	42.43%	25.67%	35.21%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$11.03B	$10.35B	$10.52B
YoY Change	1.37%	-6.17%	-3.9%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$621.7M	$558.9M	$541.5M
YoY Change	-1.28%	-11.85%	-9.55%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$621.7M	$558.9M	$541.5M
YoY Change	-1.28%	-11.85%	-9.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.158B	$1.836B	$1.685B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$621.7M	$558.9M	$541.5M
Total Liabilities	$15.13B	$14.08B	$14.07B
YoY Change	16.12%	7.26%	9.88%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.391B	$1.266B	$884.0M
YoY Change	56.35%	62.38%	69.19%
Common Stock	$12.70B	$12.64B	$12.04B
YoY Change	18.09%	19.28%	18.15%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$144.3M	$144.3M	$144.8M
YoY Change	-0.62%	-0.63%	-0.61%
Treasury Stock Shares	392.6K shares	392.8K shares	395.2K shares
Shareholders Equity	$8.841B	$8.761B	$8.425B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$23.97B	$22.84B	$22.49B
YoY Change	18.38%	12.59%	12.78%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2019 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$125.0M	$120.9M	$118.1M
YoY Change	13.61%	-3.18%	87.74%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$330.6M	$321.9M	$313.2M
YoY Change	7.72%	5.29%	1.82%
Cash From Operating Activities	$529.6M	$499.0M	$421.1M
YoY Change	-5.19%	19.61%	39.96%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$714.5M	-$556.9M	-$364.0M
YoY Change	4.97%	-202.08%	-204.08%
Acquisitions			$0.00
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$248.1M	-$19.70M	-$14.50M
YoY Change	-651.33%	-73.52%	-4.61%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$466.6M	-$576.4M	-$378.5M
YoY Change	-35.69%	-7.03%	3.71%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid			$204.6M
YoY Change			9.41%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$1.213B
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$18.33M
YoY Change			177.83%
Cash From Financing Activities	381.5M	-126.2M	$986.9M
YoY Change	-478.1%	-221.23%	46.42%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	529.6M	499.0M	$421.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-466.6M	-576.4M	-$378.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	381.5M	-126.2M	$986.9M
Net Change In Cash	444.5M	-203.6M	$1.028B
YoY Change	-265.98%	106.28%	66.35%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$529.6M	$499.0M	$421.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$714.5M	-$556.9M	-$364.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.244B	$1.056B	$785.1M
YoY Change	0.39%	-922.73%	-1708.17%

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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	18510000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	147720000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	382410000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	255337000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-45000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	124825000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	382455000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	255337000	USD
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	4.54
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.19
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	79956000	shares
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	382410000	USD
	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	255337000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-94569000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-134835000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-45000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes	-32876000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	14879000	USD
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	us-gaap	Derivatives Methods Of Accounting Hedging Derivatives DerivativesMethodsOfAccountingHedgingDerivatives	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Derivatives and Hedging Activities</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company uses derivative instruments, including foreign currency forwards and options and cross-currency interest rate swaps, to manage certain foreign currency exposures. Derivative instruments are viewed as risk management tools by the Company and are not used for speculative purposes. The Company recognizes all derivatives on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the value of a derivative depends on whether the contract qualifies and has been designated for hedge accounting. In order to qualify for hedge accounting, a derivative must be considered highly effective at reducing the risk associated with the exposure being hedged and there must be documentation of the risk management objective and strategy, including identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item and the risk exposure, and the effectiveness assessment methodology. For cash flow hedges, the Company uses regression analysis at the time they are designated to assess their effectiveness. Hedge designations are reviewed on a quarterly basis to assess whether circumstances have changed that would disrupt the hedge instrument's relationship to the forecasted transactions or net investment. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company uses the forward method to assess effectiveness of qualifying foreign currency forwards that are designated as cash flow hedges, whereby, the change in the fair value of the derivative is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to the same line item in the condensed consolidated statement of operations that is used to present the earnings effect of the hedged item when the hedged item affects earnings. The Company uses the spot method to assess effectiveness of qualifying foreign currency exchange options that are designated as cash flow hedges, whereby, the change in fair value due to foreign currency exchange spot rates is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to the same line item in the condensed consolidated statement of operations that is used to present the earnings effect of the hedged item when the hedged item affects earnings, and the change in fair value of the excluded component is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and amortized on a straight-line basis to the same line item in the condensed consolidated statement of operations that is used to present the earnings effect of the hedged item. When two or more derivative instruments in combination are jointly designated as a cash flow hedging instrument, as with foreign currency exchange option collars, they are treated as a single instrument. If the hedge relationship is terminated for any derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, then the change in fair value of the derivative recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) is recognized in earnings when the previously hedged item affects earnings, consistent with the original hedge strategy. For hedge relationships discontinued because the forecasted transaction is not expected to occur according to the original strategy, any related derivative amounts recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) are immediately recognized in earnings.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company uses the spot method to assess effectiveness of cross-currency interest rate swaps that are designated as net investment hedges, whereby, the change in fair value due to foreign currency exchange spot rates is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and the change in fair value of the excluded component is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">From time to time, the Company also uses foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on a portion of its net investment in the foreign subsidiaries. The Company uses the spot method to assess effectiveness of qualifying foreign currency forwards that are designated as net investment hedges, whereby, the change in fair value due to foreign currency exchange spot rates is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and the change in fair value of the excluded component is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign currency gains or losses associated with derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes are recorded within other income (expense) in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations, with the exception of (i) foreign currency embedded derivatives contained in certain of the Company's customer contracts and (ii) foreign exchange forward contracts that are entered into to hedge the accounting impact of the foreign currency embedded derivatives, which are recorded within revenues in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For further information on derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 6 below.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Net Investment Hedges.</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> The Company is exposed to the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the value of investments in its foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. Dollar. In order to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, the Company has entered into various foreign currency debt obligations, which are designated as hedges against the Company's net investments in foreign subsidiaries. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2018</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the total principal amounts of foreign currency debt obligations designated as net investment hedges were </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>$3,961.7 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>$4,139.8 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company also uses cross-currency interest rate swaps to hedge a portion of its net investment in its European operations. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, U.S. Dollar to Euro cross-currency interest rate swap contracts with a total notional amount of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>$750.0 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> were outstanding, with maturity dates in April 2022, January 2024 and January 2025. At maturity of each outstanding contract, the Company will receive U.S. Dollars from and pay Euros to the contract counterparty. During the term of each contract, the Company receives interest payments in U.S. Dollars and makes interest payments in Euros based on a notional amount and fixed interest rates determined at contract inception. The Company did not have any cross-currency interest rate swaps outstanding as of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2018</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Cash Flow Hedges</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Company hedges its foreign currency translation exposure for forecasted revenues and expenses in its EMEA region between the U.S. Dollar and the British Pound, Euro, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc. The foreign currency forward and option contracts that the Company uses to hedge this exposure are designated as cash flow hedges. As of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2018</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the total notional amounts of these foreign exchange contracts were </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>$848.6 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>$760.9 million</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company enters into intercompany hedging instruments ("intercompany derivatives") with wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company in order to hedge certain forecasted revenues and expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Simultaneously, the Company enters into derivative contracts with unrelated third parties to externally hedge the net exposure created by such intercompany derivatives.</span></div>
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