$EQIX
EQUINIX INC Stock $eqix

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000162828021021707 Filed on November 04, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
Revenue	$1.706B	$1.675B	$1.564B
YoY Change	9.1%	10.23%	10.37%
Cost Of Revenue	$910.4M	$885.7M	$830.7M
YoY Change	9.6%	15.32%	14.48%
Gross Profit	$795.9M	$789.5M	$733.4M
YoY Change	8.53%	5.02%	6.06%
Gross Profit Margin	46.65%	47.13%	46.89%
Selling, General & Admin	$533.5M	$517.6M	$480.2M
YoY Change	11.1%	14.5%	18.25%
% of Gross Profit	67.03%	65.56%	65.48%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$426.1M	$418.9M	$378.1M
YoY Change	12.7%	16.15%	14.37%
% of Gross Profit	53.53%	53.06%	51.56%
Operating Expenses	$533.5M	$517.6M	$480.2M
YoY Change	11.1%	14.5%	18.25%
Operating Profit	$262.4M	$282.1M	$253.2M
YoY Change	3.66%	-2.16%	-11.29%
Interest Expense	-$79.10M	$78.94M	-$89.70M
YoY Change	-11.82%	-20.85%	-47.02%
% of Operating Profit	-30.14%	27.98%	-35.43%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$5.802M	$1.482M	-$2.700M
YoY Change	114.89%	814.81%	-103.78%
Pretax Income	$165.0M	$205.3M	$92.20M
YoY Change	79.0%	112.18%	-43.26%
Income Tax	$41.90M	$53.22M	$41.30M
% Of Pretax Income	25.39%	25.93%	44.79%
Net Earnings	$123.3M	$152.2M	$50.99M
YoY Change	141.74%	128.25%	-59.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.22%	9.09%	3.26%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$1.69	$0.57
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.354M	$1.68	$0.57
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	90.04M shares	89.86M shares	89.10M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		90.47M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.536B	$1.379B	$1.609B
YoY Change	-4.51%	-48.13%	-14.41%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.536B	$1.379B	$1.605B
Short-Term Investments	$0.00	$0.00	$5.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$462.7M	$492.8M	$323.0M
YoY Change	43.26%	28.22%	6.42%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$65.22M		$61.42M
Receivables	$681.8M	$792.1M	$676.7M
Other Receivables	$59.22M	$0.00	$44.33M
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.957B	$2.899B	$2.609B
YoY Change	13.34%	-28.31%	-9.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$15.45B	$15.31B	$14.50B
YoY Change	6.5%	16.75%	19.34%
Goodwill	$5.372B	$5.402B	$5.473B
YoY Change	-1.84%	5.4%	14.44%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$245.0M	$220.6M	$163.1M
YoY Change	50.27%	160.42%	172.98%
Other Assets	$926.1M	$846.1M	$776.0M
YoY Change	19.33%	25.63%	33.62%
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.96B	$24.87B	$24.40B
YoY Change	2.31%	11.08%	15.67%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.957B	$2.899B	$2.609B
Total Long-Term Assets	$24.96B	$24.87B	$24.40B
Total Assets	$27.92B	$27.77B	$27.01B
YoY Change	3.38%	5.06%	12.69%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$84.08M	$844.1M	$77.71M
YoY Change	8.21%	2.68%	48.77%
Accrued Expenses	$331.4M	$497.5M	$455.0M
YoY Change	-27.17%	-1.88%	1.79%
Deferred Revenue	$109.7M	$113.0M	$101.3M
YoY Change	8.37%	12.34%	32.9%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$180.9M	$216.1M	$370.0M
YoY Change	-51.1%	-90.34%	-53.52%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.606B	$1.781B	$2.025B
YoY Change	-20.68%	-53.08%	-6.17%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$13.56B	$13.55B	$12.09B
YoY Change	12.16%	34.36%	9.61%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$763.4M	$729.3M	$949.0M
YoY Change	-19.56%	1.06%	52.64%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$763.4M	$729.3M	$949.0M
YoY Change	-19.56%	1.06%	52.64%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.606B	$1.781B	$2.025B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$763.4M	$729.3M	$949.0M
Total Liabilities	$17.04B	$17.21B	$16.37B
YoY Change	4.06%	8.34%	8.25%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.260B	$2.137B	$1.760B
YoY Change	28.42%	25.03%	26.51%
Common Stock	$15.98B	$15.49B	$15.03B
YoY Change	6.36%	3.6%	18.37%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$112.2M	$112.7M	$122.1M
YoY Change	-8.12%	-8.14%	-15.35%
Treasury Stock Shares	301.4K shares	302.7K shares	328.1K shares
Shareholders Equity	$10.88B	$10.57B	$10.63B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$27.92B	$27.77B	$27.01B
YoY Change	3.38%	5.06%	12.69%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$123.3M	$152.2M	$50.99M
YoY Change	141.74%	128.25%	-59.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$426.1M	$418.9M	$378.1M
YoY Change	12.7%	16.15%	14.37%
Cash From Operating Activities	$892.1M	$664.7M	$686.1M
YoY Change	30.03%	24.91%	29.55%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$817.4M	-$678.3M	-$834.3M
YoY Change	-2.03%	19.99%	16.77%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.291M	-$143.4M	-$505.5M
YoY Change	-99.35%	278.24%	-303.75%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$820.7M	-$821.6M	-$1.340B
YoY Change	-38.74%	36.21%	187.14%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	92.82M	-266.4M	-421.9M
YoY Change	-122.0%	-87.25%	-210.59%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	892.1M	664.7M	686.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-820.7M	-821.6M	-1.340B
Cash From Financing Activities	92.82M	-266.4M	-421.9M
Net Change In Cash	164.2M	-423.3M	-1.076B
YoY Change	-115.27%	-80.4%	-341.98%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$892.1M	$664.7M	$686.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$817.4M	-$678.3M	-$834.3M
Free Cash Flow	$1.710B	$1.343B	$1.520B
YoY Change	12.44%	22.37%	22.21%

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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	319138000	USD
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CY2020Q3	eqix	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Gain Loss Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeGainLossTax	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-128383000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-167167000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	30000	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	51569000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	105177000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	248524000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	319138000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	124462000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	318783000	USD
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	us-gaap	Derivatives Methods Of Accounting Hedging Derivatives DerivativesMethodsOfAccountingHedgingDerivatives	<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Net Investment Hedges.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> We are exposed to the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the value of investments in our foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. Dollar. In order to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, we have entered into various foreign currency debt obligations, which are designated as hedges against our net investments in foreign subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the total principal amounts of foreign currency debt obligations designated as net investment hedges were $1.5 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We also use cross-currency interest rate swaps, which effectively convert a portion of our U.S. dollar-denominated fixed-rate debt to foreign currency-denominated fixed-rate debt, to hedge the currency exposure associated with our net investment in our foreign subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had cross-currency interest rate swaps outstanding with notional amounts of $4.0 billion and $3.3 billion respectively, with maturity dates ranging through 2026.</span></div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Cash Flow Hedges</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">.</span> We hedge our foreign currency transaction exposure for forecasted revenues and expenses in our 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 we use to hedge this exposure are designated as cash flow hedges.
	us-gaap	Derivatives Methods Of Accounting Nonhedging Derivatives DerivativesMethodsOfAccountingNonhedgingDerivatives	<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Embedded Derivatives</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> We are deemed to have foreign currency forward contracts embedded in certain of our customer agreements that are priced in currencies different from the functional or local currencies of the parties involved. These embedded derivatives are separated from their host contracts and carried on our balance sheet at their fair value. The majority of these embedded derivatives arise as a result of our foreign subsidiaries pricing their customer contracts in U.S. Dollars.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Economic Hedges of Embedded Derivatives</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> We use foreign currency forward contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with our customer agreements that are priced in currencies different from the functional or local currencies of the parties involved ("economic hedges of embedded derivatives"). Foreign currency forward contracts represent agreements to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another country at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon settlement date.</span></div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Foreign Currency Forward Contracts</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">.</span> We also use foreign currency forward contracts to manage the foreign exchange risk associated with certain foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities. As a result of foreign currency fluctuations, the U.S. Dollar equivalent values of our foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities change. Gains and losses on these contracts are included in other income (expense), on a net basis, along with the foreign currency gains and losses of the related foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities associated with these foreign currency forward contracts.
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