NASDAQ$EQIX

Equinix Inc · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported exceeding $7 billion in revenue with an 80th consecutive quarter of revenue growth.

Equinix reported strong Q4 2022 results, with revenues reaching $1.871 billion, a 9% increase year-over-year. The company's performance was driven by the increasing demand for comprehensive digital infrastructure solutions and its global platform and interconnected ecosystems.

  • 2022 annual revenues increased 9% year-over-year on an as-reported basis and 11% on a normalized and constant currency basis to $7.3 billion
  • Delivered seventh consecutive quarter of record channel bookings, accounting for nearly 40% of total bookings and approximately 60% of new logos
  • Closed over 17,000 deals across more than 6,000 customers in 2022
  • Increases quarterly cash dividend by 10% to $3.41 per share on its common stock due to strong operating performance

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.87B

Previous: $1.71B+9.6%
EPS (adj)

$7.09

Previous: $6.22+14.0%
Adjusted Funds From Operations

$658M

No prior period
Funds From Operations

$407M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$276M

No prior period
Net Income

$129M

Previous: $123M+4.7%
Operating Income

$282M

Previous: $250M+13.0%
Gross Profit

$900M

Previous: $796M+13.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.91B

Previous: $1.54B+24.1%
Total Assets

$30.3B

Previous: $27.9B+8.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$108M

Previous: $96.4M+11.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Equinix · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.87B

Q4 2022+9.6%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Equinix · $1.77B total across 4 segments · Q4 2022

  • Colocation
    $1.31B+9.9%
  • Interconnection
    $326M+7.5%
  • Managed Infrastructure
    $106M+9.6%
  • Other
    $31.1M+167.7%

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of 2023, Equinix expects revenues to range between $1.965 and $1.995 billion, an increase of 5 - 7% over the previous quarter, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 5 - 6%. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $891 and $921 million.

Tailwinds

  • Revenues are expected to range between $1.965 and $1.995 billion, an increase of 5 - 7% over the previous quarter.
  • A normalized and constant currency increase of 5 - 6% is expected.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $891 and $921 million.
  • Guidance includes power price increases in EMEA.
  • Recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $18 and $28 million.

Headwinds

  • Guidance includes a negative foreign currency impact of $24 million when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA includes a negative foreign currency impact of $9 million when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA includes increased seasonal salary and benefit costs of $17 million attributed to the FICA reset.
  • Adjusted EBITDA includes $6 million of integration costs related to acquisitions.
  • Non-recurring capital expenditures, including xScale®-related costs, are expected to range between $2.511 and $2.741 billion.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

39 / 69 earnings

Positive

+14.6%

Q1 2012

Best reaction

-6.6%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.1%-1.0%-2.0%
Q4 2025+10.4%+9.7%+11.8%
Q3 2025+4.6%+4.0%-5.6%
Q2 2025-1.5%-2.3%-1.4%
Q1 2025+0.1%+1.7%+3.3%
Q4 2024-1.3%-0.4%-10.4%
Q3 2024+0.2%-1.1%+8.3%
Q2 2024+3.2%+4.4%+4.3%
Q1 2024+8.5%+9.1%+5.8%
Q4 2023+5.1%+2.8%+2.1%
Q3 2023+2.2%+1.6%+12.9%
Q2 2023-5.7%-3.8%-3.4%
Q1 2023+3.7%+5.3%+7.7%
Q4 2022-0.9%-1.6%-5.2%
Q3 2022+5.6%+9.4%+24.7%
Q2 2022+10.8%+8.2%+4.5%
Q1 2022+2.3%-5.0%-6.2%
Q4 2021+2.7%+2.9%+8.7%
Q3 2021-4.0%-6.0%-5.1%
Q2 2021-6.6%-2.7%-2.0%
Q1 2021-1.1%-0.4%+3.2%
Q4 2020-4.4%-5.4%-11.0%
Q3 2020-4.2%-4.5%-9.4%
Q2 2020+3.4%+3.5%+4.6%
Q1 2020-1.6%-1.2%-1.9%
Q4 2019+3.6%+5.7%+1.2%
Q3 2019-0.1%-4.3%-0.1%
Q2 2019+4.8%+2.8%+11.5%
Q1 2019+2.3%+5.2%+6.8%
Q4 2018+5.8%+6.0%+11.1%
Q3 2018+3.6%+4.6%+1.7%
Q2 2018-0.6%-1.6%-3.8%
Q1 2018-5.9%-6.8%-5.6%
Q4 2017-6.6%-7.6%-3.8%
Q3 2017+5.4%+6.1%+1.2%
Q2 2017-0.8%-2.0%+2.8%
Q1 2017+1.1%+3.4%+8.5%
Q4 2016-2.5%-2.2%-1.8%
Q3 2016-2.6%+0.7%-4.9%
Q2 2016-0.6%-2.5%-0.5%
Q1 2016-0.6%
Q4 2015+3.0%
Q3 2015-1.1%
Q2 2015+1.2%
Q1 2015+3.9%
Q4 2014+2.8%
Q3 2014+7.4%
Q2 2014-0.3%
Q1 2014+2.0%
Q4 2013-3.1%
Q3 2013+4.2%
Q2 2013-4.9%
Q1 2013-2.7%
Q4 2012+5.3%
Q3 2012+5.2%
Q2 2012+12.5%
Q1 2012+14.6%
Q4 2011+2.0%
Q3 2011-5.4%
Q2 2011-1.5%
Q1 2010-0.4%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q4 2010+0.2%
Q4 2008+0.2%
Q3 2010+0.0%
Q3 2009+0.0%
Q2 2010-0.0%
Q4 2009-0.0%
Q2 2009-0.0%

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