NYSE$AMT

American Tower Corp · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

American Tower's financial performance for Q2 2023 reflected a mix of growth and challenges, marked by revenue increases alongside a significant decrease in net income due to foreign currency losses.

American Tower Corporation reported a 3.6% increase in total revenue, reaching $2,772 million, and a 4.4% increase in property revenue, totaling $2,729 million. However, net income decreased by 48.2% to $462 million, primarily due to foreign currency losses. The company raised its full-year outlook for property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Attributable AFFO, driven by core property outperformance.

  • Total revenue increased by 3.6% to $2,772 million.
  • Property revenue increased by 4.4% to $2,729 million.
  • Net income decreased by 48.2% to $462 million due to foreign currency losses.
  • The company raised its full-year outlook for property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Attributable AFFO.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$2.77B

Previous: $2.67B+3.6%
EPS (adj)

$2.46

Previous: $2.51-2.0%
U.S. & Canada Organic Growth

5.1%

No prior period
Latin America Organic Growth

5.4%

No prior period
Africa & APAC Organic Growth

12.9%

No prior period
Europe Organic Growth

8.3%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$883M

Previous: -$756M-16.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$421M

Previous: $142M-396.7%
Net Income

$462M

Previous: $898M-48.6%
Operating Income

$874M

Previous: $782M+11.7%
Gross Profit

$1.96B

Previous: $1.88B+4.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.02B

Previous: $2.07B-2.5%
Total Assets

$66.9B

Previous: $68.1B-1.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$49.4M

Previous: $42.2M+17.1%

Revenue & EPS history

American Tower · Revenue · Quarterly

$2.77B

Q2 2023+3.6%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

American Tower · $2.51B total across 6 segments · Q2 2023

  • U.S. & Canada Property
    $1.3B+5.4%
  • Latin America Property
    $439M+3.3%
  • Africa & APAC Property
    $321M+12.2%
  • Data Centers
    $205M+7.3%
  • Europe Property
    $198M+10.6%
  • Services
    $43M-28.1%

Forward guidance

American Tower provided its full year 2023 outlook with midpoints for total property revenue between $10,790 million and $10,970 million, net income between $1,785 million and $1,845 million, Adjusted EBITDA between $6,950 million and $7,030 million, and AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders between $4,490 million and $4,570 million.

Tailwinds

  • Property revenue outlook midpoint raised by $125 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA outlook midpoint raised by $75 million.
  • AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders outlook midpoint raised by $25 million.
  • AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share outlook midpoint raised by $0.05.
  • Driven by core property outperformance.

Headwinds

  • Net income and net income attributable to AMT common stockholders outlook midpoint reduced by $10 million.
  • Primarily due to foreign currency losses.
  • Reflects estimated negative impacts of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations to property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, each by less than $5 million, relative to the Company’s prior 2023 outlook.
  • The impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on net income metrics is not provided, as the impact on all components of the net income measure cannot be calculated without unreasonable effort.
  • Actual results may differ materially from these estimates as a result of various factors.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

37 / 73 earnings

Positive

+6.2%

Q3 2023

Best reaction

-6.9%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.8%+3.6%+5.3%
Q4 2025+0.7%+1.0%-11.1%
Q3 2025-3.7%-5.7%-4.5%
Q2 2025-4.2%-5.4%-9.7%
Q1 2025+4.7%+5.8%+1.1%
Q4 2024+6.1%+7.1%+11.5%
Q3 2024-3.9%-4.9%-5.8%
Q2 2024+2.5%+9.2%+4.0%
Q1 2024+1.1%+3.9%+9.0%
Q4 2023+3.2%+7.5%+5.3%
Q3 2023+6.2%+10.0%+23.1%
Q2 2023-0.5%+0.7%-6.6%
Q1 2023+1.9%-1.1%-9.7%
Q4 2022-1.8%-0.6%+0.2%
Q3 2022+4.0%+5.6%+11.8%
Q2 2022+4.9%+3.2%+1.1%
Q1 2022-1.0%-7.0%+2.4%
Q4 2021+2.7%+0.5%+5.8%
Q3 2021-1.2%-1.0%-7.9%
Q2 2021-0.8%-0.2%+0.2%
Q1 2021+1.1%-1.2%+1.4%
Q4 2020-3.8%-7.1%+6.2%
Q3 2020-0.2%+1.8%+1.7%
Q2 2020-3.6%-4.1%-8.0%
Q1 2020-2.3%-2.8%+6.0%
Q4 2019-1.0%-7.5%-9.3%
Q3 2019-0.8%-5.2%-1.5%
Q2 2019+1.3%+2.5%+10.3%
Q1 2019-0.3%-0.6%+8.3%
Q4 2018+1.2%+3.3%+13.2%
Q3 2018+2.0%-0.5%+6.5%
Q2 2018+5.2%+5.8%+4.4%
Q1 2018+0.1%+1.8%+1.5%
Q4 2017-2.4%-6.1%+1.8%
Q3 2017-1.4%-0.5%+0.7%
Q2 2017+0.3%-1.4%+4.6%
Q1 2017+2.5%+4.2%+6.8%
Q4 2016+1.7%+2.5%+7.2%
Q3 2016+0.4%-0.4%-7.2%
Q2 2016-1.6%-0.7%-3.7%
Q1 2016+1.3%
Q4 2015+3.1%
Q3 2015+1.3%
Q2 2015-1.8%
Q1 2015-0.0%
Q4 2014-1.9%
Q3 2014+2.6%
Q2 2014+2.2%
Q1 2014+4.2%
Q4 2013-2.6%
Q3 2013-1.2%
Q2 2013-1.9%
Q1 2013-0.2%
Q4 2012+5.1%
Q3 2012+1.6%
Q2 2012-0.2%
Q1 2012+0.8%
Q4 2011+1.2%
Q3 2011+0.9%
Q2 2011-6.9%
Q1 2011+1.1%
Q4 2007-1.9%
Q4 2010-1.9%
Q3 2010-0.1%
Q2 2010-0.4%
Q1 2009-4.9%
Q1 2010-0.2%
Q4 2009+0.3%
Q3 2008+1.1%
Q3 2009+1.1%
Q2 2008-3.7%
Q4 2008-3.7%
Q2 2009-3.7%

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