Iron Mountain Reports Third Quarter Results

-- Net Income of $91 million; Achieves record quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA --

-- Data Center: Leased 65 megawatts in 3Q for a total of 120 megawatts year to date --

–Signs Agreement to Acquire Regency Technologies to expand ALM business –

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management, innovative storage, data center infrastructure, and asset lifecycle management, announces financial results for the third quarter of 2023. The conference call / webcast details, earnings call presentation and supplemental financial information, which includes definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this release, are available on Iron Mountain’s Investor Relations website. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the appropriate GAAP measures are included herein.

"We are delighted to have achieved outstanding performance in the third quarter, again resulting in all-time record Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA," said William L. Meaney, President and CEO of Iron Mountain. “The results of Project Matterhorn's enhanced operating model characterized by cross-selling our products and services is succeeding, and our strong growth reflects the drive and dedication of our Mountaineers as we continue our climb toward ever greater heights. We are also pleased to announce that we have signed an agreement to acquire Regency Technologies, which will add operational scale and deepen our capabilities in Asset Lifecycle Management."

Financial Performance Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2023

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Y/Y % Change

 

Year to Date

 

Y/Y % Change

 

9/30/23

 

9/30/22

 

Reported $

 

Constant Fx

 

9/30/23

 

9/30/22

 

Reported $

 

Constant Fx

Storage Rental Revenue

$859

 

$760

 

13%

 

12%

 

$2,500

 

$2,265

 

10%

 

11%

Service Revenue

$530

 

$527

 

1%

 

 

$1,561

 

$1,560

 

 

1%

Total Revenue

$1,389

 

$1,287

 

8%

 

7%

 

$4,061

 

$3,825

 

6%

 

7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$91

 

$193

 

(53)%

 

 

 

$158

 

$436

 

(64)%

 

 

Reported EPS

$0.31

 

$0.66

 

(53)%

 

 

 

$0.53

 

$1.49

 

(64)%

 

 

Adjusted EPS

$0.45

 

$0.48

 

(6)%

 

 

 

$1.28

 

$1.34

 

(4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$500

 

$469

 

7%

 

6%

 

$1,436

 

$1,355

 

6%

 

7%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

36.0%

 

36.5%

 

-50 bps

 

 

 

35.4%

 

35.4%

 

0 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO

$290

 

$288

 

1%

 

 

 

$851

 

$823

 

3%

 

 

AFFO per share

$0.99

 

$0.98

 

1%

 

 

 

$2.90

 

$2.82

 

3%

 

 

  • Total reported revenues for the third quarter were $1.4 billion, compared with $1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 7.9%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange ("Fx"), total reported revenues increased 6.8% compared to the prior year, driven by a 11.6% increase in storage rental revenue. Service revenue growth increased 3.8% on a constant currency basis excluding the ALM business. Year to date, total reported revenues increased 6.2%, or 6.8% excluding the impact of Fx.
  • Net Income for the third quarter was $91.4 million, compared with $192.9 million in the third quarter of 2022. Year to date, net income was $158.1 million, compared with $436.5 million in 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $500.0 million, compared with $469.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 6.5%. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA increased by 5.6% in the third quarter, driven by the increase in storage rental revenue and data center commencements. On a constant currency basis, year to date Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.6%.
  • FFO (Normalized) per share was $0.76 for the third quarter, compared with $0.76 in the third quarter of 2022. Year to date, FFO (Normalized) per share was $2.19, compared with $2.17 in 2022, or an increase of 0.9%.
  • AFFO was $290.1 million for the third quarter, compared with $288.0 million in the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 0.8%, driven by improved Adjusted EBITDA partially offset by higher cash taxes and higher interest expenses. Year to date, AFFO was $851.2 million, compared with $823.1 million in 2022, or an increase of 3.4%.
  • AFFO per share was $0.99 for the third quarter, compared with $0.98 in the third quarter of 2022. Year to date, AFFO per share was $2.90, compared with $2.82 in 2022, or an increase of 2.8%.
  • Announcing the acquisition (subject to customary closing conditions) of Regency Technologies, a company with trailing four quarter revenues in excess of $100 million in the ALM space. The initial purchase price is $200 million, with $125 million to be paid at close and the remainder due in 2025, which represents an approximate 7.5x multiple of EBITDA. The acquisition also features a potential performance based earn-out, which would be payable in 2027, if earned.

Dividend

On November 2, 2023, Iron Mountain's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share for the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter 2023 dividend is payable on January 4, 2024, for shareholders of record on December 15, 2023.

Guidance

Iron Mountain affirmed full year 2023 guidance; details are summarized in the table below.

2023 Guidance(1)

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

2023 Guidance

Y/Y % Change

at Midpoint

Total Revenue

$5,500 - $5,600

~9%

Adjusted EBITDA

$1,940 - $1,975

~7%

AFFO

$1,150 - $1,175

~5%

AFFO Per Share

$3.91 - $4.00

~4%

(1) Iron Mountain does not provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures that it discusses as part of its annual guidance or long term outlook because certain significant information required for such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts or at all, including, most notably, the impact of exchange rates on Iron Mountain’s transactions, loss or gain related to the disposition of real estate and other income or expense. Without this information, Iron Mountain does not believe that a reconciliation would be meaningful.

About Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in information management, innovative storage, data center infrastructure, and asset lifecycle management. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 225,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain serves to protect and elevate the power of our customers’ work. Through a range of offerings including digital transformation, data centers, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction, and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.

To learn more about Iron Mountain, please visit: www.IronMountain.com and follow @IronMountain on X (formally Twitter) and LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

We have made statements in this press release that constitute "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. These forward-looking statements concern our current expectations regarding our future results from operations, economic performance, financial condition, goals, strategies, investment objectives, plans and achievements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, and you should not rely upon them except as statements of our present intentions and of our present expectations, which may or may not occur. When we use words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “plans”, “intends”, “pursue”, “will” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from our expectations. In addition, important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others: (i) our ability or inability to execute our strategic growth plan, including our ability to invest according to plan, grow our businesses (including through joint ventures), incorporate alternative technologies into our offerings, achieve satisfactory returns on new product offerings, continue our revenue management, expand and manage our global operations, complete acquisitions on satisfactory terms, integrate acquired companies efficiently and transition to more sustainable sources of energy; (ii) changes in customer preferences and demand for our storage and information management services, including as a result of the shift from paper and tape storage to alternative technologies that require less physical space; (iii) the impact of our distribution requirements on our ability to execute our business plan; (iv) the costs of complying with and our ability to comply with laws, regulations and customer requirements, including those relating to data privacy and cybersecurity issues, as well as fire and safety and environmental standards; (v) the impact of attacks on our internal information technology (“IT”) systems, including the impact of such incidents on our reputation and ability to compete and any litigation or disputes that may arise in connection with such incidents; (vi) our ability to fund capital expenditures; (vii) our ability to remain qualified for taxation as a real estate investment trust for United States federal income tax purposes (“REIT”); (viii) changes in the political and economic environments in the countries in which we operate and changes in the global political climate; (ix) our ability to raise debt or equity capital and changes in the cost of our debt; (x) our ability to comply with our existing debt obligations and restrictions in our debt instruments; (xi) the impact of service interruptions or equipment damage and the cost of power on our data center operations; (xii) the cost or potential liabilities associated with real estate necessary for our business; (xiii) unexpected events, including those resulting from climate change or geopolitical events, could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our reputation and results of operations; (xiv) failures to implement and manage new IT systems; (xv) other trends in competitive or economic conditions affecting our financial condition or results of operations not presently contemplated; and (xvi) the other risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements appearing in this release.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

Throughout this release, Iron Mountain discusses (1) Adjusted EBITDA, (2) Adjusted EPS, (3) FFO (Nareit), (4) FFO (Normalized), and (5) AFFO. These measures do not conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures are supplemental metrics designed to enhance our disclosure and to provide additional information that we believe to be important for investors to consider in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income (loss) attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated or cash flows from operating activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP). The reconciliation of these measures to the appropriate GAAP measure, as required by Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and their definitions are included later in this release.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited; dollars in thousands)

 

 

9/30/2023

 

12/31/2022

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

$170,502

 

 

$141,797

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

1,167,654

 

 

1,174,915

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other

278,888

 

 

230,433

 

Total Current Assets

$1,617,044

 

 

$1,547,145

 

Property, Plant and Equipment:

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

$9,877,866

 

 

$9,025,765

 

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

(3,986,450

)

 

(3,910,321

)

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

$5,891,416

 

 

$5,115,444

 

Other Assets, Net:

 

 

 

Goodwill

$4,938,075

 

 

$4,882,734

 

Customer and Supplier Relationships and Other Intangible Assets

1,353,139

 

 

1,423,145

 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets

2,620,582

 

 

2,583,704

 

Other

456,662

 

 

588,342

 

Total Other Assets, Net

$9,368,458

 

 

$9,477,925

 

Total Assets

$16,876,918

 

 

$16,140,514

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

Current Portion of Long-term Debt

$107,984

 

 

$87,546

 

Accounts Payable

448,319

 

 

469,198

 

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

1,109,492

 

 

1,031,910

 

Deferred Revenue

325,493

 

 

328,910

 

Total Current Liabilities

$1,991,288

 

 

$1,917,564

 

Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion

11,548,229

 

 

10,481,449

 

Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities, Net of Current Portion

2,479,223

 

 

2,429,167

 

Other Long-term Liabilities

158,446

 

 

317,376

 

Deferred Income Taxes

273,831

 

 

263,005

 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

163,270

 

 

95,160

 

Total Long-term Liabilities

$14,622,999

 

 

$13,586,157

 

Total Liabilities

$16,614,287

 

 

$15,503,721

 

Equity

 

 

 

Total Equity

$262,631

 

 

$636,793

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

$16,876,918

 

 

$16,140,514

 

 

Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q3 2023

 

Q2 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q3 2022

 

Y/Y %

Change

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Rental

$858,656

 

 

$830,756

 

 

3.4

%

 

 

$760,370

 

 

12.9

%

Service

529,519

 

 

527,180

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

526,575

 

 

0.6

%

Total Revenues

$1,388,175

 

 

$1,357,936

 

 

2.2

%

 

 

$1,286,945

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales (excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

$592,201

 

 

$592,644

 

 

(0.1

)%

 

 

$546,041

 

 

8.5

%

Selling, General and Administrative

315,030

 

 

311,805

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

285,299

 

 

10.4

%

Depreciation and Amortization

198,757

 

 

195,367

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

175,077

 

 

13.5

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

9,909

 

 

1,511

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

5,554

 

 

78.4

%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

38,861

 

 

45,588

 

 

(14.8

)%

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

(4,416

)

 

(1,505

)

 

193.4

%

 

 

(14,170

)

 

(68.8

)%

Total Operating Expenses

$1,150,342

 

 

$1,145,410

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

$1,001,183

 

 

14.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

$237,833

 

 

$212,526

 

 

11.9

%

 

 

$285,762

 

 

(16.8

)%

Interest Expense, Net

152,801

 

 

144,178

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

121,767

 

 

25.5

%

Other (Income) Expense, Net

(16,271

)

 

62,950

 

 

(125.8

)%

 

 

(52,870

)

 

(69.2

)%

Net Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

$101,303

 

 

$5,398

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$216,865

 

 

(53.3

)%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

9,912

 

 

4,255

 

 

132.9

%

 

 

23,934

 

 

(58.6

)%

Net Income (Loss)

$91,391

 

 

$1,143

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$192,931

 

 

(52.6

)%

Less: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

348

 

 

1,029

 

 

(66.1

)%

 

 

767

 

 

(54.6

)%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$91,043

 

 

$114

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$192,164

 

 

(52.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$0.31

 

 

$0.00

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$0.66

 

 

(53.0

)%

Diluted

$0.31

 

 

$0.00

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$0.66

 

 

(53.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

292,148

 

 

291,825

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

290,937

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

294,269

 

 

293,527

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

292,552

 

 

0.6

%

 

Year to Date Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

YTD 2023

 

YTD 2022

 

% Change

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Rental

$2,499,501

 

 

$2,264,566

 

 

10.4

%

Service

1,560,959

 

 

1,559,959

 

 

0.1

%

Total Revenues

$4,060,460

 

 

$3,824,525

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales (excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

$1,756,471

 

 

$1,649,139

 

 

6.5

%

Selling, General and Administrative

921,355

 

 

861,416

 

 

7.0

%

Depreciation and Amortization

576,218

 

 

536,946

 

 

7.3

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

13,015

 

 

38,093

 

 

(65.8

)%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

121,362

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

(18,982

)

 

(66,124

)

 

(71.3

)%

Total Operating Expenses

$3,369,439

 

 

$3,022,852

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

$691,021

 

 

$801,673

 

 

(13.8

)%

Interest Expense, Net

434,148

 

 

351,266

 

 

23.6

%

Other Expense (Income), Net

67,879

 

 

(38,186

)

 

n/a

 

Net Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

$188,994

 

 

$488,593

 

 

(61.3

)%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

30,925

 

 

52,097

 

 

(40.6

)%

Net Income (Loss)

$158,069

 

 

$436,496

 

 

(63.8

)%

Less: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

2,317

 

 

1,952

 

 

18.7

%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$155,752

 

 

$434,544

 

 

(64.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$0.53

 

 

$1.49

 

 

(64.4

)%

Diluted

$0.53

 

 

$1.49

 

 

(64.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

291,805

 

 

290,673

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

293,615

 

 

292,294

 

 

0.5

%

 

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Q3 2023

 

Q2 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q3 2022

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$91,391

 

 

$1,143

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$192,931

 

 

(52.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense, Net

152,801

 

 

144,178

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

121,767

 

 

25.5

%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

9,912

 

 

4,255

 

 

133.0

%

 

 

23,934

 

 

(58.6

)%

Depreciation and Amortization

198,757

 

 

195,367

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

175,077

 

 

13.5

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

9,909

 

 

1,511

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

5,554

 

 

78.4

%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

38,861

 

 

45,588

 

 

(14.8

)%

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Including Real Estate)

(4,416

)

 

(1,505

)

 

193.3

%

 

 

(14,170

)

 

(68.8

)%

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(17,626

)

 

58,694

 

 

(130.0

)%

 

 

(56,226

)

 

(68.7

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

18,313

 

 

22,373

 

 

(18.2

)%

 

 

14,326

 

 

27.8

%

Our Share of Adjusted EBITDA Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

2,060

 

 

4,054

 

 

(49.2

)%

 

 

2,859

 

 

(28.0

)%

Adjusted EBITDA

$499,962

 

 

$475,658

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

$469,434

 

 

6.5

%

 

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization (inclusive of our share of Adjusted EBITDA from our unconsolidated joint ventures), and excluding certain items we do not believe to be indicative of our core operating results, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) (Gain) loss on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (including real estate); (iv) Other (income) expense, net; and (v) Stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenues. We use multiples of current or projected Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with our discounted cash flow models to determine our estimated overall enterprise valuation and to evaluate acquisition targets. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide our current and potential investors with relevant and useful information regarding our ability to generate cash flows to support business investment. These measures are an integral part of the internal reporting system we use to assess and evaluate the operating performance of our business.

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

YTD 2023

 

YTD 2022

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

$158,069

 

 

$436,496

 

 

(63.8

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense, Net

434,148

 

 

351,266

 

 

23.6

%

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

30,925

 

 

52,097

 

 

(40.6

)%

Depreciation and Amortization

576,218

 

 

536,946

 

 

7.3

%

Acquisition and Integration Costs

13,015

 

 

38,093

 

 

(65.8

)%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

121,362

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Including Real Estate)

(18,982

)

 

(66,124

)

 

(71.3

)%

Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

58,559

 

 

(48,814

)

 

n/a

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

53,195

 

 

45,923

 

 

15.8

%

Our Share of Adjusted EBITDA Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

9,919

 

 

5,869

 

 

69.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA

$1,436,428

 

 

$1,355,134

 

 

6.0

%

 

Quarterly Reconciliation of Reported Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share

 

 

Q3 2023

 

Q2 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q3 2022

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$0.31

 

 

$0.00

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$0.66

 

 

(53.0

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

0.03

 

 

0.01

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

50.0

%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

0.13

 

 

0.16

 

 

(18.8

)%

 

 

0.01

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

(0.02

)

 

(0.01

)

 

100.0

%

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(60.0

)%

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(0.06

)

 

0.20

 

 

(130.0

)%

 

 

(0.19

)

 

(68.4

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

0.06

 

 

0.08

 

 

(25.0

)%

 

 

0.05

 

 

20.0

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

0.02

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (1)

(0.03

)

 

(0.05

)

 

(40.0

)%

 

 

(0.01

)

 

n/a

 

Adjusted EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$0.45

 

 

$0.40

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

$0.48

 

 

(6.3

)%

 

(1) The difference between our effective tax rates and our structural tax rate (or adjusted effective tax rates) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is primarily due to (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) for income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items. Our structural tax rate for purposes of the calculation of Adjusted EPS for the quarters ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was 13.3% and 16.5%, respectively, and quarter ended June 30, 2023 was 14.0%. The Tax Impact of reconciling Items and discrete tax Items is calculated using the current quarter’s estimate of the annual structural tax rate. This may result in the current period adjustment plus prior reported quarterly adjustments not summing to the year to date adjustment.

Adjusted Earnings Per Share, or Adjusted EPS

We define Adjusted EPS as reported earnings per share fully diluted from net income (loss) attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated (inclusive of our share of adjusted losses (gains) from our unconsolidated joint ventures) and excluding certain items, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) Amortization related to the write-off of certain customer relationship intangible assets; (iv) (Gain) loss on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (including real estate); (v) Other (income) expense, net; (vi) Stock-based compensation expense; (vii) Non-cash amortization related to derivative instruments; and (viii) Tax impact of reconciling items and discrete tax items. We do not believe these excluded items to be indicative of our ongoing operating results, and they are not considered when we are forecasting our future results. We believe Adjusted EPS is of value to our current and potential investors when comparing our results from past, present and future periods. Figures may not foot due to rounding.

Year to Date Reconciliation of Reported Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share

 

 

YTD 2023

 

YTD 2022

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$0.53

 

 

$1.49

 

 

(64.4

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

0.04

 

 

0.13

 

 

(69.2

)%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

0.41

 

 

0.01

 

 

n/a

 

Amortization Related to the Write-Off of Certain Customer Relationship Intangible Assets

 

 

0.02

 

 

(100.0

)%

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net

(0.06

)

 

(0.22

)

 

(72.7

)%

Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

0.20

 

 

(0.17

)

 

n/a

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

0.18

 

 

0.16

 

 

12.5

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

0.06

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (1)

(0.09

)

 

(0.09

)

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated

$1.28

 

 

$1.34

 

 

(4.5

)%

 

(1) The difference between our effective tax rates and our structural tax rate (or adjusted effective tax rates) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is primarily due to (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) for income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items. Our structural tax rate for purposes of the calculation of Adjusted EPS for the year to date periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was 13.3% and 16.5%, respectively. The Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items is calculated using the current year to date's estimate of the annual structural tax rate. This may result in the current period adjustment plus prior reported quarterly adjustments not summing to the year to date adjustment.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q3 2023

 

Q2 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q3 2022

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$91,391

 

 

$1,143

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

$192,931

 

 

(52.6

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Depreciation (1)

80,430

 

 

81,558

 

 

(1.4

)%

 

 

74,652

 

 

7.7

%

(Gain) Loss on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax

750

 

 

(1,853

)

 

(140.5

)%

 

 

(15,666

)

 

(104.8

)%

Data Center Lease-Based Intangible Assets Amortization (2)

7,482

 

 

4,907

 

 

52.5

%

 

 

3,687

 

 

102.9

%

Our Share of FFO (Nareit) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

679

 

 

562

 

 

20.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Nareit)

$180,732

 

 

$86,317

 

 

109.4

%

 

 

$255,604

 

 

(29.3

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

9,909

 

 

1,511

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

5,554

 

 

78.4

%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

38,861

 

 

45,588

 

 

(14.8

)%

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Excluding Real Estate)

(5,116

)

 

(1,417

)

 

n/a

 

 

 

2,616

 

 

n/a

 

Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(17,626

)

 

58,694

 

 

(130.0

)%

 

 

(56,226

)

 

(68.7

)%

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

18,313

 

 

22,373

 

 

(18.1

)%

 

 

14,326

 

 

27.8

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

5,270

 

 

5,817

 

 

(9.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Financing Lease Depreciation

3,001

 

 

3,008

 

 

(0.2

)%

 

 

3,020

 

 

(0.6

)%

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (3)

(10,220

)

 

(13,278

)

 

(23.0

)%

 

 

(5,184

)

 

97.1

%

Our Share of FFO (Normalized) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(44

)

 

(500

)

 

(91.2

)%

 

 

223

 

 

(119.7

)%

FFO (Normalized)

$223,080

 

 

$208,113

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

$223,315

 

 

(0.1

)%

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Nareit)

$0.61

 

 

$0.29

 

 

110.3

%

 

 

$0.87

 

 

(29.9

)%

FFO (Normalized)

$0.76

 

 

$0.71

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

$0.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

292,148

 

 

291,825

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

290,937

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

294,269

 

 

293,527

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

292,552

 

 

0.6

%

(1) Includes depreciation expense related to owned real estate assets (land improvements, buildings, building improvements, leasehold improvements and racking), excluding depreciation related to real estate financing leases.

(2) Includes amortization expense for Data Center In-Place Lease Intangible Assets and Data Center Tenant Relationship Intangible Assets.

(3) Represents the tax impact of (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) from income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items.

Funds From Operations, or FFO (Nareit), and FFO (Normalized)

Funds from operations ("FFO") is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts as net income (loss) excluding depreciation on real estate assets, losses and gains on sale of real estate, net of tax, and amortization of data center leased-based intangibles (“FFO (Nareit)”). We calculate our FFO measure, including FFO (Nareit), adjusting for our share of reconciling items from our unconsolidated joint ventures. FFO (Nareit) does not give effect to real estate depreciation because these amounts are computed, under GAAP, to allocate the cost of a property over its useful life. Because values for well-maintained real estate assets have historically increased or decreased based upon prevailing market conditions, we believe that FFO (Nareit) provides investors with a clearer view of our operating performance. Our most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO (Nareit) is net income (loss).

We modify FFO (Nareit), as is common among REITs seeking to provide financial measures that most meaningfully reflect their particular business ("FFO (Normalized)"). Our definition of FFO (Normalized) excludes certain items included in FFO (Nareit) that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results, specifically: (i) Acquisition and Integration Costs; (ii) Restructuring and other transformation; (iii) (Gain) loss on disposal/write-down of property, plant and equipment, net (excluding real estate); (iv) Other (income) expense net; (v) Stock-based compensation expense; (vi) Non-cash amortization related to derivative instruments; (vii) Real estate financing lease depreciation; and (viii) Tax impact of reconciling items and discrete tax items.

FFO (Normalized) per share

FFO (Normalized) divided by weighted average fully-diluted shares outstanding.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

Q3 2023

 

Q2 2023

 

Q/Q %

Change

 

 

Q3 2022

 

Y/Y %

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Normalized)

$223,080

 

 

$208,113

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

$223,315

 

(0.1

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate Depreciation

49,500

 

 

49,764

 

 

(0.5

)%

 

 

36,458

 

35.8

%

Amortization Expense (1)

47,280

 

 

46,070

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

46,764

 

1.1

%

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

5,485

 

 

3,763

 

 

45.8

%

 

 

4,472

 

22.6

%

Revenue Reduction Associated with Amortization of Customer Inducements and Above- and Below-Market Leases

1,715

 

 

1,732

 

 

(1.0

)%

 

 

1,851

 

(7.4

)%

Non-Cash Rent Expense (Income)

6,119

 

 

6,603

 

 

(7.3

)%

 

 

5,522

 

10.8

%

Reconciliation to Normalized Cash Taxes

(8,364

)

 

(8,575

)

 

(2.5

)%

 

 

7,366

 

n/a

 

Our Share of AFFO Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

182

 

 

2,525

 

 

(92.8

)%

 

 

1,193

 

(84.7

)%

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

34,861

 

 

32,966

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

38,972

 

(10.5

)%

AFFO

$290,136

 

 

$277,029

 

 

4.7

%

 

 

$287,971

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO Per Share

$0.99

 

 

$0.94

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

$0.98

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

292,148

 

 

291,825

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

290,937

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

294,269

 

 

293,527

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

292,552

 

0.6

%

(1) Includes customer and supplier relationship value, intake costs, acquisition of customer relationships and other intangibles. Excludes amortization of capitalized commissions.

Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO

We define adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) as FFO (Normalized) (1) excluding (i) non-cash rent expense (income), (ii) depreciation on non-real estate assets, (iii) amortization expense associated with customer and supplier relationship value, intake costs, acquisitions of customer and supplier relationships and other intangibles (other than capitalized internal commissions), (iv) amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount/premium, (v) revenue reduction associated with amortization of customer inducements and above- and below-market data center leases and (vi) the impact of reconciling to normalized cash taxes and (2) including recurring capital expenditures. We also adjust for these items to the extent attributable to our portion of unconsolidated ventures. We believe that AFFO, as a widely recognized measure of operations of REITs, is helpful to investors as a meaningful supplemental comparative performance measure to other REITs, including on a per share basis. AFFO should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating activities (as determined in accordance with GAAP).

AFFO per share

AFFO divided by weighted average fully-diluted shares outstanding.

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

YTD 2023

 

YTD 2022

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$158,069

 

 

$436,496

 

 

(63.8

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Depreciation (1)

238,117

 

 

228,993

 

 

4.0

%

(Gain) Loss on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax

(16,849

)

 

(64,430

)

 

(73.8

)%

Data Center Lease-Based Intangible Assets Amortization (2)

18,518

 

 

11,850

 

 

56.3

%

Our Share of FFO (Nareit) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

1,373

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Nareit)

$399,228

 

 

$612,909

 

 

(34.9

)%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition and Integration Costs

13,015

 

 

38,093

 

 

(65.8

)%

Restructuring and Other Transformation

121,362

 

 

3,382

 

 

n/a

 

(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Excluding Real Estate)

(1,983

)

 

(573

)

 

n/a

 

Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

58,559

 

 

(48,814

)

 

n/a

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

53,195

 

 

45,923

 

 

15.8

%

Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments

16,921

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Financing Lease Depreciation

8,997

 

 

10,227

 

 

(12.0

)%

Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (3)

(26,825

)

 

(26,090

)

 

2.8

%

Our Share of FFO (Normalized) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(319

)

 

577

 

 

(155.3

)%

FFO (Normalized)

$642,150

 

 

$635,634

 

 

1.0

%

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Nareit)

$1.36

 

 

$2.10

 

 

(35.2

)%

FFO (Normalized)

$2.19

 

 

$2.17

 

 

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

291,805

 

 

290,673

 

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

293,615

 

 

292,294

 

 

0.5

%

(1) Includes depreciation expense related to owned real estate assets (land improvements, buildings, building improvements, leasehold improvements and racking), excluding depreciation related to real estate financing leases.

(2) Includes amortization expense for Data Center In-Place Lease Intangible Assets and Data Center Tenant Relationship Intangible Assets.

(3) Represents the tax impact of (i) the reconciling items above, which impact our reported net income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes but have an insignificant impact on our reported provision (benefit) from income taxes and (ii) other discrete tax items.

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

 

 

YTD 2023

 

YTD 2022

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO (Normalized)

$642,150

 

 

$635,634

 

1.0

%

Add / (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate Depreciation

140,213

 

 

111,406

 

25.9

%

Amortization Expense (1)

138,007

 

 

145,590

 

(5.2

)%

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

13,580

 

 

13,536

 

0.3

%

Revenue Reduction Associated with Amortization of Customer Inducements and Above- and Below-Market Leases

5,207

 

 

5,532

 

(5.9

)%

Non-Cash Rent Expense (Income)

20,158

 

 

13,033

 

54.7

%

Reconciliation to Normalized Cash Taxes

(17,348

)

 

1,405

 

n/a

 

Our Share of AFFO Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

4,688

 

 

3,160

 

48.3

%

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

Recurring Capital Expenditures

95,490

 

 

106,156

 

(10.0

)%

AFFO

$851,165

 

 

$823,140

 

3.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO Per Share

$2.90

 

 

$2.82

 

2.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic

291,805

 

 

290,673

 

0.4

%

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted

293,615

 

 

292,294

 

0.5

%

(1) Includes customer and supplier relationship value, intake costs, acquisition of customer relationships and other intangibles. Excludes amortization of capitalized commissions.

 

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