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Interxion Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results

3 August 2016

Recurring Revenue growth of 10% Y/Y combined with Gross Margin Expansion

AMSTERDAM 3 August 2016 – Interxion Holding NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services, announced its results today for the three months ended 30 June 2016.

Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased by 9% to €104.0 million (2Q 2015: €95.4 million).
  • Recurring revenue1 increased by 10% to €99.3 million (2Q 2015: €90.3 million).
  • Net profit was €9.2 million (2Q 2015: €21.6 million, which included net M&A transaction income of €17.0 million).
  • Adjusted net profit2 increased by 8% to €9.0 million (2Q 2015: €8.3 million).
  • Earnings per diluted share were €0.13 (2Q 2015: €0.31, which included the aforementioned net M&A transaction income).
  • Adjusted earnings per diluted share were €0.13 (2Q 2015: €0.12).
  • Adjusted EBITDA2 increased by 13% to €47.3 million (2Q 2015: €42.0 million).
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 45.5% (2Q 2015: 44.0%).
  • Capital expenditures3, including intangible assets, were €62.6 million (2Q 2015: €47.8 million).
  • During the second quarter, Interxion issued €150 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 at an issue price of 104.50%.

Operating Highlights

  • Equipped space increased by 2,600 square metres in the quarter to 104,200 square metres.
  • Revenue generating space increased by 1,200 square metres in the quarter to 81,600 square metres.
  • Utilisation rate at the end of the quarter was 78%.
  • During the second quarter, Interxion completed expansions in Germany, opening the second phases of FRA10 in Frankfurt and DUS2 in Dusseldorf, as well as opening the first phase of its second data centre in Copenhagen (CPH2).

"Interxion’s financial and operational results continued their consistent upward trajectory in the second quarter, with solid recurring revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin growth of 150 basis points from the second quarter 2015.” said David Ruberg, Interxion's Chief Executive Officer. “Demand in the quarter was strong in multiple geographies and multiple industry segments as we continue to attract magnetic platform providers and build our communities of interest around them.”

Quarterly Review

Revenue in the second quarter of 2016 was €104.0 million, a 9% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 2% increase over the first quarter of 2016. Recurring revenue was €99.3 million, a 10% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 2% increase over the first quarter of 2016. Recurring revenue in the second quarter was 95% of total revenue.

Cost of sales in the second quarter of 2016 was €39.7 million, a 5% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 1% increase over the first quarter of 2016.

Gross profit was €64.4 million in the second quarter of 2016, an 11% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 2% increase over the first quarter of 2016. Gross profit margin was 61.9% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 60.5% in the second quarter of 2015 and 61.6% in the first quarter of 2016.

Sales and marketing costs in the second quarter of 2016 were €7.3 million, a 1% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 6% decrease from the first quarter of 2016.

Other general and administrative costs were €9.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 14% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 5% increase from the first quarter of 2016. Other general and administrative costs exclude depreciation, amortisation, impairments, share-based payments, M&A transaction costs and provision for onerous lease contracts.

Depreciation, amortisation, and impairments in the second quarter of 2016 was €22.0 million, an increase of 12% from the second quarter of 2015 and a 3% increase from the first quarter of 2016.

Operating profit in the second quarter of 2016 was €23.5 million, a decrease of 38% from the second quarter of 2015 and 3% increase from the first quarter of 2016. Quarterly results in the second quarter 2015, first quarter 2016, and second quarter 2016 were impacted by M&A transaction related items. Excluding these items, underlying operating profit increased 16% over the second quarter of 2015.

Net finance costs for the second quarter of 2016 were €10.2 million, a 28% increase over both the second quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. On 14 April 2016, Interxion issued €150 million principal amount of 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 at an issue price of 104.50%.

Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2016 was €4.2 million, a 49% decrease compared to the second quarter of 2015 and a 10% decrease from the first quarter of 2016.

Net profit was €9.2 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 58% decrease over the second quarter of 2015 and a 10% decrease from the first quarter of 2016.

Adjusted net profit was €9.0 million in the second quarter of 2016, an 8% increase over the second quarter of 2015, and a 10% decrease from the first quarter of 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2016 was €47.3 million, a 13% increase over the second quarter of 2015 and a 3% increase over the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 45.5% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 44.0% in the second quarter of 2015 and 45.0% in the first quarter of 2016.

Cash generated from operations, defined as cash generated from operating activities before interest and corporate income tax payments and receipts, was €39.3 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared to €54.1 million in the second quarter of 2015, and €50.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.

Capital expenditures, including intangible assets, were €62.6 million in the second quarter of 2016 compared to €47.8 million in the second quarter of 2015 and €50.0 million in the first quarter of 2016.

Cash and cash equivalents were €193.5 million at 30 June 2016, compared to €58.6 million at year end 2015. Total borrowings, net of deferred revolving facility financing fees, were €739.1 million at 30 June 2016 compared to €555.1 million at year end 2015. As of 30 June 2016, the Company’s revolving credit facility was undrawn. Cash balances at 30 June 2016 reflect the receipt of net proceeds of approximately €155 million related to the Senior Secured Notes issuance completed on 14 April 2016.

Equipped space at the end of the second quarter of 2016 was 104,200 square metres compared to 98,300 square metres at the end of the second quarter of 2015 and 101,600 square metres at the end of the first quarter of 2016. Utilisation rate, the ratio of revenue-generating space to equipped space, was 78% at the end of the second quarter of 2016, compared with 78% at the end of the second quarter of 2015 and 79% at the end of the first quarter of 2016.

New expansion in Copenhagen (CPH2.2) announced today

Interxion is announcing today that it will expand its CPH2 data centre in Copenhagen by constructing an additional 600 square metres phase (“CPH2.2”) and adding over 1 MW of customer available power. CPH2.2 space capacity is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2017 and has been completely pre-sold. Capital expenditure associated with the incremental space and power for CPH2 is expected to be approximately €15 million.

Business Outlook

Interxion today reaffirms guidance for its revenue, adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures (including intangibles) for full year 2016:

Revenue €416 million – €431 million
Adjusted EBITDA €185 million – €195 million
Capital expenditures (including intangibles)

€200 million – €220 million

 

Conference Call to Discuss Results

Interxion will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET (1:30 pm BST, 2:30 pm CET) to discuss its Second Quarter 2016 results.

To participate on this call, U.S. callers may dial toll free 1-866-966-9439; callers outside the U.S. may dial direct +44 (0) 1452 555 566. The conference ID for this call is INXN. This event also will be webcast live over the Internet in listen-only mode at investors.interxion.com.

A replay of this call will be available shortly after the call concludes and will be available until 16 August 2016. To access the replay, U.S. callers may dial toll free 1-866-247-4222; callers outside the U.S. may dial direct +44 (0) 1452 550 000. The replay access number is 41849012.

Forward-looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from Interxion’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the difficulty of reducing operating expenses in the short term, the inability to utilise the capacity of newly planned data centres and data centre expansions, significant competition, the cost and supply of electrical power, data centre industry over-capacity, performance under service level agreements, certain other risks detailed herein and other risks described from time to time in Interxion’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Interxion does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this report.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

Included in these materials are certain non-IFRS financial measures, which are measures of our financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS, within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. These measures are as follows: (i) EBITDA; (ii) adjusted EBITDA; (iii) recurring revenue, (iv) adjusted net profit; (v) adjusted basic earnings per share and (vi) adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Other companies may present EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, recurring revenue, adjusted net profit, adjusted basic earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share differently than we do. Each of these measures are not measures of financial performance under IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to operating profit or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to Profit for the period attributable to shareholders (“net profit”) as indicators of our operating performance or any other measure of performance implemented in accordance with IFRS.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Recurring revenue

We define EBITDA as net profit plus income tax expense, net finance expense, depreciation, amortisation and impairment of assets.

We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted for the following items, which may occur in any period, and which management believes are not representative of our operating performance:

  • Share-based payments – the fair value at the date of grant to employees of share options, is recognised as an employee expense over the vesting period. We believe that this expense does not represent our operating performance.
  • Income or expense related to the evaluation and execution of potential mergers or acquisitions (“M&A”) – under IFRS, gains and losses associated with M&A activity are recognised in the period incurred. We exclude these effects because we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing operating performance.
  • Adjustments related to terminated and unused datacentre sites – these gains and losses relate to historical leases entered into for certain brownfield sites, with the intention of developing datacentres, which were never developed and for which management has no intention of developing into data centres. We believe the impact of gains and losses related to unused data centres are not reflective of our business activities and our ongoing operating performance.

In certain circumstances, we may also adjust for gains or losses that management believes are not representative of our current ongoing performance. Examples of this would include: adjusting for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle or estimate, impairment losses, litigation gains and losses or windfall gains and losses.

Recurring revenue comprises revenue that is incurred monthly from colocation, connectivity and associated power charges, office space, amortized set-up fees and certain recurring managed services (but excluding any ad hoc managed services) provided by us directly or through third parties. Rents received for the sublease of unused sites are excluded.

We believe EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operational performance because it helps us and our investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of the business after removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortisation). Management believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA, when combined with the primary IFRS presentation of net profit provides a more complete analysis of our operating performance. Management also believes the use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA facilitates comparisons between us and other data centre operators and other data centre operators that are REITs and other infrastructure based businesses. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are also relevant measures used in the financial covenants of our €100 million revolving facility and our 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. We also present recurring revenue as we believe it assists investors understand our operating performance.

A reconciliation from net profit to EBITDA and EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA is provided in the tables attached to this press release.

Adjusted net profit, adjusted basic earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share

We define adjusted net profit as net profit adjusted for the following items and the related income tax effect, which may occur in any period, and which management believes are not reflective of our operating performance:

  • Income or expense related to the evaluation and execution of potential Mergers or Acquisitions (“M&A”) – under IFRS, gains and losses associated with M&A activity are recognised in the period incurred. We exclude these effects because we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing operating performance.
  • Adjustments related to provisions – these adjustments are made for adjustments in provisions that are not reflective of the ongoing operating performance of Interxion. These adjustments may include changes in provisions for onerous lease contracts.
  • Adjustments related to capitalised interest – Under IFRS we are required to calculate and capitalise interest allocated to the investment in data centres and exclude it from net profit. We believe that reversing the impact of capitalised interest provides information about the impact of the total interest costs and facilitates comparisons with other data centre operators.

In certain circumstances, we may also adjust for gains or losses that management believes are not representative of our current ongoing performance. Examples of this would include: adjusting for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle or estimate, impairment losses, litigation gains and losses or windfall gains and losses.

Management believe that the exclusion of certain items listed above, provides useful supplemental information to net profit to aid investors in evaluating the operating performance of our business and to aid investors compare our operating performance with other data centre operators and infrastructure companies. We believe the presentation of adjusted net profit, when combined with net income (loss) prepared in accordance with IFRS is beneficial to a complete understanding of our performance.

Adjusted basic earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share amounts are determined on adjusted net profit.

Interxion does not provide forward-looking estimates of net profit, operating profit, depreciation, amortisation, and impairments, share-based payments, M&A transaction costs or increase/decrease in provision for onerous lease contracts, and income from sub-leases of unused data centre sites, which it uses to reconcile to adjusted EBITDA. The Company is, therefore, unable to provide forward-looking reconciling information for adjusted EBITDA.

A reconciliation from net profit to adjusted net profit is provided in the tables attached to this press release.

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This announcement contains inside information under Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (16 April 2014).

1Recurring revenue is revenue that is incurred from colocation and associated power charges, office space, amortised set-up fees, cross-connects and certain recurring managed services (but excluding any ad hoc managed services) provided by us directly or through third parties. Rents received for the sublease of unused sites are excluded.

2Adjusted net profit and adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS figures intended to adjust for certain items and are not measures of financial performance under IFRS. Full definitions can be found in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section later in this press release. Reconciliations of net profit to adjusted EBITDA and net profit to adjusted net profit can be found in the financial tables later in this press release.

3Capital expenditures, including intangible assets, represent payments to acquire property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets, as recorded in the consolidated statement of cash flows as "Purchase of property, plant and equipment" and "Purchase of intangible assets", respectively.

About Interxion

Interxion (NYSE: INXN) is a leading provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data centre services in Europe, serving a wide range of customers through more than 50 data centres in 11 European countries. Interxion’s uniformly designed, energy efficient data centres offer customers extensive security and uptime for their mission-critical applications.

With over 700 connectivity providers, 21 European Internet exchanges, and most leading cloud and digital media platforms across its footprint, Interxion has created connectivity, cloud, content and finance hubs that foster growing customer communities of interest.  For more information, please visit www.interxion.com.