Interxion Reports First Quarter 2014 Results

Interxion Holding NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier and cloud neutral colocation data centre services, today announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2014.

“Interxion posted solid financial and operational results in the first quarter. The strong order momentum experienced towards the end of last year has continued into 2014, as cloud infrastructure providers prepare for European enterprises migrating to the cloud,” said Interxion Chief Executive Officer, David Ruberg. “Our focus on attracting these magnetic customers as catalysts for our communities of interest has resulted in significant customer orders that underlie approximately 70% of Interxion’s capital expenditures in 2014. These expansion projects are scheduled to open in late 2014 and in 2015.”

Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased by 8% to €80.6 million (Q1 2013: €74.4 million).
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 9% to €34.5 million (Q1 2013: €31.7 million).
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 42.9% (Q1 2013: 42.6%).
  • Net profit increased to €10.4 million (Q1 2013: €7.0 million).
  • Capital expenditure, including intangible assets, was €57.0 million.
  • Subsequent to the quarter end, Interxion issued €150 million of 6% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 at 106.75.

Operating Highlights

  • New data centres opened in Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
  • Expansion projects were completed in Brussels and Stockholm.
  • Other expansion projects remain on schedule.
  • Equipped Space increased by 2,800 square metres to 82,900 square metres.
  • Revenue Generating Space increased by 1,700 square metres to 61,400 square metres.
  • Utilisation Rate at the end of the quarter was 74%.

Quarterly Review

Revenue in the first quarter of 2014 was €80.6 million, an 8% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 3% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Recurring revenue was €75.9 million, a 7% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 2% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013.

Cost of sales in the first quarter of 2014 was €32.6 million, a 10% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 4% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013.

Gross profit was €48.0 million in the first quarter of 2014, a 7% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 3% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2014 was 59.6%, compared with 60.2% in the first quarter of 2013 and 59.9% in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Sales and marketing costs in the first quarter of 2014 were €5.9 million, a 7% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and an 8% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2013.

General and administrative costs1 in the first quarter of 2014 were €7.6 million, a slight increase compared with the first quarter of 2013 and a 14% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Depreciation and amortisation in the first quarter of 2014 was €14.0 million, a slight decrease compared with the first quarter of 2013 and a 3% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013.

Net financing costs in the first quarter of 2014 were €5.4 million, a 16% decrease compared with the first quarter of 2013 and a 3% decrease over the fourth quarter of 2013.

Income tax expense was €4.2 million in the first quarter of 2014, a 26% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 16% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013. The underlying effective tax rate for the quarter was 29% compared with 32% in the same period last year.

Net profit was €10.4 million in the first quarter of 2014, a 49% increase over the first quarter 2013 and a 6% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Earnings per share was €0.15 on a weighted average of 69.6 million diluted shares in the first quarter of 2014. This result compares with earnings per share of €0.10 on a weighted average of 69.1 million diluted shares in the first quarter of 2013, and earnings per share of €0.14 on a weighted average of 69.5 million diluted shares in the fourth quarter of 2013. Adjusted diluted earnings per share2 for the first quarter of 2014 was €0.14, compared with €0.09 for the first quarter of 2013.

Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2014 was €34.5 million, a 9% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 2% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 42.9%, compared with 42.6% in the first quarter of 2013 and 43.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Cash generated from operations, defined as cash generated from operating activities before interest and corporate income tax payments and receipts, was €34.3 million in the first quarter of 2014, a 45% increase over the first quarter of 2013 and a 49% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. Capital expenditure, including intangible assets, was €57.0 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared to €32.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 and €55.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Cash and cash equivalents were €41.9 million at 31 March 2014, down from €45.7 million at year-end 2013. Total borrowings were €392.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2014, including a balance of €30.0 million on the company’s revolving credit facility, compared with total borrowings of €362.7 million at the end of 2013.

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Interxion completed a transaction which resulted in the company adding a further €150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, issued at 106.75 and resulting in estimated net cash proceeds of €158.1 million. In connection with this transaction, the Company terminated its €100 million senior secured credit facility, which it entered into on 14 April 2014.

Equipped Space at the end of the first quarter of 2014 was 82,900 square metres, compared with 78,100 square metres at the end of the first quarter of 2013 and 80,100 square metres at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue Generating Space at the end of the first quarter of 2014 was 61,400 square metres, compared with 57,000 square metres at the end of the first quarter of 2013 and 59,700 square metres at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013. Utilisation Rate, the ratio of Revenue Generating Space to Equipped Space, was 74% at the end of the first quarter of 2014, compared with 73% at the end of the first quarter of 2013 and 75% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.

Business Outlook

Interxion today reaffirmed its guidance for 2014:

Revenue €334 million - €344 million
Adjusted EBITDA €145 million - €152 million
Capital expenditure (including intangibles) €175 million - €200 million

Conference Call to Discuss Results

The Company will host a conference call today at 8:30am EDT (1:30pm BST and 2:30pm CET) to discuss the 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 27524174. 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 14 May 2014. 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 27524174.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the difficulty of reducing operating expenses in the short term, 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, and other risks described from time to time in Interxion's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Interxion does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

Use of Non-IFRS Information

EBITDA is defined as operating profit plus depreciation, amortisation and impairment of assets. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to exclude share-based payments, increase/decrease in provision for onerous lease contracts, and income from sub-leases on unused data centre sites. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as additional information because we understand that they are measures used by certain investors and because they are used in our financial covenants in our €100 million revolving credit facility and €475 million 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020. However, other companies may present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin differently than we do. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin 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 net income as indicators of our operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with IFRS.

A reconciliation from Net profit to EBITDA and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA is provided in the notes to our consolidated income statement included elsewhere in this press release.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share amounts are determined on Adjusted Net Profit3. A reconciliation from reported Net Profit to Adjusted Net Profit is included elsewhere in this press release.

Interxion does not provide forward-looking estimates of Net profit, Operating profit, depreciation, amortisation, and impairments, share-based payments, or increase/decrease in provision for onerous lease contracts, and income from sub-leases on 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.

About Interxion

Interxion (NYSE: INXN) is a leading provider of cloud and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services in Europe, serving a wide range of customers through 37 data centres in 11 European countries. Interxion’s data centres offer customers extensive security and uptime for their mission-critical applications. With connectivity provided by over 500 connectivity providers and 20 European Internet exchanges across its footprint, Interxion has created cloud, content, finance and connectivity hubs that foster growing customer communities of interest. For more information, please visit www.interxion.com.

1 Excluding depreciation, amortisation, impairments, increase/(decrease) in provision for onerous lease contracts, and share-based payments.

2 Diluted earnings per share adjusted for capitalised interest after tax.

3 We define Adjusted Net Profit as net profit/loss excluding the impact of the refinancing charges, deferred tax adjustments, Dutch crisis tax, adjustments to onerous leases, capitalised interest, and the related corporate income tax effect.

INTERXION HOLDING NV
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
(in €'000 ― except per share data and where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2014 2013
Revenue80,61074,379
Cost of sales (32,578 ) (29,615 )
Gross profit48,03244,764
Other income 60 123
Sales and marketing costs (5,880 ) (5,495 )
General and administrative costs (22,231 ) (22,616 )
Operating profit19,98116,776
Net finance expense (5,401 ) (6,451 )
Profit before taxation14,58010,325
Income tax expense (4,221 ) (3,355 )
Net profit10,3596,970
Basic earnings per share: (€)0.150.10
Diluted earnings per share: (€)0.150.10
Number of shares outstanding at the end of the period (shares in thousands) 68,898 68,411
Weighted average number of shares for Basic EPS (shares in thousands) 68,871 68,225
Weighted average number of shares for Diluted EPS (shares in thousands) 69,619 69,109
As at
31 Mar 31 Mar

Capacity metrics

2014 2013
Equipped space (in square meters) 82,900 78,100
Revenue generating space (in square meters) 61,400 57,000
Utilisation rate 74 % 73 %
INTERXION HOLDING NV
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT: SEGMENT INFORMATION
(in €'000 ― except where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2014 2013

Consolidated

Recurring revenue 75,871 70,956
Non-recurring revenue 4,739 3,423
Revenue80,61074,379
Adjusted EBITDA34,54531,673
Gross margin59.6%60.2%
Adjusted EBITDA margin42.9%42.6%
Total assets 941,658 822,527
Total liabilities 542,343 439,639
Capital expenditure, including intangible assets (i) (57,005 ) (32,789 )

France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

Recurring revenue 47,640 44,448
Non-recurring revenue 3,132 2,138
Revenue50,77246,586
Adjusted EBITDA27,29425,167
Gross margin61.8%63.2%
Adjusted EBITDA margin53.8%54.0%
Total assets 645,929 550,804
Total liabilities 138,082 127,036
Capital expenditure, including intangible assets (i) (43,592 ) (20,693 )

Rest of Europe

Recurring revenue 28,231 26,508
Non-recurring revenue 1,607 1,285
Revenue29,83827,793
Adjusted EBITDA15,79814,464
Gross margin62.2%61.3%
Adjusted EBITDA margin52.9%52.0%
Total assets 237,874 202,046
Total liabilities 43,981 41,166
Capital expenditure, including intangible assets (i) (12,683 ) (11,249 )

Corporate and other

Adjusted EBITDA(8,547)(7,958)
Total assets 57,855 69,677
Total liabilities 360,280 271,437

Capital expenditure, including intangible assets (i)

(730 ) (847 )

(i) Capital expenditure, including intangible assets, represents 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.

INTERXION HOLDING NV
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT: ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
(in €'000 ― except where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2014 2013

Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA

Consolidated

Net profit10,3596,970
Income tax expense 4,221 3,355
Profit before taxation14,58010,325
Net finance expense 5,401 6,451
Operating profit19,98116,776
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 13,981 14,011
EBITDA33,96230,787
Share-based payments 643 1,009
Income from sub-leases on unused data centre sites (60 ) (123 )
Adjusted EBITDA34,54531,673

France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

Operating profit18,28415,912
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 8,919 9,123
EBITDA27,20325,035
Share-based payments 151 255
Income from sub-leases on unused data centre sites (60 ) (123 )
Adjusted EBITDA27,29425,167

Rest of Europe

Operating profit

11,468

10,175
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments

4,280

4,183

EBITDA

15,748

14,358
Share-based payments

50

106
Adjusted EBITDA

15,798

14,464

Corporate and Other

Operating profit/(loss)

(9,771)

(9,311)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments

782

705
EBITDA

(8,989)

(8,606)
Share-based payments

442

648
Adjusted EBITDA

(8,547)

(7,958)
INTERXION HOLDING NV
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in €'000 ― except where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
As at
31 Mar 31 Dec
2014 2013
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 745,554 698,748
Intangible assets 17,877 17,878
Deferred tax assets 33,137 34,446
Financial assets 774 774
Other non-current assets 4,808 16,536
802,150768,382
Current assets
Trade and other current assets 97,569 96,703
Cash and cash equivalents 41,939 45,690
139,508142,393
Total assets941,658910,775
Shareholders’ equity
Share capital 6,890 6,887
Share premium 486,130 485,347
Foreign currency translation reserve 7,120 6,757
Hedging reserve, net of tax (35 ) 60
Accumulated deficit (100,790 ) (111,149 )
399,315387,902
Non-current liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities 11,648 11,537
Deferred tax liabilities 4,926 4,147
Provision for onerous lease contracts 4,042 4,855
Borrowings 362,352 362,209
382,968382,748
Current liabilities
Trade payables and other liabilities 119,621 132,093
Income tax liabilities 3,902 2,229
Provision for onerous lease contracts 4,084 4,020
Borrowings 31,768 1,783
159,375140,125
Total liabilities542,343522,873
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity941,658910,775
INTERXION HOLDING NV
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET: BORROWINGS
(in €'000 ― except where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
As at
31 Mar 31 Dec
2014 2013

Borrowings net of cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents (ii)41,93945,690
6.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (iii) 317,847 317,610
Mortgages 24,115 24,257
Financial leases 20,553 20,520
Revolving credit facility 30,000 -
Other borrowings 1,605 1,605
Borrowings excluding Revolving Credit Facility deferred financing costs394,120363,992
Revolving credit facility deferred financing costs (iv) (1,189 ) (1,258 )
Total borrowings392,931362,734
Borrowings net of cash and cash equivalents350,992317,044

(ii) Cash and cash equivalents include €4.1 million as of 31 March 2014 and €4.1 million as of 31 December 2013, which is restricted and held as collateral to support the issuance of bank guarantees on behalf of a number of subsidiary companies.

(iii) €325 million 6.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 are shown after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, offering fees and expenses. On 29 April 2014, the Company completed the issuance of €150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the “Additional Notes”). The estimated net proceeds of the offering amount to €158.1 million.

(iv) Deferred financing costs of €1.2 million as of 31 March 2014 were incurred in connection with the €100 million revolving facility.
INTERXION HOLDING NV
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in €'000 ― except where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2014 2013
Profit for the period 10,359 6,970
Depreciation, amortisation and impairments 13,981 14,011
Provision for onerous lease contracts (819 ) (826 )
Share-based payments 643 1,009
Net finance expense 5,401 6,451
Income tax expense 4,221 3,355
33,786 30,970
Movements in trade and other current assets (800 ) (6,787 )
Movements in trade and other liabilities 1,306 (588 )
Cash generated from operations34,29223,595
Interest and fees paid (v) (10,826 ) (10,031 )
Interest received 67 285
Income tax paid (358 ) (436 )
Net cash flows from operating activities23,17513,413
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (56,391 ) (30,920 )
Purchase of intangible assets (614 ) (1,869 )
Net cash flows from investing activities(57,005)(32,789)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercised options 256 1,611
Proceeds from mortgages - 9,621
Repayment of mortgages (167 ) -

Proceeds from Revolving Facility

30,000 -
Repayment of other borrowings (11 ) (13 )
Net cash flows from financing activities30,07811,219
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 1 (9 )
Net movement in cash and cash equivalents(3,751)(8,166)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 45,690 68,692
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period41,93960,526

(v) Interest paid is reported net of cash interest capitalised, which is reported as part of “Purchase of property, plant and equipment."

INTERXION HOLDING NV
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT: ADJUSTED NET PROFIT RECONCILIATION
(in € millions ― except per share data and where stated otherwise)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
31 Mar 31 Mar
2014 2013
Net profit - as reported10.4 7.0
Reverse
- Interest Capitalised (0.8 ) (0.7 )
(0.8 ) (0.7 )
Tax effect of above add backs & reversals 0.2 0.2
Adjusted Net profit9.86.5
Reported Basic EPS: (€) 0.15 0.10
Reported Diluted EPS: (€) 0.15 0.10
Adjusted Basic EPS: (€) 0.14 0.10
Adjusted Diluted EPS: (€) 0.14 0.09
INTERXION HOLDING NV
Status of Announced Expansion Projects as at 7 May 2014
with Target Open Dates in 2014 & 2015

Equipped

CAPEX (a, b)

Space (a)

MarketProject(€million)(sqm)Target Opening Dates
Amsterdam AMS 7: Phases 1 - 6 New Build 115 7,300 1Q 2014 - 1H 2015 (c)
Brussels BRU 1: Phase 5 Expansion 2 300 1Q 2014 (fully opened)
Frankfurt FRA 8: Phases 1 - 4 New Build 67 3,600 2Q 2014 - 1H 2015 (d)
Frankfurt FRA 9: Phase 1 New Build 13 800 1Q 2014 (fully opened)
Stockholm STO 2: Phase 2 Expansion 6 500 1Q 2014 (fully opened)
Stockholm STO 3: New Build 12 900 4Q 2014
Vienna VIE 2: Phases 1 - 2 New Build 25 1,200 4Q 2014 - 1H 2015 (e)
Total€ 24014,600
(a) CAPEX and Equipped Space are approximate and may change.
(b) CAPEX reflects the total spend for the projects listed at full power and capacity and the amounts shown in the table above may be invested over the duration of more than one fiscal year.
(c) Phase 1 (1,100 sqm) became operational in 1Q 2014; phase 2 (1,000 sqm) is scheduled to be operational in 3Q 2014; phase 3 (1,300 sqm) is scheduled for 4Q 2014; phase 4 (1,300 sqm) is scheduled for 1Q 2015; phases 5 and 6 (1,300 sqm each) are scheduled for 1H 2015.
(d) Phase 1 (900 sqm) became operational in the second quarter of 2014; phase 2 (900 sqm) is scheduled to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2014; phases 3 and 4 (900 sqm each) are scheduled for 1H 2015.
(e) Phase 1 (600 sqm) is scheduled to be operational in 4Q 2014; phase 2 (600 sqm) is scheduled to be operational in 1H 2015.

Contacts:

Interxion
Jim Huseby, +1-813-644-9399
Investor Relations
IR@interxion.com

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