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American Tower (NYSE: AMT) reported solid financial results for Q4 and full year 2024, with AFFO per Share growth meeting long-term targets. CEO Steven Vondran highlighted accelerating activity throughout the year, driven by mid-band deployments in the U.S. and Europe, 4G densification and early 5G upgrades in emerging markets, and strong leasing performance at CoreSite.

The company completed previously announced sales of its subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand for approximately $77.6 million. Additionally, AMT received government approval to sell a South African subsidiary holding fiber assets for approximately $132.7 million, expected to close in Q1 2025.

As of December 31, 2024, AMT maintained a strong financial position with approximately $12.0 billion in total liquidity and a Net Leverage Ratio of 5.1x. In November 2024, the company issued $1.2 billion in senior unsecured notes to repay existing debt. AMT also provided its full year 2025 outlook, noting estimated negative impacts from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) ha riportato risultati finanziari solidi per il quarto trimestre e l'intero anno 2024, con una crescita dell'AFFO per azione che ha raggiunto gli obiettivi a lungo termine. Il CEO Steven Vondran ha evidenziato l'accelerazione delle attività durante l'anno, guidata da implementazioni mid-band negli Stati Uniti e in Europa, dalla densificazione del 4G e dai primi aggiornamenti del 5G nei mercati emergenti, e da una forte performance di leasing presso CoreSite.

L'azienda ha completato le vendite precedentemente annunciate delle sue filiali in Australia e Nuova Zelanda per circa 77,6 milioni di dollari. Inoltre, AMT ha ricevuto l'approvazione governativa per vendere una filiale sudafricana che detiene attivi in fibra per circa 132,7 milioni di dollari, prevista per la chiusura nel primo trimestre del 2025.

Al 31 dicembre 2024, AMT ha mantenuto una solida posizione finanziaria con circa 12,0 miliardi di dollari in liquidità totale e un rapporto di leva netta di 5,1x. A novembre 2024, l'azienda ha emesso 1,2 miliardi di dollari in note senior non garantite per ripagare debiti esistenti. AMT ha anche fornito le previsioni per l'intero anno 2025, notando impatti negativi stimati a causa delle fluttuazioni dei tassi di cambio delle valute estere.

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) reportó resultados financieros sólidos para el cuarto trimestre y el año completo 2024, con un crecimiento del AFFO por acción que cumplió con los objetivos a largo plazo. El CEO Steven Vondran destacó la aceleración de la actividad a lo largo del año, impulsada por despliegues de banda media en EE. UU. y Europa, la densificación del 4G y las primeras actualizaciones del 5G en mercados emergentes, y un fuerte rendimiento de arrendamiento en CoreSite.

La compañía completó las ventas previamente anunciadas de sus subsidiarias en Australia y Nueva Zelanda por aproximadamente 77,6 millones de dólares. Además, AMT recibió la aprobación gubernamental para vender una subsidiaria sudafricana que posee activos de fibra por aproximadamente 132,7 millones de dólares, que se espera cierre en el primer trimestre de 2025.

Al 31 de diciembre de 2024, AMT mantuvo una sólida posición financiera con aproximadamente 12,0 mil millones de dólares en liquidez total y una relación de apalancamiento neto de 5,1x. En noviembre de 2024, la compañía emitió 1,2 mil millones de dólares en notas senior no garantizadas para pagar deudas existentes. AMT también proporcionó su perspectiva para el año completo 2025, señalando impactos negativos estimados debido a las fluctuaciones en las tasas de cambio de divisas.

아메리칸 타워(NYSE: AMT)는 2024년 4분기 및 전체 연도에 대한 견고한 재무 실적을 보고했으며, 주당 AFFO 성장률이 장기 목표를 충족했습니다. CEO 스티븐 본드란은 미국과 유럽의 중대역 배치, 4G 밀집화 및 신흥 시장에서의 초기 5G 업그레이드에 의해 주도된 연중 가속화된 활동을 강조했습니다. 또한 CoreSite에서의 강력한 임대 성과도 주목할 만합니다.

회사는 호주와 뉴질랜드에 있는 자회사의 판매를 약 7760만 달러에 완료했습니다. 또한 AMT는 약 1억 3270만 달러의 섬유 자산을 보유한 남아프리카 자회사를 판매하기 위한 정부 승인을 받았으며, 이는 2025년 1분기에 마감될 것으로 예상됩니다.

2024년 12월 31일 기준으로 AMT는 약 120억 달러의 총 유동성을 보유하고 있으며, 순 레버리지 비율은 5.1배입니다. 2024년 11월, 회사는 기존 부채를 상환하기 위해 12억 달러의 비담보 고급 채권을 발행했습니다. AMT는 또한 2025년 전체 연도 전망을 제공했으며, 외환 환율 변동으로 인한 예상되는 부정적인 영향을 언급했습니다.

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) a annoncé des résultats financiers solides pour le quatrième trimestre et l'année complète 2024, avec une croissance de l'AFFO par action atteignant les objectifs à long terme. Le PDG Steven Vondran a souligné l'accélération de l'activité tout au long de l'année, soutenue par des déploiements de bande intermédiaire aux États-Unis et en Europe, la densification du 4G et les premières mises à niveau du 5G sur les marchés émergents, ainsi qu'une forte performance locative chez CoreSite.

L'entreprise a finalisé les ventes de ses filiales en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande pour environ 77,6 millions de dollars. De plus, AMT a obtenu l'approbation du gouvernement pour vendre une filiale sud-africaine détenant des actifs en fibre pour environ 132,7 millions de dollars, dont la clôture est prévue pour le premier trimestre 2025.

Au 31 décembre 2024, AMT a maintenu une solide position financière avec environ 12,0 milliards de dollars de liquidités totales et un ratio d'endettement net de 5,1x. En novembre 2024, l'entreprise a émis 1,2 milliard de dollars en obligations senior non garanties pour rembourser des dettes existantes. AMT a également fourni ses prévisions pour l'année complète 2025, notant des impacts négatifs estimés dus aux fluctuations des taux de change des devises.

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) hat solide Finanzergebnisse für das vierte Quartal und das gesamte Jahr 2024 gemeldet, wobei das AFFO pro Aktie-Wachstum die langfristigen Ziele erreicht hat. CEO Steven Vondran hob die beschleunigte Aktivität im Laufe des Jahres hervor, die durch Mid-Band-Implementierungen in den USA und Europa, die Verdichtung von 4G und frühe 5G-Upgrades in Schwellenländern sowie durch starke Leasingleistungen bei CoreSite vorangetrieben wurde.

Das Unternehmen hat die zuvor angekündigten Verkäufe seiner Tochtergesellschaften in Australien und Neuseeland für etwa 77,6 Millionen Dollar abgeschlossen. Darüber hinaus erhielt AMT die Genehmigung der Regierung, eine südafrikanische Tochtergesellschaft, die Glasfaseranlagen hält, für etwa 132,7 Millionen Dollar zu verkaufen, die voraussichtlich im ersten Quartal 2025 abgeschlossen wird.

Zum 31. Dezember 2024 hielt AMT eine starke finanzielle Position mit etwa 12,0 Milliarden Dollar an Gesamtliquidität und einem Nettoverschuldungsverhältnis von 5,1x. Im November 2024 emittierte das Unternehmen 1,2 Milliarden Dollar an unbesicherten Senioranleihen zur Rückzahlung bestehender Schulden. AMT gab auch seinen Ausblick für das gesamte Jahr 2025 bekannt und wies auf geschätzte negative Auswirkungen durch Wechselkursänderungen hin.

Positive
  • Achieved AFFO per Share growth meeting long-term targets
  • Strong leasing performance at CoreSite
  • Completed sales of Australia and New Zealand subsidiaries for $77.6 million
  • Secured approval to sell South African fiber assets for ~$132.7 million
  • Maintained strong liquidity position of $12.0 billion
  • Successfully issued $1.2 billion in senior unsecured notes
Negative
  • Net Leverage Ratio at 5.1x
  • Facing challenging macroeconomic environment
  • Expected negative impact from currency fluctuations of ~$229 million on property revenue
  • Expected negative impact from currency fluctuations of ~$152 million on Adjusted EBITDA
  • Expected negative impact from currency fluctuations of ~$126 million on AFFO

Insights

American Tower's Q4 and full-year 2024 results demonstrate the company's resilience in navigating market challenges while positioning for future growth. The report lacks specific financial metrics for the reporting period, but highlights several strategic developments that warrant investor attention.

The company's operational performance aligns with management's previously communicated expectations of accelerating activity throughout 2024, particularly in three key areas: mid-band deployments in mature markets (U.S. and Europe), 4G densification with early 5G upgrades in emerging markets, and continued strong performance from CoreSite, their data center segment. This diversified growth profile provides AMT with multiple avenues for revenue expansion despite macroeconomic headwinds.

Portfolio optimization remains a central focus, evidenced by the $77.6 million divestiture of operations in Australia and New Zealand, and the pending $132.7 million sale of South African fiber assets. These moves reflect AMT's strategic shift toward markets with stronger growth potential and improved returns on capital, while generating proceeds that can be deployed toward debt reduction or higher-yielding opportunities.

The company's balance sheet metrics reveal a Net Leverage Ratio of 5.1x (net debt to Q4 annualized Adjusted EBITDA), which sits at the higher end of typical tower REIT leverage ranges. This leverage level, combined with $12 billion in total liquidity ($2 billion cash, $10 billion in available credit), provides AMT with significant financial flexibility to navigate market volatility while pursuing strategic initiatives. The November 2024 issuance of $1.2 billion in senior unsecured notes and January 2025 amendments to credit facilities further strengthen their debt maturity profile.

Looking ahead to 2025, currency headwinds present a notable challenge, with projected negative impacts of $229 million on property revenue, $152 million on Adjusted EBITDA, and $126 million on AFFO. These impacts are particularly significant in markets with volatile currencies like Argentina, Nigeria, and Colombia, highlighting the double-edged nature of AMT's geographic diversification strategy.

For investors, AMT's positioning remains compelling despite these challenges. The company's infrastructure assets continue to benefit from secular demand growth for mobile data, and their strategic focus on operational efficiency through globalization initiatives should help mitigate margin pressures. The exceptional performance noted at CoreSite also underscores the value of AMT's diversification into data centers, providing exposure to AI-driven infrastructure demand alongside traditional tower growth.

While currency volatility and elevated leverage warrant monitoring, AMT's fundamental business drivers remain intact, supporting management's confidence in delivering sustainable growth and returns over the long term.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT):

 

CONSOLIDATED HIGHLIGHTS(1)(2)

Fourth Quarter 2024

 

Full Year 2024

Total revenue increased 3.7% to $2,548 million

Total revenue increased 1.1% to $10,127 million

Total property revenue increased 2.0% to $2,484 million

Property revenue increased 0.7% to $9,934 million

Net income increased 9,151.9% to $1,231 million(3)(4)(5)

Net income increased 66.8% to $2,280 million(3)(4)(5)

Adjusted EBITDA increased 5.1% to $1,692 million

Adjusted EBITDA increased 1.9% to $6,812 million

Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders increased 1,348.3% to $1,230 million(3)(4)(5)

Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders increased 52.0% to $2,255 million(3)(4)(5)

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders increased 1.7% to $1,088 million

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders increased 7.0% to $4,934 million

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted, increased 10.7% to $1,088 million(6)

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted, increased 6.0% to $4,661 million(6)

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Steven Vondran, American Tower’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We posted another year of solid results at American Tower, delivering AFFO per Share growth supportive of our long-term target, while demonstrating effective execution of the strategic priorities I laid out a year ago. Our initial expectations for accelerating activity over the course of the year were validated, highlighted by mid-band deployments in the U.S. and Europe, 4G densification and early 5G upgrades in emerging markets, and another exceptional year of leasing at CoreSite. The contribution to the margin from these solid demand trends was further complemented by prudent cost controls and the successful execution of our globalization initiatives, driving added efficiency to the already attractive operating leverage inherent to our business.

While the macroeconomic environment remains challenging, demand for connectivity across our global platform continues unabated. The strategic steps we’ve taken to enhance the quality of our earnings through portfolio management, disciplined capital allocation and balance sheet strength, has us well positioned to navigate volatility and uncertainty, while meeting the critical needs of our customers. Taken altogether, our business today is better positioned to deliver durable, sustained growth and returns for our shareholders over the long-term.”

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING RESULTS OVERVIEW(1)(2)

American Tower generated the following operating results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 (all comparative information is presented against the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023).

($ in millions, except per share amounts.)

Q4 2024

Growth

Rate

FY 2024

Growth

Rate

Total revenue

$

2,548

 

3.7

%

$

10,127

 

1.1

%

Total property revenue

$

2,484

 

2.0

%

$

9,934

 

0.7

%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

$

102

 

5.7

%

$

438

 

6.1

%

Organic Tenant Billings Growth

$

90

 

5.0

%

$

381

 

5.3

%

Property Gross Margin

$

1,861

 

2.8

%

$

7,452

 

1.1

%

Property Gross Margin %

 

74.9

%

 

 

75.0

%

 

Net income(3)(4)(5)

$

1,231

 

9,151.9

%

$

2,280

 

66.8

%

Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders(3)(4)(5)

$

1,230

 

1,348.3

%

$

2,255

 

52.0

%

Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders per diluted share(3)(4)(5)

$

2.62

 

1,355.6

%

$

4.82

 

51.6

%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,692

 

5.1

%

$

6,812

 

1.9

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin %

 

66.4

%

 

 

67.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nareit Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to AMT common stockholders(4)

$

1,682

 

96.0

%

$

5,233

 

13.5

%

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders

$

1,088

 

1.7

%

$

4,934

 

7.0

%

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share

$

2.32

 

1.3

%

$

10.54

 

6.8

%

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted(6)

$

1,088

 

10.7

%

$

4,661

 

6.0

%

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share, as adjusted(6)

$

2.32

 

10.5

%

$

9.96

 

5.8

%

Cash provided by operating activities

$

1,199

 

5.0

%

$

5,291

 

12.0

%

Less: total cash capital expenditures(7)

$

453

 

(14.8

)%

$

1,616

 

(11.7

)%

Free Cash Flow

$

746

 

22.2

%

$

3,675

 

27.0

%

____________

(1)

On September 12, 2024, American Tower Corporation (the “Company” or “American Tower”) completed the sale of 100% of the equity interests in its operations in India (“ATC TIPL” or “ATC India”) to Data Infrastructure Trust, an Infrastructure Investment Trust sponsored by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management (the “ATC TIPL Transaction”). The ATC TIPL Transaction qualified for presentation as discontinued operations. Prior to the divestiture and classification as discontinued operations, ATC TIPL’s operating results were included within the Asia-Pacific property segment. Accordingly, the operating results of ATC TIPL are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Please refer to the footnotes and definitions in this release regarding treatment of discontinued operations.

(2)

Results for total revenue, total property revenue, total Tenant Billings Growth, Organic Tenant Billings Growth, Property Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted, and AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share, as adjusted, exclude the impacts associated with discontinued operations related to the ATC TIPL Transaction. Net income, Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders, Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders per diluted share, Nareit Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to AMT common stockholders, AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share, Cash provided by operating activities, total cash capital expenditures and Free Cash Flow include the impacts associated with discontinued operations related to the ATC TIPL Transaction.

(3)

Q4 2024 and FY 2024 growth rates positively impacted by the Company’s extension of the estimated useful lives of its tower assets and the estimated settlement dates for its asset retirement obligations, which the Company estimates resulted in a decrease of approximately $730 million in depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease of approximately $75 million in accretion expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. Such decreases were relatively evenly distributed by quarter throughout 2024.

(4)

Q4 2024 and FY 2024 growth rates impacted by foreign currency gains of approximately $539.7 million and $308.3 million, respectively, in the current periods as compared to foreign currency losses of approximately $(377.7) million and $(330.6) million, respectively, in the prior-year periods.

(5)

FY 2024 growth rates were impacted by a loss on the sale of ATC TIPL of $1.2 billion in the current-year period, which primarily included the reclassification of the Company’s cumulative translation adjustment in India upon exiting the market of $1.1 billion. The loss on sale of ATC TIPL is included in Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes in the consolidated statements of operations. Q4 and FY 2024 growth rates were also impacted by impairment charges, including goodwill impairments, of $205.3 and $604.4 million recognized in the prior-year periods, respectively.

(6)

Represents AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continuing operations adjusted for a full period of interest expense savings associated with the use of approximately $2.0 billion of proceeds from the ATC TIPL Transaction to pay down existing indebtedness under the 2021 Multicurrency Credit Facility (as defined below), at the applicable historical borrowing cost for the respective period. No additional adjustments are required related to the repayment of approximately $120 million under the Company’s unsecured term loan in India, as amended in January 2024 (the “India Term Loan”), as the historical interest expense associated with the India Term Loan is already considered as part of AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from discontinued operations when deriving AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continued operations.

(7)

Q4 2024 and FY 2024 cash capital expenditures include $9.5 million and $37.4 million, respectively, of finance lease and perpetual land easement payments reported in cash flows from financing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Please refer to “Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures” below for definitions and other information regarding the Company’s use of non-GAAP measures. For financial information and reconciliations to GAAP measures, please refer to the “Unaudited Selected Consolidated Financial Information” below.

CAPITAL ALLOCATION OVERVIEW

Distributions – During the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, the Company declared the following regular cash distributions to its common stockholders:

Common Stock Distributions

Q4 2024(1)

FY 2024

Distributions per share

$

1.62

 

$

6.48

 

Aggregate amount (in millions)

$

757.1

 

$

3,027.3

 

Year-over-year per share growth

 

(4.7

)%

 

0.5

%

_____________

(1)

The distribution declared on December 5, 2024 was paid on February 3, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 27, 2024.

Capital Expenditures During the fourth quarter of 2024, total capital expenditures were approximately $453 million, of which $74 million was for non-discretionary capital improvements and corporate capital expenditures. For the full year 2024, total capital expenditures were approximately $1.6 billion, of which $189 million was for non-discretionary capital improvements and corporate capital expenditures. For additional capital expenditure details, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

Other Events – During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company completed the previously announced sales of 100% of its ownership interests of its subsidiaries in Australia and New Zealand for total aggregate consideration of approximately $77.6 million.

The Company entered into an agreement, which received government approval on February 13, 2025, pursuant to which it expects to sell one of its subsidiaries in South Africa that holds fiber assets for total aggregate consideration of 2.5 billion South African Rand (approximately $132.7 million) subject to certain adjustments. The Company expects to complete the sale during the first quarter of 2025.

LEVERAGE AND FINANCING OVERVIEW

Leverage For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s Net Leverage Ratio was 5.1x net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) to fourth quarter 2024 annualized Adjusted EBITDA.

Calculation of Net Leverage Ratio

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

As of December 31, 2024

Total debt

$

36,502

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,000

Net Debt

$

34,502

Divided By: Fourth quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 

6,768

Net Leverage Ratio

5.1x

_____________

(1)

Q4 2024 Adjusted EBITDA multiplied by four.

Liquidity and Financing Activities As of December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $12.0 billion of total liquidity, consisting of approximately $2.0 billion in cash and cash equivalents plus the ability to borrow an aggregate of approximately $10.0 billion under its revolving credit facilities, net of any outstanding letters of credit.

On November 21, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of $1.2 billion in senior unsecured notes. The net proceeds of the offering were used to repay existing indebtedness under its $6.0 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility, as amended and restated in December 2021, as further amended (the “2021 Multicurrency Credit Facility”), and its $4.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility, as amended and restated in December 2021, as further amended (the “2021 Credit Facility”).

On January 28, 2025, the Company amended the 2021 Multicurrency Credit Facility, the 2021 Credit Facility and its $1.0 billion term loan, as amended and restated in December 2021, as further amended (collectively, the “Loans”), to, among other things, extend the maturity dates under the Loans, and to update the Applicable Margins (as defined in the loan agreements) thereunder.

FULL YEAR 2025 OUTLOOK

The following full year 2025 estimates are based on a number of assumptions that management believes to be reasonable and reflect the Company’s expectations as of February 25, 2025. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates as a result of various factors, and the Company refers you to the cautionary language regarding “forward-looking statements” included in this press release when considering this information.

The Company’s outlook is based on the following average foreign currency exchange rates to 1.00 U.S. Dollar for February 25, 2025 through December 31, 2025: (a) 1,202 Argentinean Pesos; (b) 124.10 Bangladeshi Taka; (c) 5.90 Brazilian Reais; (d) 1.44 Canadian Dollars; (e) 1,000 Chilean Pesos; (f) 4,410 Colombian Pesos; (g) 0.97 Euros; (h) 15.50 Ghanaian Cedis; (i) 131 Kenyan Shillings; (j) 20.90 Mexican Pesos; (k) 1,620 Nigerian Naira; (l) 7,900 Paraguayan Guarani; (m) 3.75 Peruvian Soles; (n) 59.60 Philippine Pesos; (o) 18.75 South African Rand; (p) 3,720 Ugandan Shillings; and (q) 630 West African CFA Francs.

The Company’s outlook reflects estimated negative impacts of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations to total property revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders of approximately $229 million, $152 million and $126 million, respectively, relative to the Company’s 2024 results. 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.

The Company’s 2024 results, for the purposes of the growth rates described below, are presented on a continuing operations basis, with the exception of Net Income, Net Income attributable to AMT common stockholders, AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders and AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share.

Additional information pertaining to the impact of foreign currency and Secured Overnight Financing Rate fluctuations on the Company’s outlook has been provided in the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

2025 Outlook: ($ in millions, except per share amounts.)

Full Year 2025

Midpoint

Growth Rates

vs. Prior Year

Midpoint

Growth Rates

vs. Prior Year,

As Adjusted

Total property revenue(1)(2)

$

9,920

to

$

10,070

0.6

%

N/A

 

Net income

 

2,930

to

 

3,020

30.5

%

N/A

 

Net income attributable to AMT common stockholders

 

2,960

to

 

3,050

33.3

%

N/A

 

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

 

6,855

to

 

6,925

1.1

%

N/A

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders

 

4,830

to

 

4,920

(1.2

)%

4.6

%

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share

$

10.31

to

$

10.50

(1.3

)%

4.4

%

____________

(1)

Includes U.S. & Canada segment property revenue of $5,190 million to $5,250 million, international property revenue of $3,705 million to $3,775 million and Data Centers segment property revenue of $1,025 million to $1,045 million, reflecting midpoint growth rates of (0.5)%, (0.6)% and 11.9%, respectively. The U.S. & Canada growth rate includes an estimated negative impact of approximately 4% associated with a decrease in non-cash straight-line revenue recognition. The international growth rate includes an estimated negative impact of over 6% from the translational effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. International property revenue reflects the Company’s Africa & APAC, Europe and Latin America segments. Data Centers segment property revenue reflects revenue from the Company’s data center facilities and related assets.

(2)

Property revenue growth rate includes an estimated negative impact of approximately 2% associated with straight-line revenue recognition.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA growth rate includes an estimated negative impact of approximately 3% associated with straight-line revenue recognition.

 

2025 Outlook for Total Property revenue, at the midpoint, includes the following components(1):

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

U.S. & Canada

Property(2)

International

Property(3)

Data Centers

Property(4)

Total Property

International pass-through revenue

N/A

$

1,020

N/A

$

1,020

Straight-line revenue

28

 

24

10

 

62

____________

(1)

For additional discussion regarding these components, please refer to “Revenue Components” below.

(2)

U.S. & Canada property revenue includes revenue from all assets in the United States and Canada, other than data center facilities and related assets.

(3)

International property revenue reflects the Company’s Africa & APAC, Europe and Latin America segments.

(4)

Data Centers property revenue reflects revenue from the Company’s data center facilities and related assets.

 

2025 Outlook for Total Tenant Billings Growth, at the midpoint, includes the following components(1):

(Totals may not add due to rounding.)

U.S. & Canada

Property

International

Property(2)

Total Property

Organic Tenant Billings

4.3%

~6%

~5%

New Site Tenant Billings

~0%

~1%

~0.5%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

4.3%

~7%

~5.5%

____________

(1)

For additional discussion regarding the component growth rates, please refer to “Revenue Components” below. Tenant Billings Growth is not applicable to the Data Centers segment. For additional details related to the Data Centers segment, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

(2)

International property Tenant Billings Growth reflects the Company’s Africa & APAC, Europe and Latin America segments.

 

Outlook for Capital Expenditures:

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

 

Full Year 2025

Discretionary capital projects(1)

$

880

to

$

910

Ground lease purchases

 

190

to

 

210

Start-up capital projects

 

50

to

 

70

Redevelopment

 

360

to

 

390

Capital improvement

 

145

to

 

155

Corporate

 

10

 

10

Total

$

1,635

to

$

1,745

____________

(1)

Includes the construction of 1,950 to 2,550 communications sites globally and $610 million of development spend in the Company’s Data Centers segment.

 

Reconciliation of Outlook for Adjusted EBITDA to Net income:

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

 

Full Year 2025

Net income

$

2,930

to

$

3,020

Interest expense

 

1,375

to

 

1,355

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

1,985

to

 

1,995

Income tax provision

 

345

to

 

335

Stock-based compensation expense

 

178

 

178

Other, including other operating expenses, interest income, (gain) loss on retirement of long-term obligations and other (income) expense

 

42

 

42

Adjusted EBITDA

$

6,855

to

$

6,925

 

Reconciliation of Outlook for AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders to Net income:

($ in millions, except share and per share data, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

 

Full Year 2025

Net income

$

2,930

 

to

$

3,020

 

Straight-line revenue

 

(62

)

 

(62

)

Straight-line expense

 

39

 

 

39

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

1,985

 

to

 

1,995

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

178

 

 

178

 

Deferred portion of income tax and other income tax adjustments

 

77

 

 

77

 

Other, including other operating expense, amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and premiums, (gain) loss on retirement of long-term obligations, other (income) expense and long-term deferred interest charges

 

203

 

 

203

 

Capital improvement capital expenditures

 

(145

)

to

 

(155

)

Corporate capital expenditures

 

(10

)

 

(10

)

Adjustments and distributions for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests

 

(365

)

 

(365

)

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders

$

4,830

 

to

$

4,920

 

Divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

468,700

 

 

468,700

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share

$

10.31

 

to

$

10.50

 

 

Reconciliation of Outlook for EBITDA to AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders and AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share:

($ in millions, except share and per share data, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

 

Full Year 2025

Adjusted EBITDA

$

6,855

 

to

$

6,925

 

Straight-line revenue

 

(62

)

 

(62

)

Straight-line expense

 

39

 

 

39

 

Cash interest expense

 

(1,319

)

to

 

(1,299

)

Interest income

 

105

 

 

105

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

(268

)

to

 

(258

)

Capital improvement capital expenditures

 

(145

)

to

 

(155

)

Corporate capital expenditures

 

(10

)

 

(10

)

Adjustments and dividends from non-controlling interest

 

(365

)

 

(365

)

AFFO Attributable to Common Stockholders

$

4,830

 

to

$

4,920

 

Divided by weighted average shares outstanding

 

468,700

 

 

468,700

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share

$

10.31

 

to

$

10.50

 

Conference Call Information

American Tower will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 and its outlook for 2025. Supplemental materials for the call will be available on the Company’s website, www.americantower.com. The conference call dial-in numbers are as follows:

U.S./Canada dial-in: (877) 692-8955
International dial-in: (234) 720-6979
Passcode: 7716853

When available, a replay of the call can be accessed until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 11, 2025. The replay dial-in numbers are as follows:

U.S./Canada dial-in: (866) 207-1041
International dial-in: (402) 970-0847
Passcode: 6390626

American Tower will also sponsor a live simulcast and replay of the call on its website, www.americantower.com.

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of nearly 149,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities. For more information about American Tower, please visit the “Earnings Materials” and “Investor Presentations” sections of our investor relations hub at www.americantower.com.

Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures

In addition to the results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) provided throughout this press release, the Company has presented the following Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures: Segment Gross Margin, Segment Operating Profit, Segment Operating Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Nareit Funds From Operations (FFO) attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, as adjusted, AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share, AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share, as adjusted, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and Net Leverage Ratio. In addition, the Company presents: Tenant Billings, Tenant Billings Growth, Organic Tenant Billings Growth and New Site Tenant Billings Growth.

These measures are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Rather, they are presented as additional information because management believes they are useful indicators of the current financial performance of the Company's core businesses and are commonly used across its industry peer group. As outlined in detail below, the Company believes that these measures can assist in comparing company performance on a consistent basis irrespective of depreciation and amortization or capital structure, while also providing valuable incremental insight into the underlying operating trends of its business.

Depreciation and amortization can vary significantly among companies depending on accounting methods, particularly where acquisitions or non-operating factors, including historical cost basis, are involved. The Company's Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Revenue Components

In addition to reporting total revenue, the Company believes that providing transparency around the components of its revenue provides investors with insight into the indicators of the underlying demand for, and operating performance of, its real estate portfolio. Accordingly, the Company has provided disclosure of the following revenue components: (i) Tenant Billings, (ii) New Site Tenant Billings; (iii) Organic Tenant Billings; (iv) International pass-through revenue; (v) Straight-line revenue; (vi) Pre-paid amortization revenue; (vii) Foreign currency exchange impact; and (viii) Other revenue.

Tenant Billings: The majority of the Company’s revenue is generated from non-cancellable, long-term tenant leases. Revenue from Tenant Billings reflects several key aspects of the Company’s real estate business: (i) “colocations/amendments” reflects new tenant leases for space on existing sites and amendments to existing leases to add additional tenant equipment; (ii) “escalations” reflects contractual increases in billing rates, which are typically tied to fixed percentages or a variable percentage based on a consumer price index; (iii) “cancellations” reflects the impact of tenant lease terminations or non-renewals or, in limited circumstances, when the lease rates on existing leases are reduced; and (iv) “new sites” reflects the impact of new property construction and acquisitions.

New Site Tenant Billings: Day-one Tenant Billings associated with sites that have been built or acquired since the beginning of the prior-year period. Incremental colocations/amendments, escalations or cancellations that occur on these sites after the date of their addition to our portfolio are not included in New Site Tenant Billings. In certain cases, this could also include the net impact of certain divestitures. The Company believes providing New Site Tenant Billings enhances an investor’s ability to analyze the Company’s existing real estate portfolio growth as well as its development program growth, as the Company’s construction and acquisition activities can drive variability in growth rates from period to period.

Organic Tenant Billings: Tenant Billings on sites that the Company has owned since the beginning of the prior-year period, as well as Tenant Billings activity on new sites that occurred after the date of their addition to the Company’s portfolio.

International pass-through revenue: A portion of the Company’s pass-through revenue is based on power and fuel expense reimbursements and therefore subject to fluctuations in fuel prices. As a result, revenue growth rates may fluctuate depending on the market price for fuel in any given period, which is not representative of the Company’s real estate business and its economic exposure to power and fuel costs. Furthermore, this expense reimbursement mitigates the economic impact associated with fluctuations in operating expenses, such as power and fuel costs and land rents in certain of the Company’s markets. As a result, the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of pass-through revenue on certain revenue growth rates.

Straight-line revenue: Under GAAP, the Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract for certain of its tenant leases. Due to the Company’s significant base of non-cancellable, long-term tenant leases, this can result in significant fluctuations in growth rates upon tenant lease signings and renewals (typically increases), when amounts billed or received upfront upon these events are initially deferred. These signings and renewals are only a portion of the Company’s underlying business growth and can distort the underlying performance of our Tenant Billings Growth. As a result, the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of straight-line revenue on certain growth rates in revenue and select other measures.

Pre-paid amortization revenue: The Company recovers a portion of the costs it incurs for the redevelopment and development of its properties from its tenants. These upfront payments are then amortized over the initial term of the corresponding tenant lease. Given this amortization is not necessarily directly representative of underlying leasing activity on its real estate portfolio (i.e. does not have a renewal option or escalation as our tenant leases do), the Company believes that it is appropriate to provide insight into the impact of pre-paid amortization revenue on certain revenue growth rates to provide transparency into the underlying performance of our real estate business.

Foreign currency exchange impact: The majority of the Company’s international revenue and operating expenses are denominated in each country’s local currency. As a result, foreign currency fluctuations may distort the underlying performance of our real estate business from period to period, depending on the movement of foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar. The Company believes it is appropriate to quantify the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on its reported growth to provide transparency into the underlying performance of its real estate business.

Other revenue: Other revenue represents revenue not captured by the above listed items and can include items such as customer settlements, fiber solutions revenue and data centers revenue.

Non-GAAP and Defined Financial Measure Definitions

Adjusted EBITDA: Net income before Income (loss) from equity method investments; Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes; Income tax benefit (provision); Other income (expense); Gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations; Interest expense; Interest income; Other operating income (expense), including Goodwill impairment; Depreciation, amortization and accretion; and stock-based compensation expense. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the profitability of its operations while at the same time taking into account the central overhead expenses required to manage its global operations. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin: The percentage that results from dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders: Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders before (i) straight-line revenue and expense, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) the deferred portion of income tax and other income tax adjustments, (iv) non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion, (v) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and premiums and long-term deferred interest charges, (vi) other income (expense), (vii) gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, and (viii) other operating income (expense), less cash payments related to capital improvements and cash payments related to corporate capital expenditures and including adjustments and distributions for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests and adjustments for discontinued operations, which includes the impact of noncontrolling interests and discontinued operations on both Nareit FFO and the corresponding adjustments included in AFFO. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its assets by further adjusting the Nareit AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders metric to exclude the factors outlined above, which if unadjusted, may otherwise cause material fluctuations in Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders growth from period to period that would not be representative of the underlying performance of the Company’s property assets in those periods. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector. The Company believes providing this metric, excluding the impacts of noncontrolling interests, enhances transparency, given the minority interests in its Europe business and its U.S. data center business.

AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, as adjusted: Represents AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continuing operations adjusted for a full period of interest expense savings associated with the use of approximately $2.0 billion of proceeds from the ATC TIPL Transaction to pay down existing indebtedness under the 2021 Multicurrency Credit Facility, at the applicable historical borrowing cost for the respective period. No additional adjustments are required related to the repayment of approximately $120 million under the India Term Loan, as the historical interest expense associated with the India Term Loan is already considered as part of AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from discontinued operations when deriving AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continued operations.

AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share, as adjusted: AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders, as adjusted, divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share: AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

Free Cash Flow: Cash provided by operating activities less total cash capital expenditures, including the impacts associated with discontinued operations and payments on finance leases and perpetual land easements. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as the basis for comparing our performance and coverage ratios with other companies in its industry, although this measure of Free Cash Flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Nareit Funds From Operations (FFO), as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit), attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders: Net income before gains or losses from the sale or disposal of real estate, real estate related impairment charges, real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion including adjustments and distributions for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests and discontinued operations. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its property assets by excluding the charges described above, particularly depreciation expenses, given the high initial, up-front capital intensity of the Company’s operating model. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector.

Net Debt: Total long-term debt, including current portion and for periods beginning in the first quarter of 2019, finance lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents.

Net Leverage Ratio: Net debt (total long-term debt, including current portion, and for periods beginning in the first quarter of 2019, finance lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents) divided by the quarter’s annualized Adjusted EBITDA (the quarter’s Adjusted EBITDA multiplied by four). The Company believes that including this calculation is important for investors and analysts given it is a critical component underlying its credit agency ratings.

New Site Tenant Billings Growth: The portion of Tenant Billings Growth attributable to New Site Tenant Billings. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the growth attributable to Tenant Billings from recently acquired or constructed properties.

Organic Tenant Billings Growth: The portion of Tenant Billings Growth attributable to Organic Tenant Billings. The Company believes that organic growth is a useful measure of its ability to add tenancy and incremental revenue to its assets for the reported period, which enables investors and analysts to gain additional insight into the relative attractiveness, and therefore the value, of the Company’s property assets.

Segment Gross Margin: Revenues less operating expenses, excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion, selling, general, administrative and development expense and other operating expenses. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the site-level profitability of its assets.

Segment Operating Profit: Segment Gross Margin less selling, general, administrative and development expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense and corporate expenses. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the site-level profitability of its assets while also taking into account the overhead expenses required to manage each of its operating segments.

Segment Operating Profit and Segment Gross Margin are before interest income, interest expense, gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, other income (expense), net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and income tax benefit (provision).

Segment Operating Profit Margin: The percentage that results from dividing Segment Operating Profit by revenue.

Tenant Billings Growth: The increase or decrease resulting from a comparison of Tenant Billings for a current period with Tenant Billings for the corresponding prior-year period, in each case adjusted for foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company believes this measure provides valuable insight into the growth in recurring Tenant Billings and underlying demand for its real estate portfolio.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” concerning our goals, beliefs, expectations, strategies, objectives, plans, future operating results and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not necessarily based on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our full year 2025 outlook and other targets, foreign currency exchange rates, the creditworthiness and financial strength of our customers, the expected impacts of strategic partnerships on our business, our expectations for the closing of signed agreements and the expected impacts of such agreements on our business and our expectations regarding the leasing demand for communications real estate. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: (1) a significant decrease in leasing demand for our communications infrastructure would materially and adversely affect our business and operating results, and we cannot control that demand; (2) a substantial portion of our current and projected future revenue is derived from a small number of customers, and we are sensitive to adverse changes in the creditworthiness and financial strength of our customers; (3) if our customers consolidate their operations, exit their businesses or share site infrastructure to a significant degree, our growth, revenue and ability to generate positive cash flows could be materially and adversely affected; (4) increasing competition within our industries may materially and adversely affect our revenue; (5) competition to build or purchase assets could adversely affect our ability to achieve our return on investment criteria; (6) new technologies or changes, or lack thereof, in our or a customer’s business model could make our communications infrastructure leasing business less desirable and result in decreasing revenues and operating results; (7) divestitures and strategic partnerships may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; (8) our leverage and debt service obligations, including during a rising interest rates environment, may materially and adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing to fund capital expenditures, future growth and expansion initiatives and may reduce funds available to satisfy our distribution requirements; (9) high inflation may adversely affect us by increasing costs beyond what we can recover through price increases; (10) restrictive covenants in the agreements related to our securitization transactions, our credit facilities and our debt securities could materially and adversely affect our business by limiting flexibility, and we may be prohibited from paying dividends on our common stock, which may jeopardize our qualification for taxation as a REIT; (11) our foreign operations are subject to economic, political and other risks that could materially and adversely affect our revenues or financial position, including risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; (12) our business, and that of our customers, is subject to laws, regulations and administrative and judicial decisions, and changes thereto, that could restrict our ability to operate our business as we currently do or impact our competitive landscape; (13) we may be adversely affected by regulations related to climate change; (14) if we fail to remain qualified for taxation as a REIT, we will be subject to tax at corporate income tax rates, which may substantially reduce funds otherwise available, and even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may face tax liabilities that impact earnings and available cash flow; (15) complying with REIT requirements may limit our flexibility or cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities; (16) we could have liability under environmental and occupational safety and health laws; (17) if we are unable to protect our rights to the land under our towers and buildings in which our data centers are located, it could adversely affect our business and operating results; (18) if we, or third parties on which we rely, experience technology failures, including cybersecurity incidents or the loss of personally identifiable information, we may incur substantial costs and suffer other negative consequences, which may include reputational damage; (19) our expansion and operational initiatives involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those related to integrating acquired or leased assets, that could adversely affect our operating results, disrupt our operations or expose us to additional risk; (20) our towers, fiber networks, data centers or computer systems may be affected by natural disasters (including as a result of climate change) and other unforeseen events for which our insurance may not provide adequate coverage or result in increased insurance premiums; and (21) if we are unable or choose not to exercise our rights to purchase towers that are subject to lease and sublease agreements at the end of the applicable period, our cash flows derived from those towers will be eliminated. For additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements, we refer you to the information that is provided in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our upcoming annual report on Form 10-K, and other risks described in documents we subsequently file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

 

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

ASSETS

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,999.6

 

$

1,753.7

 

Restricted cash

 

108.6

 

 

119.7

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

540.0

 

 

547.5

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

530.6

 

 

559.5

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 

729.6

 

Total current assets

 

3,178.8

 

 

3,710.0

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

 

19,056.8

 

 

18,863.2

 

GOODWILL

 

11,768.1

 

 

12,083.5

 

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

 

14,474.3

 

 

15,932.3

 

DEFERRED TAX ASSET

 

122.7

 

 

179.1

 

DEFERRED RENT ASSET

 

3,710.2

 

 

3,478.2

 

RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET

 

8,089.6

 

 

8,205.1

 

NOTES RECEIVABLE AND OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS

 

676.9

 

 

755.3

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

2,820.9

 

TOTAL

$

61,077.4

 

$

66,027.6

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

Accounts payable

$

240.8

 

$

251.3

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,082.0

 

 

1,052.8

 

Distributions payable

 

780.3

 

 

906.2

 

Accrued interest

 

373.6

 

 

384.2

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

576.7

 

 

690.4

 

Current portion of long-term obligations

 

3,693.0

 

 

3,067.3

 

Unearned revenue

 

329.2

 

 

433.8

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

463.3

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,075.6

 

 

7,249.3

 

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

 

32,808.8

 

 

35,734.0

 

OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY

 

6,875.6

 

 

6,815.3

 

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

2,393.8

 

 

2,080.0

 

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY

 

1,262.0

 

 

1,310.6

 

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

1,012.9

 

 

1,149.8

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

 

 

823.2

 

Total liabilities

 

51,428.7

 

 

55,162.2

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

Common stock

 

4.8

 

 

4.8

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

15,057.3

 

 

14,872.9

 

Distributions in excess of earnings

 

(4,424.1

)

 

(3,638.8

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(5,954.6

)

 

(5,739.5

)

Treasury stock

 

(1,301.2

)

 

(1,301.2

)

Total American Tower Corporation equity

 

3,382.2

 

 

4,198.2

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

6,266.5

 

 

6,667.2

 

Total equity

 

9,648.7

 

 

10,865.4

 

TOTAL

$

61,077.4

 

$

66,027.6

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except share and per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2024

2023

2024

2023

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

Property

$

2,483.9

 

$

2,435.1

 

$

9,933.5

 

$

9,869.2

 

Services

 

63.7

 

 

21.0

 

 

193.7

 

 

143.0

 

Total operating revenues

 

2,547.6

 

 

2,456.1

 

 

10,127.2

 

 

10,012.2

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

Costs of operations (exclusive of items shown separately below):

 

 

 

 

Property

 

622.6

 

 

624.4

 

 

2,481.8

 

 

2,501.4

 

Services

 

31.8

 

 

11.3

 

 

92.6

 

 

60.1

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

500.9

 

 

724.9

 

 

2,028.8

 

 

2,928.5

 

Selling, general, administrative and development expense(1)

 

243.1

 

 

245.2

 

 

933.4

 

 

946.0

 

Other operating expense

 

69.1

 

 

157.5

 

 

74.1

 

 

370.7

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

80.0

 

 

 

 

80.0

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,467.5

 

 

1,843.3

 

 

5,610.7

 

 

6,886.7

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

1,080.1

 

 

612.8

 

 

4,516.5

 

 

3,125.5

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

32.1

 

 

33.6

 

 

135.2

 

 

118.6

 

Interest expense

 

(321.2

)

 

(347.6

)

 

(1,404.5

)

 

(1,388.2

)

Loss on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.3

)

Other income (expense) (including foreign currency gains (losses) of $539.7, ($377.7), $308.3, and ($330.6), respectively

 

514.7

 

 

(367.6

)

 

377.6

 

 

(326.3

)

Total other expense

 

225.6

 

 

(681.6

)

 

(891.7

)

 

(1,596.2

)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

1,305.7

 

 

(68.8

)

 

3,624.8

 

 

1,529.3

 

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

(75.2

)

 

7.6

 

 

(366.3

)

 

(90.8

)

NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

$

1,230.5

 

$

(61.2

)

$

3,258.5

 

$

1,438.5

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES

$

 

$

74.5

 

$

(978.3

)

$

(71.4

)

NET INCOME

 

1,230.5

 

 

13.3

 

 

2,280.2

 

 

1,367.1

 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(0.9

)

 

71.6

 

 

(25.2

)

 

116.2

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$

1,229.6

 

$

84.9

 

$

2,255.0

 

$

1,483.3

 

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$

1,229.6

 

$

10.4

 

$

3,233.3

 

$

1,554.7

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$

 

$

74.5

 

$

(978.3

)

$

(71.4

)

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE AMOUNTS:

 

 

 

 

Basic net income from continuing operations attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

2.63

 

$

0.02

 

$

6.92

 

$

3.34

 

Basic net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

 

$

0.16

 

$

(2.09

)

$

(0.15

)

Basic net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

2.63

 

$

0.18

 

$

4.83

 

$

3.18

 

Diluted net income from continuing operations attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

2.62

 

$

0.02

 

$

6.91

 

$

3.33

 

Diluted net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

 

$

0.16

 

$

(2.09

)

$

(0.15

)

Diluted net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders

$

2.62

 

$

0.18

 

$

4.82

 

$

3.18

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

BASIC

 

467,337

 

 

466,249

 

 

467,011

 

 

466,063

 

DILUTED

 

468,418

 

 

467,453

 

 

468,120

 

 

467,162

 

___________

(1)

Selling, general, administrative and development expense includes stock-based compensation expense in aggregate amounts of $41.9 million and $192.7 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, and $34.3 million and $183.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

Net income

$

2,280.2

 

$

1,367.1

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

2,124.8

 

 

3,086.5

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

203.6

 

 

195.7

 

Loss on early retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

0.3

 

Loss on sale of ATC TIPL

 

1,245.5

 

 

 

Other non-cash items reflected in statements of operations

 

(177.1

)

 

886.7

 

Increase in net deferred rent balances

 

(276.3

)

 

(472.0

)

Right-of-use asset and Operating lease liability, net

 

(20.6

)

 

(103.7

)

Changes in unearned revenue

 

(79.3

)

 

(43.4

)

Increase in assets

 

(70.6

)

 

(377.1

)

Increase in liabilities

 

60.3

 

 

182.3

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

5,290.5

 

 

4,722.4

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

Payments for purchase of property and equipment and construction activities

 

(1,590.0

)

 

(1,798.1

)

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(123.0

)

 

(168.0

)

Proceeds from sales of short-term investments and other non-current assets(1)

 

253.2

 

 

17.3

 

Proceeds from the sale of ATC TIPL

 

2,158.8

 

 

 

Deposits and other

 

(288.4

)

 

253.3

 

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

410.6

 

 

(1,695.5

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net

 

8.8

 

 

148.7

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

6,932.9

 

 

6,120.0

 

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net

 

3,568.6

 

 

5,678.3

 

Proceeds from issuance of securities in securitization transaction

 

 

 

1,300.0

 

Repayments of notes payable, credit facilities, senior notes, secured debt, term loans and finance leases(2)

 

(12,429.6

)

 

(13,230.3

)

Contributions from noncontrolling interest holders

 

104.7

 

 

4.1

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

 

(390.8

)

 

(46.5

)

Proceeds from stock options and employee stock purchase plan

 

46.4

 

 

22.1

 

Distributions paid on common stock

 

(3,074.9

)

 

(2,949.3

)

Deferred financing costs and other financing activities(3)

 

(218.5

)

 

(144.5

)

Cash used for financing activities

 

(5,452.4

)

 

(3,097.4

)

Net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(233.9

)

 

23.2

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH

 

14.8

 

 

(47.3

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

2,093.4

 

 

2,140.7

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD

$

2,108.2

 

$

2,093.4

 

CASH PAID FOR INCOME TAXES, NET(4)

$

350.8

 

$

306.5

 

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST

$

1,424.3

 

$

1,260.0

 

__________

(1)

Twelve months ended December 31, 2024 includes $238.0 million from the sale of the optionally convertible debentures issued by one of the Company's customers in India, Vodafone Idea Limited (“VIL”), and associated shares of equity of VIL.

(2)

Twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include $4.7 million and $6.2 million of finance lease payments, respectively.

(3)

Twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include $32.7 million and $38.7 million of perpetual land easement payments, respectively.

(4)

Twelve months ended December 31, 2024 includes withholding taxes paid in Singapore of $36.4 million, which were incurred as a result of the ATC TIPL Transaction.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

During the fourth quarter of 2024, following recent divestitures, including the ATC TIPL Transaction, and changes to the Company’s organizational structure, the Company reviewed and changed its reportable segments. The Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) property segment and Africa property segment were combined into the Africa & APAC property segment. As a result, the Company now has six reportable segments: U.S. & Canada property (which includes all assets in the United States and Canada, other than its data center facilities and related assets), Africa & APAC property, Europe property, Latin America property, Data Centers and Services. This change aligns with the Company’s management structure and better aligns the Company’s reporting with management’s current approach of allocating costs and resources, managing growth and profitability and assessing the operating performance of its business segments.

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)

Europe

Total

International(2)

Data

Centers(3)

Total

Property

Segment revenues

$

1,304

 

$

421

 

$

309

 

$

214

 

$

944

 

$

236

 

$

2,484

 

$

64

 

$

2,548

 

Segment operating expenses

 

221

 

 

125

 

 

94

 

 

84

 

 

303

 

 

98

 

 

623

 

 

32

 

 

654

 

Segment Gross Margin

$

1,083

 

$

296

 

$

215

 

$

131

 

$

641

 

$

137

 

$

1,861

 

$

32

 

$

1,893

 

Segment SG&A(4)

 

43

 

 

33

 

 

15

 

 

20

 

 

68

 

 

22

 

 

133

 

 

6

 

 

140

 

Segment Operating Profit

$

1,040

 

$

263

 

$

200

 

$

111

 

$

573

 

$

115

 

$

1,728

 

$

26

 

$

1,754

 

Segment Operating Profit Margin

 

80

%

 

62

%

 

65

%

 

52

%

 

61

%

 

49

%

 

70

%

 

40

%

 

69

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Growth

 

0.2

%

 

(3.3

)%

 

3.4

%

 

15.6

%

 

2.7

%

 

9.7

%

 

2.0

%

 

203.3

%

 

3.7

%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

 

4.2

%

 

2.6

%

 

18.3

%

 

7.3

%

 

8.5

%

 

N/A

 

 

5.7

%

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings Growth

 

4.2

%

 

2.5

%

 

13.3

%

 

5.7

%

 

6.5

%

 

N/A

 

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Components(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior-Year Tenant Billings

$

1,163

 

$

300

 

$

197

 

$

133

 

$

629

 

$

 

$

1,793

 

 

 

Colocations/Amendments

 

45

 

 

7

 

 

12

 

 

5

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

Escalations

 

35

 

 

12

 

 

16

 

 

4

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

Cancellations

 

(28

)

 

(11

)

 

(3

)

 

(1

)

 

(16

)

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

Other

 

(3

)

 

(1

)

 

2

 

 

(0

)

 

0

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings

$

1,212

 

$

307

 

$

223

 

$

140

 

$

671

 

$

 

$

1,882

 

 

 

New Site Tenant Billings

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

10

 

 

2

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Total Tenant Billings

$

1,212

 

$

308

 

$

233

 

$

142

 

$

683

 

$

 

$

1,895

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(6)

 

(0

)

 

(35

)

 

(21

)

 

(1

)

 

(56

)

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)

$

1,212

 

$

273

 

$

212

 

$

142

 

$

627

 

$

 

$

1,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-Line Revenue

 

43

 

 

(2

)

 

14

 

 

2

 

 

14

 

 

1

 

 

58

 

 

 

Pre-paid Amortization Revenue

 

21

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

Other Revenue

 

28

 

 

47

 

 

(3

)

 

7

 

 

51

 

 

235

 

 

314

 

 

 

International Pass-Through Revenue

 

 

 

122

 

 

90

 

 

57

 

 

269

 

 

 

 

269

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(7)

 

0

 

 

(20

)

 

(5

)

 

(0

)

 

(26

)

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

Total Property Revenue (Current Period)

$

1,304

 

$

421

 

$

309

 

$

214

 

$

944

 

$

236

 

$

2,484

 

 

 

_____________

(1)

Countries included: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda. Includes results of Australia and New Zealand through dates of sale.

(2)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

(3)

For additional details related to the Data Centers segment, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

(4)

Excludes stock-based compensation expense.

(5)

All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior-period foreign currency exchange rates.

(6)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.

(7)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT (CONTINUED)

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)(2)

Europe

Total

International(3)

Data

Centers(4)

Total

Property

Segment revenues

$

1,301

 

$

435

 

$

299

 

$

185

 

$

919

 

$

215

 

$

2,435

 

$

21

 

$

2,456

 

Segment operating expenses

 

213

 

 

144

 

 

107

 

 

70

 

 

321

 

 

90

 

 

624

 

 

11

 

 

636

 

Segment Gross Margin

$

1,088

 

$

291

 

$

192

 

$

115

 

$

598

 

$

125

 

$

1,811

 

$

10

 

$

1,820

 

Segment SG&A(5)

 

42

 

 

26

 

 

29

 

 

21

 

 

75

 

 

18

 

 

136

 

 

6

 

 

142

 

Segment Operating Profit

$

1,045

 

$

265

 

$

164

 

$

94

 

$

523

 

$

107

 

$

1,675

 

$

4

 

$

1,679

 

Segment Operating Profit Margin

 

80

%

 

61

%

 

55

%

 

51

%

 

57

%

 

50

%

 

69

%

 

19

%

 

68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Growth

 

1.7

%

 

1.9

%

 

(12.0

)%

 

6.2

%

 

(2.3

)%

 

8.8

%

 

0.7

%

 

(65.1

)%

 

(0.9

)%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

 

5.1

%

 

4.3

%

 

20.5

%

 

10.0

%

 

10.8

%

 

N/A

 

 

7.0

%

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings Growth

 

5.1

%

 

4.1

%

 

13.2

%

 

8.5

%

 

8.0

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Components(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior-Year Tenant Billings

$

1,107

 

$

265

 

$

186

 

$

114

 

$

566

 

$

 

$

1,672

 

 

 

Colocations/Amendments

 

53

 

 

8

 

 

15

 

 

4

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

Escalations

 

34

 

 

18

 

 

17

 

 

7

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

Cancellations

 

(28

)

 

(15

)

 

(9

)

 

(1

)

 

(26

)

 

 

 

(54

)

 

 

Other

 

(2

)

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

(0

)

 

1

 

 

 

 

(0

)

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings

$

1,163

 

$

276

 

$

211

 

$

124

 

$

611

 

$

 

$

1,774

 

 

 

New Site Tenant Billings

 

(0

)

 

0

 

 

14

 

 

2

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

Total Tenant Billings

$

1,163

 

$

276

 

$

225

 

$

125

 

$

627

 

$

 

$

1,790

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(7)

 

(0

)

 

23

 

 

(28

)

 

7

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)

$

1,163

 

$

300

 

$

197

 

$

133

 

$

629

 

$

 

$

1,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-Line Revenue

 

107

 

 

(1

)

 

18

 

 

1

 

 

18

 

 

4

 

 

129

 

 

 

Pre-paid Amortization Revenue

 

23

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

Other Revenue

 

7

 

 

17

 

 

(6

)

 

5

 

 

16

 

 

211

 

 

234

 

 

 

International Pass-Through Revenue

 

 

 

110

 

 

133

 

 

39

 

 

281

 

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(8)

 

(0

)

 

9

 

 

(43

)

 

3

 

 

(31

)

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

Total Property Revenue (Current Period)

$

1,301

 

$

435

 

$

299

 

$

185

 

$

919

 

$

215

 

$

2,435

 

 

 

______________

(1)

Countries included: Australia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda.

(2)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(3)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

(4)

For additional details related to the Data Centers segment, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

(5)

Excludes stock-based compensation expense.

(6)

All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior-period foreign currency exchange rates.

(7)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.

(8)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)(2)

Europe

Total

International(3)

Data

Centers(4)

Total

Property

Segment revenues

$

5,248

 

$

1,718

 

$

1,208

 

$

835

 

$

3,761

 

$

925

 

$

9,934

 

$

194

 

$

10,127

 

Segment operating expenses

 

871

 

 

530

 

 

381

 

 

309

 

 

1,220

 

 

391

 

 

2,482

 

 

93

 

 

2,574

 

Segment Gross Margin

$

4,377

 

$

1,188

 

$

828

 

$

525

 

$

2,541

 

$

534

 

$

7,452

 

$

101

 

$

7,553

 

Segment SG&A(5)

 

161

 

 

111

 

 

68

 

 

65

 

 

244

 

 

79

 

 

484

 

 

21

 

 

505

 

Segment Operating Profit

$

4,216

 

$

1,077

 

$

760

 

$

461

 

$

2,297

 

$

455

 

$

6,968

 

$

80

 

$

7,048

 

Segment Operating Profit Margin

 

80

%

 

63

%

 

63

%

 

55

%

 

61

%

 

49

%

 

70

%

 

41

%

 

70

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Growth

 

0.6

%

 

(4.5

)%

 

(2.9

)%

 

7.6

%

 

(1.5

)%

 

10.8

%

 

0.7

%

 

35.5

%

 

1.1

%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

 

4.7

%

 

2.4

%

 

19.3

%

 

7.3

%

 

8.8

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.1

%

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings Growth

 

4.7

%

 

2.3

%

 

13.1

%

 

5.8

%

 

6.4

%

 

N/A

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Components(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior-Year Tenant Billings

$

4,649

 

$

1,194

 

$

800

 

$

525

 

$

2,520

 

$

 

$

7,168

 

 

 

Colocations/Amendments

 

180

 

 

32

 

 

52

 

 

20

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

Escalations

 

140

 

 

50

 

 

73

 

 

16

 

 

139

 

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

Cancellations

 

(91

)

 

(51

)

 

(24

)

 

(4

)

 

(80

)

 

 

 

(171

)

 

 

Other

 

(11

)

 

(3

)

 

4

 

 

(1

)

 

(0

)

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings

$

4,867

 

$

1,221

 

$

905

 

$

556

 

$

2,682

 

$

 

$

7,549

 

 

 

New Site Tenant Billings

 

(2

)

 

2

 

 

49

 

 

8

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

Total Tenant Billings

$

4,865

 

$

1,223

 

$

955

 

$

564

 

$

2,741

 

$

 

$

7,606

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(7)

 

(0

)

 

(46

)

 

(131

)

 

1

 

 

(176

)

 

 

 

(176

)

 

 

Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)

$

4,865

 

$

1,177

 

$

824

 

$

564

 

$

2,566

 

$

 

$

7,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-Line Revenue

 

231

 

 

(13

)

 

56

 

 

5

 

 

48

 

 

10

 

 

289

 

 

 

Pre-paid Amortization Revenue

 

83

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

 

24

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

114

 

 

 

Other Revenue

 

69

 

 

100

 

 

(21

)

 

26

 

 

105

 

 

915

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

International Pass-Through Revenue

 

 

 

486

 

 

370

 

 

215

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(8)

 

0

 

 

(34

)

 

(27

)

 

0

 

 

(60

)

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

Total Property Revenue (Current Period)

$

5,248

 

$

1,718

 

$

1,208

 

$

835

 

$

3,761

 

$

925

 

$

9,934

 

 

 

_____________

(1)

Countries included: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda. Includes results of Australia and New Zealand through dates of sale.

(2)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(3)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

(4)

For additional details related to the Data Centers segment, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

(5)

Excludes stock-based compensation expense.

(6)

All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior-period foreign currency exchange rates.

(7)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.

(8)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FROM OPERATIONS, BY SEGMENT

($ in millions, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)(2)

Europe

Total

International(3)

Data

Centers(4)

Total

Property

Segment revenues

$

5,216

 

$

1,798

 

$

1,244

 

$

776

 

$

3,818

 

$

835

 

$

9,869

 

$

143

 

$

10,012

 

Segment operating expenses

 

850

 

 

566

 

 

438

 

 

300

 

 

1,304

 

 

348

 

 

2,501

 

 

60

 

 

2,562

 

Segment Gross Margin

$

4,366

 

$

1,232

 

$

806

 

$

476

 

$

2,514

 

$

487

 

$

7,368

 

$

83

 

$

7,451

 

Segment SG&A(5)

 

165

 

 

108

 

 

87

 

 

66

 

 

261

 

 

72

 

 

498

 

 

23

 

 

521

 

Segment Operating Profit

$

4,201

 

$

1,124

 

$

719

 

$

411

 

$

2,254

 

$

415

 

$

6,870

 

$

60

 

$

6,930

 

Segment Operating Profit Margin

 

81

%

 

63

%

 

58

%

 

53

%

 

59

%

 

50

%

 

70

%

 

42

%

 

69

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Growth

 

4.2

%

 

6.3

%

 

3.4

%

 

5.4

%

 

5.1

%

 

8.9

%

 

4.9

%

 

(40.7

)%

 

3.8

%

Total Tenant Billings Growth

 

5.3

%

 

5.4

%

 

19.1

%

 

10.1

%

 

11.0

%

 

N/A

 

 

7.2

%

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings Growth

 

5.3

%

 

5.2

%

 

12.7

%

 

8.3

%

 

8.4

%

 

N/A

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Components(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior-Year Tenant Billings

$

4,416

 

$

1,068

 

$

773

 

$

465

 

$

2,306

 

$

 

$

6,723

 

 

 

Colocations/Amendments

 

230

 

 

35

 

 

59

 

 

14

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

337

 

 

 

Escalations

 

132

 

 

82

 

 

79

 

 

29

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

322

 

 

 

Cancellations

 

(119

)

 

(61

)

 

(44

)

 

(3

)

 

(108

)

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

Other

 

(8

)

 

0

 

 

4

 

 

(1

)

 

4

 

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

Organic Tenant Billings

$

4,650

 

$

1,124

 

$

872

 

$

504

 

$

2,499

 

$

 

$

7,150

 

 

 

New Site Tenant Billings

 

(1

)

 

2

 

 

49

 

 

9

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

Total Tenant Billings

$

4,649

 

$

1,126

 

$

921

 

$

512

 

$

2,559

 

$

 

$

7,208

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(7)

 

(0

)

 

68

 

 

(121

)

 

13

 

 

(40

)

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

Total Tenant Billings (Current Period)

$

4,649

 

$

1,194

 

$

800

 

$

525

 

$

2,520

 

$

 

$

7,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight-Line Revenue

 

394

 

 

(7

)

 

68

 

 

3

 

 

65

 

 

19

 

 

478

 

 

 

Pre-paid Amortization Revenue

 

89

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

19

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

Other Revenue

 

86

 

 

130

 

 

(33

)

 

26

 

 

123

 

 

815

 

 

1,024

 

 

 

International Pass-Through Revenue

 

 

 

449

 

 

523

 

 

196

 

 

1,168

 

 

 

 

1,168

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Impact(8)

 

(0

)

 

30

 

 

(116

)

 

6

 

 

(79

)

 

 

 

(79

)

 

 

Total Property Revenue (Current Period)

$

5,216

 

$

1,798

 

$

1,244

 

$

776

 

$

3,818

 

$

835

 

$

9,869

 

 

 

_____________

(1)

Countries included: Australia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa and Uganda.

(2)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(3)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

(4)

For additional details related to the Data Centers segment, please refer to the supplemental disclosure package available on the Company’s website.

(5)

Excludes stock-based compensation expense.

(6)

All components of revenue, except those labeled current period, have been translated at prior-period foreign currency exchange rates.

(7)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on all components of Total Tenant Billings.

(8)

Reflects foreign currency exchange impact on components of revenue, other than Total Tenant Billings.

 

UNAUDITED SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

($ in millions, except share and per share data, totals may not add due to rounding.)

 

The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income and the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin are as follows(1):

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net income

$

1,230.5

 

$

13.3

 

$

2,280.2

 

$

1,367.1

 

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 

(74.5

)

 

978.3

 

 

71.4

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

75.2

 

 

(7.6

)

 

366.3

 

 

90.8

 

Other (income) expense

 

(514.7

)

 

367.6

 

 

(377.6

)

 

326.3

 

Loss on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Interest expense

 

321.2

 

 

347.6

 

 

1,404.5

 

 

1,388.2

 

Interest income

 

(32.1

)

 

(33.6

)

 

(135.2

)

 

(118.6

)

Other operating expense

 

69.1

 

 

157.5

 

 

74.1

 

 

370.7

 

Goodwill impairment

 

 

 

80.0

 

 

 

 

80.0

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

500.9

 

 

724.9

 

 

2,028.8

 

 

2,928.5

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

41.9

 

 

34.3

 

 

192.7

 

 

183.3

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,692.0

 

$

1,609.5

 

$

6,812.1

 

$

6,688.0

 

Total revenue

$

2,547.6

 

$

2,456.1

 

$

10,127.2

 

$

10,012.2

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

66

%

 

66

%

 

67

%

 

67

%

___________

(1)

All line items, except for Net income and (Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, exclude discontinued operations.

 

The reconciliation of Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders to net income and the calculation of AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders and AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net income (loss)(1)

$

1,230.5

 

$

13.3

 

$

2,280.2

 

$

1,367.1

 

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

465.5

 

 

664.7

 

 

1,879.6

 

 

2,682.7

 

Losses from sale or disposal of real estate and real estate related impairment charges(2)

 

68.7

 

 

218.6

 

 

91.6

 

 

414.6

 

Adjustments and distributions for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests(3)

 

(83.1

)

 

(77.7

)

 

(352.7

)

 

(324.0

)

Adjustments for discontinued operations(4)

 

 

 

39.0

 

 

1,334.5

 

 

469.6

 

Nareit FFO attributable to AMT common stockholders

$

1,681.6

 

$

857.9

 

$

5,233.2

 

$

4,610.0

 

Straight-line revenue

 

(55.9

)

 

(125.0

)

 

(277.6

)

 

(465.4

)

Straight-line expense

 

8.0

 

 

5.5

 

 

46.8

 

 

24.4

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

41.9

 

 

34.3

 

 

192.7

 

 

183.3

 

Deferred portion of income tax and other income tax adjustments(5)

 

(51.1

)

 

(99.3

)

 

88.7

 

 

(162.6

)

Non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

35.4

 

 

60.2

 

 

149.2

 

 

245.8

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and premiums and long-term deferred interest charges

 

14.1

 

 

12.9

 

 

54.1

 

 

49.8

 

Other (income) expense (6)

 

(514.7

)

 

367.6

 

 

(377.6

)

 

326.3

 

Loss on retirement of long-term obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Other operating expense (income) (7)

 

0.4

 

 

18.9

 

 

(17.5

)

 

36.1

 

Capital improvement capital expenditures

 

(69.4

)

 

(69.7

)

 

(157.4

)

 

(186.6

)

Corporate capital expenditures

 

(4.1

)

 

(5.8

)

 

(13.9

)

 

(16.2

)

Adjustments and distributions for unconsolidated affiliates and noncontrolling interests(8)

 

1.6

 

 

5.9

 

 

4.4

 

 

19.4

 

Adjustments for discontinued operations(9)

 

 

 

6.6

 

 

9.0

 

 

(53.1

)

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders

$

1,087.8

 

$

1,070.0

 

$

4,934.1

 

$

4,611.5

 

Divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

468,418

 

 

467,453

 

 

468,120

 

 

467,162

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share

$

2.32

 

$

2.29

 

$

10.54

 

$

9.87

 

As Adjusted:

 

 

 

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from discontinued operations

 

 

 

120.1

 

 

365.2

 

 

345.1

 

AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders from continuing operations

 

1,087.8

 

$

949.9

 

$

4,568.9

 

$

4,266.4

 

Adjustment for interest expense savings associated with the use of ATC TIPL Transaction proceeds

 

 

 

33.0

 

 

92.2

 

 

131.1

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted(10)

$

1,087.8

 

$

983.0

 

$

4,661.1

 

$

4,397.5

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share, as adjusted(10)

$

2.32

 

$

2.10

 

$

9.96

 

$

9.41

 

______________

(1)

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes of $74.5 million, $(978.3) million, and $(71.4) million, respectively.

(2)

For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes impairment charges of approximately $68.6 million, $123.1 million, $68.6 million, and $200.0 million, respectively. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, also includes a goodwill impairment charge of $80.0 million recorded for the Spain reporting unit and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, a loss on the sale of Mexico Fiber of $80.0 million.

(3)

Includes distributions to noncontrolling interest holders, distributions related to the outstanding mandatorily convertible preferred equity in connection with the Company’s agreements with certain investment vehicles affiliated with Stonepeak Partners LP and adjustments for the impact of noncontrolling interests on Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders.

(4)

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes (i) real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion for discontinued operations of $38.4 million, $91.3 million, and $151.4 million, respectively, and (ii) losses from the sale or disposal of real estate and real estate related impairment charges for discontinued operations of $0.6 million, $1.2 billion, and $318.2 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, includes a loss on the sale of ATC TIPL of $1.2 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2023, includes goodwill impairment charges of $322.0 million recorded for the India reporting unit.

(5)

For the year ended December 31, 2024, includes adjustments for withholding taxes paid in Singapore of $36.4 million, which were incurred as a result of the ATC TIPL Transaction. We believe that these withholding tax payments are nonrecurring, and do not believe these are an indication of our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe it is more meaningful to present AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders excluding these amounts.

(6)

For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, includes gains (losses) on foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of $539.7 million, $(377.7) million, $308.3 million, and $(330.6) million, respectively.

(7)

Primarily includes acquisition-related costs, integration costs and disposition costs.

(8)

Includes adjustments for the impact of noncontrolling interests on other line items, excluding those already adjusted for in Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders.

(9)

Includes the impact of discontinued operations associated with other line items, excluding the impact already included in Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders.

(10)

Represents AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continuing operations adjusted for a full period of interest expense savings associated with the use of approximately $2.0 billion of proceeds from the ATC TIPL Transaction to pay down existing indebtedness under the 2021 Multicurrency Credit Facility, at the applicable historical borrowing cost for the respective period. No additional adjustments are required related to the repayment of approximately $120 million under the India Term Loan, as the historical interest expense associated with the India Term Loan is already considered as part of AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from discontinued operations when deriving AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders from continued operations.

The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders and AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share and AFFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders per Share, as adjusted are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

2023

2024

2023

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,692.0

 

$

1,609.5

 

$

6,812.1

 

$

6,688.0

 

Straight-line revenue

 

(55.9

)

 

(125.0

)

 

(277.6

)

 

(465.4

)

Straight-line expense

 

8.0

 

 

5.5

 

 

46.8

 

 

24.4

 

Cash interest expense

 

(307.1

)

 

(334.7

)

 

(1,350.4

)

 

(1,338.4

)

Interest income

 

32.1

 

 

33.6

 

 

135.2

 

 

118.6

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

(126.3

)

 

(91.7

)

 

(277.6

)

 

(253.4

)

Capital improvement capital expenditures

 

(69.4

)

 

(69.7

)

 

(157.4

)

 

(186.6

)

Corporate capital expenditures

 

(4.1

)

 

(5.8

)

 

(13.9

)

 

(16.2

)

Adjustments and dividends for non-controlling interests

 

(81.5

)

 

(71.8

)

 

(348.3

)

 

(304.6

)

Adjustments from discontinued operations

 

 

 

120.1

 

 

365.2

 

 

345.1

 

AFFO Attributable to Common Stockholders

$

1,087.8

 

$

1,070.0

 

$

4,934.1

 

$

4,611.5

 

Divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

468.4

 

 

467.5

 

 

468.1

 

 

467.2

 

AFFO Attributable to Common Stockholders per Share

$

2.32

 

$

2.29

 

$

10.54

 

$

9.87

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders, as adjusted

$

1,087.8

 

$

983.0

 

$

4,661.1

 

$

4,397.5

 

AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders per Share, as adjusted

$

2.32

 

$

2.10

 

$

9.96

 

$

9.41

 

 

The reconciliations of segment gross margins are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)

Europe

Total

International(2)

Data

Centers

Total

Property

Gross Margin

$

935.9

$

245.5

$

159.2

$

59.9

$

464.6

$

(4.7

)

$

1,395.8

$

31.9

$

1,427.7

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

147.0

 

50.1

 

55.6

 

70.8

 

176.5

 

142.0

 

 

465.5

 

 

465.5

Segment Gross Margin

$

1,082.9

$

295.6

$

214.8

$

130.7

$

641.1

$

137.3

 

$

1,861.3

$

31.9

$

1,893.2

_______________

(1)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(2)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

 
 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)

Europe

Total

International(2)

Data

Centers

Total

Property

Gross Margin

$

836.1

$

204.9

$

119.4

$

22.2

$

346.5

$

(36.6

)

$

1,146.0

$

9.7

$

1,155.7

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

251.4

 

86.3

 

72.7

 

92.8

 

251.8

 

161.5

 

 

664.7

 

 

664.7

Segment Gross Margin

$

1,087.5

$

291.2

$

192.1

$

115.0

$

598.3

$

124.9

 

$

1,810.7

$

9.7

$

1,820.4

_______________

(1)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(2)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)

Europe

Total

International(2)

Data

Centers

Total

Property

Gross Margin

$

3,790.6

$

985.9

$

610.9

$

240.9

$

1,837.7

$

(56.2

)

$

5,572.1

$

101.1

$

5,673.2

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

586.6

 

201.8

 

216.6

 

284.4

 

702.8

 

590.2

 

 

1,879.6

 

 

1,879.6

Segment Gross Margin

$

4,377.2

$

1,187.7

$

827.5

$

525.3

$

2,540.5

$

534.0

 

$

7,451.7

$

101.1

$

7,552.8

_______________

(1)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(2)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023

 

Property

Services

Total

 

U.S. &

Canada

Latin

America

Africa &

APAC(1)

Europe

Total

International(2)

Data

Centers

Total

Property

Gross Margin

$

3,362.7

$

890.5

$

505.0

$

122.9

$

1,518.4

$

(196.0

)

$

4,685.1

$

82.9

$

4,768.0

Real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

1,003.6

 

341.8

 

301.0

 

353.2

 

996.0

 

683.1

 

 

2,682.7

 

 

2,682.7

Segment Gross Margin

$

4,366.3

$

1,232.3

$

806.0

$

476.1

$

2,514.4

$

487.1

 

$

7,367.8

$

82.9

$

7,450.7

_______________

(1)

Excludes the operating results of ATC TIPL, which are reported as discontinued operations.

(2)

Total International reflects the Company’s international operations excluding Canada.

 

Adam Smith

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and FP&A

Telephone: (617) 375-7500

Source: American Tower Corporation

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What were American Tower's (AMT) financial results for Q4 and full year 2024?

American Tower reported solid financial results for Q4 and full year 2024, achieving AFFO per Share growth that supported their long-term target, though specific figures weren't detailed in the press release.

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American Tower received government approval on February 13, 2025, to sell a South African subsidiary holding fiber assets for approximately 2.5 billion South African Rand ($132.7 million), expected to close in Q1 2025.

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American Tower expects negative impacts from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of approximately $229 million on property revenue, $152 million on Adjusted EBITDA, and $126 million on AFFO attributable to AMT common stockholders.

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