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American Tower Corporation reports developments tied to its role as a global REIT that owns, operates and develops multitenant communications real estate. Recurring updates cover property revenue, leasing demand across tower assets, leverage, capital allocation, REIT distributions and presentations to communications, media and technology investors.
Company news also includes CoreSite, American Tower's U.S. data center business, where updates focus on interconnected data center services, the Open Cloud Exchange® platform, Ethernet Virtual Circuits, cloud and peering connectivity, internet exchanges and demand from hybrid-cloud, AI and high-performance computing workloads.
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) has announced the election of Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors. Kalathur currently serves as President of John Deere Financial and Chief Information Officer of Deere & Company. In his role as CIO, he has led the implementation of IT agile operating model and digital transformation initiatives focusing on AI and automation technologies.
With over 27 years of experience across finance, information technology, operations, and sales and marketing functions, Kalathur previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Deere & Company. AMT's CEO Steve Vondran expressed confidence that Kalathur's extensive global financial, technical, and operating experience will provide critical perspective for optimizing and growing AMT's global business.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has scheduled its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings release for February 25, 2025. The company will release its financial results at 7:00 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results.
The conference call will be accessible via phone for U.S./Canada callers at (877) 692-8955 and international callers at (234) 720-6979, with access code 7716853. A live simulcast will be available on the company's investor relations website. An audio replay will be available from February 25, 2025, 11:30 a.m. ET through March 11, 2025.
American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, operates over 148,000 communications sites and U.S. data center facilities.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has released its tax reporting information for 2024 distributions. The company made four quarterly distributions throughout 2024:
- February 1, 2024: $1.70 per share
- April 26, 2024: $1.62 per share
- July 12, 2024: $1.62 per share
- October 25, 2024: $1.62 per share
Each distribution is classified as ordinary taxable dividends, with small portions qualifying as qualified taxable dividends and Section 897 ordinary distributions. The company noted that there were no capital gain, unrecaptured section 1250 gain, or non-dividend distributions for the 2024 tax year. The quarterly distribution declared in December 2024, payable on February 3, 2025, will be applicable to the 2025 tax year.
CoreSite, a subsidiary of American Tower (NYSE: AMT), will participate in the Pacific Telecommunications Conference 2025 from January 19-22 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu. The event will feature several key presentations, including an executive panel discussion on 'AI Impact and the Future of Digital Infrastructure' with CoreSite CEO Juan Font, and a Lightning Talk on 'Harnessing the Power of Connectivity to Accelerate Technology Advancements' by VP Brian Eichman.
The company will also sponsor the PTC-W: Women's Reception and co-host a networking event with American Tower, Schneider Electric, and Kio Data Centers. CoreSite provides hybrid IT solutions for enterprises, cloud, network, and IT service providers, operating interconnected data center campuses with direct cloud onramps to support digital transformation.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has announced key leadership changes effective January 13, 2025. Eugene ('Bud') Noel, currently Executive Vice President and President of U.S. Tower Division, will assume the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this global role, Noel will oversee AMT's worldwide operations and IT, focusing on operational efficiency and customer service.
Richard ('Rich') Rossi, currently Senior Vice President and General Counsel of U.S. Tower, will succeed Noel as Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower. Rossi, who joined AMT in 2001, has held various leadership positions across sales, marketing, finance, real estate, and operations.
The creation of the COO position aims to enhance customer service delivery and accelerate technology implementation across AMT's global platform.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has announced its latest quarterly cash distribution of $1.62 per share on the Company's common stock. The distribution will be payable on February 3, 2025, to stockholders who are on record at the close of business on December 27, 2024.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has announced that Rod Smith, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, will present at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on December 10, 2024, at 12:45 p.m. ET in New York. The presentation will be accessible via live webcast on the company's website.
American Tower, a leading global REIT, operates over 148,000 communications sites and maintains an interconnected network of U.S. data center facilities. The company specializes in owning, operating, and developing multitenant communications real estate.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has announced pricing for its registered public offering of senior unsecured notes. The offering includes two tranches: $600.0 million in notes due 2030 with a 5.000% interest rate, priced at 99.622% of face value, and $600.0 million in notes due 2035 with a 5.400% interest rate, priced at 99.455% of face value.
The net proceeds, expected to be approximately $1,183.7 million after expenses, will be used to repay existing debt under the company's $6.0 billion and $4.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facilities. The offering is being managed by Barclays, Mizuho, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, and TD Securities as Joint Book-Running Managers.
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) reported Q3 2024 financial results, marked by the completion of its India operations sale to Data Infrastructure Trust. Key metrics show total revenue grew marginally to $2,522 million, while property revenue decreased 1.0% to $2,470 million. The company reported a significant net loss of $(780) million, largely due to a $1.2 billion loss on the India sale. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 0.9% to $1,687 million, while AFFO attributable to AMT stockholders increased 2.6% to $1,237 million. The company maintains strong liquidity of $10.9 billion and declared a quarterly distribution of $1.62 per share.