Iron Mountain Reports Third Quarter Results

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Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) announces financial results for Q3 2023, reporting a net income of $91 million, record quarterly revenue, and adjusted EBITDA. The company also leased 65 megawatts in Q3 for a total of 120 megawatts year-to-date. Additionally, Iron Mountain signed an agreement to acquire Regency Technologies to expand its Asset Lifecycle Management business.

Positive

• Iron Mountain achieved record quarterly revenue and adjusted EBITDA.
• The company leased 65 megawatts in Q3, totaling 120 megawatts year-to-date.
• Iron Mountain signed an agreement to acquire Regency Technologies to expand its ALM business.

Negative

• None.

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

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

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

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

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

Financial Performance Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2023

($ in millions, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended				Y/Y % Change				Year to Date				Y/Y % Change
		9/30/23		9/30/22		Reported $		Constant Fx		9/30/23		9/30/22		Reported $		Constant Fx
Storage Rental Revenue		$859		$760		13%		12%		$2,500		$2,265		10%		11%
Service Revenue		$530		$527		1%		—		$1,561		$1,560		—		1%
Total Revenue		$1,389		$1,287		8%		7%		$4,061		$3,825		6%		7%
Net Income		$91		$193		(53)%				$158		$436		(64)%
Reported EPS		$0.31		$0.66		(53)%				$0.53		$1.49		(64)%
Adjusted EPS		$0.45		$0.48		(6)%				$1.28		$1.34		(4)%
Adjusted EBITDA		$500		$469		7%		6%		$1,436		$1,355		6%		7%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		36.0%		36.5%		-50 bps				35.4%		35.4%		0 bps
AFFO		$290		$288		1%				$851		$823		3%
AFFO per share		$0.99		$0.98		1%				$2.90		$2.82		3%

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

Dividend

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

Guidance

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

2023 Guidance(1)
($ in millions, except per share data)
		2023 Guidance		Y/Y % Change at Midpoint
Total Revenue		$5,500 - $5,600		~9%
Adjusted EBITDA		$1,940 - $1,975		~7%
AFFO		$1,150 - $1,175		~5%
AFFO Per Share		$3.91 - $4.00		~4%

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

About Iron Mountain

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

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

Forward Looking Statements

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

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

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

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

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited; dollars in thousands)
		9/30/2023			12/31/2022
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$170,502			$141,797
Accounts Receivable, Net		1,167,654			1,174,915
Prepaid Expenses and Other		278,888			230,433
Total Current Assets		$1,617,044			$1,547,145
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Property, Plant and Equipment		$9,877,866			$9,025,765
Less: Accumulated Depreciation		(3,986,450	)		(3,910,321	)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		$5,891,416			$5,115,444
Other Assets, Net:
Goodwill		$4,938,075			$4,882,734
Customer and Supplier Relationships and Other Intangible Assets		1,353,139			1,423,145
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets		2,620,582			2,583,704
Other		456,662			588,342
Total Other Assets, Net		$9,368,458			$9,477,925
Total Assets		$16,876,918			$16,140,514
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current Portion of Long-term Debt		$107,984			$87,546
Accounts Payable		448,319			469,198
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities		1,109,492			1,031,910
Deferred Revenue		325,493			328,910
Total Current Liabilities		$1,991,288			$1,917,564
Long-term Debt, Net of Current Portion		11,548,229			10,481,449
Long-term Operating Lease Liabilities, Net of Current Portion		2,479,223			2,429,167
Other Long-term Liabilities		158,446			317,376
Deferred Income Taxes		273,831			263,005
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests		163,270			95,160
Total Long-term Liabilities		$14,622,999			$13,586,157
Total Liabilities		$16,614,287			$15,503,721
Equity
Total Equity		$262,631			$636,793
Total Liabilities and Equity		$16,876,918			$16,140,514

Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited; dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		Q3 2023			Q2 2023			Q/Q % Change				Q3 2022			Y/Y % Change
Revenues:
Storage Rental		$858,656			$830,756			3.4	%			$760,370			12.9	%
Service		529,519			527,180			0.4	%			526,575			0.6	%
Total Revenues		$1,388,175			$1,357,936			2.2	%			$1,286,945			7.9	%
Operating Expenses:
Cost of Sales (excluding Depreciation and Amortization)		$592,201			$592,644			(0.1	)%			$546,041			8.5	%
Selling, General and Administrative		315,030			311,805			1.0	%			285,299			10.4	%
Depreciation and Amortization		198,757			195,367			1.7	%			175,077			13.5	%
Acquisition and Integration Costs		9,909			1,511			n/a				5,554			78.4	%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		38,861			45,588			(14.8	)%			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net		(4,416	)		(1,505	)		193.4	%			(14,170	)		(68.8	)%
Total Operating Expenses		$1,150,342			$1,145,410			0.4	%			$1,001,183			14.9	%
Operating Income (Loss)		$237,833			$212,526			11.9	%			$285,762			(16.8	)%
Interest Expense, Net		152,801			144,178			6.0	%			121,767			25.5	%
Other (Income) Expense, Net		(16,271	)		62,950			(125.8	)%			(52,870	)		(69.2	)%
Net Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		$101,303			$5,398			n/a				$216,865			(53.3	)%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		9,912			4,255			132.9	%			23,934			(58.6	)%
Net Income (Loss)		$91,391			$1,143			n/a				$192,931			(52.6	)%
Less: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		348			1,029			(66.1	)%			767			(54.6	)%
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$91,043			$114			n/a				$192,164			(52.6	)%
Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated:
Basic		$0.31			$0.00			n/a				$0.66			(53.0	)%
Diluted		$0.31			$0.00			n/a				$0.66			(53.0	)%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		292,148			291,825			0.1	%			290,937			0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		294,269			293,527			0.3	%			292,552			0.6	%

Year to Date Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited; dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		YTD 2023			YTD 2022			% Change
Revenues:
Storage Rental		$2,499,501			$2,264,566			10.4	%
Service		1,560,959			1,559,959			0.1	%
Total Revenues		$4,060,460			$3,824,525			6.2	%
Operating Expenses:
Cost of Sales (excluding Depreciation and Amortization)		$1,756,471			$1,649,139			6.5	%
Selling, General and Administrative		921,355			861,416			7.0	%
Depreciation and Amortization		576,218			536,946			7.3	%
Acquisition and Integration Costs		13,015			38,093			(65.8	)%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		121,362			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net		(18,982	)		(66,124	)		(71.3	)%
Total Operating Expenses		$3,369,439			$3,022,852			11.5	%
Operating Income (Loss)		$691,021			$801,673			(13.8	)%
Interest Expense, Net		434,148			351,266			23.6	%
Other Expense (Income), Net		67,879			(38,186	)		n/a
Net Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		$188,994			$488,593			(61.3	)%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		30,925			52,097			(40.6	)%
Net Income (Loss)		$158,069			$436,496			(63.8	)%
Less: Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		2,317			1,952			18.7	%
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$155,752			$434,544			(64.2	)%
Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated:
Basic		$0.53			$1.49			(64.4	)%
Diluted		$0.53			$1.49			(64.4	)%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		291,805			290,673			0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		293,615			292,294			0.5	%

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (Dollars in thousands)
		Q3 2023			Q2 2023			Q/Q % Change				Q3 2022			Y/Y % Change
Net Income (Loss)		$91,391			$1,143			n/a				$192,931			(52.6	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Interest Expense, Net		152,801			144,178			6.0	%			121,767			25.5	%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		9,912			4,255			133.0	%			23,934			(58.6	)%
Depreciation and Amortization		198,757			195,367			1.7	%			175,077			13.5	%
Acquisition and Integration Costs		9,909			1,511			n/a				5,554			78.4	%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		38,861			45,588			(14.8	)%			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Including Real Estate)		(4,416	)		(1,505	)		193.3	%			(14,170	)		(68.8	)%
Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(17,626	)		58,694			(130.0	)%			(56,226	)		(68.7	)%
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		18,313			22,373			(18.2	)%			14,326			27.8	%
Our Share of Adjusted EBITDA Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		2,060			4,054			(49.2	)%			2,859			(28.0	)%
Adjusted EBITDA		$499,962			$475,658			5.1	%			$469,434			6.5	%

Adjusted EBITDA

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

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (Dollars in thousands)
		YTD 2023			YTD 2022			% Change
Net Income (Loss)		$158,069			$436,496			(63.8	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Interest Expense, Net		434,148			351,266			23.6	%
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		30,925			52,097			(40.6	)%
Depreciation and Amortization		576,218			536,946			7.3	%
Acquisition and Integration Costs		13,015			38,093			(65.8	)%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		121,362			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Including Real Estate)		(18,982	)		(66,124	)		(71.3	)%
Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		58,559			(48,814	)		n/a
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		53,195			45,923			15.8	%
Our Share of Adjusted EBITDA Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		9,919			5,869			69.0	%
Adjusted EBITDA		$1,436,428			$1,355,134			6.0	%

Quarterly Reconciliation of Reported Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share
		Q3 2023			Q2 2023			Q/Q % Change				Q3 2022			Y/Y % Change
Reported EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$0.31			$0.00			n/a				$0.66			(53.0	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Acquisition and Integration Costs		0.03			0.01			n/a				0.02			50.0	%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		0.13			0.16			(18.8	)%			0.01			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net		(0.02	)		(0.01	)		100.0	%			(0.05	)		(60.0	)%
Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(0.06	)		0.20			(130.0	)%			(0.19	)		(68.4	)%
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		0.06			0.08			(25.0	)%			0.05			20.0	%
Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments		0.02			0.02			—				—			—
Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (1)		(0.03	)		(0.05	)		(40.0	)%			(0.01	)		n/a
Adjusted EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$0.45			$0.40			12.5	%			$0.48			(6.3	)%

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

Adjusted Earnings Per Share, or Adjusted EPS

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

Year to Date Reconciliation of Reported Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share
		YTD 2023			YTD 2022			% Change
Reported EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$0.53			$1.49			(64.4	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Acquisition and Integration Costs		0.04			0.13			(69.2	)%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		0.41			0.01			n/a
Amortization Related to the Write-Off of Certain Customer Relationship Intangible Assets		—			0.02			(100.0	)%
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net		(0.06	)		(0.22	)		(72.7	)%
Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		0.20			(0.17	)		n/a
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		0.18			0.16			12.5	%
Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments		0.06			—			n/a
Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (1)		(0.09	)		(0.09	)		—
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests		0.01			0.01			—
Adjusted EPS - Fully Diluted from Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Iron Mountain Incorporated		$1.28			$1.34			(4.5	)%

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

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		Q3 2023			Q2 2023			Q/Q % Change				Q3 2022			Y/Y % Change
Net Income		$91,391			$1,143			n/a				$192,931			(52.6	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Real Estate Depreciation (1)		80,430			81,558			(1.4	)%			74,652			7.7	%
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax		750			(1,853	)		(140.5	)%			(15,666	)		(104.8	)%
Data Center Lease-Based Intangible Assets Amortization (2)		7,482			4,907			52.5	%			3,687			102.9	%
Our Share of FFO (Nareit) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		679			562			20.9	%			—			—
FFO (Nareit)		$180,732			$86,317			109.4	%			$255,604			(29.3	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Acquisition and Integration Costs		9,909			1,511			n/a				5,554			78.4	%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		38,861			45,588			(14.8	)%			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Excluding Real Estate)		(5,116	)		(1,417	)		n/a				2,616			n/a
Other (Income) Expense, Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(17,626	)		58,694			(130.0	)%			(56,226	)		(68.7	)%
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		18,313			22,373			(18.1	)%			14,326			27.8	%
Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments		5,270			5,817			(9.4	)%			—			—
Real Estate Financing Lease Depreciation		3,001			3,008			(0.2	)%			3,020			(0.6	)%
Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (3)		(10,220	)		(13,278	)		(23.0	)%			(5,184	)		97.1	%
Our Share of FFO (Normalized) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(44	)		(500	)		(91.2	)%			223			(119.7	)%
FFO (Normalized)		$223,080			$208,113			7.2	%			$223,315			(0.1	)%
Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):
FFO (Nareit)		$0.61			$0.29			110.3	%			$0.87			(29.9	)%
FFO (Normalized)		$0.76			$0.71			7.0	%			$0.76			—
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		292,148			291,825			0.1	%			290,937			0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		294,269			293,527			0.3	%			292,552			0.6	%

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

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

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

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

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

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

FFO (Normalized) per share

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

Quarterly Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (continued) (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		Q3 2023			Q2 2023			Q/Q % Change				Q3 2022		Y/Y % Change
FFO (Normalized)		$223,080			$208,113			7.2	%			$223,315		(0.1	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Non-Real Estate Depreciation		49,500			49,764			(0.5	)%			36,458		35.8	%
Amortization Expense (1)		47,280			46,070			2.6	%			46,764		1.1	%
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		5,485			3,763			45.8	%			4,472		22.6	%
Revenue Reduction Associated with Amortization of Customer Inducements and Above- and Below-Market Leases		1,715			1,732			(1.0	)%			1,851		(7.4	)%
Non-Cash Rent Expense (Income)		6,119			6,603			(7.3	)%			5,522		10.8	%
Reconciliation to Normalized Cash Taxes		(8,364	)		(8,575	)		(2.5	)%			7,366		n/a
Our Share of AFFO Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		182			2,525			(92.8	)%			1,193		(84.7	)%
Less:
Recurring Capital Expenditures		34,861			32,966			5.7	%			38,972		(10.5	)%
AFFO		$290,136			$277,029			4.7	%			$287,971		0.8	%
Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):
AFFO Per Share		$0.99			$0.94			5.3	%			$0.98		1.0	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		292,148			291,825			0.1	%			290,937		0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		294,269			293,527			0.3	%			292,552		0.6	%

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

Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO

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

AFFO per share

AFFO divided by weighted average fully-diluted shares outstanding.

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		YTD 2023			YTD 2022			% Change
Net Income		$158,069			$436,496			(63.8	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Real Estate Depreciation (1)		238,117			228,993			4.0	%
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax		(16,849	)		(64,430	)		(73.8	)%
Data Center Lease-Based Intangible Assets Amortization (2)		18,518			11,850			56.3	%
Our Share of FFO (Nareit) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		1,373			—			—
FFO (Nareit)		$399,228			$612,909			(34.9	)%
Add / (Deduct):
Acquisition and Integration Costs		13,015			38,093			(65.8	)%
Restructuring and Other Transformation		121,362			3,382			n/a
(Gain) Loss on Disposal/Write-Down of PP&E, Net (Excluding Real Estate)		(1,983	)		(573	)		n/a
Other Expense (Income), Net, Excluding our Share of Losses (Gains) from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		58,559			(48,814	)		n/a
Stock-Based Compensation Expense		53,195			45,923			15.8	%
Non-Cash Amortization Related to Derivative Instruments		16,921			—			—
Real Estate Financing Lease Depreciation		8,997			10,227			(12.0	)%
Tax Impact of Reconciling Items and Discrete Tax Items (3)		(26,825	)		(26,090	)		2.8	%
Our Share of FFO (Normalized) Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		(319	)		577			(155.3	)%
FFO (Normalized)		$642,150			$635,634			1.0	%
Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):
FFO (Nareit)		$1.36			$2.10			(35.2	)%
FFO (Normalized)		$2.19			$2.17			0.9	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		291,805			290,673			0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		293,615			292,294			0.5	%

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

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

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

Year to Date Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to FFO and AFFO (continued) (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
		YTD 2023			YTD 2022		% Change
FFO (Normalized)		$642,150			$635,634		1.0	%
Add / (Deduct):
Non-Real Estate Depreciation		140,213			111,406		25.9	%
Amortization Expense (1)		138,007			145,590		(5.2	)%
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs		13,580			13,536		0.3	%
Revenue Reduction Associated with Amortization of Customer Inducements and Above- and Below-Market Leases		5,207			5,532		(5.9	)%
Non-Cash Rent Expense (Income)		20,158			13,033		54.7	%
Reconciliation to Normalized Cash Taxes		(17,348	)		1,405		n/a
Our Share of AFFO Reconciling Items from our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures		4,688			3,160		48.3	%
Less:
Recurring Capital Expenditures		95,490			106,156		(10.0	)%
AFFO		$851,165			$823,140		3.4	%
Per Share Amounts (Fully Diluted Shares):
AFFO Per Share		$2.90			$2.82		2.8	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		291,805			290,673		0.4	%
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		293,615			292,294		0.5	%

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

 

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FAQ

What were Iron Mountain's financial results for Q3 2023?

Iron Mountain reported a net income of $91 million, record quarterly revenue, and adjusted EBITDA.

How much megawatts did Iron Mountain lease in Q3 2023?

Iron Mountain leased 65 megawatts in Q3, bringing the total to 120 megawatts year-to-date.

What acquisition did Iron Mountain announce?

Iron Mountain signed an agreement to acquire Regency Technologies to expand its Asset Lifecycle Management business.

What is the initial purchase price for the acquisition of Regency Technologies?

The initial purchase price is $200 million, with $125 million to be paid at close and the remainder due in 2025.

What is Iron Mountain's dividend for Q4 2023?

Iron Mountain declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share for the fourth quarter.

What is Iron Mountain's guidance for 2023?

Iron Mountain affirmed its full-year 2023 guidance, with total revenue projected to be $5,500 - $5,600, adjusted EBITDA to be $1,940 - $1,975, AFFO to be $1,150 - $1,175, and AFFO per share to be $3.91 - $4.00.