SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rackspace® Hosting, Inc. (NYSE: RAX), the open cloud company, announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $336 million, up 5.3% from the previous quarter and 27% from the third quarter of 2011. Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was negatively impacted by currency exchange rates, when compared to the third quarter of 2011, by $1.5 million, and was negatively impacted compared to the previous quarter by $0.1 million.
Total server count increased to 89,051 up from 84,978 servers at the end of the previous quarter, and total customers increased to 197,635, up from 190,958 at the end of the previous quarter.
“We have successfully enhanced our product and services portfolio while managing a rapidly growing business and building a better economic model. We believe the work we’ve accomplished so far in 2012 increases our competitiveness in this massive cloud opportunity,” said Karl Pichler, chief financial officer.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $122 million, an 8.8% increase compared to the second quarter of 2012 and a 38% increase compared to the third quarter of 2011. The adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 36.2% compared to 35.1% in the previous quarter and 33.3% for the third quarter of 2011.
Consistent with prior periods, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin were negatively impacted by a non-cash charge relating to data center operating leases. During the third quarter of 2012, the non-cash data center lease charge was $2.3 million.
Net income was $27 million for the quarter, up 8.2% from the previous quarter and up 36% from the third quarter of 2011. Net income margin for the quarter was 8.1% compared to 7.9% for the previous quarter and 7.6% in the third quarter of 2011.
Cash flow from operating activities was $100 million for the third quarter of 2012. Capital expenditures were $85 million, including $51 million for purchases of customer gear, $5.8 million for data center build outs, $3.4 million for office build outs and $25 million for capitalized software and other projects.
Adjusted free cash flow (1) for the quarter was $34.1 million. Return on capital (1) improved to 16.0% in the third quarter, compared to 15.5% in the prior quarter and 14.8% in the third quarter of 2011. Average monthly revenue per server grew for the thirteenth consecutive quarter to $1,287 from $1,270 in the prior quarter and $1,155 in the third quarter of 2011.
At the end of the third quarter of 2012, cash and cash equivalents were $258 million, and debt including capital lease obligations totaled $150 million.
On a worldwide basis, Rackspace employed 4,596 Rackers as of September 30, 2012, up from 4,528 in the previous quarter.
“Rackspace just open sourced the cloud. We're excited to report that the rollout of our new Open Cloud platform, built on OpenStack, is finally complete. With the new products now in production, Rackspace offers a better, faster and more valuable cloud experience, built on an open platform that gives our customers true choice and control without the fear of being locked-in to one vendor’s technology. Rackspace customers can choose how, where, and with whom they deploy applications, as well as the deployment option that best fits their needs – whether that’s public, private or a hybrid cloud infrastructure, all backed by our unmatched culture of customer service, known throughout the industry as Fanatical Support®,” said Lanham Napier, chief executive officer.
Rackspace Developments and Business Highlights
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Rackspace introduced a suite of open cloud products including Cloud
Servers, Cloud Monitoring, Private Cloud Software, and Critical
Application Services. The introduction of these open cloud products
marks the first time any company has deployed a large-scale open
source public cloud powered by OpenStack®. Customers can
now select from private, public or hybrid offerings and have the
flexibility to deploy their solutions in a Rackspace data center or
another data center of their choice. For the first time, Rackspace’s
open cloud products also give application developers and IT
organizations in businesses large and small the ability to build, test
and deploy applications in the cloud without being locked-in to a
single provider.
We announced the release of Rackspace Private Cloud software, powered by OpenStack – making it simple and easy for companies to install, test and run a multi-node OpenStack-based private cloud environment in their own data center, at Rackspace, or in a collocation facility.
Rackspace also extended Critical Application Services to the open cloud, allowing companies to focus on their core business while Rackspace keeps their vital apps running smoothly. To provide this service level, Rackspace uses a unique combination of web-scale engineers, on-going consultation, and performance monitoring through a CA Technologies application performance management solution. Every environment is tailored to the customer’s specific business needs.
Rackspace also announced the release of Rackspace Cloud Monitoring, a flexible and highly scalable solution that empowers customers to track the health of their infrastructure - including websites, ports and protocols. The service provides real-time alerts allowing customers to react quickly and help prevent downtime. With Rackspace Cloud Monitoring, customers can easily monitor their infrastructure whether it’s hosted on-premise or off-premise, with any cloud provider and in any location across the globe. - Rackspace launched its first Australian data center, located at Erskine Park in Western Sydney. The new multi-million dollar investment will support the company's ongoing growth in Australia. Rackspace can now offer local dedicated hosting and managed virtualization solutions to larger IT customers looking to deploy enterprise grade private cloud solutions based on VMware. Target customers include large enterprises, financial firms, government entities, and other customers who prefer to keep their data onshore. The data center also provides the perfect launch pad for Rackspace's OpenStack-based Open Cloud platform, expected to launch into the local market.
- Rackspace acquired Mailgun to further enhance Rackspace’s product portfolio, making it easy to integrate cloud-based email services into applications and websites within minutes. Mailgun provides a powerful set of APIs that allows users to send, receive, and track email easily from within their applications – without managing an email server or becoming an expert in email setup, operations and deliverability. This full-featured email service allows customers to engage their users and optimize the email capability of their application and websites with all the analytics and data needed to measure the impact.
- Rackspace was included in FORTUNE's fastest growing companies list. We appear at number 67 and are listed among names such as Apple, OpenTable and F5. This recognition is a reflection of the hard work and commitment Rackers put forth every single day. Our company is growing during a time of economic struggle and it’s rewarding to be recognized by a reputable source such as FORTUNE.
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will host a conference call to discuss the results starting today at 4:30 p.m. ET.
To access the conference call, please dial 888-587-0611 from the United States and Canada or dial 719-325-2421 from abroad and reference pass code 1014272. A live webcast and a replay of the conference call will be available on Rackspace’s website, located at http://ir.rackspace.com.
About Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX) is the open cloud company, delivering open technologies and powering more than 190,000 customers worldwide. Rackspace provides its renowned Fanatical Support® across a broad portfolio of IT products, including Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting and Dedicated Hosting. The company offers choice, flexibility and freedom from vendor lock in. Rackspace has been recognized by Bloomberg BusinessWeek as a Top 100 Performing Technology Company and is featured on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Rackspace was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant by Gartner Inc. in the “2011 Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting.” Rackspace is headquartered in San Antonio with offices and data centers around the world. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of Rackspace Hosting could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any statements concerning expected operational and financial results, long-term investment strategies, growth plans, expected results from the integration of technologies and acquired businesses, and the performance or market share relating to products and services; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include infrastructure failures, the deterioration of economic conditions or fluctuations, disruptions, instability or downturns in the economy, the effectiveness of managing company growth, technological and competitive factors, regulatory factors, and other risks that are described in Rackspace Hosting’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2012 and in Rackspace Hosting’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, expected to be filed later this week. Except as required by law, Rackspace Hosting assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) |
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| Net revenue | $ | 264,572 | $ | 318,990 | $ | 335,985 | $ | 741,803 | $ | 956,330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 82,445 | 90,052 | 94,731 | 226,244 | 272,023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 31,838 | 39,613 | 38,924 | 93,053 | 117,039 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 69,701 | 86,813 | 93,028 | 198,232 | 263,219 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 49,518 | 61,808 | 63,972 | 140,568 | 180,931 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 233,502 | 278,286 | 290,655 | 658,097 | 833,212 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 31,070 | 40,704 | 45,330 | 83,706 | 123,118 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,531 | ) | (1,233 | ) | (1,253 | ) | (4,544 | ) | (3,758 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense) | (276 | ) | (405 | ) | 38 | (968 | ) | (230 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (1,807 | ) | (1,638 | ) | (1,215 | ) | (5,512 | ) | (3,988 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 29,263 | 39,066 | 44,115 | 78,194 | 119,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 9,281 | 13,932 | 16,918 | 26,830 | 43,619 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,982 | $ | 25,134 | $ | 27,197 | $ | 51,364 | $ | 75,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 130,662 | 135,033 | 135,946 | 129,414 | 134,683 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 138,453 | 140,786 | 141,474 | 137,751 | 140,794 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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| (In thousands) | December 31, 2011 | September 30, 2012 | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 159,856 | $ | 257,651 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and customer credits of $3,420 as of December 31, 2011 and $4,031 as of September 30, 2012 | 68,709 | 94,271 | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 9,841 | 7,366 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 22,006 | 32,428 | ||||||||
| Other current assets | 2,953 | 3,733 | ||||||||
| Total current assets | 263,365 | 395,449 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 627,490 | 705,153 | ||||||||
| Goodwill | 59,993 | 68,742 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 26,034 | 25,189 | ||||||||
| Other non-current assets | 49,600 | 47,232 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,026,482 | $ | 1,241,765 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 156,004 | $ | 177,328 | ||||||
| Current portion of deferred revenue | 14,835 | 15,253 | ||||||||
| Current portion of obligations under capital leases | 66,031 | 69,961 | ||||||||
| Current portion of debt | 879 | 2,346 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 237,749 | 264,888 | ||||||||
| Non-current deferred revenue | 3,446 | 3,230 | ||||||||
| Non-current obligations under capital leases | 72,216 | 75,150 | ||||||||
| Non-current debt | - | 2,655 | ||||||||
| Non-current deferred income taxes | 68,781 | 59,612 | ||||||||
| Non-current deferred rent | 23,343 | 29,742 | ||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 21,524 | 24,554 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 427,059 | 459,831 | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||
| Common stock | 132 | 137 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 383,031 | 483,196 | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (14,732 | ) | (7,902 | ) | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 230,992 | 306,503 | ||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 599,423 | 781,934 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,026,482 | $ | 1,241,765 | ||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) |
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| Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,982 | $ | 25,134 | $ | 27,197 | $ | 51,364 | $ | 75,511 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 49,518 | 61,808 | 63,972 | 140,568 | 180,931 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of equipment, net | 85 | 86 | 597 | 357 | 962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for bad debts and customer credits | 1,224 | 1,678 | 1,426 | 4,462 | 4,559 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 3,330 | (1,602 | ) | 1,120 | 9,189 | 3,793 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred rent | 2,457 | 2,120 | 2,279 | 8,271 | 6,329 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 7,395 | 9,375 | 12,418 | 21,188 | 30,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements | (10,326 | ) | (9,601 | ) | (5,145 | ) | (11,916 | ) | (34,981 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Changes in certain assets and liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 507 | (10,306 | ) | (9,789 | ) | (17,363 | ) | (29,103 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 2,469 | - | - | 4,397 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (12,569 | ) | 6,172 | (18,910 | ) | (10,091 | ) | (11,030 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1) | 5,014 | 15,722 | 26,222 | 25,329 | 51,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | (773 | ) | (791 | ) | (997 | ) | (1,096 | ) | (292 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| All other operating activities | (461 | ) | 1,534 | (190 | ) | 517 | 524 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 67,852 | 101,329 | 100,200 | 225,176 | 279,290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment (1) | (67,916 | ) | (65,786 | ) | (54,644 | ) | (189,898 | ) | (188,034 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | - | - | (5,233 | ) | (952 | ) | (5,945 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| All other investing activities | 105 | 32 | 3 | 105 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (67,811 | ) | (65,754 | ) | (59,874 | ) | (190,745 | ) | (193,937 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal payments of capital leases | (17,434 | ) | (17,769 | ) | (17,928 | ) | (48,854 | ) | (52,970 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Principal payments of notes payable | (435 | ) | (440 | ) | (1,032 | ) | (1,476 | ) | (1,911 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Payments for debt issuance costs | (1,114 | ) | - | - | (1,114 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payments for deferred acquisition obligations | (2,900 | ) | (2,900 | ) | - | (2,900 | ) | (4,726 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | - | - | 691 | - | 691 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Receipt of Texas Enterprise Fund Grant | - | - | - | - | 3,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock plans | 4,815 | 5,462 | 13,671 | 27,782 | 31,514 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements | 10,326 | 9,601 | 5,145 | 11,916 | 34,981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (6,742 | ) | (6,046 | ) | 547 | (14,646 | ) | 11,079 | |||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (644 | ) | (612 | ) | 1,330 | (46 | ) | 1,363 | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (7,345 | ) | 28,917 | 42,203 | 19,739 | 97,795 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 132,025 | 186,531 | 215,448 | 104,941 | 159,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 124,680 | $ | 215,448 | $ | 257,651 | $ | 124,680 | $ | 257,651 | |||||||||||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment by vendor financed capital leases | $ | 23,179 | $ | 21,380 | $ | 15,889 | $ | 62,755 | $ | 59,833 | |||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment by vendor financed notes payable | - | 2,045 | 3,192 | - | 5,237 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,463 | (7,243 | ) | 11,658 | 12,886 | (3,437 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash purchases of property and equipment | $ | 25,642 | $ | 16,182 | $ | 30,739 | $ | 75,641 | $ | 61,633 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in business combinations | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,745 | $ | - | $ | 2,745 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash payments for interest, net of amount capitalized | $ | 1,580 | $ | 1,208 | $ | 1,122 | $ | 4,356 | $ | 3,588 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash payments for income taxes | $ | 3,782 | $ | 2,117 | $ | 3,796 | $ | 15,417 | $ | 7,868 | |||||||||||||||
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The amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the three months ended June 30, 2012 were corrected for immaterial errors. The change was a reclassification between purchases of property and equipment in investing activities and the change in accounts payable and accrued expenses in operating activities. The impact of the change is reflected in the supplemental line "Increase (decrease) in property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses." There were no changes to the other financial statements. |
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| Key Metrics - Quarter to Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollar amounts in thousands, except average monthly revenue per server) | September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2011 | March 31, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedicated Cloud, net revenue | $ | 213,899 | $ | 224,808 | $ | 236,604 | $ | 246,417 | $ | 256,559 | |||||||||||||||
| Public Cloud, net revenue | $ | 50,673 | $ | 58,453 | $ | 64,751 | $ | 72,573 | $ | 79,426 | |||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 264,572 | $ | 283,261 | $ | 301,355 | $ | 318,990 | $ | 335,985 | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 32.5 | % | 31.9 | % | 31.0 | % | 29.0 | % | 27.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net upgrades (monthly average) | 1.8 | % | 2.0 | % | 1.5 | % | 1.7 | % | 1.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Churn (monthly average) | -0.9 | % | -0.8 | % | -0.8 | % | -0.8 | % | -0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Growth in installed base (monthly average) (2) | 0.9 | % | 1.2 | % | 0.7 | % | 1.0 | % | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Number of customers at period end (3) | 161,422 | 172,510 | 180,866 | 190,958 | 197,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of employees (Rackers) at period end | 3,799 | 4,040 | 4,335 | 4,528 | 4,596 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of servers deployed at period end | 78,717 | 79,805 | 82,438 | 84,978 | 89,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average monthly revenue per server | $ | 1,155 | $ | 1,191 | $ | 1,238 | $ | 1,270 | $ | 1,287 | |||||||||||||||
| Profitability | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 31,070 | $ | 39,765 | $ | 37,084 | $ | 40,704 | $ | 45,330 | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 49,518 | $ | 54,844 | $ | 55,151 | $ | 61,808 | $ | 63,972 | |||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 1,005 | $ | 1,047 | $ | 1,236 | $ | 1,113 | $ | 1,282 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 864 | $ | 839 | $ | 1,114 | $ | 1,393 | $ | 1,943 | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 5,526 | $ | 5,699 | $ | 6,159 | $ | 6,869 | $ | 9,193 | |||||||||||||||
| Total share-based compensation expense | $ | 7,395 | $ | 7,585 | $ | 8,509 | $ | 9,375 | $ | 12,418 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ | 87,983 | $ | 102,194 | $ | 100,744 | $ | 111,887 | $ | 121,720 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 33.3 | % | 36.1 | % | 33.4 | % | 35.1 | % | 36.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income margin | 11.7 | % | 14.0 | % | 12.3 | % | 12.8 | % | 13.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 31,070 | $ | 39,765 | $ | 37,084 | $ | 40,704 | $ | 45,330 | |||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 31.7 | % | 34.5 | % | 35.5 | % | 35.7 | % | 38.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) (1) | $ | 21,221 | $ | 26,046 | $ | 23,919 | $ | 26,173 | $ | 27,969 | |||||||||||||||
| NOPAT margin | 8.0 | % | 9.2 | % | 7.9 | % | 8.2 | % | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Capital efficiency and returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest bearing debt | $ | 144,152 | $ | 139,126 | $ | 143,978 | $ | 149,226 | $ | 150,112 | |||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | $ | 551,049 | $ | 599,423 | $ | 668,436 | $ | 714,819 | $ | 781,934 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Excess cash | $ | (92,931 | ) | $ | (125,865 | ) | $ | (150,368 | ) | $ | (177,169 | ) | $ | (217,333 | ) | ||||||||||
| Capital base | $ | 602,270 | $ | 612,684 | $ | 662,046 | $ | 686,876 | $ | 714,713 | |||||||||||||||
| Average capital base | $ | 575,298 | $ | 607,477 | $ | 637,365 | $ | 674,461 | $ | 700,795 | |||||||||||||||
| Capital turnover (annualized) | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Return on capital (annualized) (1) | 14.8 | % | 17.2 | % | 15.0 | % | 15.5 | % | 16.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | $ | 67,916 | $ | 56,629 | $ | 67,604 | $ | 65,786 | $ | 54,644 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash purchases of property and equipment | $ | 25,642 | $ | 22,726 | $ | 14,712 | $ | 16,182 | $ | 30,739 | |||||||||||||||
| Total capital expenditures | $ | 93,558 | $ | 79,355 | $ | 82,316 | $ | 81,968 | $ | 85,383 | |||||||||||||||
| Customer gear | $ | 53,643 | $ | 47,376 | $ | 52,999 | $ | 53,746 | $ | 51,026 | |||||||||||||||
| Data center build outs | $ | 16,715 | $ | 6,568 | $ | 9,473 | $ | 3,285 | $ | 5,767 | |||||||||||||||
| Office build outs | $ | 8,806 | $ | 9,915 | $ | 4,666 | $ | 4,015 | $ | 3,413 | |||||||||||||||
| Capitalized software and other projects | $ | 14,394 | $ | 15,496 | $ | 15,178 | $ | 20,922 | $ | 25,177 | |||||||||||||||
| Total capital expenditures | $ | 93,558 | $ | 79,355 | $ | 82,316 | $ | 81,968 | $ | 85,383 | |||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure capacity and utilization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Megawatts under contract at period end | 41.9 | 48.1 | 47.8 | 58.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Megawatts available for use at period end | 29.7 | 30.7 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Megawatts utilized at period end | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 22.7 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Annualized net revenue per average Megawatt of power utilized | $ | 53,994 | $ | 55,136 | $ | 56,994 | $ | 57,867 | $ | 58,179 | |||||||||||||||
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See discussion and reconciliation of our Non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures. |
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Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of the line items in the table above. |
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Customers are counted on an account basis, and therefore a customer with more than one account with us would be included as more than one customer. Furthermore, amounts include SaaS customers for Jungle Disk using a Rackspace storage solution. Jungle Disk customers using a third-party storage solution are excluded. |
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| Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2011 | March 31, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 264,572 | $ | 283,261 | $ | 301,355 | $ | 318,990 | $ | 335,985 | ||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 82,445 | 82,851 | 87,240 | 90,052 | 94,731 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 31,838 | 33,452 | 38,502 | 39,613 | 38,924 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 69,701 | 72,349 | 83,378 | 86,813 | 93,028 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 49,518 | 54,844 | 55,151 | 61,808 | 63,972 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 233,502 | 243,496 | 264,271 | 278,286 | 290,655 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 31,070 | 39,765 | 37,084 | 40,704 | 45,330 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,531 | ) | (1,304 | ) | (1,272 | ) | (1,233 | ) | (1,253 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense) | (276 | ) | (226 | ) | 137 | (405 | ) | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (1,807 | ) | (1,530 | ) | (1,135 | ) | (1,638 | ) | (1,215 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 29,263 | 38,235 | 35,949 | 39,066 | 44,115 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 9,281 | 13,188 | 12,769 | 13,932 | 16,918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,982 | $ | 25,047 | $ | 23,180 | $ | 25,134 | $ | 27,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Percent of net revenue) | September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2011 | March 31, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 31.2 | % | 29.2 | % | 28.9 | % | 28.2 | % | 28.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 12.0 | % | 11.8 | % | 12.8 | % | 12.4 | % | 11.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 26.3 | % | 25.5 | % | 27.7 | % | 27.2 | % | 27.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 18.7 | % | 19.4 | % | 18.3 | % | 19.4 | % | 19.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 88.3 | % | 86.0 | % | 87.7 | % | 87.2 | % | 86.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 11.7 | % | 14.0 | % | 12.3 | % | 12.8 | % | 13.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (0.6 | )% | (0.5 | )% | (0.4 | )% | (0.4 | )% | (0.4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense) | (0.1 | )% | (0.1 | )% | 0.0 | % | (0.1 | )% | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (0.7 | )% | (0.5 | )% | (0.4 | )% | (0.5 | )% | (0.4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 11.1 | % | 13.5 | % | 11.9 | % | 12.2 | % | 13.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 3.5 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.2 | % | 4.4 | % | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 7.6 | % | 8.8 | % | 7.7 | % | 7.9 | % | 8.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of the line items in the table above. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP financial measure)
We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to review and assess our performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net income, plus income taxes, total other (income) expense, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash charges for share-based compensation.
Adjusted EBITDA is a metric that is used in our industry by the investment community for comparative and valuation purposes. We disclose this metric in order to support and facilitate the dialogue with research analysts and investors.
Note that Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered a substitute for operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. See our Adjusted EBITDA to net income reconciliations in the table below.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2011 | March 31, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 264,572 | $ | 283,261 | $ | 301,355 | $ | 318,990 | $ | 335,985 | ||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 31,070 | $ | 39,765 | $ | 37,084 | $ | 40,704 | $ | 45,330 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,982 | $ | 25,047 | $ | 23,180 | $ | 25,134 | $ | 27,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Plus: Income taxes | 9,281 | 13,188 | 12,769 | 13,932 | 16,918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Plus: Total other (income) expense | 1,807 | 1,530 | 1,135 | 1,638 | 1,215 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Plus: Depreciation and amortization | 49,518 | 54,844 | 55,151 | 61,808 | 63,972 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Plus: Share-based compensation expense | 7,395 | 7,585 | 8,509 | 9,375 | 12,418 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 87,983 | $ | 102,194 | $ | 100,744 | $ | 111,887 | $ | 121,720 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income margin | 11.7 | % | 14.0 | % | 12.3 | % | 12.8 | % | 13.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 33.3 | % | 36.1 | % | 33.4 | % | 35.1 | % | 36.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
Return on Capital (ROC) (Non-GAAP financial measure)
We define Return on Capital (ROC) as follows:
ROC = Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT)
Average
Capital Base
NOPAT = Income from operations x (1 – Effective tax rate)
Average capital base = Average of (Interest bearing debt + stockholders’ equity – excess cash) = Average of (Total assets – excess cash – accounts payables and accrued expenses – deferred revenue – other non-current liabilities, deferred income taxes, and deferred rent); calculated on a quarterly basis.
We define excess cash as the amount of cash and cash equivalents that exceeds our operating cash requirements, which is calculated as three percent of our annualized net revenue for the three months prior to the period end. We will periodically review the calculation and adjust it to reflect our projected cash requirements for the upcoming year.
We believe that ROC is an important metric for investors in evaluating our company’s performance. ROC relates to after-tax operating profits with the capital that is placed into service. It is therefore a performance metric that incorporates both the Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Balance Sheet. ROC measures how successfully capital is deployed within a company.
Note that ROC is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for return on assets, which we calculate directly from amounts on the Statement of Comprehensive Income and the Balance Sheet. ROC has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider ROC in isolation or as a substitute for other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate ROC differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. See our ROC reconciliation to return on assets below.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2011 | December 31, 2011 | March 31, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 31,070 | $ | 39,765 | $ | 37,084 | $ | 40,704 | $ | 45,330 | ||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 31.7 | % | 34.5 | % | 35.5 | % | 35.7 | % | 38.3 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Net operating profit after tax (NOPAT) | $ | 21,221 | $ | 26,046 | $ | 23,919 | $ | 26,173 | $ | 27,969 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,982 | $ | 25,047 | $ | 23,180 | $ | 25,134 | $ | 27,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets at period end | $ | 970,677 | $ | 1,026,482 | $ | 1,089,393 | $ | 1,138,728 | $ | 1,241,765 | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Excess cash | (92,931 | ) | (125,865 | ) | (150,368 | ) | (177,169 | ) | (217,333 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (148,464 | ) | (156,004 | ) | (153,668 | ) | (148,091 | ) | (177,328 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Deferred revenue (current and non-current) | (17,772 | ) | (18,281 | ) | (20,195 | ) | (19,227 | ) | (18,483 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Other non-current liabilities, deferred income taxes, and deferred rent | (109,240 | ) | (113,648 | ) | (103,116 | ) | (107,365 | ) | (113,908 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Capital base | $ | 602,270 | $ | 612,684 | $ | 662,046 | $ | 686,876 | $ | 714,713 | ||||||||||||||
| Average total assets | $ | 929,127 | $ | 998,580 | $ | 1,057,938 | $ | 1,114,061 | $ | 1,190,247 | ||||||||||||||
| Average capital base | $ | 575,298 | $ | 607,477 | $ | 637,365 | $ | 674,461 | $ | 700,795 | ||||||||||||||
| Return on assets (annualized) | 8.6 | % | 10.0 | % | 8.8 | % | 9.0 | % | 9.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Return on capital (annualized) | 14.8 | % | 17.2 | % | 15.0 | % | 15.5 | % | 16.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP financial measure)
We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA plus non-cash deferred rent, less total capital expenditures (including non-cash purchases of property and equipment), cash payments for interest, net, and cash payments for income taxes, net.
We believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is an important metric for investors in evaluating how a company is currently using cash generated and may indicate its ability to generate cash that can potentially be used by the business for capital investments, acquisitions, reduction of debt, payment of dividends, etc. Note that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. See our Adjusted Free Cash Flow reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA below, as well as our reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA provided above.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | September 30, 2012 | September 30, 2012 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 121,720 | $ | 334,351 | |||||
| Non-cash deferred rent | 2,279 | 6,329 | |||||||
| Total capital expenditures | (85,383 | ) | (249,667 | ) | |||||
| Cash payments for interest, net | (1,091 | ) | (3,526 | ) | |||||
| Cash payments for income taxes, net | (3,425 | ) | (7,200 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted free cash flow | $ | 34,100 | $ | 80,287 | |||||
Net Leverage (Non-GAAP financial measure)
We define Net Leverage as Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA (trailing twelve months).
We believe that Net Leverage is an important metric for investors in evaluating a company’s liquidity. Note that Net Leverage is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We believe that Net Leverage provides an additional indicator when assessing our liquidity, capital structure and leverage and provides insight into a company's ability to assume more debt if and when required. A negative Net Leverage indicates that our cash and cash equivalents is greater than our total debt as of the balance sheet date. See our Net Leverage calculation below.
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| (Dollars in thousands) | September 30, 2012 | |||
| Obligations under capital leases | $ | 145,111 | ||
| Debt | 5,001 | |||
| Total debt | $ | 150,112 | ||
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents | (257,651 | ) | ||
| Net debt | $ | (107,539 | ) | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (trailing twelve months) | $ | 436,545 | ||
| Net leverage | (0.25 | )x | ||