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Exhibit 99.2

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

1  QTS Q1 Earnings 2020

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Forward Looking Statements

 

Some of the statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In particular, statements pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the Company and the Company’s response thereto and to the Company’s strategy, plans, intentions, capital resources, liquidity, portfolio performance, results of operations,  anticipated growth in our funds from operations and anticipated market conditions contain forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this document reflect the Company’s current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The Company does not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: adverse economic or real estate developments in the Company’s markets or the technology industry; obsolescence or reduction in marketability of our infrastructure due to changing industry demands; global, national and local economic conditions; risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, the risk of business and/or operational disruptions, disruption of the Company’s customers’ businesses that could affect their ability to make rental payments to the Company, supply chain disruptions and delays in the construction or development of the Company’s data centers; risks related to our international operations; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions; the Company’s failure to successfully develop, redevelop and operate acquired properties or lines of business; significant increases in construction and development costs; the increasingly competitive environment in which the Company operates; defaults on, or termination or non-renewal of, leases by customers; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; increased interest rates and operating costs, including increased energy costs; financing risks, including the Company’s failure to obtain necessary outside financing; dependence on third parties to provide Internet, telecommunications and network connectivity to the Company’s data centers; the Company’s failure to qualify and maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust; environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters; financial market fluctuations; changes in real estate and zoning laws, revaluations for tax purposes and increases in real property tax rates; and limitations inherent in our current and any future joint venture investments, such as lack of sole decision-making authority and reliance on our partners’ financial condition.  

 

While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the risk factor related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic filed in an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020, as well as other periodic reports the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, many of which should be interpreted as being heightened as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact.

 

 

2  QTS Q1 Earnings 2020

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Company Profile

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3  QTS Q1 Earnings 2020

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Consolidated Balance Sheets  

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(unaudited and in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2020 (1)

 

2019 (1)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

130,576

 

$

130,605

Buildings, improvements and equipment

 

 

2,411,426

 

 

2,178,901

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(588,685)

 

 

(558,560)

 

 

 

1,953,317

 

 

1,750,946

Construction in progress  (2)

 

 

877,313

 

 

920,922

Real Estate Assets, net

 

 

2,830,630

 

 

2,671,868

Investments in unconsolidated entity

 

 

32,051

 

 

30,218

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

55,716

 

 

57,141

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

171,957

 

 

15,653

Rents and other receivables, net

 

 

74,506

 

 

81,181

Acquired intangibles, net

 

 

78,139

 

 

81,679

Deferred costs, net  (3)

 

 

53,271

 

 

52,363

Prepaid expenses

 

 

13,747

 

 

10,586

Goodwill

 

 

173,843

 

 

173,843

Other assets, net (5)

 

 

49,337

 

 

49,001

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

3,533,197

 

$

3,223,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured credit facility, net  (4)

 

$

1,222,946

 

$

1,010,640

Senior notes, net of debt issuance costs  (4)

 

 

395,740

 

 

395,549

Finance leases and mortgage notes payable

 

 

46,244

 

 

46,876

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

62,843

 

 

64,416

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

177,949

 

 

142,547

Dividends and distributions payable

 

 

37,464

 

 

34,500

Advance rents, security deposits and other liabilities

 

 

24,569

 

 

18,027

Derivative liabilities

 

 

61,706

 

 

26,609

Deferred income taxes

 

 

479

 

 

749

Deferred income

 

 

39,561

 

 

39,169

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

2,069,501

 

 

1,779,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125% Series A cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock: $0.01 par value (liquidation preference $25.00 per share), 4,600,000 shares authorized, 4,280,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (6)

 

 

103,212

 

 

103,212

6.50% Series B cumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock: $0.01 par value (liquidation preference $100.00 per share), 3,162,500 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (7)

 

 

304,223

 

 

304,223

Common stock: $0.01 par value, 450,133,000 shares authorized, 60,398,036 and 58,227,523 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

 

604

 

 

582

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,412,025

 

 

1,330,444

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(57,998)

 

 

(24,642)

Accumulated dividends in excess of earnings

 

 

(403,430)

 

 

(376,002)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,358,636

 

 

1,337,817

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

105,060

 

 

106,634

TOTAL EQUITY

 

 

1,463,696

 

 

1,444,451

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

3,533,197

 

$

3,223,533


(1)

The balance sheet at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, has been derived from the consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

(2)

As of March 31, 2020, construction in progress included $201.2 million related to land acquisitions whereby the initiation of development activities has begun to prepare the property for its intended use.

(3)

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, deferred costs, net included $7.5 million and $8.0 million of deferred financing costs net of amortization, respectively, and $45.7 million and $44.3 million of deferred leasing costs net of amortization, respectively.

(4)

Debt issuance costs, net related to the Senior Notes and term loan portion of the Company’s unsecured credit facility aggregating $10.4 million and $10.8 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, have been netted against the related debt liability line items for both periods presented.

(5)

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, other assets, net included $45.9 million and $45.8 million of corporate fixed assets, respectively, primarily relating to construction of corporate offices, leasehold improvements and product related assets.

(6)

As of March 31, 2020, the total liquidation preference of the Series A Preferred Stock was $107.0 million, calculated as $25.00 liquidation preference per share times 4,280,000 shares outstanding.

(7)

As of March 31, 2020, the total liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Stock was $316.3 million, calculated as $100.00 liquidation preference per share times 3,162,500 shares outstanding. 

 

 

4  QTS Q1 Earnings 2020

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

(unaudited and in thousands except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

  

2020

  

2019

  

2019

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental (1)

 

$

120,081

 

$

119,282

 

$

109,389

Other (2)

 

 

6,211

 

 

4,425

 

 

3,300

Total revenues

 

 

126,292

 

 

123,707

 

 

112,689

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating costs

 

 

40,781

 

 

38,645

 

 

34,103

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

 

3,911

 

 

4,068

 

 

3,367

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

45,070

 

 

45,161

 

 

38,788

General and administrative (3)

 

 

20,683

 

 

20,866

 

 

19,891

Transaction, integration and impairment costs (4)

 

 

216

 

 

12,110

 

 

1,214

Total operating expenses

 

 

110,661

 

 

120,850

 

 

97,363

Gain on sale of real estate, net

 

 

 —

 

 

1,361

 

 

13,408

Operating income

 

 

15,631

 

 

4,218

 

 

28,734

Other income and expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

 8

 

 

45

Interest expense

 

 

(7,162)

 

 

(6,264)

 

 

(7,146)

Debt restructuring costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,523)

 

 

 —

Other income (expense)

 

 

159

 

 

(380)

 

 

 —

Equity in net loss of unconsolidated entity

 

 

(677)

 

 

(481)

 

 

(274)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

 

7,951

 

 

(4,422)

 

 

21,359

Tax benefit (expense) of taxable REIT subsidiaries

 

 

169

 

 

816

 

 

(211)

Net income (loss)

 

 

8,120

 

 

(3,606)

 

 

21,148

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  (5)

 

 

(110)

 

 

1,095

 

 

(1,590)

Net income (loss) attributable to QTS Realty Trust, Inc.

 

$

8,010

 

$

(2,511)

 

$

19,558

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

(7,045)

 

 

(7,045)

 

 

(7,045)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

965

 

$

(9,556)

 

$

12,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Basic  (6)

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.20)

 

$

0.20

    Diluted  (6)

 

 

(0.01)

 

 

(0.20)

 

 

0.20


(1)

Represents lease revenue, inclusive of recoveries from customers as well as straight line rent. Recoveries from customers was $12.3 million, $14.0 million, and $10.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019, and March 31, 2019, respectively. Straight line rent was $3.8 million, $3.3 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)

Includes revenue from managed services, sales of scrap metals and other unused materials, management fees, service fees, development fees and various other non-rental revenue items.

(3)

Includes personnel costs, sales and marketing costs, professional fees, travel costs, product investment costs and other corporate general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were 16.4%,  16.9%, and 17.7% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

(4)

The three months ended December 31, 2019  includes $11.5 million of impairment costs related to the Company’s write-down of certain data center assets and equipment in one of its Dulles, VA data centers. The Dulles campus has two data center buildings and the Company is currently relocating customers from the smaller and older facility to the newer facility in an effort to optimize its operating cost structure.

(5)

The weighted average noncontrolling ownership interest of QualityTech, LP was 10.2%,  10.3% and 11.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.  

(6)

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share were calculated using the two-class method. 

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2019

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,120

 

$

(3,606)

 

$

21,148

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment gain (loss)

 

 

(223)

 

 

394

 

 

 —

Increase (decrease) in fair value of derivative contracts

 

 

(36,715)

 

 

4,349

 

 

(9,853)

Reclassification of other comprehensive income to utilities expense

 

 

354

 

 

262

 

 

 —

Reclassification of other comprehensive income to interest expense

 

 

758

 

 

169

 

 

(494)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(27,706)

 

 

1,568

 

 

10,801

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

2,831

 

 

(161)

 

 

(1,217)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to QTS Realty Trust, Inc.

 

$

(24,875)

 

$

1,407

 

$

9,584

 

 

 

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Summary of Financial Data

 

 

(unaudited and in thousands, except operating portfolio statistics data and per share data)

 

This summary includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are helpful in understanding the Company’s business as further described in the Appendix. The Company does not, nor does it suggest investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, GAAP financial information or as an expectation of future performance of the Company’s business. The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of the Company’s current operations and its business. The Company has included a reconciliation of this additional information to the most comparable GAAP measure in the summary financial information below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

Summary of Results

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

Total revenue (1) 

 

$

126,292

 

 

$

123,707

 

 

$

112,689

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,120

 

 

$

(3,606)

 

 

$

21,148

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

965

 

 

$

(9,556)

 

 

$

12,513

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to basic common shares

 

$

(0.01)

 

 

$

(0.20)

 

 

$

0.20

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to diluted common shares

 

$

(0.01)

 

 

$

(0.20)

 

 

$

0.20

 

FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders

 

$

43,730

 

 

$

43,562

 

 

$

36,937

 

 

Note: All metrics in the following tables include QTS’ pro rata share of results from the unconsolidated joint venture.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended

 

Other Data (including QTS' pro rata share of

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

unconsolidated JV, excl. total revenue)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

Total revenue (1)

 

$

126,292

 

 

$

123,707

 

 

$

112,689

 

MRR (at period end)

 

$

34,963

 

 

$

34,034

 

 

$

31,952

 

NOI

 

$

82,444

 

 

$

81,835

 

 

$

75,453

 

NOI as a % of revenue

 

 

65.3

%

 

 

66.2

%

 

 

67.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

66,770

 

 

$

66,299

 

 

$

58,843

 

Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue

 

 

52.9

%

 

 

53.6

%

 

 

52.2

%

Operating FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders

 

$

43,946

 

 

$

45,734

 

 

$

38,151

 

Operating FFO per diluted share

 

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.69

 

 

$

0.64

 

Annualized ROIC

 

 

11.8

%

 

 

12.3

%

 

 

12.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

Balance Sheet Data (including QTS' pro rata share of unconsolidated JV) (2)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Total indebtedness, net of cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,539,000

 

 

$

1,482,260

 

Indebtedness to last quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

5.8x

 

 

 

5.6x

 

Indebtedness to last quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA pro forma for the effects of forward equity sales

 

 

4.5x

(3)

 

 

4.8x

(4)

Indebtedness to undepreciated real estate assets

 

 

44.3%

 

 

 

45.3%

 

Indebtedness to Implied Enterprise Value

 

 

25.9%

 

 

 

27.0%

 


(1)

Excludes QTS’ pro rata share of the unconsolidated joint venture revenue. Total unconsolidated JV revenue at the JV’s 100% share was $3.1 million, $3.7 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. QTS’ 50% pro rata share of unconsolidated JV revenue was $1.5 million, $1.9 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)

The Company has excluded associated debt issuance costs from the Total indebtedness line item for both periods presented. Therefore, the total debt amount, as well as calculations based on the total debt amount, represents the full amount of debt that will be repaid less the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand.

(3)

Represents the Company’s leverage ratio pro forma for the effects of approximately $342 million in net proceeds available under forward equity agreements executed through April 27, 2020, the date of this report. 

(4)

Represented the Company’s leverage ratio pro forma for the effects of approximately $220 million in net proceeds available under forward equity agreements executed through February 18, 2020, the release date of the December 31, 2019 earnings report.  

 

 

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Operating Portfolio Statistics

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(including unconsolidated JV at the JV’s 100% share)

 

 

2020

 

 

 

2019

 

Built out square footage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raised floor

 

 

1,717,536

 

 

 

1,659,137

 

Leasable raised floor

 

 

1,378,791

 

 

 

1,340,755

 

Leased raised floor

 

 

1,241,999

 

 

 

1,226,188

 

Data center % occupied

 

 

90.1%

 

 

 

91.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Raw Shell:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

7,187,195

 

 

 

7,188,833

 

Basis-of-design raised floor space (1)

 

 

3,212,211

 

 

 

3,213,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data center properties

 

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

Basis of design raised floor % developed

 

 

53.5%

 

 

 

51.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data center raised floor % owned (2)

 

 

96.2%

 

 

 

96.0%

 


(1)

See definition in Appendix.

(2)

Includes the Santa Clara facility which is subject to a long-term ground lease, includes unconsolidated JV property at the JV's 100% share, and excludes facilities subject to finance lease obligations.  Had the Santa Clara facility been excluded as an owned facility, the owned data center raised floor percentage would be 92.7% and 92.4% at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. 

 

 

2020  Guidance 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020 Guidance

($ in millions except per share amounts)

 

Low

 

High

Revenue

 

$

523

 

$

537

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

275

 

$

285

Operating FFO per fully diluted share

 

$

2.69

 

$

2.83

 

 

The Company is reaffirming its Revenue guidance range for 2020 of $523 million to $537 million which assumes annual rental churn as previously announced of between 3% and 6%. The Company is also reaffirming its Adjusted EBITDA guidance range for 2020 of $275 million to $285 million and reaffirming its Operating FFO per fully diluted share guidance range for 2020 of $2.69 per share to $2.83 per share. In addition, the Company is reaffirming its cash paid for capital expenditures guidance range for 2020 of $550 million to $600 million, excluding acquisitions. The Company’s 2020 capital expenditure guidance includes its proportionate share of cash capital expenditures associated with the unconsolidated joint venture.

 

The Company’s 2020 guidance includes the effects of the Company’s joint venture, which is reflected as an unconsolidated entity accounted for under the equity method on QTS’ financial statements. Consistent with GAAP accounting standards, revenue from the unconsolidated entity is not included in QTS’ reported consolidated GAAP financial statements. Also consistent with NAREIT-defined standards, QTS includes its proportionate ownership of non-GAAP measures such as EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and FFO from the joint venture in its reported EBITDAre, Adjusted EBITDA and FFO results, respectively.

 

The Company’s 2020 guidance assumes, among other things, that its facilities continue to operate and it does not experience significant work stoppages or closures, it is able to mitigate any supply chain disruptions for its development activities, and it is able to collect revenues in line with current expectations. The Company is also monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on the fair value of its assets. While the Company does not currently anticipate any material impairments on its assets as a result of COVID-19, future changes in expectations for sales, earnings and cash flows related to fixed assets, intangible assets and goodwill could cause these assets to be impaired. While these are the Company’s current assumptions, this is an emerging situation and these assumptions could change, including if the duration of the pandemic is extended, which could affect outlook.

 

QTS does not provide reconciliations for the non-GAAP financial measures included in its guidance provided above due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including net income (loss) and adjustments that could be made for restructuring costs, transaction costs, lease exit costs, asset impairments and gain (loss) on disposals and other charges as those amounts are subject to significant variability based on future transactions that are not yet known, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant.  

 

 

 

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Reconciliations of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

 

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

Return on Invested Capital (“ROIC”) is a non-GAAP measure that provides additional information to users of the financial statements. Management believes ROIC is a helpful metric for users of the financial statements to gauge the Company's performance of its business against the capital it has invested in the business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROIC (including QTS' pro rata share of unconsolidated JV)

 

Three Months Ended   

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

NOI (1) (2)

 

$

82,444

 

$

81,835

 

$

75,453

Annualized NOI

 

 

329,776

 

 

327,340

 

 

301,812

Average undepreciated real estate assets and other net fixed assets placed in service

 

 

2,797,898

 

 

2,670,448

 

 

2,426,978

Annualized ROIC

 

 

11.8%

 

 

12.3%

 

 

12.4%

(1)

Includes facility level G&A expense allocation charges of 4% of cash revenue for all facilities.  These allocated charges, with respect to operations for the applicable periods,  aggregated to $4.7 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019 respectively.

(2)

NOI includes QTS’ pro rata share of NOI from the unconsolidated joint venture.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

Calculation of Average Undepreciated Real Estate

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

Assets and Other Net Fixed Assets Placed in Service

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

Real Estate Assets, net

 

$

2,830,630

 

$

2,671,868

 

$

2,446,467

Less: Construction in progress

 

 

(877,313)

 

 

(920,923)

 

 

(803,888)

Plus: Accumulated depreciation

 

 

588,685

 

 

558,560

 

 

494,787

Plus: Goodwill

 

 

173,843

 

 

173,843

 

 

173,843

Plus: Other fixed assets, net

 

 

39,789

 

 

40,509

 

 

41,163

Plus: Acquired intangibles, net (1)

 

 

67,083

 

 

70,036

 

 

79,168

Plus: Leasing Commissions, net

 

 

45,734

 

 

44,330

 

 

38,522

Plus: Assets placed in service in unconsolidated JV (2)

 

 

45,455

 

 

43,668

 

 

29,464

Total as of period end

 

$

2,913,906

 

$

2,681,891

 

$

2,499,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average undepreciated real estate assets and other net fixed assets as of reporting period (3)

 

$

2,797,898

 

$

2,670,448

 

$

2,426,978


(1)

Net of acquired intangible liabilities and deferred tax liabilities.

(2)

Represents QTS’ basis in the assets in the JV which were $45.5 million as of March 31, 2020 (calculated as the cost basis of the assets contributed for in serviced phases of $92.2 million less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partner’s portion of debt of $46.7 million),  $43.7 million as of December 31, 2019 (calculated as the cost basis of the assets contributed for in serviced phases of $88.6 million less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partner’s portion of debt of $44.9 million) and $29.5 million as of March 31, 2019 (calculated as the cost basis of the assets contributed for in serviced phases of $58.9 million less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partner’s portion of debt of $29.5 million).

(3)

Calculated by using average quarterly balance of each account.

 

 

 

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Implied Enterprise Value and

Weighted Average Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares or

 

Market Price or

 

Market

 

 

 

Equivalents

 

Liquidation Value as of

 

Capitalization

 

Implied Enterprise Value as of March 31, 2020:

 

Outstanding

 

March 31, 2020

 

(in thousands)

 

Class A Common Stock

 

60,269,628

 

$

58.01

 

$

3,496,241

 

Class B Common Stock

 

128,408

 

 

58.01

 

 

7,449

 

  Total Shares Outstanding

 

60,398,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units of Limited Partnership Interest (1)

 

6,711,258

 

 

58.01

 

 

389,320

 

Options to purchase Class A Common Stock and performance units (2)

 

971,283

 

 

58.01

 

 

56,344

 

Effect of Class A common stock associated with forward equity sale (3)

 

532,831

 

 

58.01

 

 

30,910

 

Fully Diluted Total Shares and Units of Limited Partnership Interest outstanding as of March 31, 2020

 

68,613,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidation value of Series A Preferred Stock

 

4,280,000

 

 

25.00

 

 

107,000

 

Liquidation value of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

3,162,500

 

 

100.00

 

 

316,250

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,403,514

 

Total Indebtedness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,539,000

(4)

Implied Enterprise Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,942,514

 


(1)

Includes 40,270 of operating partnership units representing the “in the money” value of Class O LTIP units on an “as if” converted basis as of March 31, 2020.

(2)

Represents options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. representing the “in the money” value of options on an “as if” converted basis and the value of performance awards on an “as if” converted basis as of March 31, 2020.

(3)

Represents the “in the money” value of the forward equity shares on an “as if” converted basis as of March 31, 2020.

(4)

Excludes all debt issuance costs reflected as a reduction to liabilities at March 31, 2020 representing the full amount of debt that will be repaid, less the amount of cash and cash equivalents on hand. This also includes the Company’s pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture debt, net of its pro rata share of cash on hand at the joint venture.

 

The following table presents the weighted average fully diluted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 2020

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

58,624,935

Effect of Class A partnership units (1)

 

6,670,988

Effect of Class O units on an "as if" converted basis (1)

 

40,270

Effect of options to purchase Class A common stock, restricted Class A common stock and performance units on an "as if" converted basis (2)

 

626,209

Effect of Class A common stock associated with forward equity sale (3)

 

828,538

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (4)

 

66,790,940


(1)

The Class A units and Class O units represent limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership.

(2)

The average share price for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was  $55.32.  

(3)

Represents the weighted average “in the money” value of the forward equity shares on an “as if” converted basis.  

(4)

Series B Convertible Preferred stock was not incorporated on an “as if” converted basis as the conversion would have been antidilutive for the period presented. 

 

 

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Data Center Properties

 

 

The table below presents an overview of the portfolio of data center properties that the Company owns or leases, referred to herein as our data center properties, based on information as of March 31, 2020.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Rentable Square Feet (Operating NRSF) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available

 

Basis of

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility

 

Design

 

Raised

 

 

Year

 

Square

 

Raised

 

Office &

 

Supporting

 

 

 

%

 

Annualized

 

Power

 

("BOD")

 

Floor as a

Properties

 

Acquired (2)

 

Feet (3)

 

Floor (4)

 

Other (5)

 

Infrastructure (6)

 

Total

 

Occupied (7)

 

Rent (8)

 

(MW) (9)

 

NRSF

 

% of BOD

Richmond, VA

 

2010

 

1,318,353

 

117,309

 

51,093

 

131,654

 

300,056

 

84.9

%

 

$

33,570,024

 

110

 

557,309

 

21.0

%

Atlanta, GA (DC - 1) (10)

 

2006

 

968,695

 

527,186

 

36,953

 

364,815

 

928,954

 

97.0

%

 

 

118,129,363

 

72

 

527,186

 

100.0

%

Irving, TX

 

2013

 

698,000

 

187,742

 

6,981

 

198,913

 

393,636

 

95.9

%

 

 

52,201,124

 

140

 

275,701

 

68.1

%

Princeton, NJ

 

2014

 

553,930

 

58,157

 

2,229

 

111,405

 

171,791

 

100.0

%

 

 

10,380,831

 

22

 

158,157

 

36.8

%

Chicago, IL

 

2014

 

474,979

 

70,000

 

1,786

 

71,622

 

143,408

 

95.3

%

 

 

19,256,457

 

56

 

215,855

 

32.4

%

Ashburn, VA

 

2017

 

445,000

 

110,606

 

6,096

 

110,560

 

227,262

 

66.1

%

 

 

6,882,751

 

50

 

178,000

 

62.1

%

Suwanee, GA

 

2005

 

369,822

 

205,608

 

8,697

 

107,128

 

321,433

 

94.0

%

 

 

60,505,502

 

36

 

205,608

 

100.0

%

Piscataway, NJ

 

2016

 

360,000

 

103,820

 

14,311

 

104,301

 

222,432

 

90.9

%

 

 

20,486,370

 

111

 

176,000

 

59.0

%

Fort Worth, TX

 

2016

 

261,836

 

55,828

 

17,232

 

97,699

 

170,759

 

77.0

%

 

 

5,605,624

 

50

 

80,000

 

69.8

%

Santa Clara, CA (11)

 

2007

 

135,322

 

59,905

 

944

 

45,094

 

105,943

 

90.3

%

 

 

22,882,619

 

11

 

80,940

 

74.0

%

Sacramento, CA

 

2012

 

92,644

 

54,595

 

2,794

 

23,916

 

81,305

 

35.8

%

 

 

10,243,959

 

 8

 

54,595

 

100.0

%

Dulles, VA (12)

 

2017

 

87,159

 

30,545

 

5,997

 

32,892

 

69,434

 

89.4

%

 

 

17,846,722

 

13

 

48,270

 

63.3

%

Leased facilities (13)

 

2006 & 2015

 

190,875

 

62,274

 

18,650

 

41,901

 

122,825

 

84.2

%

 

 

24,238,797

 

14

 

82,886

 

75.1

%

Other (14)

 

Misc.

 

459,549

 

51,561

 

49,337

 

70,636

 

171,534

 

84.9

%

 

 

13,095,663

 

98

 

180,380

 

28.6

%

 

 

 

 

6,416,164

 

1,695,136

 

223,100

 

1,512,536

 

3,430,772

 

89.9

%

 

$  

415,325,806

 

791

 

2,820,887

 

60.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Property Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta, GA (DC - 2) (15)

 

2018

 

495,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

%

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

240,000

 

 —

%

Hillsboro, OR

 

2017

 

158,000

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

%

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

85,000

 

 —

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated JV Properties - at the JV's 100% Share (16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manassas, VA

 

2018

 

118,031

 

22,400

 

12,663

 

39,044

 

74,107

 

100.0

%

 

$

8,456,635

 

135

 

66,324

 

33.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total properties

 

 

 

7,187,195

 

1,717,536

 

235,763

 

1,551,580

 

3,504,879

 

90.1

%

 

$

423,782,441

 

926

 

3,212,211

 

53.5

%


(1)

Represents the total square feet of a building that is currently leased or available for lease plus developed supporting infrastructure, based on engineering drawings and estimates, but does not include space held for redevelopment or space used for the Company’s own office space.

(2)

Represents the year a property was acquired or, in the case of a property under lease, the year the Company’s initial lease commenced for the property. 

(3)

With respect to the Company’s owned properties, gross square feet represents the entire building area. With respect to leased properties, gross square feet represents that portion of the gross square feet subject to our lease. This includes 383,761 square feet of QTS office and support space, which is not included in operating NRSF.

(4)

Represents management’s estimate of the portion of NRSF of the facility with available power and cooling capacity that is currently leased or readily available to be leased to customers as data center space based on engineering drawings.

(5)

Represents the operating NRSF of the facility other than data center space (typically office and storage space) that is currently leased or available to be leased.

(6)

Represents required data center support space, including mechanical, telecommunications and utility rooms, as well as building common areas.

(7)

Calculated as data center raised floor that is subject to a signed lease for which billing has commenced divided by leasable raised floor based on the current configuration of the properties, expressed as a percentage.

(8)

The Company defines annualized rent as MRR multiplied by 12. The Company calculates MRR as monthly contractual revenue under executed contracts as of a particular date, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues. MRR does not include the impact from booked-not-billed contracts as of a particular date, unless otherwise specifically noted. This amount reflects the annualized cash rental payments. It does not reflect the accounting associated with any free rent, rent abatements or future scheduled rent increases and also excludes operating expense and power reimbursements.

(9)

Represents installed utility power and transformation capacity that is available for use by the facility as of March 31, 2020.

(10)

This property was formerly known as “Atlanta, GA (Metro)” but has been renamed “Atlanta, GA (DC-1)” to distinguish between the existing data center and the new property development shown as “Atlanta, GA (DC – 2)” within the new property development section.

(11)

Subject to long-term ground lease.

(12)

The Dulles campus has two data center buildings and the Company is currently relocating customers from the smaller and older facility to the newer facility in an effort to optimize its operating cost structure.

(13)

Includes 7 facilities. All facilities are leased, including those subject to finance leases.

(14)

Consists of Miami, FL; Lenexa, KS; Overland Park, KS; Eemshaven, Netherlands and Groningen, Netherlands facilities.

(15)

Represents the development of a new data center building at our Atlanta, GA campus.

(16)

Represents the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture at the JV’s 100% share. QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

 

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Development Costs Summary

 

(in millions, except NRSF data)

 

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company brought online approximately 21  megawatts of gross power and approximately 60,000  net rentable square feet (“NRSF”) of raised floor and customer specific capital at its Ashburn,  Fort Worth and Atlanta (DC-1) facilities at an aggregate cost of approximately $224.0 million. 

 

The under construction table below summarizes the Company’s outlook for development projects which it expects to complete by December 31, 2020 (in millions).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under Construction Costs (1)

 

 

 

 

Estimated Cost to

 

 

 

Expected

Properties

 

Actual (2)

 

Completion (3)

 

Total

 

Completion date

Ashburn, VA

 

$

35

 

$

24

 

$

59

 

Q4 2020

Irving, TX

 

 

10

 

 

 1

 

 

11

 

Q3 2020

Chicago, IL

 

 

23

 

 

 4

 

 

27

 

Q2 2020

Richmond, VA

 

 

 5

 

 

 2

 

 

 7

 

Q3 2020

Piscataway, NJ

 

 

 3

 

 

 1

 

 

 4

 

Q2 2020

 

 

$

76

 

$

32

 

$

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Property Development

Atlanta, GA (DC - 2) (4)

 

 

61

 

 

99

 

 

160

 

Q3/Q4 2020

Hillsboro, OR

 

 

17

 

 

 5

 

 

22

 

Q2 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated JV Properties - at the Company's 50% Share (5)

Manassas, VA

 

 

 5

 

 

 7

 

 

12

 

Q2/Q4 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

159

 

$

143

 

$

302

 

 


(1)

In addition to projects currently under construction, the Company’s near-term development projects are expected to be delivered in a modular manner, and the Company currently expects to invest additional capital to complete these near term projects. The ultimate timing and completion of, and the commitment of capital to, the Company’s future development projects are within the Company’s discretion and will depend upon a variety of factors, including the actual contracts executed, availability of financing and the Company’s estimation of the future market for data center space in each particular market.

(2)

Represents actual costs under construction through March 31, 2020. In addition to the $159  million of construction costs incurred through March 31, 2020 for development expected to be completed by December 31, 2020, as of March 31, 2020 the Company had incurred $718 million of additional costs (including acquisition costs and other capitalized costs) for other development projects that are expected to be completed after December 31, 2020.

(3)

Represents management’s estimate of the additional costs required to complete the current NRSF under development. There may be an increase in costs if customers’ requirements exceed the Company’s current basis of design.

(4)

Represents the development of a new data center building at our Atlanta, GA campus.

(5)

Represents QTS’ basis in the assets in the JV that will be in serviced, which is calculated as the cost basis of the assets contributed for in serviced phases of approximately $25 million less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partner’s portion of debt of approximately $13 million.

 

 

 

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Development Summary

 

(in millions, except NRSF data)

 

The following development table presents an overview of the Company’s development pipeline, based on information as of March 31, 2020. This table shows the Company’s ability to increase its raised floor of 1.7 million square feet as of March 31, 2020 to 3.2 million square feet, exclusive of incremental development capacity on adjacent land holdings. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raised Floor NRSF

 

 

Overview as of March 31, 2020

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate

 

 

NRSF in

 

Under

 

Future

 

Basis of

 

Adjacent Acreage

Properties

 

Service

 

Construction (1)

 

Available (2)

 

Design NRSF

 

of Land (3)

Richmond, VA

 

117,309

 

5,000

 

435,000

 

557,309

 

182.2

Atlanta, GA (DC - 1) (4)

 

527,186

 

 —

 

 —

 

527,186

 

 —

Irving, TX

 

187,742

 

12,000

 

75,959

 

275,701

 

29.4

Princeton, NJ

 

58,157

 

 —

 

100,000

 

158,157

 

65.0

Chicago, IL

 

70,000

 

20,000

 

125,855

 

215,855

 

23.0

Ashburn, VA

 

110,606

 

30,000

 

37,394

 

178,000

 

62.9

Suwanee, GA

 

205,608

 

 —

 

 —

 

205,608

 

15.4

Piscataway, NJ

 

103,820

 

6,000

 

66,180

 

176,000

 

 —

Fort Worth, TX

 

55,828

 

 —

 

24,172

 

80,000

 

26.5

Santa Clara, CA

 

59,905

 

 —

 

21,035

 

80,940

 

 —

Sacramento, CA

 

54,595

 

 —

 

 —

 

54,595

 

 —

Dulles, VA

 

30,545

 

 —

 

17,725

 

48,270

 

 —

Leased facilities (5)

 

62,274

 

 —

 

20,612

 

82,886

 

 —

Phoenix, AZ

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

84.2

Manassas, VA

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

87.1

Other (6)

 

51,561

 

 —

 

128,819

 

180,380

 

 —

 

 

1,695,136

 

73,000

 

1,052,751

 

2,820,887

 

575.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Property Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta, GA (DC - 2) (7)

 

 —

 

42,202

 

197,798

 

240,000

 

63.4

Hillsboro, OR

 

 —

 

7,000

 

78,000

 

85,000

 

92.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated JV Properties - at the JV's 100% Share (8)

Manassas, VA

 

22,400

 

11,200

 

32,724

 

66,324

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals as of March 31, 2020

 

1,717,536

 

133,402

 

1,361,273

 

3,212,211

 

731.1

 


(1)

Reflects NRSF at a facility for which the initiation of substantial activities has begun to prepare the property for its intended use on or before December 31, 2020.

(2)

Reflects NRSF at a facility for which the initiation of substantial activities has begun to prepare the property for its intended use after December 31, 2020.

(3)

The total cost basis of adjacent land, which is land available for the future development, is approximately $233.3 million, of which approximately $201.2 million is included in Construction in Progress on the consolidated balance sheet. The Basis of Design NRSF does not include any build-out on the available land.

(4)

This property was formerly known as “Atlanta, GA (Metro)” but has been renamed “Atlanta, GA (DC-1)” to distinguish between the existing data center and the new property development shown as “Atlanta, GA (DC – 2)” within the new property development section.

(5)

Includes 7 facilities. All facilities are leased, including those subject to finance leases.

(6)

Consists of Miami, FL; Lenexa, KS; Overland Park, KS; Eemshaven, Netherlands and Groningen, Netherlands facilities.

(7)

Represents the development of a new data center building at our Atlanta, GA campus.

(8)

Represents the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture at the JV’s 100% share. QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

 

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NOI by Facility and Capital Expenditure Summary

 

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

The Company calculates net operating income, or NOI, as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding: interest expense, interest income, tax expense (benefit) of taxable REIT subsidiaries, depreciation and amortization, write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, other (income) expense,  debt restructuring costs, transaction and integration costs, gain (loss) on sale of real estate, restructuring costs, general and administrative expenses and similar adjustments for unconsolidated entities. The Company believes that NOI is another metric that is often utilized to evaluate returns on operating real estate from period to period and also, in part, to assess the value of the operating real estate. 

 

The breakdown of NOI by facility is shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,  2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31,  2019

 

Breakdown of NOI by facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlanta (DC - 1) data center (1)

 

$

26,101

 

$

25,094

 

$

23,667

 

Atlanta-Suwanee data center

 

 

12,802

 

 

12,869

 

 

11,797

 

Richmond data center

 

 

6,276

 

 

6,305

 

 

8,779

 

Irving data center

 

 

11,412

 

 

11,450

 

 

11,420

 

Dulles data center

 

 

3,159

 

 

3,078

 

 

2,932

 

Leased data centers (2)

 

 

1,883

 

 

1,885

 

 

2,551

 

Santa Clara data center

 

 

2,595

 

 

2,095

 

 

1,681

 

Piscataway data center

 

 

3,635

 

 

3,507

 

 

3,455

 

Princeton data center

 

 

2,506

 

 

2,549

 

 

2,474

 

Sacramento data center

 

 

1,597

 

 

1,547

 

 

1,675

 

Chicago data center

 

 

3,891

 

 

3,889

 

 

2,741

 

Ashburn data center

 

 

2,606

 

 

2,392

 

 

317

 

Fort Worth data center

 

 

1,322

 

 

1,880

 

 

265

 

Other facilities (3)

 

 

1,815

 

 

2,454

 

 

1,465

 

NOI from consolidated operations (4)

 

$

81,600

 

$

80,994

 

$

75,219

 

Pro rata share of NOI from unconsolidated entity (5)

 

 

844

 

 

841

 

 

234

 

Total NOI

 

$

82,444

 

$

81,835

 

$

75,453

 


(1)

This property was formerly known as “Atlanta-Metro data center” but has been renamed “Atlanta (DC-1) data center” to distinguish between the existing data center and the new property development.

(2)

Includes 7 facilities. All facilities are leased, including those subject to finance leases.

(3)

Consists of Miami, FL; Lenexa, KS; Overland Park, KS; and Groningen, Netherlands facilities. In addition, includes management fees and development fees.

(4)

Includes facility level G&A expense allocation charges of 4% of cash revenue for all facilities. These allocated charges aggregated to $4.7 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

(5)

QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

Our cash paid for capital expenditures is summarized as follows: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

Development (1)

$

144,480

 

$

62,324

 

$

73,408

Acquisitions

 

1,797

 

 

7,866

 

 

 —

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

1,662

 

 

910

 

 

709

Other capital expenditures (2)

 

26,403

 

 

30,343

 

 

18,859

Total capital expenditures

$

174,342

 

$

101,443

 

$

92,976


(1)

Includes QTS’ pro rata share of capital expenditures associated with the unconsolidated joint venture. Total capital expenditures at the joint venture were approximately $1 million ($0.5 million our pro rata share) for the three months ended March 31, 2020, less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partners’ portion of debt of $0.5 million. Total capital expenditures at the joint venture were approximately $3 million ($1 million our pro rata share) for the three months ended December 31, 2019, less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partners’ portion of debt of $2 million. Total capital expenditures at the joint venture were approximately $26 million ($13 million our pro rata share) for the three months ended March 31, 2019, less the equity contribution of the JV partner and the JV partners’ portion of debt of $13 million.

(2)

Represents capital expenditures for capitalized interest, commissions, personal property, overhead costs and corporate fixed assets. Corporate fixed assets primarily relate to construction of corporate offices, leasehold improvements and product related assets.

 

 

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Leasing Statistics – Signed Leases

 

 

Incremental Annualized Rent, Net of Downgrades reflects net incremental MRR signed during the period for purposes of tracking incremental revenue contribution. The amounts below include renewals when there was a change in square footage rented, but exclude renewals where square footage remained consistent before and after renewal. (See renewal table on page 16 for such renewals). The amounts below include results of the consolidated business  as well as QTS’ 50% pro rata share of the leasing activity attributable to the JV, if any.

 

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company entered into  486 new and modified leases aggregating to $21.8 million of incremental annualized rent. The Company’s first quarter leasing performance was primarily driven by strong sales in its hyperscale product vertical, highlighted by two existing hyperscale tenants’ expansions, as well as consistent performance in the hybrid colocation product vertical. The pricing on new and modified leases signed varies quarter to quarter based on the mix of deals leased, as hyperscale and hybrid colocation vary on a rate per square foot basis. Annualized rent per leased square foot is computed using the total rent associated with all new and modified leases for the respective periods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized

 

 

Annualized

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

rent per

 

 

Rent, Net of

 

 

Period

 

 

Leases

 

 

leased sq ft

 

 

Downgrades (1)

New/modified leases signed

 

Q1 2020

 

 

486

 

$

388

 

$

21,832,767

 

 

P4QA (2)

 

 

435

 

 

465

 

 

19,014,233

 

 

Q4 2019

 

 

373

 

 

465

 

 

27,742,166

 

 

Q3 2019

 

 

444

 

 

404

 

 

17,385,468

 

 

Q2 2019

 

 

404

 

 

544

 

 

19,624,574

 

 

Q1 2019

 

 

520

 

 

477

 

 

11,304,724


(1)

Amounts include incremental MRR only, net of downgrades.

(2)

Average of prior four quarters.

 

NOTE: Figures above do not include cost recoveries.

 

The following table outlines the booked-not-billed (“BNB”) balance as of March 31, 2020 and how it is expected to affect revenue in 2020 and subsequent years based on the current terms of the applicable contracts.

 

Note: The following table includes QTS’ 50% pro rata share of BNB revenue from the unconsolidated joint venture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booked-not-billed ("BNB") (1)

2020

 

2021

 

Thereafter

 

Total

MRR

$

2,931,570

 

$

3,380,378

 

$

2,099,609

 

$

8,411,557

Incremental revenue (2)

 

16,597,741

 

 

27,959,324

 

 

25,195,308

 

 

 

Annualized revenue (3) (4)

 

35,178,845

 

 

40,564,534

 

 

25,195,308

 

 

100,938,687


(1)

Includes the Company’s consolidated booked-not-billed balance in addition to booked-not-billed revenue associated with the unconsolidated JV at QTS’ pro rata share of the booked-not-billed revenue. Of the $100.9 million annualized BNB revenue, approximately $1.8 million related to QTS’ pro rata share of booked-not-billed revenue associated with the unconsolidated JV.

(2)

Incremental revenue represents the expected amount of recognized MRR for the business in the period based on when the booked-not-billed leases commence throughout the period.

(3)

Annualized revenue represents the booked-not-billed MRR multiplied by 12, demonstrating how much recognized MRR might have been recognized if the booked-not-billed leases commencing in the period were in place for an entire year.

(4)

As of March 31, 2020,  adjusting booked-not-billed revenue for the effects of revenue which had begun recognition via straight line rent, the Company’s annualized booked-not-billed balance was $54.8 million, of which $26.1 million was attributable to 2020,  $16.7 million was attributable to 2021, and $12.0 million was attributable to years thereafter.

 

The Company estimates the remaining cost to provide the space, power, connectivity and other services to the customer contracts which had not billed as of March 31, 2020 to be approximately $226 million. This estimate generally includes customers with newly contracted space of more than 3,300 square feet of raised floor space. The space, power, connectivity and other services provided to customers that contract for smaller amounts of space is generally provided by existing space which was previously developed.

 

 

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Leasing Statistics – Renewed Leases and Rental Churn 

 

 

The mix of leasing activity has a significant impact on quarterly rates, both within major product segments and for overall blended renewal rates. The Company’s rate performance will vary quarter to quarter based on the mix of deals leased as hyperscale and hybrid colocation vary on a rate per square foot basis.

 

Consistent with the Company’s strategy and business model, the renewal rates below reflect total MRR per square foot including all subscribed services. For comparability, the Company includes only those customers that have maintained consistent space footprints in the computations below. All customers with space changes are incorporated into new/modified leasing statistics and rates. The amounts below include results of the consolidated business  as well as QTS’ 50% pro rata share of the renewal leasing activity attributable to the JV, if any.

 

The average rent per square foot for renewals signed in the first quarter of 2020 was 5.0% higher than the rates for those customers immediately prior to renewal.  The increase in the renewal rate of 5.0% was primarily attributable to a large number of hybrid colocation renewals with power and/or connectivity increases upon renewal. The Company expects renewal rates will generally increase in the low to mid-single digit percentage range.

 

Rental Churn (which the Company defines as MRR lost in the period to a customer intending to fully exit the QTS platform in the near term compared to total MRR at the beginning of the period) was 0.6% for the first quarter of 2020.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annualized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

rent per

 

Annualized

 

Rent

 

 

 

Period

 

renewed leases

 

leased sq ft

 

Rent

 

Change (1)

 

Renewed Leases

 

Q1 2020

 

78

 

$

871

 

$

11,279,385

 

5.0

%

 

 

 

P4Q avg (2)

 

94

 

 

673

 

 

15,694,743

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

Q4 2019

 

90

 

 

777

 

 

11,522,508

 

(2.2)

%

(3)

 

 

Q3 2019

 

88

 

 

541

 

 

25,862,052

 

2.0

%

 

 

 

Q2 2019

 

109

 

 

732

 

 

13,938,384

 

1.2

%

 

 

 

Q1 2019

 

88

 

 

988

 

 

11,456,028

 

1.6

%

 


(1)

Calculated as the percentage change of the rent per square foot immediately before renewal when compared to the rent per square foot immediately after renewal.

(2)

Average of prior four quarters.

(3)

The decline in the renewal rate of 2.2% was largely due to one customer’s change in power density upon renewal. Excluding this customer lease from the renewal base, QTS’ renewal rates on a per square foot basis would have represented a 2.7% increase relative to pre-renewal rates.

 

 

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Lease Expirations

 

 

Hyperscale leases are typically 5-10 years with the majority of hyperscale lease expirations occurring in 2022 and beyond. Hybrid colocation leases are typically 3 years in duration, with the majority of hybrid colocation lease expirations occurring between 2020 and 2022. The following table sets forth a summary schedule of the lease expirations as of March 31, 2020. Unless otherwise stated in the footnotes, the information set forth in the table assumes that customers exercise no renewal options and all early termination rights are exercised.  

 

Note: The table below includes the Company’s pro rata share of leases associated with the unconsolidated joint venture. QTS’  pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid

 

 

 

 

Total Raised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hyperscale as

 

Colocation as

 

 

Number of

 

Floor of

 

% of Portfolio

 

 

 

% of Portfolio

 

% of Portfolio

 

% of Portfolio

Year of Lease

 

Leases

 

Expiring

 

Leased Raised

 

Annualized

 

Annualized

 

Annualized

 

Annualized

Expiration

 

Expiring (1)

 

Leases

 

Floor

 

Rent (2)

 

Rent

 

Rent

 

Rent

Month-to-Month (3)

 

1,182

 

11,363

 

 1

%

 

$

10,357,714

 

 2

%

 

 —

%

 

 2

%

2020

 

1,593

 

162,146

 

13

%

 

 

90,048,436

 

21

%

 

 1

%

 

20

%

2021

 

1,244

 

244,769

 

20

%

 

 

88,913,827

 

21

%

 

 5

%

 

16

%

2022

 

966

 

339,567

 

28

%

 

 

113,559,144

 

28

%

 

14

%

 

14

%

2023

 

361

 

124,680

 

10

%

 

 

47,446,079

 

11

%

 

 3

%

 

 8

%

After 2023

 

375

 

348,624

 

28

%

 

 

69,228,923

 

17

%

 

11

%

 

 6

%

Portfolio Total

 

5,721

 

1,231,149

 

100

%

 

$

419,554,123

 

100

%

 

34

%

 

66

%


(1)

Represents each agreement with a customer signed as of March 31, 2020 for which billing has commenced; a lease agreement could include multiple spaces and a customer could have multiple leases. 

(2)

The Company defines annualized rent as MRR multiplied by 12. The Company calculates MRR as monthly contractual revenue under executed contracts as of a particular date, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues. MRR does not include the impact from booked-not-billed contracts as of a particular date, unless otherwise specifically noted. This amount reflects the annualized cash rental payments.

(3)

Consists of customer leases whose original contract terms ended and have continued on a month-to-month basis. 

 

 

 

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Largest Customers 

 

 

As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s portfolio was leased to over 1,200 customers comprised of companies of all sizes representing an array of industries, each with unique and varied business models and needs. The following table sets forth information regarding the ten largest customers in the portfolio based on annualized rent as of March 31, 2020 (does not include rents or maturities associated with booked-not-billed customers or ramps for existing customers which have not yet commenced billing).

 

Note: The table below includes the Company’s pro rata share of leases associated with the unconsolidated joint venture.  QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Portfolio

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Annualized

 

Annualized

 

Lease Term

Principal Customer Industry

 

 

 

Locations

 

Rent (1)

 

Rent

 

(Months) (2)

Content & Digital Media

 

 

 

 1

 

$

45,656,849

 

10.9%

 

28

Cloud & IT Services

 

 

 

 4

 

 

23,652,027

 

5.6%

 

59

Cloud & IT Services

 

 

 

 1

 

 

19,241,360

 

4.6%

 

24

Content & Digital Media

 

 

 

 3

 

 

15,337,039

 

3.7%

 

27

Cloud & IT Services

 

 

 

 4

 

 

13,889,138

 

3.3%

 

47

Cloud & IT Services

 

 

 

 1

 

 

8,078,502

 

1.9%

 

42

Cloud & IT Services

 

 

 

 6

 

 

7,547,448

 

1.8%

 

18

Government & Security

 

 

 

 1

 

 

6,807,642

 

1.6%

 

36

Retail

 

 

 

 1

 

 

6,520,886

 

1.6%

 

27

Financial Services

 

 

 

 1

 

 

4,990,632

 

1.2%

 

52

Total / Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

$

151,721,523

 

36.2%

 

35


(1)

Annualized rent is presented for leases commenced as of March 31, 2020. We define annualized rent as MRR multiplied by 12. We calculate MRR as monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set-up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues. MRR does not include the impact from booked-not-billed leases (which represent customer leases that have been executed but for which lease payments have not commenced) as of a particular date. This amount reflects the annualized cash rental payments. It does not reflect any free rent, rent abatements or future scheduled rent increases and also excludes operating expense and power reimbursements.

(2)

Weighted average based on customer’s percentage of total annualized rent expiring and is as of March 31, 2020. 

 

 

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Product &  Industry Diversification

 

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the distribution of leases at the properties, by type of product offering, as of March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Annualized Rent (1)

 

% of Portfolio

 

 

Annualized Rent (1)

 

% of Portfolio

Hyperscale

 

$

141,131,612

 

34%

 

 

$

136,232,356

 

33%

Hybrid Colocation

 

 

278,422,511

 

66%

 

 

 

272,170,874

 

67%

Portfolio Total

 

$

419,554,123

 

100%

 

 

$

408,403,230

 

100%

(1)

Includes the Company’s pro rata share of leases associated with the unconsolidated joint venture. QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the industry segmentation of customers as of March 31, 2020: 

Picture 14

(1)

Includes the Company’s pro rata share of leases associated with the unconsolidated joint venture.  QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the industry segmentation of customers as of December 31, 2019:  

Picture 8

 

(1)

Includes the Company’s pro rata share of leases associated with the unconsolidated joint venture. QTS’ pro rata share of the JV is 50%.

 

 

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Debt Summary and Debt Maturities 

 

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

The following tables set forth a summary of the Company’s debt instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective Interest Rate at

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Balance as of:

 

 

 

March 31, 2020 (1)

 

Maturity Date

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Unsecured Credit Facility (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

1.96%

 

December 17, 2023

 

 

$

529,135

 

$

317,028

    Term Loan A

 

 

3.26%

 

December 17, 2024

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

225,000

    Term Loan B

 

 

3.30%

 

April 27, 2025

 

 

 

225,000

 

 

225,000

Term Loan C

 

 

3.46%

 

October 18, 2026

 

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

Senior Notes (3)

 

 

4.75%

 

November 15, 2025

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

400,000

Lenexa Mortgage

 

 

4.10%

 

May 1, 2022

 

 

 

1,724

 

 

1,736

Finance Leases

 

 

4.35%

 

2021 - 2038

 

 

 

44,520

 

 

45,140

Total consolidated debt

 

 

3.27%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,675,379

 

 

1,463,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTS’ Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated JV Debt (4)

 

 

4.40%

 

February 22, 2023

 

 

 

36,915

 

 

35,166

Total consolidated and unconsolidated debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,712,294

 

$

1,499,070


(1)

The coupon interest rates associated with Term Loan A, Term Loan B, Term Loan C and debt at the unconsolidated JV level incorporate the effects of interest rate swaps in effect as of March 31, 2020.

(2)

Balances exclude debt issuance costs reflected as offsets to liabilities aggregating $6.2 million and $6.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(3)

Balance excludes debt issuance costs reflected as offsets to liabilities aggregating $4.3 million and $4.5 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(4)

Balances excludes QTS’ pro rata share of debt issuance costs reflected as offsets to liabilities aggregating $1.0 million and $1.1 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Balance as of:

 

% of

 

Outstanding Balance as of:

 

% of

 

 

March 31, 2020 (1)

 

total

 

December 31, 2019 (1)

 

total

Fixed Rate Debt

 

$

1,181,359

 

69.0%

 

$

1,082,042

 

72.2%

Floating Rate Debt

 

 

530,935

 

31.0%

 

 

417,028

 

27.8%

 

 

$

1,712,294

 

100.0%

 

$

1,499,070

 

100.0%

(1)

As of March 31, 2020, the entire balance of all term loan debt is swapped to a fixed rate. As of March 31, 2020, the calculation includes the effects of $70 million of debt at the joint venture (of which $35 million is QTS’ share) that is swapped to a fixed rate. As of December 31, 2019, the calculation included all debt that was currently at a fixed rate and pro forma for an additional $200 million of debt that was swapped to a fixed rate that became effective January 2, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the calculation also included the effects of $70 million of debt at the joint venture (of which $35 million is QTS’ share) that was swapped to a fixed rate.

 

Scheduled debt maturities as of March 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt instruments

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

 

2023

 

2024

 

Thereafter

 

Total

Unsecured Credit Facility (1)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

529,135

 

$

225,000

 

$

475,000

 

$

1,229,135

Senior Notes (2)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

400,000

 

 

400,000

Lenexa Mortgage

 

 

52

 

 

73

 

 

1,599

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,724

Finance Leases

 

 

1,960

 

 

2,712

 

 

2,958

 

 

3,229

 

 

3,516

 

 

30,145

 

 

44,520

Total consolidated debt

 

 

2,012

 

 

2,785

 

 

4,557

 

 

532,364

 

 

228,516

 

 

905,145

 

 

1,675,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTS’ Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated JV Debt

 

 

 3

 

 

 4

 

 

 4

 

 

36,804

 

 

 4

 

 

96

 

 

36,915

Total consolidated and unconsolidated debt

 

$

2,015

 

$

2,789

 

$

4,561

 

$

569,168

 

$

228,520

 

$

905,241

 

$

1,712,294


(1)

Balance excludes debt issuance costs reflected as offsets to liabilities aggregating $6.2 million as of March 31, 2020.

(2)

Balance excludes debt issuance costs reflected as offsets to liabilities aggregating $4.3 million as of March 31, 2020.

 

 

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Interest Summary 

 

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

A summary of the Company’s interest expense is as follows: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

Interest costs and fees

 

$

14,276

 

$

13,629

 

$

13,981

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

987

 

 

982

 

 

978

Capitalized interest (1)

 

 

(8,101)

 

 

(8,347)

 

 

(7,813)

Total consolidated interest expense

 

 

7,162

 

 

6,264

 

 

7,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QTS’ pro rata share of unconsolidated JV interest expense

 

 

541

 

 

507

 

 

173

Total consolidated and unconsolidated interest expense

 

$

7,703

 

$

6,771

 

$

7,319


(1)

The weighted average interest rate, including the effects of interest rate swaps, for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019, and March 31, 2019 was 3.85%, 4.04%, and 4.40%, respectively.

 

 

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Appendix

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

This document includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that management believes are helpful in understanding the Company’s business, as further described below.

 

The Company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures to be useful to investors as key supplemental measures of the Company’s performance: (1) Revenue; (2) FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO;  (3) MRR and Recognized MRR; (4) NOI; and (5) EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss and cash flows from operating activities as a measure of the Company’s operating performance. Revenue, FFO, Operating FFO, Adjusted Operating FFO, MRR, NOI, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated by us may not be comparable to FFO, Operating FFO, Adjusted Operating FFO, MRR, NOI, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as reported by other companies that do not use the same definition or implementation guidelines or interpret the standards differently from us.

 

Definitions

 

Booked-not-billed (“BNB”). The Company defines booked-not-billed as customer leases that have been signed, but for which lease payments have not yet commenced.

 

Leasable raised floor. The Company defines leasable raised floor as the amount of raised floor square footage that the Company has leased plus the available capacity of raised floor square footage that is in a leasable format as of a particular date and according to a particular product configuration. The amount of leasable raised floor may change even without completion of new development projects due to changes in the Company’s configuration of product space.

 

Basis-of-design raised floor space. The Company defines basis-of-design raised floor space as the total data center raised floor potential of its existing data center facilities.

 

Operating NRSF. Represents the total square feet of a building that is currently leased or available for lease plus developed supporting infrastructure, based on engineering drawings and estimates, but does not include space held for development or space used for the Company’s own office space.

 

The Company. Refers to QTS Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including QualityTech, LP (the “Operating Partnership” or “OP”).  

 

 

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FFO, Operating FFO, and Adjusted Operating FFO

 

The Company considers funds from operations (“FFO”), to be a supplemental measure of its performance which should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, net income (loss) and cash provided by operating activities as a measure of operating performance. The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable real estate related to its primary business, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate related to its primary business, real estate-related depreciation and amortization and similar adjustments for unconsolidated entities. To the extent the Company incurs gains or losses from the sale of assets that are incidental to its primary business, or incurs impairment write-downs associated with assets that are incidental to its primary business, it includes such charges in its calculation of FFO. The Company’s management uses FFO as a supplemental operating performance measure because, in excluding real estate-related depreciation and amortization, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate and gains and losses from property dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs.

 

Due to the volatility and nature of certain significant charges and gains recorded in the Company’s operating results that management believes are not reflective of its operating performance, management computes an adjusted measure of FFO, which the Company refers to as Operating funds from operations (“Operating FFO”). Operating FFO is a non-GAAP measure that is used as a supplemental operating measure and to provide additional information to users of the financial statements. The Company generally calculates Operating FFO as FFO excluding certain non-routine charges and gains and losses that management believes are not indicative of the results of the Company’s operating real estate portfolio. The Company believes that Operating FFO provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and, to the extent they calculate Operating FFO on a comparable basis, between REITs.

 

Adjusted Operating Funds From Operations (“Adjusted Operating FFO”) is a non-GAAP measure that is used as a supplemental operating measure and to provide additional information to users of the financial statements. The Company calculates Adjusted Operating FFO by adding or subtracting from Operating FFO items such as: maintenance capital investment, paid leasing commissions, amortization of deferred financing costs, non-real estate depreciation and amortization, straight line rent adjustments, income taxes, equity-based compensation and similar adjustments for unconsolidated entities.

 

The Company offers these measures because it recognizes that FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare its operating performance with that of other REITs. However, because FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO exclude real estate depreciation and amortization and capture neither the changes in the value of the Company’s properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of its properties, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact its financial condition, cash flows and results of operations, the utility of FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO as measures of its operating performance is limited. The Company’s calculation of FFO may not be comparable to measures calculated by other companies who do not use the NAREIT definition of FFO or do not calculate FFO in accordance with NAREIT guidance. In addition, the Company’s calculations of FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO are not necessarily comparable to FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO as calculated by other REITs that do not use the same definition or implementation guidelines or interpret the standards differently from us. FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO are non-GAAP measures and should not be considered a measure of the Company’s results of operations or liquidity or as a substitute for, or an alternative to, net income (loss), cash provided by operating activities or any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund its cash needs, including its ability to make distributions to its stockholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO is presented below (unaudited and in thousands): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,  2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31,  2019

FFO

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,120

 

$

(3,606)

 

$

21,148

Equity in net loss of unconsolidated entity

 

 

677

 

 

481

 

 

274

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

 

41,700

 

 

41,947

 

 

35,927

Gain on sale of real estate, net

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,408)

Impairments of depreciated property

 

 

 —

 

 

11,461

 

 

 —

Pro rata share of FFO from unconsolidated entity

 

 

278

 

 

324

 

 

41

FFO (1)

 

 

50,775

 

 

50,607

 

 

43,982

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

(7,045)

 

 

(7,045)

 

 

(7,045)

FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders

 

 

43,730

 

 

43,562

 

 

36,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt restructuring costs

 

 

 —

 

 

1,523

 

 

 —

Transaction and integration costs

 

 

216

 

 

649

 

 

1,214

Operating FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders (2)

 

 

43,946

 

 

45,734

 

 

38,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

 

(1,662)

 

 

(910)

 

 

(709)

Leasing commissions paid

 

 

(8,998)

 

 

(10,757)

 

 

(6,515)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

987

 

 

982

 

 

978

Non real estate depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,370

 

 

3,214

 

 

2,861

Straight line rent revenue and expense and other

 

 

(3,755)

 

 

(3,243)

 

 

(1,422)

Tax expense (benefit) from operating results

 

 

(169)

 

 

(816)

 

 

211

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

4,875

 

 

4,360

 

 

3,300

Adjustments for unconsolidated entity

 

 

66

 

 

75

 

 

22

Adjusted Operating FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders (2)

 

$

38,660

 

$

38,639

 

$

36,877


(1)

No gains, losses or impairment write-downs associated with assets incidental to our primary business were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020. FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2019 includes a $1.4 million gain on sale of real estate related to certain assets considered incidental to our primary business and were included in the “Gain on sale of real estate, net” line item of the consolidated statement of operations. No gains, losses or impairment write-downs associated with assets incidental to our primary business were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

(2)

The Company’s calculations of Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO may not be comparable to Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO as calculated by other REITs that do not use the same definition.

 

 

 

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Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) and Recognized MRR 

 

The Company calculates MRR as monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date, which includes revenue from its rental and managed services activities, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set-up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues. MRR is also calculated to include the Company’s pro rata share of monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date associated with unconsolidated entities, which includes revenue from the unconsolidated entity’s rental and managed services activities, but excludes the unconsolidated entity’s customer recoveries, deferred set-up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues. MRR reflects the annualized cash rental payments. It does not include the impact from booked-not-billed leases as of a particular date, unless otherwise specifically noted.

 

Separately, the Company calculates recognized MRR as the recurring revenue recognized during a given period, which includes revenue from its rental and managed services activities, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set up fees, variable related revenues, non-cash revenues and other one-time revenues.

 

Management uses MRR and recognized MRR as supplemental performance measures because they provide useful measures of increases in contractual revenue from the Company’s customer leases and customer leases attributable to the Company’s business. MRR and recognized MRR should not be viewed by investors as alternatives to actual monthly revenue, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may not calculate MRR or recognized MRR in the same manner. Accordingly, the Company’s MRR and recognized MRR may not be comparable to other companies’ MRR and recognized MRR. MRR and recognized MRR should be considered only as supplements to total revenues as a measure of its performance. MRR and recognized MRR should not be used as measures of the Company’s results of operations or liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to meet its cash needs, including its ability to make distributions to its stockholders.

 

A reconciliation of total revenues to recognized MRR in the period and MRR at period-end is presented below (unaudited and in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,  2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31,  2019

Recognized MRR in the period

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Total period revenues (GAAP basis)

 

$

126,292

 

$

123,707

 

$

112,689

Less: Total period variable lease revenue from recoveries

 

 

(12,275)

 

 

(14,018)

 

 

(10,793)

Total period deferred setup fees

 

 

(3,924)

 

 

(4,062)

 

 

(3,232)

Total period straight line rent and other

 

 

(8,032)

 

 

(5,156)

 

 

(3,942)

Recognized MRR in the period

 

 

102,061

 

 

100,471

 

 

94,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRR at period end

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total period revenues (GAAP basis)

 

$

126,292

 

$

123,707

 

$

112,689

Less: Total revenues excluding last month

 

 

(82,446)

 

 

(81,699)

 

 

(73,809)

Total revenues for last month of period

 

 

43,846

 

 

42,008

 

 

38,880

Less: Last month variable lease revenue from recoveries

 

 

(4,156)

 

 

(4,578)

 

 

(3,871)

Last month deferred setup fees

 

 

(1,410)

 

 

(1,333)

 

 

(1,242)

Last month straight line rent and other

 

 

(3,669)

 

 

(2,413)

 

 

(2,068)

Add: Pro rata share of MRR at period end of unconsolidated entity

 

 

352

 

 

350

 

 

253

MRR at period end

 

$

34,963

 

$

34,034

 

$

31,952

 

 

 

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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (EBITDAre) and Adjusted EBITDA,

 

The Company calculates EBITDAre in accordance with the standards established by NAREIT. EBITDAre represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude gains (or losses) from sales of depreciated property related to its primary business, income tax expense (or benefit), interest expense, depreciation and amortization, impairments of depreciated property related to its primary business , and similar adjustments for unconsolidated entities. The Company’s management uses EBITDAre as a supplemental performance measure because it provides performance measures that, when compared year over year, captures the performance of the Company’s operations by removing the impact of capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset based charges (primarily depreciation and amortization) from its operating results.

 

Due to the volatility and nature of certain significant charges and gains recorded in the Company’s operating results that management believes are not reflective of its operating performance, management computes an adjusted measure of EBITDAre, which the Company refers to as Adjusted EBITDA. The Company generally calculates Adjusted EBITDA excluding certain non-routine charges, write off of unamortized deferred financing costs, gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt, restructuring costs, and transaction and integration costs, as well as the Company’s pro-rata share of each of those respective expenses associated with the unconsolidated entity aggregated into one line item categorized as “Adjustments for the unconsolidated entity.” In addition, the Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA excluding certain non-cash recurring costs such as equity-based compensation. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and, to the extent other REITs calculate Adjusted EBITDA on a comparable basis, between REITs.

 

Management uses EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental performance measures as they provide useful measures of assessing the Company’s operating results. Other companies may not calculate EBITDAre or Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. Accordingly, the Company’s EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to others. EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as supplements to net income (loss) as measures of the Company’s performance and should not be used as substitutes for net income (loss), as measures of its results of operations or liquidity or as an indications of funds available to meet its cash needs, including its ability to make distributions to its stockholders.

 

A reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA is presented below (unaudited and in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,  2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31,  2019

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,120

 

$

(3,606)

 

$

21,148

Equity in net loss of unconsolidated entity

 

 

677

 

 

481

 

 

274

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

(45)

Interest expense

 

 

7,162

 

 

6,264

 

 

7,146

Tax expense (benefit) of taxable REIT subsidiaries

 

 

(169)

 

 

(816)

 

 

211

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

45,070

 

 

45,161

 

 

38,788

Gain on disposition of depreciated property

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,408)

Impairments of depreciated property

 

 

 —

 

 

11,461

 

 

 —

Pro rata share of EBITDAre from unconsolidated entity

 

 

819

 

 

830

 

 

215

EBITDAre (1)

 

$

61,679

 

$

59,767

 

$

54,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt restructuring costs

 

 

 —

 

 

1,523

 

 

 —

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

4,875

 

 

4,360

 

 

3,300

Transaction and integration costs

 

 

216

 

 

649

 

 

1,214

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

66,770

 

$

66,299

 

$

58,843

 


(1)

No gains, losses or impairment write-downs associated with assets incidental to our primary business were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020. EBITDAre for the three months ended December 31, 2019 includes a $1.4 million gain on sale of real estate related to certain assets considered incidental to our primary business and were included in the “Gain on sale of real estate, net” line item of the consolidated statement of operations. No gains, losses or impairment write-downs associated with assets incidental to our primary business were incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

 

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Net Operating Income (NOI)

 

The Company calculates net operating income (“NOI”) as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding: interest expense, interest income, tax expense (benefit) of taxable REIT subsidiaries, depreciation and amortization, write off of unamortized deferred financing costs,  other (income) expense, debt restructuring costs, transaction, integration and impairment costs, gain (loss) on sale of real estate, restructuring costs, general and administrative expenses and similar adjustments for unconsolidated entities. The Company allocates a management fee charge of 4% of cash revenues for all facilities as a property operating cost and a corresponding reduction to general and administrative expense to cover the day-to-day administrative costs to operate our data centers. The management fee charge is reflected as a reduction to net operating income.

 

Management uses NOI as a supplemental performance measure because it provides a useful measure of the operating results from its customer leases. In addition, management believes it is useful to investors in evaluating and comparing the operating performance of its properties and to compute the fair value of its properties. The Company’s NOI may not be comparable to other REITs’ NOI as other REITs may not calculate NOI in the same manner. NOI should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a measure of the Company’s performance and should not be used as a measure of results of operations or liquidity or as an indication of funds available to meet cash needs, including the ability to make distributions to stockholders. NOI is a measure of the operating performance of the Company’s properties and not of the Company’s performance as a whole. NOI is therefore not a substitute for net income (loss) as computed in accordance with GAAP.

 

A reconciliation of net income (loss) to NOI is presented below (unaudited and in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,  2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

March 31,  2019

Net Operating Income (NOI)

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,120

 

$

(3,606)

 

$

21,148

Equity in net loss of unconsolidated entity

 

 

677

 

 

481

 

 

274

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

(8)

 

 

(45)

Interest expense

 

 

7,162

 

 

6,264

 

 

7,146

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

45,070

 

 

45,161

 

 

38,788

Debt restructuring costs

 

 

 —

 

 

1,523

 

 

 —

Other (income) expense

 

 

(159)

 

 

380

 

 

 —

Tax expense (benefit) of taxable REIT subsidiaries

 

 

(169)

 

 

(816)

 

 

211

Transaction, integration and impairment costs

 

 

216

 

 

12,110

 

 

1,214

General and administrative expenses

 

 

20,683

 

 

20,866

 

 

19,891

Gain on sale of real estate, net

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,361)

 

 

(13,408)

NOI from consolidated operations (1)

 

$

81,600

 

$

80,994

 

$

75,219

Pro rata share of NOI from unconsolidated entity

 

 

844

 

 

841

 

 

234

Total NOI (1)

 

$

82,444

 

$

81,835

 

$

75,453


(1)

Includes facility level general and administrative allocation charges of 4% of cash revenue for all facilities. These allocated charges aggregated to $4.7 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,  December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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