EX-99.1 2 a6258345ex99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Equinix Reports First Quarter 2010 Results

  • Reported revenues of $248.6 million, a 3% increase over the previous quarter and a 25% increase over the same quarter last year
  • Reported adjusted EBITDA of $117.3 million, a 5% increase over the previous quarter and a 28% increase over the same quarter last year
  • Increases 2010 annual revenue guidance to $1,065.0 million to $1,080.0 million
  • Increases 2010 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $470.0 million to $480.0 million

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2010--Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today reported quarterly results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Revenues were $248.6 million for the first quarter, a 3% increase over the previous quarter and a 25% increase over the same quarter last year. Recurring revenues, consisting primarily of colocation, interconnection and managed services were $237.2 million for the first quarter, a 2% increase over the previous quarter and a 25% increase over the same quarter last year. Non-recurring revenues were $11.4 million in the quarter.

“Our first quarter results have set the foundation to deliver another year of solid growth in 2010,” said Steve Smith, CEO and President of Equinix. “Demand for our services remained strong across all three operating regions during the quarter and we continue to benefit from our global reach and scale.”

Cost of revenues were $133.1 million for the first quarter, a 5% increase from the previous quarter and a 19% increase over the same quarter last year. Cost of revenues, excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion and stock-based compensation of $48.0 million, were $85.1 million for the first quarter, a 1% decrease over the previous quarter and an 18% increase over the same quarter last year. Cash gross margins, defined as gross profit less depreciation, amortization, accretion and stock-based compensation, divided by revenues, for the quarter were 66%, up from 65% for the previous quarter and up from 64% for the same quarter last year.


Selling, general and administrative expenses were $62.6 million for the first quarter, a 3% increase over the previous quarter and a 26% increase over the same quarter last year. Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation of $16.3 million, were $46.3 million for the first quarter, a 2% increase over the previous quarter and a 29% increase over the same quarter last year.

Acquisition costs were $5.0 million for the first quarter. Our acquisition costs for the first quarter were primarily related to professional fees for the pending Switch and Data acquisition.

Net income for the first quarter was $14.2 million. This represents a basic net income per share of $0.36 and diluted net income per share of $0.35 based on a weighted average share count of 39.6 million and 40.8 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2010.

Adjusted EBITDA, defined as income or loss from operations before depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and acquisition costs for the first quarter, was $117.3 million, an increase of 5% over the previous quarter and a 28% increase over the same quarter last year.

Capital expenditures, being gross capital expenditures less the net change in accrued property, plant and equipment in the first quarter, were $143.4 million, of which $14.5 million was attributed to ongoing capital expenditures and $128.9 million was attributed to expansion capital expenditures.

The Company generated cash from operating activities of $99.8 million for the first quarter as compared to $82.5 million in the previous quarter and $86.7 million the same quarter last year. Cash used in investing activities was $31.6 million in the first quarter as compared to $15.7 million in the previous quarter and $77.9 million for the same quarter last year. Cash generated from financing activities was $629.8 million, primarily attributed to the $750.0 million senior unsecured note financing, and offset in part by the pay-down of the Chicago construction loan of $105.5 million.


As of March 31, 2010, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments were $1,185.1 million, as compared to $604.4 million as of December 31, 2009, including proceeds from the senior unsecured notes offering.

Company Metrics

  • To view Equinix’s Non-Financial Metrics, please visit the Investors section of Equinix’s web site at www.equinix.com/investors and click on View Equinix’s Non-Financial Metrics

Business Outlook

For the second quarter of 2010, the Company expects revenues to be in the range of $258.0 to $260.0 million. Cash gross margins are expected to be approximately 65%. Cash selling, general and administrative expenses are expected to approximate $55.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $113.0 and $115.0 million. Capital expenditures are expected to be between $140.0 to $170.0 million, comprised of approximately $30.0 million of ongoing capital expenditures and $110.0 to $140.0 million of expansion capital expenditures.

For the full year of 2010, total revenues are expected to be in the range of $1,065.0 to $1,080.0 million. Total year cash gross margins are expected to be in the range of 64% to 65%. Cash selling, general and administrative expenses are expected to be in the range of $210.0 and $220.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the year is expected to be between $470.0 and $480.0 million. Capital expenditures for 2010 are expected to be in the range of $450.0 to $510.0 million, comprised of approximately $100.0 million of ongoing capital expenditures related to customer installation expenditures, new product innovation solutions, internal ERP system solutions and increased investment in IBX reliability. Expansion capital expenditures are expected to range between $350.0 and $410.0 million.

The Company will discuss its results and guidance on its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). To hear the conference call live, please dial 773-756-4788 (domestic and international) and reference the passcode (EQIX). A simultaneous live Webcast of the call will be available over the Internet at www.equinix.com, under the Investor Relations heading.


A replay of the call will be available beginning on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) through May 21, 2010 by dialing 402-220-3469 and reference the passcode (2010). In addition, the Webcast will be available on the company's Web site at www.equinix.com. No password is required for the webcast.

About Equinix

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 51 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) and partner data centers across 19 markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com/investors. We encourage you to check Equinix’s website regularly for the most up-to-date information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Equinix provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), but it believes that evaluating its ongoing operating results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, Equinix uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, cash cost of revenues, cash gross margins, cash operating expenses (also known as cash selling, general and administrative expenses or cash SG&A), adjusted EBITDA margins, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow to evaluate its operations. In presenting these non-GAAP financial measures, Equinix excludes certain items that it believes are not good indicators of the Company's current or future operating performance. These items are depreciation, amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations and accrued restructuring charges, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and acquisition costs. Legislative and regulatory requirements encourage use of and emphasis on GAAP financial metrics and require companies to explain why non-GAAP financial metrics are relevant to management and investors. Equinix excludes these items in order for Equinix's lenders, investors, and industry analysts who review and report on the Company, to better evaluate the Company's operating performance and cash spending levels relative to its industry sector and competitors.


Equinix excludes depreciation expense as these charges primarily relate to the initial construction costs of our IBX centers and do not reflect our current or future cash spending levels to support our business. Our IBX centers are long-lived assets, and have an economic life greater than 10 years. The construction costs of our IBX centers do not recur and future capital expenditures remain minor relative to our initial investment. This is a trend we expect to continue. In addition, depreciation is also based on the estimated useful lives of our IBX centers. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic costs incurred to build out our IBX centers, and are not indicative of current or expected future capital expenditures. Therefore, Equinix excludes depreciation from its operating results when evaluating its operations.

In addition, in presenting the non-GAAP financial measures, Equinix excludes amortization expense related to certain intangible assets, as it represents a cost that may not recur and is not a good indicator of the Company's current or future operating performance. Equinix excludes accretion expense, both as it relates to its asset retirement obligations as well as its accrued restructuring charges, as these expenses represent costs which Equinix believes are not meaningful in evaluating the Company's current operations. Equinix excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense as it represents expense attributed to equity awards that have no current or future cash obligations. As such, we, and many investors and analysts, exclude this stock-based compensation expense when assessing the cash generating performance of our operations. Equinix excludes restructuring charges from its non-GAAP financial measures. The restructuring charges relate to the Company's decision to exit leases for excess space adjacent to several of our IBX centers, which we did not intend to build out, or our decision to reverse such restructuring charges. Equinix excludes acquisition costs from its non-GAAP financial measures. The acquisition costs relate to costs the Company incurs in connection with business combinations. Management believes such items as restructuring charges and acquisition costs are non-core transactions; however, these types of costs will or may occur in future periods.

Our management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. However, we have presented such non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate our operating results in a manner that focuses on what management believes to be our core, ongoing business operations. Management believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency and comparability with past reports and provides a better understanding of the overall performance of the business and its ability to perform in subsequent periods. Equinix believes that if it did not provide such non-GAAP financial information, investors would not have all the necessary data to analyze Equinix effectively.


Investors should note, however, that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Equinix may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. In addition, whenever Equinix uses such non-GAAP financial measures, it provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Equinix does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data, such as depreciation, amortization, accretion, net income (loss) from operations, cash generated from operating activities and cash used in investing activities, and as a result, is not able to provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for forward-looking data. Equinix intends to calculate the various non-GAAP financial measures in future periods consistent with how it was calculated for the periods presented within this press release.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.


Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. International Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.


EQUINIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - GAAP PRESENTATION
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
       
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2010     2009     2009  
 
Recurring revenues $ 237,236 $ 231,465 $ 190,322
Non-recurring revenues   11,413     11,087     8,909  
Revenues 248,649 242,552 199,231
 
Cost of revenues   133,050     127,074     111,805  
Gross profit   115,599     115,478     87,426  
 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 19,468 17,269 14,403
General and administrative 43,155 43,647 35,150
Restructuring charges - - (5,833 )
Acquisition costs   4,994     3,776     -  
Total operating expenses   67,617     64,692     43,720  
 
Income from operations   47,982     50,786     43,706  
 
Interest and other income (expense):
Interest income 506 435 916
Interest expense (25,675 ) (22,613 ) (13,451 )
Other-than-temporary impairment recovery (loss) on investments 3,420 97 (2,687 )
Loss on debt extinguishment and interest rate swaps, net (3,377 ) - -
Other income (expense)   20     (1,288 )   (1,419 )
Total interest and other, net   (25,106 )   (23,369 )   (16,641 )
 
Income before income taxes 22,876 27,417 27,065
 
Income tax expense (8,677 ) (9,695 ) (11,608 )
     
Net income $ 14,199   $ 17,722   $ 15,457  
 
Net income per share:
 
Basic net income per share $ 0.36   $ 0.45   $ 0.41  
 
Diluted net income per share $ 0.35   $ 0.44   $ 0.40  
 

Shares used in computing basic net income per share

  39,562     39,136     37,861  
 

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share

  40,785     40,498     38,739  
 

EQUINIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - NON-GAAP PRESENTATION
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
         
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2010     2009     2009  
 
Recurring revenues $ 237,236 $ 231,465 $ 190,322
Non-recurring revenues   11,413     11,087     8,909  
Revenues (1)   248,649     242,552     199,231  
 
Cash cost of revenues (2)   85,084     85,533     71,939  
Cash gross profit (3)   163,565     157,019     127,292  
 
Cash operating expenses (4):

Cash sales and marketing expenses (5)

15,185 13,238 10,980
Cash general and administrative expenses (6)   31,108     32,121     24,934  
Total cash operating expenses (7)   46,293     45,359     35,914  
 
Adjusted EBITDA (8) $ 117,272   $ 111,660   $ 91,378  
 
Cash gross margins (9)   66 %   65 %   64 %
 
Adjusted EBITDA margins (10)   47 %   46 %   46 %
 
Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (11)   92 %   38 %   85 %
         
 
(1) The geographic split of our revenues on a services basis is presented below:
 
United States Revenues:
Colocation $ 118,932 $ 115,695 $ 97,915
Interconnection 23,764 23,048 21,516
Managed infrastructure 539 541 569
Rental   182     120     161  
Recurring revenues 143,417 139,404 120,161
Non-recurring revenues   5,139     5,111     4,733  
Revenues   148,556     144,515     124,894  
 
Asia-Pacific Revenues:
Colocation 26,985 25,074 19,455
Interconnection 3,529 3,263 2,296
Managed infrastructure   3,860     3,788     3,535  
Recurring revenues 34,374 32,125 25,286
Non-recurring revenues   1,555     1,438     1,251  
Revenues   35,929     33,563     26,537  
 
Europe Revenues:
Colocation 54,442 54,599 40,114
Interconnection 1,939 2,017 1,385
Managed infrastructure 2,901 3,147 3,273
Rental   163     173     103  
Recurring revenues 59,445 59,936 44,875
Non-recurring revenues   4,719     4,538     2,925  
Revenues   64,164     64,474     47,800  
 
Worldwide Revenues:
Colocation 200,359 195,368 157,484
Interconnection 29,232 28,328 25,197
Managed infrastructure 7,300 7,476 7,377
Rental   345     293     264  
Recurring revenues 237,236 231,465 190,322
Non-recurring revenues   11,413     11,087     8,909  
Revenues $ 248,649   $ 242,552   $ 199,231  
 
(2)

We define cash cost of revenues as cost of revenues less depreciation, amortization, accretion and stock-based compensation as presented below:

 
Cost of revenues $ 133,050 $ 127,074 $ 111,805
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense (46,372 ) (40,072 ) (38,772 )
Stock-based compensation expense   (1,594 )   (1,469 )   (1,094 )
Cash cost of revenues $ 85,084   $ 85,533   $ 71,939  
 
The geographic split of our cash cost of revenues is presented below:
 
U.S. cash cost of revenues $ 44,148 $ 42,713 $ 38,601
Asia-Pacific cash cost of revenues 12,400 12,678 9,811
Europe cash cost of revenues   28,536     30,142     23,527  
Cash cost of revenues $ 85,084   $ 85,533   $ 71,939  
 
(3) We define cash gross profit as revenues less cash cost of revenues (as defined above).
 
(4)

We define cash operating expenses as operating expenses less depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and acquisition costs. We also refer to cash operating expenses as cash selling, general and administrative expenses or "cash SG&A".

 
(5)

We define cash sales and marketing expenses as sales and marketing expenses less depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation as presented below:

 
Sales and marketing expenses $ 19,468 $ 17,269 $ 14,403
Depreciation and amortization expense (1,352 ) (1,401 ) (1,243 )
Stock-based compensation expense   (2,931 )   (2,630 )   (2,180 )
Cash sales and marketing expenses $ 15,185   $ 13,238   $ 10,980  
 
(6)

We define cash general and administrative expenses as general and administrative expenses less depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation as presented below:

 
General and administrative expenses $ 43,155 $ 43,647 $ 35,150
Depreciation and amortization expense (1,598 ) (1,599 ) (1,952 )
Stock-based compensation expense   (10,449 )   (9,927 )   (8,264 )
Cash general and administrative expenses $ 31,108   $ 32,121   $ 24,934  
 
(7) Our cash operating expenses, or cash SG&A, as defined above, is presented below:
 
Cash sales and marketing expenses $ 15,185 $ 13,238 $ 10,980
Cash general and administrative expenses   31,108     32,121     24,934  
Cash SG&A $ 46,293   $ 45,359   $ 35,914  
 
The geographic split of our cash operating expenses, or cash SG&A, is presented below:
 
U.S. cash SG&A $ 30,626 $ 26,308 $ 23,330
Asia-Pacific cash SG&A 4,994 6,278 4,690
Europe cash SG&A   10,673     12,773     7,894  
Cash SG&A $ 46,293   $ 45,359   $ 35,914  
 
(8)

We define adjusted EBITDA as income from operations plus depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges and acquisition costs as presented below:

 
Income from operations $ 47,982 $ 50,786 $ 43,706
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 49,322 43,072 41,967
Stock-based compensation expense 14,974 14,026 11,538
Restructuring charges - - (5,833 )
Acquisition costs   4,994     3,776     -  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 117,272   $ 111,660   $ 91,378  
 
The geographic split of our adjusted EBITDA is presented below:
 
U.S. income from operations $ 29,601 $ 33,908 $ 33,941
U.S. depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 28,174 27,056 26,039
U.S. stock-based compensation expense 11,013 10,759 8,816
U.S. restructuring charges - - (5,833 )
U.S. acquisition costs   4,994     3,771     -  
U.S. adjusted EBITDA   73,782     75,494     62,963  
 
Asia-Pacific income from operations 10,060 6,084 4,339
Asia-Pacific depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 6,664 6,723 6,327
Asia-Pacific stock-based compensation expense   1,811     1,800     1,370  
Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA   18,535     14,607     12,036  
 
Europe income from operations 8,321 10,794 5,426
Europe depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 14,484 9,293 9,601
Europe stock-based compensation expense 2,150 1,467 1,352
Europe acquisition costs   -     5     -  
Europe adjusted EBITDA   24,955     21,559     16,379  
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 117,272   $ 111,660   $ 91,378  
 
(9) We define cash gross margins as cash gross profit divided by revenues.
 
Our cash gross margins by geographic region is presented below:
 
U.S. cash gross margins   70 %   70 %   69 %
 
Asia-Pacific cash gross margins   65 %   62 %   63 %
 
Europe cash gross margins   56 %   53 %   51 %
 
(10) We define adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues.
 
U.S. adjusted EBITDA margins   50 %   52 %   50 %
 
Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA margins   52 %   44 %   45 %
 
Europe adjusted EBITDA margins   39 %   33 %   34 %
 
(11)

We define adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate as incremental adjusted EBITDA growth divided by incremental revenue growth as follows:

 
Adjusted EBITDA - current period $ 117,272 $ 111,660 $ 91,378
Less adjusted EBITDA - prior period   (111,660 )   (106,036 )   (84,100 )
Adjusted EBITDA growth $ 5,612   $ 5,624   $ 7,278  
 
Revenues - current period $ 248,649 $ 242,552 $ 199,231
Less revenues - prior period   (242,552 )   (227,558 )   (190,683 )
Revenue growth $ 6,097   $ 14,994   $ 8,548  
 
Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate   92 %   38 %   85 %
 

EQUINIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
     
Assets March 31, December 31,
  2010     2009  
 
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,039,302 $ 346,056
Short-term investments 140,611 248,508
Accounts receivable, net 69,722 64,767
Other current assets   64,014     68,556  
Total current assets 1,313,649 727,887
Long-term investments 5,225 9,803
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,874,325 1,808,115
Goodwill 359,319 381,050
Intangible assets, net 46,661 51,015
Other assets   68,589     60,280  
Total assets $ 3,667,768   $ 3,038,150  
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 113,018 $ 99,053
Accrued property and equipment 98,993 109,876
Current portion of capital lease and other financing obligations 6,490 6,452
Current portion of mortgage and loans payable 56,225 58,912
Other current liabilities   41,381     41,166  
Total current liabilities 316,107 315,459
Capital lease and other financing obligations, less current portion 152,173 154,577
Mortgage and loans payable, less current portion 247,718 371,322
Senior notes 750,000 -
Convertible debt 899,182 893,706
Other liabilities   115,101     120,603  
Total liabilities   2,480,281     1,855,667  
 
Common stock 40 39
Additional paid-in capital 1,691,726 1,665,662
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (132,498 ) (97,238 )
Accumulated deficit   (371,781 )   (385,980 )
Total stockholders' equity   1,187,487     1,182,483  
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,667,768   $ 3,038,150  
 
           
 
Ending headcount by geographic region is as follows:
 
U.S. headcount 759 718
Asia-pacific headcount 252 236
Europe headcount   386     347  
Total headcount   1,397     1,301  
 

EQUINIX, INC.
SUMMARY OF DEBT OUTSTANDING
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
     
March 31, December 31,
2010 2009
 
Capital lease and other financing obligations $ 158,663 $ 161,029
 
European financing 122,555 130,058
Chicago IBX financing - 109,991
Mortgage payable 91,046 91,756
Asia-Pacific financing 56,881 64,559
Singapore financing 24,668 24,559
Netherlands financing   8,793   9,311
Total mortgage and loans payable   303,943   430,234
 
Senior notes   750,000   -
 
Convertible debt, net of debt discount 899,182 893,706
Plus debt discount   120,554   126,030
Total convertible debt principal   1,019,736   1,019,736
 
Total debt outstanding $ 2,232,342 $ 1,610,999
 

EQUINIX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
           
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
  2010     2009     2009  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 14,199 $ 17,722 $ 15,457

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

Depreciation, amortization and accretion 49,322 43,072 41,967
Stock-based compensation 14,974 14,026 11,538
Debt issuance costs and debt discount 5,554 6,581 2,437
Loss on debt extinguishment and interest rate swaps 3,377 - -
Restructuring charges - - (5,833 )
Other reconciling items 434 184 2,774
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (6,086 ) 2,300 4,812
Deferred tax assets, net 5,002 7,231 8,871
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 15,886 (4,876 ) 6,282
Other assets and liabilities   (2,850 )   (3,730 )   (1,601 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   99,812     82,510     86,704  
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net 112,285 85,924 23,620
Purchases of property and equipment (143,400 ) (101,740 ) (108,841 )
Other investing activities   (442 )   132     7,336  
Net cash used in investing activities   (31,557 )   (15,684 )   (77,885 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from employee equity awards 10,883 13,956 4,062
Proceeds from mortgage and loans payable - 795 744
Proceeds from senior notes 750,000 - -
Repayment of capital lease and other financing obligations (1,554 ) (1,514 ) (969 )
Repayment of mortgage and loans payable (114,340 ) (16,593 ) (7,210 )
Debt issuance costs (15,193 ) (10 ) -
Other financing activities   -     444     (252 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   629,796     (2,922 )   (3,625 )
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents   (4,805 )   (995 )   (3,352 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 693,246 62,909 1,842
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   346,056     283,147     220,207  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,039,302   $ 346,056   $ 222,049  
 
 
Free cash flow (1) $ (44,030 ) $ (19,098 ) $ (14,801 )
           
 
(1)

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash used in investing activities (excluding the net purchases, sales and maturities of investments) as presented below:

 
Net cash provided by operating activities as presented above $ 99,812 $ 82,510 $ 86,704
Net cash used in investing activities as presented above (31,557 ) (15,684 ) (77,885 )
Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net   (112,285 )   (85,924 )   (23,620 )
Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) $ (44,030 ) $ (19,098 ) $ (14,801 )

CONTACT:
Equinix, Inc.
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