EX-99.2 3 d622757dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Overview

  

Company Profile

     2   

Financial Statements

  

Summary of Financial Data

     4   

Reconciliations of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

     5   

Implied Enterprise Value and Debt adjusted for use of IPO Proceeds

     6   

Operating Portfolio

  

Operating Properties

     7   

Change in Operating NRSF

     8   

Redevelopment Costs Summary

     9   

NOI by Facility and Capital Expenditure Summary

     11   

Leasing Statistics - Signed Leases

     12   

Leasing Statistics - Renewed Leases and Rental Churn

     13   

Leasing Statistics - Commenced Leases

     14   

Lease Expirations

     15   

Largest Customers

     16   

Industry Segmentation

     17   

Product Diversification

     18   

Capital Structure

  

Debt Summary and Debt Maturities

     19   

Interest Summary

     20   

Appendix

     21   

 

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Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this supplemental information 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 Company’s capital resources, portfolio performance and results of operations contain forward-looking statements. Likewise, all of the statements regarding anticipated growth in funds from operations and anticipated market conditions are 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. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.

The forward-looking statements contained in this release 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; national and local economic conditions; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions; the Company’s failure to successfully develop, redevelop and operate acquired properties and operations; significant increases in construction and development costs; the increasingly competitive environment in which the Company operates; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by customers; increased interest rates and operating costs, including increased energy costs; financing risks, including the Company’s failure to obtain necessary outside financing; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; 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; and changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates.

While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. 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 final prospectus related to its IPO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2013.

 

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Company Profile

 

 

 

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Differentiated 3C Platform: Custom Data Center, Colocation, Cloud & Managed Services
C1 C2 C3
Platform expands addressable market and customer base
Creates cross-sell and up-sell opportunities
Drives customer retention with high barriers to exit
Floor plan flexibility improves capital efficiency
Results in overall higher rents per square foot
National Footprint Including “Mega” Data Centers
10 “best-in-class” data centers including two of the largest in the world
3.8 million gross square feet (92% owned) with over 500MW of gross utility power
81% of revenue from top tier data center markets1
Flexibility to optimize product offerings in response to demand
Carrier-neutral, fully meshed communications network
12,000+ interconnections and 500+ networks interconnected
Engineered to among the highest specifications commercially available
Highly efficient design results in higher operating margins and lower redevelopment cost
Platform and Footprint Supports Diversified Base
High quality tenant base with over 880 customers
39% of annualized rent from customers that use more than one 3C product
Product breadth and connectivity supports customer retention and expansion
Largest tenant accounts for < 7% of annualized rent and only 2 customers represent > 3% of annualized rent
3.0% rental churn year-to-date4
Telecommunications 9%
Finance 8%
Retail 4%
Banking 4%
Government 3%
Manufacturing 3%
Electronics 2%
Communications 2%
Insurance 2%
Other 12%
Technology 37%
Consulting 14%
Industry Segmentation 3
Organizational Structure Provides Great Operating Leverage
Product and industry-focused sales, development and operations expertise
Expertise in optimizing product and floor space mix to maximize returns
Own customer relationships, reducing dependence on brokers
Integrated physical and virtual security including regulatory compliance
Operating on-site 24x7x365 and backed up by operations support center
Culture of providing superior customer service

Note: Data provided as of September 30, 2013.

  1. Top 10 North American Multi-Tenant Data Center Markets as defined by 451 Research LLC.
  2. For period ended September 30, 2013.
  3. Percentage contracted MRR as of September 30, 2013.
  4. The monthly recurring rent impact from a customer completely departing our platform in a given period compared to the total monthly recurring rent at the beginning of the period.

 

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Company Profile

 

 

Nationwide Footprint in Top Data Center Markets

1.8 Million Square Feet1 (92% owned)2 with over 500 MW of Gross Utility Power

 

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Sacrament
Silicon Valley
QTS
QTS
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Dallas
New York/ New Jersey
QTS
Richmond
QTS
QTS
Atlanta, GA
QTS
Miami, FL
Top Data Center Market 3
Sprint’s Global IP Network4
QTS Investment Highlights
Attractive Data Center Industry Fundamentals with a Strong Growth Outlook
Differentiated 3Cs Platform Enables Digital Ecosystems and Expands Addressable Market
Nationwide, Owned Footprint Anchored by Highly-Connected, “Mega” Data Centers in Top Markets
Can More Than Double Raised Square Footage in Existing Facilities, Generating Attractive Returns at Low Risk and Cost
Proven Management with Deep Technology, Real Estate and Operations Experience

Note: QTS data as of September 30, 2013.

  1. Represents our “Basis of Design” Raised Floor NRSF at full buildout.
  2. Based on gross square footage.
  3. Source: 451 Research; North American Multi-Tenant Datacenter Supply: Top 10 Markets. Map only shows markets where QTS has a presence.

 

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Summary of Financial Data

 

 

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

 

          Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Summary of Results        

  September 30,  

2013

    

    June 30,    

2013

    

  September 30,  

2012

     2013      2012  

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

      $ 46,020        $ 42,940         $ 36,254        $       130,458        $       107,586     

Net income (loss)

        2,709          (1,232)          (1,757)         (597)         (8,159)    

Other Data

                 

FFO

      $ 13,440        $ 8,878         $ 4,947        $ 29,751        $ 12,835     

Operating FFO

        13,440          11,057           5,351          33,028          17,657     

Adjusted Operating FFO

        12,932          9,773           5,487          31,064          17,390     

Recognized MRR in the period

        39,914          37,448           32,336          113,698          95,524     

MRR (at period end)

        13,799          12,743           10,689          13,799          10,689     

EBITDA

        19,184          15,091           13,783          49,560          36,122     

Adjusted EBITDA

        19,694          17,690           13,391          54,142          40,644     

NOI

        29,281          26,966           21,911          82,224          66,162     

NOI as a % of revenue

        63.6%         62.8%          60.4%         63.0%         61.5%    

Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue

        42.8%         41.2%         36.9%         41.5%         37.8%    

Annualized ROIC

        15.6%         15.1%         15.0%         15.2%         16.3%    

General and administrative expenses as a % of revenue

        21.9%         22.6%         23.9%         22.5%         24.0%    
    Balance Sheet Data        

Pro forma
  September 30,  

2013(1)

    

September 30,

2013

    

December 31,

2012

        

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Real estate at cost

      $ 848,386        $ 848,386        $ 734,829        

Net investment in real estate

        719,683          719,683          631,928        

Total assets

        779,724          781,947          685,443        

Credit facilities, mortgages payables, and capital leases

        331,371          611,371          490,282        

Debt to last quarter annualized Adjusted EBITDA

        4.2x             

Debt to Undepreciated real estate assets

        39.1%            

Debt to Implied Enterprise Value (2)

        30.0%            

 

(1) Pro forma September 30, 2013 reflects the application of IPO net proceeds.

(2) The detailed calculation is shown on Page 6.

  

  

 

    Operating Portfolio Statistics

          September 30,    
2013
          December 31,  
2012
 

Built out square footage:

       

Raised floor

      740,533             651,236      

Leasable raised floor (1)

      548,545             483,871      

Leased raised floor

      491,654             418,204      

Total square footage:

       

Total gross square feet

      3,779,519             3,081,519      

Basis-of-design raised floor space (1)

      1,804,777             1,519,086      

Operating data center properties

      10             9      

Basis of design raised floor capacity

      40.9%            42.9%     

Data center % occupied

      89.6%            86.4%     

 

(1) See definition in Appendix.

 

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Reconciliations of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

 

 

(in thousands)

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

  Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2013     2013     2012     2013     2012  

NOI

  $ 29,281       $ 26,966       $ 21,911       $ 82,224       $ 66,162    

Annualized NOI

    117,124         107,864         87,644         109,632         88,216    

Average Undepreciated Real Estate Assets and other Net Fixed Assets Placed in Service

    748,490         712,930         584,958         719,967         541,511    

Annualized ROIC

    15.6%        15.1%        15.0%        15.2%        16.3%   

 

Calculation of Average Undepreciated Real

Estate Assets and other Net Fixed Assets

Placed in Service

  As of     As of  
    September 30,
2013
   

June 30,

2013

    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 

Undepreciated Real Estate Assets and other Net

Fixed Assets Placed in Service

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Real Estate Assets, net

  $ 719,683       $ 701,760        $ 547,326        $ 719,683      $ 547,326     

Less: Construction in progress

    (106,630)        (120,036)         (58,379)         (106,630)       (58,379)    

Plus: Accumulated depreciation

    128,703         119,576          95,013          128,703        95,013     

Plus: Other fixed assets, net

    10,211         7,734          5,376          10,211        5,376     

Plus: Acquired intangibles, net

    6,850         7,721          177          6,850        177     

Plus: Leasing Commissions, net

    11,262         10,145          6,853          11,262        6,853     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total as of period end

  $ 770,080       $ 726,900        $ 596,367        $ 770,080      $ 596,367     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average undepreciated real estate assets and other net fixed assets as of reporting period (1)

  $ 748,490       $ 712,930        $ 584,958        $ 719,967      $ 541,511     

(1) Calculated by using quarterly balance of each account.

 

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Implied Enterprise Value and Debt adjusted for use of IPO proceeds:

 

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Implied Enterprise Value after IPO (1)

  

Total Shares Outstanding:

  

Class A Common Stock

     28,839,774      

Class B Common Stock

     133,000      
  

 

 

 

Total Shares Outstanding

     28,972,774      

Units of Limited Partnership (2)

     7,822,389      
  

 

 

 

Total Shares and Units of Limited Partnership outstanding

             36,795,163      

IPO Share price

    $ 21.00      
  

 

 

 

Pro forma market equity capitalization (in thousands)

    $ 772,698      

Debt adjusted for use of IPO Proceeds

     331,371      
  

 

 

 

Implied Enterprise Value (in thousands)

    $ 1,104,069      
  

 

 

 

 

(1) The calculation assumes that the Company’s IPO closed on September 30, 2013 with proceeds applied to outstanding debt.

(2) Includes 25,389 operating partnership units representing the “in the money” value of Class O LTIP units on an “as if” converted basis and 175,000 Class RS LTIP units.

 

Debt adjusted for use of IPO Proceeds (in thousands)          September 30,      
2013
 

Mortgage notes payable

    $ 89,376      

Unsecured credit facility

     520,000      

Capital lease obligations

     1,995      
  

 

 

 

Total Debt Prior to IPO

     611,371      

Approximate Net IPO Proceeds (1)

     (280,000)    
  

 

 

 

Debt adjusted for use of IPO Proceeds

    $ 331,371      
  

 

 

 

Adjusted Debt to Implied Enterprise Value

     30%    
  

 

 

 

 

(1) The approximate Net IPO Proceeds do not include certain IPO costs that were incurred and paid prior to September 30, 2013.

 

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Operating Properties

 

 

(in thousands, except NRSF data)

The following table presents an overview of the initial portfolio of operating properties that the Company owns or leases based on information as of September 30, 2013:

 

                                                                Total  
        Gross     Operating Net Rentable Square Feet (Operating NRSF)  (3)                   Available     Available For  
    Year   Square                 Supporting                         Annualized     Utility     Redevelopment  

Property

  Acquired (1)   Feet (2)     Raised Floor
(4)
    Office & Other
(5)
    Infrastructure (6)     Total         % Leased (7)         Rent (8)     Power (MW) (9)     (NRSF) (10)  

Richmond, VA

  2010     1,318,353        84,511        27,214       113,091        224,816         75.8  %          $ 13,904,283       110        1,060,178   

Atlanta, GA (Atlanta - Metro)

  2006     968,695        358,016        24,851       308,527        691,394         96.9  %          $ 64,705,041       72        242,628   

Dallas, TX*

  2013     698,000        -        -        -        -          N/A  %          $ 0       140        698,000   

Suwanee, GA (Atlanta - Suwanee)

  2005     367,322        140,422        5,981       99,760        246,163         81.6  %         $ 40,861,475       36        74,000   

Santa Clara, CA**

  2007     135,322        55,494        1,146       45,721        102,361         88.7  %         $ 19,143,215       11        25,054   

Jersey City, NJ***

  2006     122,448        31,503        14,220       35,387        81,110         70.7  %          $ 9,934,596       7        26,798   

Sacramento, CA

  2012     92,644        45,595        3,592       27,100        76,287         88.6  %          $ 12,220,468       8        10,665   

Overland Park, KS***

  2003     32,706        2,493        0       5,338        7,831         83.3  %          $ 636,775       1        -   

Miami, FL

  2008     30,029        19,887        0       6,592        26,479         55.6  %          $ 3,965,488       4        -   

Wichita, KS

  2005     14,000        2,612        2,854       8,534        14,000         100.0  %         $ 222,120       1        -   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

          3,779,519            740,533            79,858           650,050            1,470,441              89.6  %          $     165,593,461           390            2,137,323   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

    This facility was acquired in February 2013 and is under redevelopment
**     Owned facility subject to long-term ground sublease
***     Represents facilities that we lease.
(1)     Represents the year a property was acquired or, in the case of a property under lease, the year our initial lease commenced for the property.
(2)    

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 a lease. This includes 171,755 square feet of the Company’s office and support space, which is not included in operating NRSF.

 

(3)    

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 office space.

 

(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 as of September 30, 2013 divided by leasable raised floor based on the current configuration of the properties (548,545 square feet as of September 30, 2013) expressed as a percentage.
(8)     Annualized rent is presented for leases commenced as of September 30, 2013. 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, which includes revenue from the Company’s C1, C2 and C3 rental activities and cloud and managed services, but excludes customer recoveries, deferred set up fees and other one-time and variable revenues. MRR does not include the impact from booked not billed contracts as of a particular date, unless otherwise specifically noted.
(9)     Represents installed utility power and transformation capacity that is available for use by the facility as of September 30, 2013.
(10)     Reflects space under roof that could be developed into operating NRSF in the future, excluding space currently used by the Company for our own office space, which could also be repurposed in the future.

 

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Change in Operating NRSF

 

 

During the quarter, the Company placed in service, 62,020 square feet of operating NRSF and $52 million of capital. This quarter demonstrated our ability to add capacity at less than $7 million per Megawatt. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2013, we placed into service 89,276 square feet of operating NRSF and $89 million of capital. The table below sets forth the changes in each category of operating NRSF during the third quarter of 2013 and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

     Change in Raised Floor NRSF  

Property

   Three Months
   Ended September 30,   
2013 (1)
     Nine Months
   Ended September 30,   
2013
 

Richmond, VA

     24,581            24,581     

Atlanta, GA (Atlanta - Metro)

     35,000            35,175     

Suwanee, GA (Atlanta - Suwanee)

     -            35,000     

Jersey City, NJ (2)

     2,439            (5,480)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     62,020            89,276    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) During the third quarter, the Company brought online 62,020 square feet of raised floor space, primarily in Richmond and Atlanta-Metro. The space noted for Atlanta-Metro was included in the operating NRSF of Atlanta-Metro placed in service on June 30, 2013, however, the associated capital was not placed into service until July 1, 2013. Therefore, to match the associated capital placed into service during the quarter, we have included it as placed in service in the third quarter ended for purposes of this table. In addition, the occupancy as of June 30, 2013, would have been 86.8% if the 35,000 square feet in Atlanta-Metro was excluded.
(2) Represents facility that we lease.

 

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Redevelopment Costs Summary

 

 

(millions, except NRSF data)

The table below summarizes the Company’s outlook for development projects which are expected to be complete by December 31, 2014. The majority of capital in this plan is discretionary. In addition to the projects completed in the third quarter of 2013, this table reflects modifications to the Company’s capital plan as of June 30, 2013, relating to its plan to operate its facilities at higher efficiency levels and to better match new capacity with lease-up at each facility .

 

     Under Construction Costs  
  

 

 

 

Property

   Actual (1)      Estimated Cost
to Completion (2)
     Total      Expected
Completion
Date
 

Richmond

     $ 10         $ 17      $         27         Q2 2014    

Atlanta Metro

     6         58        64         Q2 2014    

Dallas

     21         35        56         Q3 2014    

Atlanta Suwanee

     3         5        8         Q2 2014    

Jersey City

     3         1        4         Q4 2013    

Sacramento

     3         7        10         Q2 2014    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Totals

 

     $

 

46

 

  

 

     $

 

123

 

 

 

   $

 

169

 

  

 

  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

(1) Actual for NRSF under construction through September 30, 2013. In addition to the $46 million of construction costs incurred through September 30, 2013 for redevelopment projected expected to be completed by December 31, 2014, as of September 30, 2013 we had incurred $61 million of additional costs (including acquisition costs and other capitalized costs) for other redevelopment projects that are expected to be completed after December 31, 2014.

(2) 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 our current basis of design.

 

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Redevelopment Summary

 

 

(in thousands, except NRSF data)

The following table presents an overview of the Company’s redevelopment pipeline, based on information as of September 30, 2013. This table shows the Company’s ability to increase its raised floor from 740,533 square feet as of September 30, 2013 by more than 2.4 times to over 1,800,000 square feet:

The following table presents an overview of the Company’s redevelopment pipeline, based on information as of September 30, 2013.

 

Redevelopment NRSF as of September 30, 2013  
    Under Construction (1)             Future Available (2)        

Property

  Raised
Floor
    Office
&
Other
    Supporting
Infrastructure
    Total Under
Construction
            Raised
Floor
    Office
&
Other
    Supporting
Infrastructure
    Office/Other/
Supporting
Infrastructure
    Total Future
Available
    Total Available
for
Redevelopment
(NRSF)
 

Richmond

    22,084       5,000        43,655       70,739            450,000       104,000        435,439       539,439        989,439       1,060,178   

Atlanta Metro

    35,000       5,270        -        40,270            134,200       13,000        55,158       68,158        202,358       242,628   

Dallas

    26,000       22,000        30,600       78,600            266,000       66,000        287,400       353,400        619,400       698,000   

Suwanee

    45,000       -        -        45,000            29,000       -        -        -        29,000       74,000   

Santa Clara

    -        -        -        -            25,054       -        -        -        25,054       25,054   

Jersey City

    -        -        5,557       5,557            21,241       -        -        -        21,241       26,798   

Sacramento

    9,000       -        -        9,000            1,665       -        -        -        1,665       10,665   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Totals

        137,084       32,270        79,812       249,166                927,160       183,000        777,997       960,997        1,888,157       2,137,323   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Reflects NRSF at a facility which the Company expects will be operational by December 31, 2014.

(2) Reflects NRSF at a facility which the Company expects will be operational after December 31, 2014.

 

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NOI by Facility and Capital Expenditure Summary

 

 

(in thousands)

The Company calculates net operating income, or NOI, as net income (loss), excluding: interest expense, interest income, depreciation and amortization, write off of unamortized deferred financing costs, gain on extinguishment of debt, transaction costs, gain on legal settlement, gain on sale of real estate, restructuring charge and general and administrative expenses. 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      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,          June 30,          September 30,      September 30,  
     2013      2013      2012            2013                  2012        

Breakdown of NOI by facility:

              

Atlanta-Metro data center

    $ 13,740         $ 12,815         $ 10,772         $ 38,739         $ 30,820     

Atlanta-Suwanee data center

     7,517          6,644          6,851          20,945          23,618     

Santa Clara data center

     2,801          2,751          2,502          8,299          8,052     

Richmond data center

     2,859          2,413          1,798          7,538          3,914     

Sacramento data center (1)

     1,752          1,962          -           5,638          -     

Other data centers

     612          381          (12)         1,065          (242)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOI

    $ 29,281         $ 26,966         $ 21,911         $ 82,224         $ 66,162     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Facility was acquired in December 2012.

Capital expenditures related to real estate assets are summarized as follows:

 

    Real Estate Capital Expenditures (1)  
                Three Months Ended             

 

September 30,

              Nine Months Ended             

 

September 30,

 
    2013         2012             2013         2012  

Redevelopment

   $ 22,608          $ 30,912            $ 79,475          $ 75,796     

Acquisitions

    -            2,624             21,173           2,624     

Dispositions

    -            (601)                (601)    

Maintenance capital expenditures

    492           370             2,240           714     

Other capitalized costs

    3,950           2,739             10,670           8,219     
 

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total real estate capital expenditures data center

   $ 27,050          $ 36,044            $ 113,558          $ 86,752     
 

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) Does not include capitalized leasing commissions included in deferred costs, acquired intangibles or other management related fixed assets included in other assets.

 

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Leasing Statistics – Signed Leases

 

 

(in thousands, except operating statistics data)

The mix of sales has significant impact on quarterly rates, both within major product segments and for overall blended leasing rates. QTS rate performance will vary quarter to quarter based on the mix of deals sold – C1 Custom Data Center, C2 Colocation, and C3 Cloud and Managed Services categories all vary on rate per sq ft basis. The amounts below include renewals where there was a change in square footage rented, but not renewals where square footage remained consistent before and after renewal (See renewal table on page 13 for such renewals).

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company signed 351 new and changed leases aggregating $13.1 million, which includes revenue from new customers and revenues from modified renewals. Removing annualized modified renewal MRR and deducting downgrades results in $8.2 million in incremental annualized rent. The average rent per square foot was approximately $566 per square foot which compares to a trailing four quarter average rate per square foot of approximately $282. Overall third quarter 2013 new and modified lease rates are above the trailing four quarter average due to higher mix of C2 and C3 leases in the quarter.

The prior four quarter average average of $282 per square foot is below overall installed base rates as a function of mega-C1 customer upgrades in 1Q 2013 and in 3Q 2012. As these C1 leases ramp their deployment over 2013 and 2014, we will see marginal pressure on overall blended C1 rates. In contrast, our second mega-C1 client will be returning a significant amount of space in Q4 and 2013 with a smaller reduction in MRR, resulting in higher rates per square foot, which will help overall blended C1 rates throughout the same time period.

Q3 C2 rates are below four quarter average as a function of a large C2 Suite/C3 Managed Services customer lease (3,000 sq ft) with pricing economics reflective of larger space/power commitments versus our average C2 customer. Without the effects of the leases for this customer, C2/C3 rates were more in line with 4Q trailing average.

Annualized Rent of New and Modified Leases represents total MRR associated with all new and modified leases for the respective periods for the purposes of computing annualized rent rates per square foot during the period. Incremental Annualized Rent, net of downgrades reflects net incremental MRR signed during the period for purposes of tracking incremental revenue contribution.

 

    Period   Number of
leases
    Total
  leased sqft  
         Annualized
rent per
  leased sqft  
       Annualized
Rent of
New and
Modified
leases
       Incremental
Annualized
Rent, net of
  Downgrades  
 

 

   

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

New/modified leases signed - Total

  Q3 2013     351          23,138        $   565.6      $   13,086,021      $   8,230,201  
  P4QA*     299          55,827          282.1        15,748,888        7,866,739  
  Q2 2013     355          17,151          747.6        12,822,584        8,324,853  
  Q1 2013     334          110,298          208.7        23,023,046        17,233,394  
  Q4 2012     238          10,770          744.5        8,018,068        4,968,522  
  Q3 2012     268          85,090          224.8        19,131,854        940,185  

New/modified leases signed - C1

  Q3 2013     11          11,446        $   235.5      $   2,695,290       
  P4QA*     19          50,491          179.7        9,071,629       
  Q2 2013     11          7,920          290.6        2,301,818       
  Q1 2013     10          106,085          161.8        17,168,784       
  Q4 2012     23          5,349          383.2        2,049,979       
  Q3 2012     31          82,609          178.7        14,765,934       

New/modified leases signed - C2/C3

  Q3 2013     340          11,692        $   888.7      $   10,390,731       
  P4QA*     280          5,337          1,251.2        6,677,259       
  Q2 2013     344          9,231          1,139.7        10,520,766       
  Q1 2013     324          4,213          1,389.6        5,854,262       
  Q4 2012     215          5,421          1,100.9        5,968,088       
  Q3 2012     237          2,481          1,759.7        4,365,921       

* Average of prior 4 quarters

As of September 30, 2013, our booked-not-billed (“BNB”) MRR balance was approximately $2.0 million, of which approximately $0.4 million was from new customers and approximately $1.6 million was from existing customers. Of this booked-not-billed MRR balance, leases representing approximately $0.5 million of MRR are scheduled to commence in 2013, $0.9 million are scheduled to commence in 2014 and $0.6 million are scheduled to commence in 2015 and thereafter. The annualized rent from our total BNB MRR balance was approximately $23.5 million. Total incremental revenues from the BNB expected to be recognized in fourth quarter 2013 are $1.0 million (representing $6.1 million in annualized revenues), in 2014 $6.7 million (representing $10.4 million in annualized revenues), 2015 and thereafter $7.0 million in annualized revenues.

Note: Figures above do not include cost recoveries. In general, C1 customers reimburse QTS for certain operating costs wheras C2/C3 customers are on a gross lease basis. As a result, pricing and resulting per square foot rates for the C2/C3 customers includes the recovery of such operating costs.

 

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Leasing Statistics – Renewed Leases and Rental Churn

 

 

(in thousands, except operating statistics data)

The mix of sales has significant impact on quarterly rates, both within major product segments and for overall blended renewal rates. QTS rate performance will vary quarter to quarter based on the mix of deals sold – C1 Custom Data Center, C2 Colocation, and C3 Cloud and Managed Services categories all vary on rate per sq ft basis.

Consistent with our 3Cs 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 in the computations below. All customers with space changes are incorporated into new leasing statistics and rates.

The overall blended rate for renewals signed in the third quarter of 2013 was 8.0% higher than the rates for those customers immediately prior to renewal. On a year to date basis, renewal rates were up 0.1%, which reflects the impact of three significant C2/C3 renewals signed in the first two quarters of 2013. These leases were extended at lower total effective rates as a function of services changes associated with the customer deployments. Overall renewal rates increase year to date would have been 3.5% without the impact of these lease renewals.

C1 renewal rates were up 8.3% in 2013. C2/C3 rates were up 7.9% in the quarter, but down slightly year to date as a function of the renewals with service reductions noted above. Without the impact of the three noted leases, C2/C3 renewal rates year to date would have been up 3.0%.

Rental Churn (which the Company defines as MRR lost to complete termination of customer services in a given period compared to total MRR at the beginning of the period) for the third quarter of 2013 was 1.3% and 3% year to date. This compares to a rental churn of 2.2% for the third quarter of 2012, and 6.9% year to date for 2012.

 

      Period     Number of
renewed
leases
  Total
  Leased  
sqft
         Annualized 
rent per
leased sqft
         Annualized 
Rent
    Rent
 Change(1) 
   
 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

Renewed Leases - Total

  Q3 2013   47     6,812          783          5,335,293      8.0%  
  YTD 2013   168     20,073      $     862      $     17,297,138      0.1%   (2)

Renewed Leases - C1

  Q3 2013   2     3,119          476          1,484,166      8.3%  
  YTD 2013   2     3,119      $     476      $     1,484,166      8.3%  

Renewed Leases - C2/C3

  Q3 2013   45     3,693          1,043          3,851,127      7.9%  
  YTD 2013   166     16,954      $     933      $     15,812,972      -0.7%   (3)

 

(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)  Total rate increase without the impact of the 3 major C2/C3 lease extensions noted above would have been 3.5%.

(3) C2/C3 rate increase without the impact of the 3 major C2/C3 lease extensions noted above would have been 3.0%.

 

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Leasing Statistics – Commenced Leases

 

 

(in thousands, except operating statistics data)

The mix of sales across C1, C2 and C3 has significant impact on quarterly rates, both within major product segments and for overall blended commencement rates. QTS rate performance will vary quarter to quarter based on the mix of deals sold. C1 Custom Data Center, C2 Colocation (Cabinet, Cage and Suite), and C3 Cloud and Managed Services categories all vary on rate per sq ft basis.

During the third quarter of 2013, we commenced customer leases representing approximately $2.0 million of incremental MRR (representing approximately $23.5 million of annualized rent) at $324 per square foot. This compares to customer leases representing an aggregate trailing four quarter average of approximately $1.3 million of MRR (representing approximately $15.9 million of annualized rent) at $300 per square foot. Both the third quarter of 2013 and the trailing four quarter average rates reflect the impact of significant C1 lease commencements.

Initial commencements from a large C1 lease booked in the first quarter of 2013 impacted third quarter C1 commencement rates. Pricing for this strategic deal reflects the unique power commitment and lease size. The effects of the largest C1 clients can also be seen in the third quarter of 2012, because new business and renewed leases for these two strategic customers also draw down average C1 rates.

C2/C3 average commencement rates were down 19% versus trailing four quarter average and reflect the impact of several large C2 customers on overall rates. Related metrics reflect the presence of these large commencements and their larger footprint pricing economics—new MRR totaled $1.2 million ($14.9 million annualized) versus trailing average of $0.8 million ($9.9 million annualized) and space leased of 15,638 nearly doubled trailing average of 8,500 square feet.

 

       Period       Number of  
leases
     Total
 Leased sqft 
          Annualized  
rent per
leased sqft
         Annualized 
Rent
 
  

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Leases commenced - Total

   Q3 2013     417           72,516        $     324.4        $     23,524,566    
   P4QA*     282           53,056            300.3            15,933,529    
   Q2 2013     387           16,891            791.7            13,372,729    
   Q1 2013     283           45,373            430.4            19,526,631    
   Q4 2012     210           13,047            620.1            8,090,243    
   Q3 2012     249           136,913            166.1            22,744,515    

Leases commenced - C1

   Q3 2013     31           56,878        $     151.8        $     8,635,316    
   P4QA*     23           44,556            133.9            5,968,142    
   Q2 2013     29           6,775            198.3            1,343,731    
   Q1 2013     25           34,801            201.9            7,025,724    
   Q4 2012     20           6,444            209.7            1,351,431    
   Q3 2012     17           130,203            108.7            14,151,683    

Leases commenced - C2/C3

   Q3 2013     386           15,638        $     952.1        $     14,889,250    
   P4QA*     260           8,500            1,172.4            9,965,387    
   Q2 2013     358           10,116            1,189.1            12,028,998    
   Q1 2013     258           10,572            1,182.5            12,500,907    
   Q4 2012     190           6,603            1,020.6            6,738,812    
   Q3 2012     232           6,710            1,280.6            8,592,832    

* Average of prior 4 quarters

 

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Lease Expirations

 

 

C1 leases are typically 5-7 years with the majority of C1 lease expirations occurring in 2016 and beyond. C2/C3 leases are typically 3 years in duration, thus the majority of C2/C3 lease expirations are in 2014 and 2015. The following table sets forth a summary schedule of the lease expirations as of September 30, 2013 at the properties in the Company’s portfolio. 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:

 

Year of Lease
Expiration (1)
  Number of
Leases
  Expiring (2)  
    Total
Raised Floor of
  Expiring Leases  
    % of Portfolio
Leased
Raised Floor
        Annualized    
Rent (3)
    % of Portfolio
Annualized
Rent
      C1 as % of  
Portfolio
Annualized
Rent
    C2 as % of
Portfolio
Annualized
Rent
      C3 as % of  
  Portfolio  
  Annualized  
  Rent  
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Month-to-Month (4)

    311        10,482         2  %       11,817,870         7  %       0  %        6  %        1  %   

Remainder of 2013

    280        49,517         10  %       13,189,622         8  %       2  %        5  %        1  %   

2014

    898        46,916         10  %       36,316,101         22  %       4  %        16  %        3  %   

2015

    606        38,637         8  %       29,150,462         18  %       3  %        14  %        1  %   

2016

    391        50,965         10  %       22,614,899         14  %       4  %        9  %        1  %   

2017

    65        52,695         11  %       14,548,674         9  %       7  %        1  %        1  %   

2018

    51        198,563         40  %       26,993,859         16  %       15  %        1  %        1  %   

After 2018

    46         42,654         9   %       10,961,974         7   %       6   %        0  %        1  %   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio Total

    2,648         490,429         100  %      $   165,593,461         100  %       40  %        52  %        8  %   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Does not include data for leases expiring in a particular year when leases for the same space have already been signed with replacement customers with future commencement dates. In those cases, the data is included in the year in which the future lease expires.
(2) Represents each agreement with a customer signed as of September 30, 2013 for which billing has commenced; a lease agreement could include multiples spaces and a customer could have multiple leases.
(3) Annualized rent is presented for leases commenced as of September 30, 2013. The Company defines annualized rent as MRR multiplied by 12. The Company calculates MRR as monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date, which includes revenue from our C1, C2 and C3 rental and cloud and managed services activities, 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 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.
(4) Consists of customers whose leases expired prior to September 30, 2013 and have continued on a month-to-month basis.

 

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Largest Customers

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s portfolio was leased to over 880 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 September 30, 2013:

 

Principal Customer Industry

   Number of
Locations
   Annualized
Rent (1)
     % of Portfolio
Annualized
Rent
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Lease Term
(Months) (2)

Internet

   1      $ 11,087,381           6.7%        53

Internet

   1      10,547,780           6.4%        60

Information Technology

   3      4,781,403           2.9%        20

Financial Services

   1      4,318,740           2.6%        40

Financial Services

   2      3,224,909           1.9%        51

Professional Services

   1      3,148,080           1.6%        20

Financial Services

   1      3,120,405           1.9%        22

Internet

   2      3,115,417           1.9%        1

Information Technology

   1      3,007,200           1.8%        117

Information Technology

   2      2,648,376           1.6%        7
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

Total / Weighted Average

        $       48,999,691           29.2%        44
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

(1) Annualized rent is presented for leases commenced as of September 30, 2013. We define annualized rent as MRR multiplied by 12. We calculate MRR as monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date, which includes revenue from our C1, C2 and C3 rental and cloud and managed services activities, 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 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 September 30, 2013.

 

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Industry Segmentation

 

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the industry segmentation as of September 30, 2013:

 

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The following table sets forth information relating to the industry segmentation as of December 31, 2012:

 

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Product Diversification

 

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the distribution of leases at our properties, by type of product offering, as of September 30, 2013:

 

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  (1) As of September 30, 2013, C1 customers renting over 6,600 square represented $32.4 million of our annualized C1 MRR, C1 customers renting between 3,300 and 6,600 square feet represented $19.4 million of our annualized C1 MRR and C1 customers renting below 3,300 square feet represented or $14.3 million of our annualized C1 MRR.

The following table sets forth information relating to the distribution of leases at our properties, by type of product offering, as of December 31, 2012:

 

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  (1) As of December 31, 2012, C1 customers renting over 6,600 square represented $24.1 million of our annualized C1 MRR, C1 customers renting between 3,300 and 6,600 square feet represented $16.6 million of our annualized C1 MRR and C1 customers renting below 3,300 square feet represented or $14.3 million of our annualized C1 MRR.

 

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Debt Summary and Maturities

 

 

(in thousands)

 

    

Pro forma
September 30,

2013

     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
    

 

     (unaudited)     

 

 

Secured Credit Facility

     $ -                  $ -          $ 316,500     

Unsecured Credit Facility

     240,000              520,000          -     

Richmond Credit Facility

     70,000              70,000          70,000     

Atlanta-Metro Equipment Loan

     19,376              19,376          20,931     

Miami Loan

     -               -           26,048     

Suwanee Land Loan

     -               -           1,600     

Lenexa Loan

     -               -           2,712     

Santa Clara Bridge Loan

     -               -           50,000     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $             329,376             $             609,376         $             487,791     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2013:

     2013

 

     2014

 

     2015

 

     2016

 

     2017

 

     Thereafter

 

     Total

 

 

Unsecured Credit Facility (1)

    $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ 295,000         $ 225,000         $ 520,000   

Richmond Credit Facility (2)

     -           -           70,000          -           -           -           70,000   

Atlanta Metro equipment loan

     536          2,239          2,397          2,567          2,749          8,888          19,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $       536         $       2,239         $   72,397         $     2,567         $   297,749         $   233,888         $   609,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2013 (adjusted for use of IPO proceeds):

  

Debt instruments    2013

 

     2014

 

     2015

 

     2016

 

     2017

 

     Thereafter

 

     Total

 

 

Unsecured Credit Facility (1)

    $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ 15,000         $ 225,000         $ 240,000     

Richmond Credit Facility (2)

     -           -           70,000          -           -           -           70,000     

Atlanta-Metro Equipment Loan

     536          2,239          2,397          2,567          2,749          8,888          19,376     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    $ 536         $ 2,239         $ 72,397         $ 2,567         $ 17,749         $ 233,888         $   329,376     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1) Unsecured Credit Facility revolving portion, has a stated maturity of May 1, 2017 with an option to extend for one additional year.

(2) Richmond Credit Facility has a stated maturity of December 18, 2015 with an option to extend for one additional year.

 

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Interest Summary

 

 

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,     

 

   2013      2013      2012      2013      2012  

Interest expense and fees

   $ 4,508        $ 5,355        $ 6,210        $ 16,377        $ 17,493     

Swap interest

     146          151          -           380          493     

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     588          693          828          2,193          2,567     

Capitalized interest

     (899)         (1,115)         (392)         (2,973)         (1,514)    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense (1)

   $ 4,343        $ 5,084        $ 6,646        $ 15,977        $ 19,039     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(1) The weighted average interest rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013, June 30, 2013, and September 30, 2012 was 3.58%, 4.36%, and 5.90%, respectively. The weighted average interest rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was 4.45% and 5.91%, 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) FFO; (2) Operating FFO; (3) Adjusted Operating FFO; (4) MRR; (5) EBITDA; and (6) 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 and liquidity. 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

C1 - Custom Data Center. Power costs are passed on to customers (metered power); generally 3,000 square feet or more of raised floor; lease term of 5 to 10 years; customers are large corporations, government agencies, and global Internet businesses.

C2 - Colocation. Power overages charged separately; specified kW included in lease; up to 3,000 square feet of raised floor; lease term of up to 3 years; customers are large corporations, small and medium businesses and government agencies.

C3 - Cloud and Managed Services. Power bundled with service; Small amounts of space; customers rent managed virtual servers; lease term up to 3 years; customers are large corporations, small and medium businesses and government agencies.

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 redevelopment projects due to changes in the Company’s configuration of C1, C2 and C3 product space.

Basis-of-design raised floor space. The Company defines basis-of-design floor space as the total data center raised floor potential of its existing data center facilities. For Custom Data Center customers the leasable square feet is determined based on a wall to wall square foot calculation and for colocation customers leasable square footage is calculated based on the number of cages (each cage is 64 square feet) and cabinets (each cabinet is 8 square feet).

 

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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 redevelopment or space used for the Company’s own office space.

FFO, Operating FFO and Adjusted Operating FFO

The Company considers funds from operations, or 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 and liquidity. The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT. FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude gains (or losses) from sales of property, real estate related depreciation and amortization and similar adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. The Company’s management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization 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 core operating performance and liquidity, management computes an adjusted measure of FFO, which the Company refers to as Operating FFO. The Company generally calculates Operating FFO as FFO excluding certain non-recurring and primarily non-cash 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 and liquidity 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 specifically for comparing year over year ability to fund dividend distribution from operating activities. Adjusted Operating FFO is used by the Company as a basis to address its ability to fund its dividend payments. 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, straight line rent adjustments, and non-cash compensation.

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 and liquidity 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 and liquidity is limited. The Company’s calculation of FFO may not be comparable to measures calculated by other companies who do not

 

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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 our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)

The Company calculates MRR as monthly contractual revenue under signed leases as of a particular date, which includes revenue from its C1, C2 and C3 rental and cloud and managed services activities, 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 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 C1, C2 and C3 rental and cloud 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. 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.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA

The Company calculates EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude interest expense and interest income, provision for income taxes (including income taxes applicable to sale of assets) and depreciation and amortization. Management believes that EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating and facilitating comparisons of the Company’s operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of its capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base charges (primarily depreciation and amortization) from its operating results.

In addition to EBITDA, the Company calculates an adjusted measure of EBITDA, which it refers to as Adjusted EBITDA, as EBITDA excluding unamortized deferred financing costs, gains on

 

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extinguishment of debt, transaction costs, equity-based compensation expense, restructuring charge, gain (loss) on legal settlement and gain on sale of real estate. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with another financial measure that can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs.

Management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental performance measures as they provide useful measures of assessing the Company’s operating results. Other companies may not calculate EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. Accordingly, the Company’s EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to others. EBITDA 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 our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

 

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