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INAP Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
[November 02, 2017]

INAP Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results


  • Revenue of $68.9 Million Reflects Continued Execution toward Top-Line Stabilization
  • INAP COLO Demonstrates Sales Momentum, Acceleration in New Phoenix Deployment, and Launch of Dallas Expansion Efforts
  • INAP CLOUD Revenue Demonstrates Consistency Sequentially, Driven by AgileCLOUD and Bare-Metal Server Growth
  • GAAP Net Loss of $(10.9) Million, or $(0.14) Per Share, including $0.7 Million of Costs Associated with NY Facility Exit Activities, Restructuring and Impairments, or GAAP Net Loss Margin of (15.7)%
  • Cash Flow from Operations was $3.3 Million in 3Q17
  • Adjusted EBITDA Expands Significant 173 Basis Points Year-over-Year to $23.3 million, or 33.8% Adjusted EBITDA Margin
  • INAP Announces 1-for-4 Reverse Stock Split, with Approximately 83.4 Million Shares Reducing to 20.9 Million
  • 2017 Revenue Outlook Narrowed; Adjusted EBITDA Outlook Raised, CAPEX Outlook Reaffirmed

ATLANTA, Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internap Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP), a provider of Internet infrastructure; including Colocation, Managed Services and Hosting, Cloud, and High Performance Network services, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

“We made significant progress strengthening our operations platform and focusing on top line sales,” stated Peter D. Aquino, President and CEO.  "We are approaching revenue stability, and are very excited about our new sales momentum.  For example, after doubling our acquired space in Phoenix, we already sold out the entire availability at an accelerated pace, and we are looking to expand a third time.  In addition, strong demand for INAP services in Dallas and Montreal also presents great opportunity for revenue growth.  In this quarter, we consolidated our position in INAP Japan by exercising certain rights under the joint venture agreement, which results in INAP having both economic benefits and a majority of the board.  Finally, our Board effectuated a reverse stock split at a ratio of 1-for-4, implementing the stockholder's approval from our recent annual meeting.  Looking ahead, we will leverage our strong position, now in 21 major markets primarily in North America emphasizing our emerging identity as a Colocation leader with value added services, including: Managed Services and Hosting, Cloud, and a High Performance Global Network.”

Revenue

  • Revenue totaled $68.9 million in the third quarter, a decrease of 6.8% year over year and declining at a slower pace at 1.1% sequentially. Approximately $1.4 million of the year over year decline, and $0.4 million quarter over quarter are from the planned closure of the 75 Broad Street, New York facility.  Excluding this event, year over year revenue decline was 4.9% and was less than 1% sequentially.  The declines were partially offset by growth in Agile Bare Metal server revenue and approximately $1 million in revenue from the consolidation of INAP Japan.
  • INAP COLO revenue totaled $51.3 million in the third quarter, a decrease of 6.6% year over year and 1.3% sequentially.  Approximately $1.1 million of the year over year decline and $0.4 million quarter over quarter of the decline was attributed to the planned closure of the 75 Broad Street, New York facility. Excluding this event, sequential revenue was down less than 1% and year over year approximately 4.7%.  The declines were partially offset from the consolidation of INAP Japan financial statements.
  • INAP CLOUD revenue totaled $17.6 million in the third quarter, a decrease of 7.3% year over year and comparable sequentially.  Approximately $0.3 million of the year over year decline was attributed to the planned closure of the 75 Broad Street, New York facility.

Third Quarter 2017 Financial Summary

($ in thousands)

       YoY QoQ
 3Q 2017 2Q 2017 3Q 2016 Growth Growth
          
Total Revenue$68,907  $69,642  $73,940  (6.8)% (1.1)%
Operating Costs and Expenses$68,175  $71,695  $157,338  (56.7)% (4.9)%
Depreciation and Amortization$20,917  $18,934  $19,597  6.7% 10.5%
Exit Activities, Restructuring and Impairments$745  $4,628  $79,839  - -
All Other Operating Costs and Expenses$46,513  $48,133  $57,902  (19.7)% (3.4)%
          
GAAP Net Loss*$(10,863) $(19,283) $(91,297) (88.1)% (43.7)%
GAAP Net Loss Margin(15.8)% (27.7)% (123.5)%    
          
Minus Goodwill Impairment and Other Items*$725  $13,378  $83,616  (97.9)% (86.6)%
Normalized Net Loss2$(10,138) $(5,905) $(7,681) 32.0% 71.7%
          
Adjusted EBITDA1$23,277  $23,051  $19,840  17.3% 1.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin133.8% 33.1% 26.8%    
          
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$10,965  $6,748  $12,860  (14.7)% 62.5%
Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx1$12,312  $16,303  $6,980  76.4% (24.5)%

*Third quarter 2016 Operating Expenses and reported GAAP Net Loss included a goodwill impairment charge of $78.2 million.

Net Loss, Normalized Net Loss, Adjusted EBITDA and Business Unit Contribution

  • GAAP net loss was $(10.9) million, or $(0.14) per share, including $0.7 million of costs associated with exit activities, restructuring and impairment, compared with $(91.3) million, or $(1.75) per share in the third quarter of 2016 and $(19.3) million, or $(0.24) per share in the second quarter of 2017, including $4.6 million of costs associated with exit activities, restructuring and impairment. GAAP net loss margin was (15.8)% in the third quarter of 2017.
  • Normalized net loss was $(10.1) million compared with $(7.7) million in the third quarter of 2016 and $(5.9) million in the second quarter of 2017.
  • Adjusted EBITDA totaled $23.3 million in the third quarter, an increase of 17.3% compared with the third quarter of 2016 and 1.0% compared to the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 33.8% in the third quarter, up 700 basis points year over year and 70 basis points sequentially. The increases in Adjusted EBITDA were attributable to continued focus on cost control and our initiatives of eliminating unproductive sites and investing in long-term key markets.

Beginning with first quarter 2017 reporting, INAP redefined its segment reporting into two pure play business units:

INAP COLO, formerly Data Center and Networking Services, comprised of colocation, IP network services, and managed services and hosting. Managed services and hosting was previously included in the Cloud and Hosting Services segment; and

INAP CLOUD, formerly Cloud and Hosting Services, comprised of AgileCLOUD, iWeb, Ubersmith, and Funio.

•  Business Unit Contribution3 – As part of the realignment of its segments into two pure play business units, INAP COLO and INAP CLOUD, INAP is providing a measure of unit-level profitability called business unit contribution.3

  • INAP COLO business unit contribution totaled $22.3 million in the third quarter, a 16.7% increase compared with the third quarter of 2016 and a 1.4% increase from the second quarter of 2017. As a percent of revenue, INAP COLO business unit contribution margin was 43.4% in the third quarter, up 870 basis points year-over-year and 120 basis points sequentially. The year over year business unit contribution increase reflects improving cost control.  The sequential business unit contribution increase was primarily driven by cost control and our initiatives of eliminating unproductive sites and investing in long-term key markets.
  • INAP CLOUD business unit contribution totaled $8.5 million in the third quarter, a 1.7% decline compared with the third quarter of 2016 and a 4.5% increase from the second quarter of 2017. As a percent of revenue, INAP CLOUD business unit contribution margin was 48.2% in the third quarter, up 270 basis points year over year and up 220 basis points sequentially. The year over year increase reflects improving cost control.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement

  • Cash and cash equivalents totaled $12.0 million at September 30, 2017. Total debt was $507.6 million, net of discount and prepaid costs, at the end of the quarter, including $218.7 million in capital lease obligations. As previously reported, on April 6, 2017 INAP entered into a new Senior Secured Credit Facility, including a $300 million First Lien Term Loan and a $25 million Revolver (which remains undrawn), thereby completing the refinancing of its senior secured debt.
  • Cash generated from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $3.3 million compared to $11.5 million in third quarter 2016, and $14.8 million in second quarter of 2017. Capital expenditures over the same periods were $11.0 million, compared to $12.9 million and $6.7 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx1 was $12.3 million, compared to $7.0 million in third quarter 2016 and $16.3 million in second quarter 2017. Free cash flow4 over the same periods was $(7.7) million, compared to $(1.4) million and $8.0 million, respectively.  Unlevered free cash flow4 was $3.3 million for the third quarter 2017, compared to $6.2 million in third quarter 2016 and $15.6 million in second quarter 2017.

"INAP delivered another quarter of sequential EBITDA margin expansion, while making significant progress on continual cost reduction and while investing in growth. Our momentum through the third quarter led us to increase our Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2017," said Robert M. Dennerlein, Chief Financial Officer. “To date, we have taken decisive actions in our New York, Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, and Japan operations to improve the profitability of our portfolio."

Business Outlook

 Full-Year 2017 Expected Range
 Previous Guidance Current Guidance
Revenue$275 million - $285 million $277 million - $282 million
Adjusted EBITDA$85 million - $90 million $87 million - $92 million
Capital Expenditures$32 million - $37 million Reaffirming


 
  1. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx are non-GAAP financial measures which we define in an attachment to this press release entitled “Non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures.” Reconciliations between GAAP information and non-GAAP information related to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are contained in the table entitled “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. A reconciliation between GAAP information and non-GAAP information related to Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx is contained in the table entitled “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx." 
  2. Normalized net loss is a non-GAAP financial measure which we define in an attachment to this press release entitled “Non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures”. Reconciliations between GAAP information and non-GAAP information related to normalized net loss are contained in the table entitled “Reconciliation of Net Loss to Normalized Net Loss.”
  3. Business unit contribution and business unit contribution margin are non-GAAP financial measures which we define in an attachment to this press release entitled “Non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures.” Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP information related to business unit contribution and business unit contribution margin are contained in the table entitled “Business Unit Contribution and Business Unit Contribution Margin” in the attachment. Business unit contribution margin is business unit contribution as a percentage of revenue.
  4. Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures which we define in the attachment to the press release entitled “Non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures.” Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP information related to Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are contained in the table entitled “Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow.”

INAP Announces 1-for-4 Reverse Stock Split

INAP announces today that its Board of Directors has determined to effect a reverse stock split of its shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-4, effective as of 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2017.  INAP's common stock will continue to trade under the symbol "INAP," but will trade on a split-adjusted basis under a new CUSIP number 45885A 409.  A reverse stock split was required to be first approved by the Company's stockholders, which occurred at INAP's 2017 Annual Meeting held on June 21, 2017 and granted the Board of Directors the authority to determine the exact split ratio.

In the reverse stock split, every four shares of INAP's common stock outstanding will automatically be combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock without any action by stockholders. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Any fractional share of common stock that would otherwise have resulted from the reverse stock split will be paid in cash in a proportionate amount based on the closing price of the common stock as reported by The NASDAQ Global Market on the effective date of the reverse stock split.  As a result of the reverse stock split, the number of shares of INAP's common stock outstanding will decrease from approximately 83.4 million shares pre-split to approximately 20.9 million shares post-split. Additionally, all INAP shares of restricted common stock, stock options and other equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the reverse stock split will be proportionately adjusted.

INAP's transfer agent, American Stock Transfer and Trust, which is also acting as the exchange agent for the reverse stock split, will provide instructions to stockholders regarding the process for exchanging share certificates. Stockholders who hold their shares electronically in book-entry form at a brokerage firm need not take any action, as their shares will automatically be adjusted by their brokerage firm to reflect the reverse stock split. Beneficial holders may contact their bank, broker or nominee with any questions regarding the procedure for implementing the reverse stock split.

Conference Call Information:

INAP's third quarter 2017 conference call will be held today at 8:30 a.m. ET. Listeners may connect to a webcast of the call, which will include accompanying presentation slides, on the investor relations section of INAP’s web site at http://ir.internap.com/events.cfm. The call can also be accessed by dialing 877-334-0775. International callers should dial 631-291-4567. Listeners may connect to the simultaneous webcast, which will include accompanying presentation slides, on the Investor Relations section of the INAP website. An online archive of the webcast will be archived in the investor relations section of the company’s website.  An audio-only replay will be accessible from Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 11:30 AM ET through Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 855-859-2056 using replay code 94685539. International callers can listen to the archived event at 404-537-3406 with the same code.

About INAP

Internap Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP) is a leading provider of Internet infrastructure through both Colocation Business and Enterprise Services (including colocation, network connectivity, IP, bandwidth, and managed services and hosting), and Cloud Services (including enterprise-grade AgileCLOUD, bare-metal servers, and SMB iWeb platforms). INAP operates in Tier 3-type data centers in 21 metropolitan markets, primarily in North America, with 50 datacenters and 89 POPs around the world.  INAP has approximately 1 million gross square feet under lease, with 500,000 square feet of data center space. INAP operates a premium business model that provides high-power density colocation, low-latency bandwidth, and public and private cloud platforms in an expanding Internet infrastructure industry. For more information, visit www.inap.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements related to sales, improved profitability, margin expansion, operations improvement, cost reductions, participation in strategic transactions, our strategy to align into pure-play businesses and our expectations for full-year 2017 revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures. Our ability to achieve these forward-looking statements is based on certain assumptions, including our ability to execute on our business strategy, leveraging of multiple routes to market, expanded brand awareness for high-performance Internet infrastructure services and customer churn levels. These assumptions may prove inaccurate in the future. Because such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause INAP’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, due to a variety of important factors. Such important factors include, without limitation: our ability to execute on our business strategy into a pure-play business and drive growth while reducing costs; our ability to maintain current customers and obtain new ones, whether in a cost-effective manner or at all; the robustness of the IT infrastructure services market; our ability to achieve or sustain profitability; our ability to expand margins and drive higher returns on investment; our ability to sell into new and existing data center space; the actual performance of our IT infrastructure services and improving operations; our ability to correctly forecast capital needs, demand planning and space utilization; our ability to respond successfully to technological change and the resulting competition; the geographic concentration of the company’s data centers in certain markets and any adverse developments in local economic conditions or the demand for data center space in these markets; ability to identify any suitable strategic transactions; the availability of services from Internet network service providers or network service providers providing network access loops and local loops on favorable terms, or at all; failure of third party suppliers to deliver their products and services on favorable terms, or at all; failures in our network operations centers, data centers, network access points or computer systems; our ability to provide or improve Internet infrastructure services to our customers; our ability to protect our intellectual property; our substantial amount of indebtedness, our possibility to raise additional capital when needed, on attractive terms, or at all, our ability to service existing debt or maintain compliance with financial and other covenants contained in our credit agreement; our compliance with and changes in complex laws and regulations in the U.S. and internationally; our ability to attract and retain qualified management and other personnel; and volatility in the trading price of INAP common stock.

These risks and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and our other reports filed with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release.

Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. All forward-looking statements attributable to INAP or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing forward-looking statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and INAP undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Contacts:
Richard Ramlall
VP, IR & PR INAP
404-302-9982
[email protected]

Carolyn Capaccio/Jody Burfening
LHA
212-838-3777
[email protected]

INTERNAP CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
        
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017   2016   2017   2016 
Revenues:               
  INAP COLO$51,344  $54,998  $156,727  $166,707 
  INAP CLOUD17,563  18,942  53,955  57,473 
  Total revenues68,907  73,940  210,682  224,180 
        
Operating costs and expenses:       
  Direct costs of sales and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown below:       
  INAP COLO20,785  26,676  67,661  79,745 
  INAP CLOUD4,160  4,886  12,758  14,264 
  Direct costs of customer support6,237  7,985  19,634  24,709 
  Sales, general and administrative15,331  18,355  47,466  55,416 
  Depreciation and amortization20,917  19,597  57,596  57,927 
  Goodwill Impairment  78,169    78,169 
  Exit activities, restructuring and impairments745  1,670  6,396  2,023 
        
Total operating costs and expenses68,175  157,338  211,511  312,253 
        
Income (loss) from operations732  (83,398) (829) (88,073)
        
Non-operating expenses:       
  Interest expense12,299  7,878  37,581  22,945 
  Loss on foreign currency, net197    485   
  Other, net  (30)   442 
Total non-operating expenses12,496  7,848  38,066  23,387 
        
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of equity-method investment(11,764) (91,246) (38,895) (111,460)
Provision for income taxes221  95  689  294 
Equity in earnings of equity-method investment, net of taxes(1,122) (44) (1,207) (121)
Net loss(10,863) (91,297) (38,377) (111,633)
  Less net income attributable to non-controlling interests32    32   
Net loss attributable to INAP stockholders$(10,895) $(91,297) $(38,409) $(111,633)
        
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to INAP shareholders$(0.14) $(1.75) $(0.51) $(2.14)
        
Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share79,715  52,096  74,581  52,245 
            


INTERNAP CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value amounts)
     
  September 30,
 2017
 December 31,
 2016
ASSETS
    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $11,968  $10,389 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,285 and $1,246, respectively 17,586  18,044 
Prepaid expenses and other assets 9,036  10,055 
Total current assets 38,590  38,488 
     
Property and equipment, net 441,239  302,680 
Investment in joint venture   3,002 
Intangible assets, net 26,661  27,978 
Goodwill 50,209  50,209 
Deposits and other assets 10,733  8,258 
Total assets $567,432  $430,615 
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $16,732  $20,875 
Accrued liabilities 13,513  10,603 
Deferred revenues 5,054  5,746 
Capital lease obligations 11,729  10,030 
Term loan, less discount and prepaid costs of $2,119 and $2,243, respectively 881  757 
Exit activities and restructuring liability 4,263  3,177 
Other current liabilities 3,400  3,171 
Total current liabilities 55,572  54,359 
     
Deferred revenues 4,661  5,144 
Capital lease obligations 206,927  43,876 
Revolving credit facility   35,500 
Term loan, less discount and prepaid costs of $8,216 and $4,579, respectively 288,034  283,421 
Exit activities and restructuring liability 1,537  1,526 
Deferred rent 1,581  4,642 
Deferred tax liability 1,484  1,513 
Other long-term liabilities 3,026  4,358 
Total liabilities 562,822  434,339 
Commitments and contingencies    
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding    
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 83,305 and 57,799 shares outstanding, respectively 84  58 
Additional paid-in capital 1,325,755  1,283,332 
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,164 and 1,073, respectively (7,145) (6,923)
Accumulated deficit (1,316,788) (1,278,699)
Accumulated items of other comprehensive loss (1,334) (1,492)
Total INAP stockholders' equity 572  (3,724)
Non-controlling interests 4,038   
Total stockholders' equity 4,610  (3,724)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $567,432  $430,615 
         


INTERNAP CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
       
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017   2016  2017  2016 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                 
Net loss $(10,863) $(91,297) $(38,377) $(111,633)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:        
  Depreciation and amortization 20,917  19,597  57,596  57,927 
  Impairments 474  79,798  503  79,798 
  Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs 598  648  1,890  1,881 
  Stock-based compensation expense, net of capitalized amount 929  1,253  2,061  4,717 
  Equity in earnings of equity-method investment (1,122) (44) (1,207) (121)
  Provision for doubtful accounts 288  322  808  902 
  Non-cash change in capital lease obligations 306  (122) 564  405 
  Non-cash change in exit activities and restructuring liability 433  246  5,824  865 
  Non-cash change in deferred rent (2,136) (490) (3,335) (1,490)
  Deferred taxes 59  119  209  158 
  Payment of debt lender fees     (2,583) (1,716)
  Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt     6,785   
  Other, net (221) 26  (49) 212 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
  Accounts receivable (1,242) 192  243  1,894 
  Prepaid expenses, deposits and other assets 3,018  (3,498) 1,979  1,108 
  Accounts payable (3,975) 2,584  (3,498) 4,853 
  Accrued and other liabilities (1,459) 3,302  1,691  (629)
  Deferred revenues (536) (398) (1,233) (304)
  Exit activities and restructuring liability (2,261) (776) (4,727) (2,355)
  Asset retirement obligation 88    191  (174)
  Other liabilities 11  2  22  (33)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities 3,306  11,464  25,357  36,265 
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of building   542    542 
Purchases of property and equipment (10,774) (12,418) (23,198) (38,732)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 75    206   
Net cash from acquisition 3,838    3,838   
Additions to acquired and developed technology (191) (442) (635) (1,211)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (7,052) (12,318) (19,789) (39,401)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from credit agreements     295,500  4,500 
Proceeds from stock issuance 3    40,165     0 
Principal payments on credit agreements  (750 ) (750) (327,250)    (2,250)
Debt issuance costs     (5,694)  
Payments on capital lease obligations (1,191) (2,384) (6,562) (7,211)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 123    159  675 
Acquisition of common stock for income tax withholdings (12) (130) (222) (473)
Other, net (62) (58) (302) (250)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities (1,889) (3,322) (4,206) (5,009)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents 147  (52) 217  13 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (5,488) (4,228) 1,579  (8,132)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 17,456  13,868  10,389  17,772 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $11,968  $9,640  $11,968  $9,640 
                 

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to providing financial measurements based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), this earnings press release includes additional financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (“non-GAAP”), including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx, normalized net loss, business unit contribution, business unit contribution margin, free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found below.

We define the following non-GAAP measures as follows:

  • Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and is GAAP net loss plus depreciation and amortization, interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, other expense (income), (gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment, exit activities, restructuring and impairments, stock-based compensation, non-income tax contingency, strategic alternatives and related costs, organizational realignment costs, pre-acquisition costs and claim settlement.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues.
  • Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx is Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures with Adjusted EBITDA for this non-GAAP measure defined as net cash flow provided by operating activities plus cash paid for interest, cash paid for taxes, cash paid for exit activities and restructuring, cash paid for strategic alternatives and related costs, cash paid for organizational realignment costs, payment of debt lender fees and other working capital changes less capital expenditures.
  • Normalized net loss is net loss plus exit activities, restructuring and impairments, stock-based compensation, non-income tax contingency, strategic alternatives and related costs, organizational realignment costs, pre-acquisition costs, claim settlement and debt extinguishment and modification expenses.
  • Business unit contribution is business unit revenues less direct costs of sales and services, customer support, and sales and marketing, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
  • Business unit contribution margin is business unit contribution as a percentage of business unit revenue.
  • Free cash flow is net cash flows provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures.
  • Unlevered free cash flow is free cash flow plus cash interest expense.

We believe that presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations.

We believe that excluding depreciation and amortization and loss (gain) on disposals of property and equipment, as well as impairments and restructuring, to calculate Adjusted EBITDA provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation that is useful to investors’ understanding of our current ongoing operating results and trends. Not only are depreciation and amortization expenses based on historical costs of assets that may have little bearing on present or future replacement costs, but also they are based on management estimates of remaining useful lives. Loss on disposals of property and equipment is also based on historical costs of assets that may have little bearing on replacement costs. Impairments and restructuring expenses primarily reflect goodwill impairments and subsequent plan adjustments in sublease income assumptions for certain properties included in our previously disclosed restructuring plans.

We believe that excluding interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes and other expense (income) from non-GAAP financial measures provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors’ understanding of our core operating results and trends. Investors have indicated that they consider financial measures of our results of operations excluding interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes and other expense (income) as important supplemental information useful to their understanding of our historical results and estimating our future results.

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES (Continued)

We also believe that, in excluding the effects of interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes and other expense (income), our non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with transparency into what management uses to measure and forecast our results of operations, to compare on a consistent basis our results of operations for the current period to that of prior periods and to compare our results of operations on a more consistent basis against that of other companies, in making financial and operating decisions and to establish certain management compensation.

We believe that exit activities, restructuring and impairment charges, non-income tax contingency, strategic alternatives and related costs, organizational realignment costs, pre-acquisition costs, claim settlement costs and debt extinguishment and modification expense are unique costs, and consequently, we do not consider these charges as a normal component of expenses related to current and ongoing operations.

Similarly, we believe that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation from non-GAAP financial measures provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors’ understanding of our current ongoing operating results and trends. Management believes that investors consider financial measures of our results of operations excluding stock-based compensation as important supplemental information useful to their understanding of our historical results and estimating our future results.

We also believe that, in excluding the effects of stock-based compensation, our non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with transparency into what management uses to measure and forecast our results of operations, to compare on a consistent basis our results of operations for the current period to that of prior periods and to compare our results of operations on a more consistent basis against that of other companies, in making financial and operating decisions and to establish certain management compensation.

Stock-based compensation is an important part of total compensation, especially from the perspective of employees. We believe, however, that supplementing GAAP net loss by providing normalized net loss, excluding the effect of exit activities, restructuring and impairments, stock-based compensation, non-income tax contingency, strategic alternatives and related costs, organizational realignment cost, pre-acquisition costs, claim settlement costs, and debt extinguishment and modification expenses in all periods, is useful to investors because it enables additional and more meaningful period-to-period comparisons.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be viewed as a supplement to — not a substitute for — our results of operations presented on the basis of GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by operating activities as defined by GAAP. Our statements of cash flows present our cash flow activity in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is used by and is useful to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because it provides them with an additional tool to compare business performance across companies and across periods. We believe that:

  • EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company-to-company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and
  • investors commonly adjust EBITDA information to eliminate the effect of disposals of property and equipment, impairments, restructuring and stock-based compensation which vary widely from company-to-company and impair comparability.

Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA:

  • as a measure of operating performance to assist in comparing performance from period-to-period on a consistent basis;
  • as a measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations; and
  • in communications with the board of directors, analysts and investors concerning our financial performance.

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES (Continued)

Our presentation of business unit contribution and business unit contribution margin excludes depreciation and amortization in order to allow investors to see the business through the eyes of management.

We also have excluded depreciation and amortization from business unit contribution and business unit contribution margin because, as noted above, they are based on estimated useful lives of tangible and intangible assets. Further, depreciation and amortization are based on historical costs incurred to build out our deployed network and the historical costs of these assets may not be indicative of current or future capital expenditures.

Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.  Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow reflect an additional way of viewing our liquidity that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

We use free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow, and ratios based on it, to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to cash flow from operations, we believe it is a useful measure of cash flows since capital expenditures are a necessary component of ongoing operations. In limited circumstances in which proceeds from sales of fixed assets exceed capital expenditures, free cash flow would exceed cash flow from operations. However, since we do not anticipate being a net seller of fixed assets, we expect free cash flow to be less than operating cash flows.

Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow have limitations due to the fact that they do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. For example, free cash flow does not incorporate payments made to service our debt or capital lease obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a complement to our entire consolidated statements of cash flows.

Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx is used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.  Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx reflects an additional way of viewing our liquidity that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our cash flows. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

We use Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx, and ratios based on it, to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to cash flow from operations, we believe it is a useful measure of cash flows since capital expenditures are a necessary component of ongoing operations.

Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx has limitations due to the fact that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx does not incorporate payments made to service our debt or capital lease obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx as a complement to our entire consolidated statements of cash flows.

Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.  Adjusted EBITDA is presented as we understand certain investors use it as one measure of our historical ability to service debt. Also adjusted EBITDA is used in our debt covenants.

Although we believe, for the foregoing reasons, that our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our results of operations, our non-GAAP financial measures should only be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, any measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Use of non-GAAP financial measures is subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all the expenses that must be included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges should properly be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure. Management accounts for these limitations by not relying exclusively on non-GAAP financial measures, but only using such information to supplement GAAP financial measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same non-GAAP measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as those used by other companies.

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES (Continued)

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA AND FORWARD LOOKING ADJUSTED EBITDA

A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted  EBITDA: Amount Percent
 Amount Percent
 Amount Percent
                     
Total Revenue$68,907  100.0% $69,642  100.0% $73,940  100.0%
            
Net Loss (GAAP)$(10,863) -15.8% $(19,283) -27.7% $(91,297) -123.5%
Add:           
Depreciation and amortization20,917  30.4% 18,934  27.2% 19,597  26.5%
Interest expense12,299  17.8% 17,145  24.6% 7,878  10.7%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes221  0.3% (50) -0.1% 95  0.1%
Other expense (income)(925) -1.3% 135  0.2% (74) -0.1%
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment, net(162) -0.2% (103) -0.1% 25  %
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments, including goodwill impairment745  1.1% 4,628  6.6% 79,839  108.0%
Stock-based compensation929  1.3% 534  0.8% 1,253  1.7%
Strategic alternatives and related costs  % 8  % 1,121  1.5%
Organizational realignment costs14  % 295  0.4% 1,403  1.9%
Pre-acquisition costs102  0.1% 95  0.1%   %
Claim settlement  % 713  1.0%   %
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)$23,277  33.8% $23,051  33.1% $19,840  26.8%


A reconciliation of forward looking Adjusted EBITDA for full-year 2017 is as follows (in millions):

  2017 Full-Year Guidance 
   Low
 High
  Amount Percent Amount Percent
               
Total Revenue $277  100.0% $282  100.0%
         
Net Loss (GAAP) $(54) (19.5)% $(49) (17.4)%
Add:        
Depreciation and amortization 77  27.8% 77  27.3%
Interest expense 49  17.7% 49  17.4%
Provision for income taxes 1  0.4% 1  0.4%
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments, including goodwill impairment 7  2.5% 7  2.5%
Stock-based compensation 3  1.1% 3  1.1%
Non-income tax contingency 2  0.7% 2  0.7%
Organizational realignment costs 1  0.4% 1  0.4%
Claim settlement 1  0.4% 1  0.4%
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) $87  31.4% $92  32.6%
               

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES (Continued)

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO ADJUSTED EBITDA LESS CAPEX

A reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands):

            
 Three Months Ended 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted  EBITDA less CapEx:September 30,
2017
 June 30,
2017
 September 30,
2016
            
Net Cash Flow provided by operating activities:$3,306  $14,787  $11,464 
      
Add :     
Cash paid for interest10,999  7,563  7,601 
Cash paid for income taxes(24) 148   
Cash paid for exit activities and restructuring2,887  1,080  776 
Cash paid for strategic alternatives and related costs171  171  913 
Cash paid for organizational realignment costs  912  187 
Other working capital changes5,938  (1,610) (1,101)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)$23,277  $23,051  $19,840 
      
Less:     
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$10,965  $6,748  $12,860 
Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx$12,312  $16,303  $6,980 
            

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NORMALIZED NET LOSS

Reconciliations of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to normalized net loss:

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
2017

  June 30, 2017 September 30,
2016
Net loss (GAAP)(10,863) $  (19,283) $  (91,297)
Exit activities, restructuring and impairments, including goodwill impairment745  4,628  79,839 
Stock-based compensation929  534  1,253 
Strategic alternatives and related costs  8  1,121 
Organizational realignment costs14  295  1,403 
Pre-acquisition costs102  95   
Claim settlement  713   
Debt extinguishment and modification expenses  7,105   
INAP Japan Fair Market Valuation(1,065)    
Normalized net loss (non-GAAP)$(10,138) $(5,905) $(7,681)
            

INTERNAP CORPORATION 
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES (Continued)

BUSINESS UNIT CONTRIBUTION AND BUSINESS UNIT CONTRIBUTION MARGIN

Business unit contribution and business unit contribution margin, which includes direct costs of sales and service, customer support and sales and marketing for each of the periods indicated is as follows (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended 
 September 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Revenues:           
INAP COLO$51,344  $52,044  $54,998 
INAP CLOUD17,563  17,598  18,942 
Total68,907  69,642  73,940 
Direct costs of sales and services, customer support and sales and marketing:     
INAP COLO*29,048  30,060  35,893 
INAP CLOUD*9,094  9,497  10,329 
Total38,142  39,557  46,222 
Business Unit Contribution:     
INAP COLO22,296  21,984  19,105 
INAP CLOUD8,469  8,101  8,613 
Total$30,765  $30,085  $27,718 
Business Unit Contribution Margin:     
INAP COLO43.4% 42.2% 34.7%
INAP CLOUD48.2% 46.0% 45.5%
Total44.6% 43.2% 37.5%
      
      
* Excludes facilities allocation     


FREE CASH FLOW AND UNLEVERED FREE CASH FLOW

Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. Free cash flow is net cash flows provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. Unlevered free cash flow is free cash flow plus cash interest expense (in thousands):

 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Net cash flows provided by operating activities $          3,306  $  14,787  $  11,464 
Capital expenditures:     
Maintenance capital(1,715) (1,018) (1,935)
Growth capital(9,250) (5,730) (10,925)
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)(7,659) 8,039  (1,396)
      
Cash interest expense10,999  7,563  7,601 
Unlevered free cash flow (non-GAAP)$3,340  $15,602  $6,205 
            


DATA CENTER PORTFOLIO

The following table presents an overview of the portfolio of data center properties that INAP leases as of September 30, 2017:

         
MarketGross
Square
Feet (SF)1
Supporting
Infrastructure2
Office &
Other
Data Center
Footprint SF3
Current
Raised
Floor SF 4
Occupied SFOccupied
SF %
Available Utility
Power
MegaWatts (MW)
         
Los Angeles124,651 11,323 17,475 95,853 25,055 14,609 58%4.0 
Dallas5112,700 23,763 21,023 67,914 20,972 16,204 77%6.0 
New York/New Jersey103,908 16,405 28,468 59,035 36,345 21,315 59%8.0 
Boston116,699 47,779 11,587 57,333 51,608 18,795 36%12.5 
Atlanta124,898 35,043 50,303 39,552 31,279 14,643 47%7.5 
Seattle100,497 31,326 21,552 47,619 38,619 24,879 64%7.0 
Santa Clara/San Jose88,882 23,852 23,667 41,363 41,038 19,223 47%8.0 
Montreal90,065 29,572 32,933 27,560 24,090 23,478 97%12.0 
Houston43,913 7,925 15,599 20,389 20,389 9,695 48%6.5 
Phoenix621,697  1,549 20,148 12,073 11,943 99%4.0 
Other725,218  998 24,220 22,195 17,483 79%8.0 
         
Total953,128 226,988 225,154 500,987 323,663 192,267 59%83.5 
         
(1)  Represents total SF subject to our lease.
(2)  Represents total SF for mechanical and utility rooms.
(3)  Represents total SF that is currently leased or available for lease but excludes supporting infrastructure, office space, and common area.
(4)  Represents data center footprint SF less unbuilt SF.
(5) 10k sq. ft. of construction in progress with a target completion date of late Q1'18.
(6)  8k sq. ft. of construction in progress with a target completion date of Q4'17.
(7)  Represents Chicago, Miami, Northern Virginia, Oakland/San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Osaka.
*Estimated as of September 30, 2017.      

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