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Iron Mountain Beats on Q1 FFO, Lags on Revenues, Raises '25 View
ZACKSยท 2025-05-01 19:25
Core Viewpoint - Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM) reported strong first-quarter results, with adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share of $1.17, exceeding expectations and reflecting a 6.4% year-over-year increase [1][2]. Financial Performance - Total revenues for the quarter were $1.59 billion, slightly below the consensus estimate of $1.60 billion, but showed a year-over-year improvement of 7.8% [3]. - Storage rental revenues reached $948.4 million, up 7.2% year over year, surpassing the estimated $943.8 million [4]. - Service revenues increased by 8.8% to $644.2 million, slightly below the estimate of $646.3 million [5]. - Global RIM business revenues grew 3.8% to $1.26 billion, also below the estimate of $1.27 billion [5]. - Global Data Center business reported revenues of $173.2 million, a significant 20.3% increase year over year, exceeding the estimate of $169.7 million [5]. - Adjusted EBITDA rose 11.8% to $579.9 million, with the adjusted EBITDA margin expanding by 130 basis points to 36.4% [6]. Interest Expenses and Debt - Interest expenses increased by 18.4% year over year to $194.7 million [6]. - As of March 31, 2025, the company had net debt of $14.87 billion, up from $13.68 billion at the end of 2024, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.7% [7]. Dividend Announcement - The company announced a cash dividend of 78.5 cents per share for the second quarter of 2025, payable on July 3 to shareholders on record as of June 16, 2025 [8]. 2025 Guidance Revision - Iron Mountain raised its guidance for 2025, now expecting AFFO per share between $4.95 and $5.05, up from the previous range of $4.85-$4.95 [9]. - Revenue estimates for 2025 are now between $6.74 billion and $6.89 billion, an increase from the earlier range of $6.65 billion to $6.80 billion [9][10]. - Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be between $2.51 billion and $2.56 billion, revised from the previous range of $2.48 billion to $2.53 billion [9].