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CoreSite Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

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— Delivered Improved Q1 Sales and Pre-leased Two Phases of SV8 in
April —

— Achieved Substantial Progress on Development Pipeline, including
Closing Purchase of SV9 —

— Executed Financing that funds Property Development and extends
Debt Maturities –

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) (“the Company”), a premier
provider of secure, reliable, high-performance data center and
interconnection solutions across the U.S., today announced financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Q1 Quarterly Highlights

  • Key Financial Results –

    • Operating revenues of $138.9 million increased 7.2% year over
      year, in line sequentially
    • Net income of $0.54 per common diluted share decreased $0.05 year
      over year, in line sequentially
    • Q1 FFO of $1.25 per diluted share and unit decreased $0.02 year
      over year, and $0.01 sequentially
  • Lease Commencements –

    • Commenced 119 new and expansion leases for 24,040 net rentable
      square feet (“NRSF”), representing $5.8 million of annualized GAAP
      rent at an average GAAP rate of $242 per square foot
  • Lease Sales Activity –

    • Signed 121 new and expansion leases for 31,975 NRSF, representing
      $6.6 million of annualized GAAP rent at an average GAAP rate of
      $207 per square foot
    • Renewed 264 existing leases for 68,605 NRSF, representing $11.9
      million of annualized GAAP rent at an average GAAP rate of $173
      per square foot, including churn of 2.7%, reflecting 3.2% cash
      rent growth and 5.9% GAAP rent growth

April 2019 Subsequent Events

  • Finalized Santa Clara Property Purchase –

    • On April 12th, closed SV9 purchase, a property adjacent
      to CoreSite’s existing Santa Clara campus, which is held for
      development for a planned data center facility of approximately
      200,000 NRSF
  • Pre-Leasing in Santa Clara –

    • On April 15th, executed data center pre-leasing of
      Phases 1 and 2 at SV8, for approximately 108,000 NRSF, leading to
      the acceleration of the development of Phases 2 and 3
  • Financing –

    • On April 17th, closed the financing of senior notes
      totaling $400 million of principal, with $325 million issued, and
      $75 million expected to be issued prior to July 17, 2019

“We’re executing well on our 2019 imperatives to accelerate growth in
2020,” said Paul Szurek, CoreSite’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. “This includes substantial progress on our development
pipeline, additional financing to fund new capacity, strong sales
execution with the highest annualized GAAP rent for core retail
colocation sales in 10 quarters, pre-leasing of two phases of our new
SV8 purpose-built data center, and first quarter financial results
consistent with where we are in the development cycle and our
expectations, all of which we believe position us well for achieving
higher revenue growth in 2020.”

Sales Activity

In the core retail colocation space, CoreSite signed sales representing
$6.6 million of GAAP annualized rent for the quarter, its highest
quarterly core retail colocation sales in ten quarters. CoreSite’s core
retail colocation sales included solid pricing, continued expansion with
strategic customers and ongoing acquisition of new logos. Scale
colocation leasing continued to be impacted by high occupancies,
resulting in constrained capacity for large blocks of contiguous space
in certain markets. The Company continues to make solid progress on
constructing new data center facilities, and believes its new capacity
will strengthen its future sales opportunities, including for scale
leasing.

On April 15th, the Company pre-leased Phases 1 and 2 of its
SV8 facility, comprised of approximately 108,000 NRSF. SV8 Phase 1 is
currently under construction and on track for completion in late Q3
2019, and Phase 2 has been accelerated and is now expected to be
completed in late Q4 2019.

Development Activity

CoreSite expects 2019 to be a positive transition year, entering the
year with leasable capacity at a lower level compared to historical
norms, and plans to end 2019 with leasable capacity, plus quickly
developable incremental capacity, at the higher levels the Company
experienced in previous years.

As of March 31, 2019, including the accelerated development at SV8,
CoreSite had a total of approximately 428,000 NRSF of turn-key data
center capacity under construction, with $261.7 million incurred to date
of the $671.2 million of total estimated costs, as detailed below.
Property development highlights include –

  • CH2 in Chicago, began Phase 1 construction for 56,000 NRSF of a
    planned 169,000 NRSF project
  • NY2 in the New York area, began Phase 3 construction for 35,000 NRSF
    data center expansion
  • BO1 in Boston, began construction on a 20,000 NRSF data center
    expansion
  • SV8 in Santa Clara, executed pre-leasing that accelerated development
    of remaining phases
                           
Costs Incurred Estimated
Estimated To-Date Total Costs Percent
Market Building NRSF Completion (in millions) (in millions) Leased
Under Construction:
Boston BO1 19,961 Q3 2019 $ 0.3 $ 9.0 — %
Chicago CH2, Phase 1 56,000 1H 2020 21.9 120.0 —
Los Angeles LA1 17,238 Q2 2019 7.5 13.2 —
Los Angeles LA2 28,191 Q2 2019 15.8 21.0 100.0
New York NY2, Phase 3 34,589 1H 2020 — 46.0 —
Northern Virginia VA3, Phase 1B 49,837 Q2 2019 102.3 119.0 —
San Francisco Bay SV8, Phase 1 53,953 Q3 2019 84.5 127.0 100.0
San Francisco Bay SV8, Phase 2 53,728 Q4 2019 — 46.0 100.0
San Francisco Bay SV8, Phase 3 54,056 1H 2020 — 40.0 —
Pre-Construction:
Los Angeles LA3, Phase 1 60,000 2H 2020   29.4   130.0 —
Total 427,553 $ 261.7 $ 671.2 31.8 %
 

CoreSite’s ongoing development and operational position includes —

  • the ability to increase its occupied footprint of land and buildings,
    both owned or leased, by about 2.1 million NRSF, or about 99%,
    including space unoccupied, under construction, pre-construction or
    held for development, and
  • owning (versus leasing) 92.5% of its 4.3 million data center NRSF,
    supporting operational control, expansion and long-term cost
    management.

Other Financial Results

CoreSite’s $138.9 million of operating revenues for the first quarter
included $117.9 million of rental, power and related revenue, $18.4
million of interconnection revenue and $2.6 million of office,
light-industrial and other revenue. Net Income was $25.9 million for the
first quarter, or $0.54 attributable to each common diluted share.

As forecasted for the first quarter, CoreSite’s results reflect higher
than normal churn and interest and operating expense associated with
recently completed developments now in lease up.

Balance Sheet, Financing and Liquidity

On April 17th, the Company’s Operating Partnership entered
into a note purchase agreement pursuant to which the Operating
Partnership agreed to issue and sell an aggregate principal amount of
$200 million of 4.11% Series A Senior Notes due April 17, 2026, and $200
million of 4.31% Series B Senior Notes due April 17, 2029. An initial
aggregate principal amount of $200 million of the Series A Notes and
$125 million of the Series B Notes were issued on April 17, 2019. The
Company expects the Operating Partnership to issue $75 million in
aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes prior to July 17, 2019.

The Operating Partnership used the proceeds from the Notes to pay down
outstanding amounts on the revolving portion of its senior unsecured
credit facilities, and plans to use the remainder for general corporate
purposes. Including the repayment of all outstanding amounts on the
revolving credit facility subsequent to March 31, CoreSite has the
ability to borrow $445.1 million under the revolving credit facility.
CoreSite expects to use its liquidity of $522 million, including $445
million available under the revolving credit facility, $75 million of
expected additional debt proceeds, and $2 million in cash, primarily to
fund the $409 million of remaining current development pipeline costs.

Financial Guidance

The Company’s outlook is based on current economic conditions, internal
assumptions about its customer base, and the supply and demand dynamics
of the markets in which it operates. The guidance does not include the
impact of any future financing, investment or disposition activities,
beyond what has already been disclosed.

The Company reiterates its net income and FFO guidance for 2019
including:

  • Net income attributed to common shares in a range of $2.15 to $2.25,
    and
  • FFO per common diluted share and unit in the range of $5.21 to $5.31
  • The difference between net income and FFO represents real estate
    depreciation and amortization.

Due to a recent customer development and expected bankruptcy, CoreSite
expects the customer to vacate its deployment in the third quarter and
provide payments for utilization of the data center room and termination
of the current license in August. As a result, annual churn guidance is
revised to:

  • 7% to 9% annual churn

In conjunction with the pre-leasing at SV8 and acceleration of Phase 2
and Phase 3 development, CoreSite has revised its 2019 capital
expenditure guidance, including:

  • Data center expansion capital – to a revised range of $405 million to
    $465 million, and
  • Total capital expenditures – to a revised range of $425 million to
    $500 million

For further detail on the Company’s 2019 guidance, including operating
revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, depreciation and amortization and capital
expenditures, along with guidance drivers, please see page 23 of
CoreSite’s Supplemental Information.

Upcoming Conferences and Events

CoreSite’s management will participate in RBC Capital Markets Data
Center and Connectivity Investor Day in San Francisco, CA on May 29th,
Nareit’s REITweek in NYC, NY on June 4-6th, Cowen
Communications Infrastructure Summit on August 12-13th in
Boulder, CO and KeyBanc Capital Markets Annual Technology Leadership
Forum, August 11-13 in Vail, CO.

Conference Call Details

CoreSite will host its first quarter 2019 earnings call on Thursday,
April 25, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The call will be
accessible by dialing 1-877-407-3982 (domestic) or 1-201-493-6780
(international). A replay will be available until May 9, 2019, and can
be accessed shortly after the call by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (domestic)
or 1-412-317-6671 (international). The passcode for the replay is
13688781. The quarterly conference call also will be offered as a
simultaneous webcast, accessible by visiting CoreSite.com
and clicking on the “Investors”
link. An on-line replay will be available for a limited time immediately
following the call.

Concurrently with issuing its financial results, the Company will post
its Q1 2019 Supplemental Information on its website at CoreSite.com,
under the “Investors” link.

About CoreSite

CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) delivers secure, reliable,
high-performance data center and interconnection solutions to a growing
customer ecosystem across eight key North American markets. More than
1,350 of the world’s leading enterprises, network operators, cloud
providers, and supporting service providers choose CoreSite to connect,
protect and optimize their performance-sensitive data, applications and
computing workloads. Our scalable, flexible solutions and 450+ dedicated
employees consistently deliver unmatched data center options — all of
which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting
relationships. For more information, visit www.CoreSite.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release and accompanying supplemental information may
contain 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 some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,”
“expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,”
“plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of
these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions
of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to
historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are
beyond CoreSite’s control that may cause actual results to differ
significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.
These risks include, without limitation: 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; fluctuations in interest rates and increased
operating costs; difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and
completing acquisitions; significant industry competition; failure to
obtain necessary outside financing; the ability to service existing
debt; the failure to qualify or maintain its status as a REIT; financial
market fluctuations; changes in real estate and zoning laws and
increases in real property tax rates; and other factors affecting the
real estate industry generally. All forward-looking statements reflect
the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they
are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, 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
its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and other risks described in
documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

Use of Funds From Operations (“FFO”)

FFO is a supplemental measure of CoreSite’s performance which should be
considered along with, but not as an alternative to, net income and cash
provided by operating activities as a measure of operating performance.
The Company calculates FFO in accordance with the standards established
by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”).
FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP),
excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and undepreciated
land and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, plus real
estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of
deferred financing costs) and after adjustments for unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures.

CoreSite’s management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure
because, by 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.

CoreSite offers this measure because it recognizes that investors use
FFO as a basis to compare its operating performance with that of other
REITs. However, the utility of FFO as a measure of the Company’s
performance is limited because FFO excludes depreciation and
amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of its
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 the Company’s financial
condition and results from operations. FFO is a non-GAAP measure and
should not be considered a measure of liquidity, an alternative to net
income, cash provided by operating activities or any other performance
measure determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it indicative of
funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including its ability
to pay dividends or make distributions. In addition, CoreSite’s
calculations of FFO are not necessarily comparable to FFO as calculated
by other REITs that do not use the same definition or implementation
guidelines or interpret the standards differently from the Company.
Investors in CoreSite’s securities should not rely on these measures as
a substitute for any GAAP measure, including net income.

Use of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”)

EBITDAre is calculated in accordance with the standards established by
the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”).
EBITDAre is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, gains or losses from the sale of depreciated property, and
impairment of depreciated property. CoreSite calculates adjusted EBITDA
by adding its non-cash compensation expense, transaction costs from
unsuccessful deals and business combinations and litigation expense to
EBITDAre as well as adjusting for the impact of other impairment
charges, gains or losses from sales of undepreciated land and gains or
losses on early extinguishment of debt. Management uses EBITDAre and
adjusted EBITDA as indicators of the Company’s ability to incur and
service debt. In addition, CoreSite considers EBITDAre and adjusted
EBITDA to be appropriate supplemental measures of its performance
because they eliminate depreciation and interest, which permits
investors to view income from operations without the impact of non-cash
depreciation or the cost of debt. However, because EBITDAre and adjusted
EBITDA are calculated before recurring cash charges including interest
expense and taxes, and are not adjusted for capital expenditures or
other recurring cash requirements of the Company’s business, their
utilization as a cash flow measurement is limited.

     

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

 
March 31, December 31,
2019 2018
Assets:
Investments in real estate:
Land $ 86,955 $ 86,955
Buildings and improvements   1,737,967     1,730,329  
1,824,922 1,817,284
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization   (621,682 )   (590,784 )
Net investment in operating properties 1,203,240 1,226,500
Construction in progress   364,458     265,921  
Net investments in real estate   1,567,698     1,492,421  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 186,311 190,304
Cash and cash equivalents 2,294 2,599
Accounts and other receivables, net 26,148 18,464
Lease intangibles, net 6,324 6,943
Goodwill 40,646 40,646
Other assets, net   103,441     102,290  
Total assets $ 1,932,862   $ 1,853,667  
 
Liabilities and equity:
Liabilities
Debt, net $ 1,210,716 $ 1,130,823
Operating lease liabilities 199,112 202,699
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 116,195 89,315
Accrued dividends and distributions 55,109 55,679
Acquired below-market lease contracts, net 2,737 2,846
Unearned revenue, prepaid rent and other liabilities   42,823     37,672  
Total liabilities   1,626,692     1,519,034  
 
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $0.01 364 363
Additional paid-in capital 494,923 491,314
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,733 ) (2,193 )
Distributions in excess of net income   (267,849 )   (246,929 )
Total stockholders’ equity 221,705 242,555
Noncontrolling interests   84,465     92,078  
Total equity   306,170     334,633  
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,932,862   $ 1,853,667  
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

           
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Operating revenues:
Data center revenue:(1)
Rental, power, and related revenue $ 117,853 $ 118,341 $ 110,008
Interconnection revenue   18,416     18,026     16,560  
Total data center revenue 136,269 136,367 126,568
Office, light-industrial and other revenue   2,626     2,779     3,051  
Total operating revenues 138,895 139,146 129,619
 
Operating expenses:
Property operating and maintenance 38,110 39,487 33,848
Real estate taxes and insurance 6,196 4,910 4,937
Depreciation and amortization 35,646 36,035 33,776
Sales and marketing 5,652 5,394 5,080
General and administrative 10,170 10,534 9,185
Rent 7,688 7,420 6,400
Transaction costs   —     —     56  
Total operating expenses   103,462     103,780     93,282  
Operating income 35,433 35,366 36,337
Interest expense   (9,498 )   (9,448 )   (7,738 )
Income before income taxes 25,935 25,918 28,599
Income tax expense   (30 )   (20 )   (33 )
Net income 25,905 25,898 28,566
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   6,244     6,267     8,264  
Net income attributable to common shares $ 19,661   $ 19,631   $ 20,302  
 
Net income per share attributable to common shares:
Basic $ 0.54 $ 0.54 $ 0.60
Diluted $ 0.54   $ 0.54   $ 0.59  
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 36,348 36,300 33,936
Diluted 36,547 36,486 34,164
(1)   During 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
issued updates to the new lease accounting standard. As a result of
the updates the Company has combined contractual data center rental,
power, and tenant reimbursements and other revenue into a single
line item as shown below:
    Three Months Ended
March 31,     December 31,     March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Rental revenue $ 74,930 $ 74,326 $ 71,033
Power revenue 40,503 41,637 36,403
Tenant reimbursement and other   2,420   2,378   2,572

Rental, power, and related
revenue                                  

$ 117,853 $ 118,341 $ 110,008
 
           

Reconciliations of Net Income to FFO

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Net income $ 25,905 $ 25,898 $ 28,566
Real estate depreciation and amortization   34,187   34,853   32,432
FFO available to common shareholders and OP unit holders $ 60,092 $ 60,751 $ 60,998
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted 36,547 36,486 34,164
Weighted average OP units outstanding – diluted   11,600   11,602   13,835
Total weighted average shares and units outstanding – diluted 48,147 48,088 47,999
           
FFO per common share and OP unit – diluted $ 1.25 $ 1.26 $ 1.27
 

Reconciliations of Net Income to EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA:

(in thousands)

    Three Months Ended
March 31,     December 31,     March 31,
2019 2018 2018
Net income $ 25,905 $ 25,898 $ 28,566
Adjustments:
Interest expense 9,498 9,448 7,738
Income taxes 30 20 33

Depreciation and
amortization                                                        

  35,646   36,035   33,776
EBITDAre $ 71,079 $ 71,401 $ 70,113
Non-cash compensation 3,432 3,174 2,626

Transaction costs / litigation

  —   —   139
Adjusted EBITDA $ 74,511 $ 74,575 $ 72,878
 

Contacts

CoreSite Contact
Carole
Jorgensen
Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications
303-405-1012
InvestorRelations@CoreSite.com

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