image
Technology - Information Technology Services - NASDAQ - CN
$ 20.64
-3.91 %
$ 4.87 B
Market Cap
-33.29
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one GDS stock under the worst case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 20.6 USD, GDS Holdings Limited is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one GDS stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 20.6 USD, GDS Holdings Limited is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one GDS stock under the best case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 20.6 USD, GDS Holdings Limited is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart GDS

image
$50.0$50.0$45.0$45.0$40.0$40.0$35.0$35.0$30.0$30.0$25.0$25.0$20.0$20.0$15.0$15.015 Oct15 OctNov '24Nov '2415 Nov15 NovDec '24Dec '2415 Dec15 DecJan '25Jan '2515 Jan15 JanFeb '25Feb '2515 Feb15 FebMar '25Mar '2515 Mar15 MarApr '25Apr '25
FINANCIALS
10.3 B REVENUE
3.67%
1.15 B OPERATING INCOME
146.85%
3.43 B NET INCOME
179.84%
1.94 B OPERATING CASH FLOW
-6.14%
-8.76 B INVESTING CASH FLOW
-38.48%
17.1 B FINANCING CASH FLOW
442.80%
2.69 B REVENUE
-9.27%
282 M OPERATING INCOME
-12.06%
4.19 B NET INCOME
1912.69%
929 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
44.86%
-3.37 B INVESTING CASH FLOW
-16.10%
10.8 B FINANCING CASH FLOW
457.68%
Balance Sheet GDS Holdings Limited
image
Current Assets 11.6 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments 7.87 B
Receivables 3.02 B
Other Current Assets 723 M
Non-Current Assets 62 B
Long-Term Investments 7.54 B
PP&E 45.4 B
Other Non-Current Assets 9.09 B
10.68 %4.10 %10.24 %61.64 %12.35 %Total Assets$73.6b
Current Liabilities 9.08 B
Accounts Payable 2.59 B
Short-Term Debt 5.1 B
Other Current Liabilities 1.39 B
Non-Current Liabilities 40.9 B
Long-Term Debt 39.4 B
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.54 B
5.19 %10.20 %2.78 %78.76 %3.08 %Total Liabilities$50.0b
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall GDS Holdings Limited
image
Revenue 10.3 B
Cost Of Revenue 8.1 B
Gross Profit 2.22 B
Operating Expenses 1.07 B
Operating Income 1.15 B
Other Expenses -2.27 B
Net Income 3.43 B
12b12b10b10b8b8b6b6b4b4b2b2b0010b(8b)2b(1b)1b2b3bRevenueRevenueCost Of RevenueCost Of RevenueGross ProfitGross ProfitOperating ExpensesOperating ExpensesOperating IncomeOperating IncomeOther ExpensesOther ExpensesNet IncomeNet Income
RATIOS
19.31% GROSS MARGIN
19.31%
-24.69% OPERATING MARGIN
-24.69%
-43.09% NET MARGIN
-43.09%
-21.50% ROE
-21.50%
-5.76% ROA
-5.76%
-3.52% ROIC
-3.52%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis GDS Holdings Limited
image
00(1b)(1b)(2b)(2b)(3b)(3b)(4b)(4b)(5b)(5b)(6b)(6b)(7b)(7b)(8b)(8b)(9b)(9b)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Net Income 3.43 B
Depreciation & Amortization 3.35 B
Capital Expenditures -2.97 B
Stock-Based Compensation 296 M
Change in Working Capital -544 M
Others -5.14 B
Free Cash Flow -1.03 B
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets GDS Holdings Limited
image
Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for GDS of $23 , with forecasts ranging from a low of $13.3 to a high of $40 .
GDS Lowest Price Target Wall Street Target
13.3 USD -35.56%
GDS Average Price Target Wall Street Target
23 USD 11.36%
GDS Highest Price Target Wall Street Target
40 USD 93.80%
Price
Max Price Target
Min Price Target
Average Price Target
50504545404035353030252520201515101055May '24May '24Jul '24Jul '24Aug '24Aug '24Oct '24Oct '24Nov '24Nov '2420252025Feb '25Feb '25Apr '25Apr '25Jun '25Jun '25Jul '25Jul '25Aug '25Aug '25Oct '25Oct '25Nov '25Nov '2520262026Feb '26Feb '26Apr '26Apr '26
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
5. COMPETITION
slide 2 of 10
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership GDS Holdings Limited
image
Sold
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
0 USD 0
Bought
0 USD 0
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
7. News
Why GDS Stock Plummeted This Week GDS (GDS -3.39%) stock got hit with sell-offs following the company's fourth-quarter report this week. The China-based data center company's share price ended this week's trading down 21.5% from the previous week's close, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. fool.com - 4 weeks ago
GDS Holdings Analyst Upgrade Highlights Higher AI Demand Driven By DeepSeek, Other Platforms In China Raymond James analyst Frank G. Louthan upgraded GDS Holdings Limited GDS on Thursday to Strong Buy from Outperform, with a price forecast of $53. benzinga.com - 1 month ago
Why GDS Holdings Stock Plummeted by Almost 14% Today It was a Hump Day to forget for GDS Holdings (GDS -14.11%), as the Chinese company's latest earnings release was greeted with a significant sell-off. GDS's American depositary shares (ADS) suffered a nearly 14% decline in price as a result, which was in marked contrast to the S&P 500's (^GSPC 1.08%) gain of over 1% on the day. fool.com - 1 month ago
GDS Holdings Limited (GDS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript GDS Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GDS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 19, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Laura Chen - Head, Investor Relations William Huang - Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Dan Newman - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Yang Liu - Morgan Stanley Sara Wang - UBS Frank Louthan - Raymond James & Associates Timothy Zhao - Goldman Sachs Jonathan Atkin - RBC Capital Markets Daley Li - Bank of America Securities Operator Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by for the GDS Holdings Limited's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call. seekingalpha.com - 1 month ago
GDS Holdings (GDS) Reports Q4 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates GDS Holdings (GDS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.10 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.27. This compares to loss of $0.62 per share a year ago. zacks.com - 1 month ago
GDS Holdings Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results SHANGHAI, China, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. globenewswire.com - 1 month ago
GDS Announces First Ever Monetization Of Data Center Assets In China Through Sale To A Private REIT SHANGHAI, China, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to monetize, on a net basis, a 70% equity interest in certain of its data centers, at an implied enterprise value (“EV”) to EBITDA multiple of around 13 times. In a first of a kind transaction, GDS is selling a 100% equity interest in certain data center project companies to a private REIT (“P-REIT”), which is a special purpose equity scheme involving the issue of an Asset Backed Security (“ABS”). The ABS is 70% subscribed by top tier institutional investors in China, led by China Life Insurance Company Limited (“China Life"), whilst GDS subscribes for the remaining 30% and retains the rights for on-going operation of the underlying data centers. The ABS will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as a standardized security product. The P-REIT structure is specifically designed to facilitate an eventual injection of the ABS into a public REIT vehicle (“C-REIT”) when qualified. globenewswire.com - 1 month ago
Why Chinese Stocks Futu, GDS Holdings, and New Oriental Education & Technology Rose Today Chinese stocks ripped higher today, as the Chinese government issued its gross domestic product (GDP) target for 2025 and detailed forthcoming stimulus it plans to inject into the country's ailing economy. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 2.8%. fool.com - 1 month ago
GDS to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results Before the Open of the U.S. Market on March 19, 2025 SHANGHAI, China, March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2024 unaudited financial results after the close of the Hong Kong market and before the open of the U.S. market on March 19, 2025. globenewswire.com - 1 month ago
Alibaba, Tencent, and GDS Holdings Fell as Trump Ratchets Up Tariff Talk Chinese stocks struggled today after President Donald Trump said additional tariffs on Chinese imports are slated to go into effect Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 3.3%, suffering one of its worst days since mid October. fool.com - 1 month ago
GDS Holdings: AI Boom Fuels Rally, But Monetization Risks Remain (Rating Upgrade) GDS Holdings shares have surged due to bullish sentiment on China's AI sector, driven by DeepSeek's cost-effective AI model and Alibaba-Apple partnership. We upgrade GDS to Hold from Sell, citing balanced risk-reward and the need for more evidence of domestic demand stabilization. DeepSeek's AI applications and increased data center capex by major CSPs like Alibaba and Tencent could benefit GDS significantly. seekingalpha.com - 1 month ago
Strength Seen in GDS Holdings (GDS): Can Its 5.5% Jump Turn into More Strength? GDS Holdings (GDS) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term. zacks.com - 1 month ago
8. Profile Summary

GDS Holdings Limited GDS

image
COUNTRY CN
INDUSTRY Information Technology Services
MARKET CAP $ 4.87 B
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Description GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company provides colocation services comprising critical facilities space, customer-available power, racks, and cooling; managed hosting services, including business continuity and disaster recovery, network management, data storage, system security, operating system, database, and server middleware services; managed cloud services; and consulting services. It serves cloud service providers, large Internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications and IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
Contact Building C, Sunland International, Shanghai, 200137 https://www.gds-services.com
IPO Date Nov. 2, 2016
Employees 2345
Officers Ms. Yan Liang Executive Vice President of Data Center Design, Operation & Delivery Mr. Kejing Zhang Executive Vice President of Sales & Service Ms. Yixin Qian Executive Vice President of Operation Ms. Laura Chen Head of Investor Relations Mr. Wei Huang Founder, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Daniel A. Newman Chief Financial Officer Ms. Gee Choo Khoo B Acc, MBA Chief Operating Officer