GDS Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, designs, builds, and operates data centers in the People's Republic of China. The company provides colocation, managed hosting, and managed cloud services. Its data centers service customers that primarily operate in the Internet and banking industries in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Chengdu. The company serves Internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications and IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations. GDS Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorBusiness Services
Current SymbolNASDAQ:GDS
Previous SymbolNYSE:GDS
CUSIPN/A
Phone86-21-2033-0303
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.94
Current Ratio1.41
Quick Ratio1.41
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-49.00
Forward P/E Ratio-58.19
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$248.40 million
Price / Sales11.83
Cash Flow$0.1192 per share
Price / Cash Flow209.87
Book Value$6.80 per share
Price / Book3.68
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.51)
Net Income$-48,380,000.00
Net Margins-17.19%
Return on Equity-7.97%
Return on Assets-2.50%
Miscellaneous
Employees740
Outstanding Shares117,430,000
Market Cap$3.25 billion
OptionableOptionable
GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is GDS's stock symbol?
GDS trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GDS."
How were GDS's earnings last quarter?
GDS Holdings Ltd - (NASDAQ:GDS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 13th. The company reported ($0.96) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.85. The company earned $762.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $706.76 million. GDS had a negative net margin of 17.19% and a negative return on equity of 7.97%. GDS's revenue for the quarter was up 79.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.95) earnings per share. View GDS's Earnings History.
When is GDS's next earnings date?
What guidance has GDS issued on next quarter's earnings?
GDS issued an update on its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 13th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $400.408-385.68 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $383.809 million.
What price target have analysts set for GDS?
8 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for GDS's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect GDS's share price to reach $38.8875 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 53.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for GDS.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for GDS?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for GDS in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for GDS.
Has GDS been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about GDS stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. GDS earned a coverage optimism score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.
Who are some of GDS's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to GDS include Match Group (MTCH), Yandex (YNDX), 58.com (WUBA), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Tripadvisor (TRIP), Line (LN), Snap (SNAP), Sabre (SABR), Trade Desk (TTD), Stars Group (TSG), InterXion (INXN), Wix.Com (WIX), HUYA (HUYA), Pluralsight (PS) and Eventbrite (EB).
Who are GDS's key executives?
GDS's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William Wei Huang, Chairman & CEO (Age 51)
- Mr. Daniel Newman, Chief Financial Officer (Age 57)
- Ms. Yan Liang, Sr. VP of Operation & Delivery (Age 43)
- Mr. Xu Wei, Sr. VP of Sales (Age 46)
- Ms. Yilin Chen, Sr. VP of Product & Service Bus. Unit (Age 47)
When did GDS IPO?
(GDS) raised $251 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, November 2nd 2016. The company issued 19,300,000 shares at $12.00-$14.00 per share. Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Citi, RBC Capital Markets, China Renaissance and Credit Agricole CIB were co-managers.
Who are GDS's major shareholders?
GDS's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd (6.12%), BlackRock Inc. (2.73%), Federated Investors Inc. PA (2.01%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.40%), Vanguard Group Inc (1.40%) and Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (1.24%).
Which institutional investors are selling GDS stock?
GDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Zimmer Partners LP, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Teachers Advisors LLC, CI Investments Inc., American Century Companies Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.
Which institutional investors are buying GDS stock?
GDS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Tekne Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd, Aviva PLC and American Assets Capital Advisers LLC.
How do I buy shares of GDS?
Shares of GDS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is GDS's stock price today?
One share of GDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.28.
How big of a company is GDS?
GDS has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion and generates $248.40 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-48,380,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.51) on an earnings per share basis. GDS employs 740 workers across the globe.
What is GDS's official website?
How can I contact GDS?
GDS's mailing address is 2/F TOWER 2 YOUYOU CENTURY PLACE 428 SOUTH YANGGAO ROAD, SHANGHAI F4, 200127. The company can be reached via phone at 86-21-2033-0303 or via email at [email protected]
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