GDS Holdings Ltd chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 49.82
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 0.65
Market capitalization 2.57B
Operating cash flow 2.36B
ESG Scores unknown

Company 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.

Sector: Technology - Industry: Information Technology Services

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.07
Working Capital-1.27
Return On Equity-0.05
Debt To Equity0.82
Fixed Asset Ratio0.03
Fixed Interest Cover0.34

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 42.76M 53.96M 125.45M 59.97M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -4.73B -5.13B -9.38B -13.69B
Net Borrowings 3.82B 2.45B 3.27B 9.84B
Total Cash From Financing Activities 4.88B 8.36B 20.14B 8.12B
Change To Operating Activities -342.31M -358.03M -683.69M -831.86M
Issuance Of Stock 1.3B 4.99B 16.05B 2.08M
Net Income -430.27M -442.08M -685.03M -1.26B
Change In Cash 337.15M 3.69B 10.52B -4.47B
Effect Of Exchange Rate 206.3M 164.37M -566.87M -95.54M
Total Cash From Operating Activities -12.91M 293.44M 320.89M 1.2B
Depreciation 735.42M 1.12B 1.61B 2.59B
Change To Account Receivables -157.71M -342.19M -465.19M -37.99M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -246.86M -42.92M 884.87M -1.67B
Change To Netincome 71.73M 140.37M 230.18M 459.15M
Capital Expenditures -4.39B -4.92B -8.22B -9.88B

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development 13.91M 21.63M 40.05M 39.34M
Income Before Tax -439.66M -426.43M -548.44M -948.75M
Net Income -430.27M -442.08M -685.03M -1.26B
Selling General Administrative 440.17M 541.32M 837.46M 1.17B
Gross Profit 622.44M 1.04B 1.55B 1.78B
Ebit 168.35M 479.78M 672.94M 569.52M
Operating Income 168.35M 479.78M 672.94M 569.52M
Interest Expense -656.19M -968.69M -1.32B -1.65B
Income Tax Expense -9.39M 15.65M 120.78M 242.46M
Total Revenue 2.79B 4.12B 5.74B 7.82B
Cost Of Revenue 2.17B 3.08B 4.19B 6.04B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -608.01M -906.21M -1.22B -1.52B
Net Income From Continuing Ops -430.27M -442.08M -669.21M -1.19B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -430.27M -500.19M -737.74M -1.31B

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 15.36B 20.14B 30.59B 45.74B
Total Stockholder Equity 5.52B 10.29B 25.57B 24.47B
Other Current Liabilities 324.25M 606.5M 1.27B 2.4B
Total Assets 20.89B 31.49B 57.26B 71.63B
Common Stock 341k 412k 507k 507k
Other Current Assets 110.61M 182.9M 259.41M 2.33B
Retained Earnings -1.62B -2.06B -2.72B -3.91B
Treasury Stock -139.25M -52.68M -439.63M -599.19M
Cash 2.16B 5.81B 16.26B 9.97B
Total Current Liabilities 3.51B 4B 7.64B 13.47B
Other Stockholder Equity -139.25M -52.68M -439.63M -599.19M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 13.99B 19.98B 32.66B 44.65B
Total Current Assets 3.04B 7.08B 18.32B 14.46B
Net Tangible Assets 2.53B 7.25B 21.51B 15.48B
Net Receivables 700.32M 1.01B 1.64B 1.96B
Accounts Payable 1.51B 1.68B 3.66B 3.9B


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to GDS Holdings Ltd:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
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Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to GDS Holdings Ltd. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on GDS Holdings Ltd

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to GDS Holdings Ltd. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to GDS Holdings Ltd:

GDS Holdings Ltd automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 27.48% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

27.48 %

Latent gain

465.01 $

Invested capital

1692.09 $

Annualized return

6.7 %
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Momentum strategy results on GDS Holdings Ltd

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to GDS Holdings Ltd. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on GDS Holdings Ltd:

GDS Holdings Ltd momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 44.0% of return on GDS Holdings Ltd. That represents 2297.85$ of latent gain with 5222.85$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 40.11% of return on GDS Holdings Ltd. That represents 1435.34$ of latent gain with 3578.46$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

44.0 %

Latent gain

2297.85 $

Invested capital

5222.85 $

Annualized return

-9.36 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

40.11 %

Latent gain

1435.34 $

Invested capital

3578.46 $

Annualized return

11.08 %

Momentum equity curve on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to GDS Holdings Ltd:

GDS Holdings Ltd momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by GDS Holdings Ltd are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on GDS Holdings Ltd since the beginning:

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Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on GDS Holdings Ltd

Buy the dip entry openings on GDS Holdings Ltd

GDS Holdings Ltd

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on GDS Holdings Ltd is -19.66%. That represents -99.89$ of latent gain with 507.99$ of employed capital. The following chart shows GDS Holdings Ltd stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of GDS Holdings Ltd, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-19.66 %

Latent gain

-99.89 $

Invested capital

507.99 $

Annualized return

-9.36 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to GDS Holdings Ltd:

GDS Holdings Ltd

Note: the dividends potentially given by GDS Holdings Ltd are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on GDS Holdings Ltd:

GDS Holdings Ltd

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on GDS Holdings Ltd

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to GDS Holdings Ltd.

Equity curve comparison on GDS Holdings Ltd

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

GDS Holdings Ltd investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on GDS Holdings Ltd

GDS Holdings Ltd investment comparison

Performance comparison on GDS Holdings Ltd

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 27.48% 465.01$ 1692.09$ 6.7%
Momentum 1 quarter 44.0% 2297.85$ 5222.85$ 11.4%
Momentum 2 quarters 40.11% 1435.34$ 3578.46$ 11.08%
Non-directional -19.66% -99.89$ 507.99$ -9.36%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

6.7 %

Momentum 1Q

11.08 %

Momentum 2Q

11.08 %

Non-directional

-9.36 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with GDS Holdings Ltd:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year

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  • Most correlated stocks last 3 months

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  • Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between GDS Holdings Ltd and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of GDS Holdings Ltd does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name GDS Holdings Ltd
    Country China
    City Shanghai
    Address Building C, Sunland International
    Phone 86 21 2029 2200
    Website www.gds-services.com
    FullTime employees 1878
    Industry Information Technology Services
    Sector Technology
    Exchange XNAS
    Ticker GDS
    Market www.nasdaq.com

    GDS Holdings Ltd ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

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