GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GDS • US36165L1089

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43.46 USD
-1.46 (-3.25%)
At close:
44.59 USD
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This GDS fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. GDS Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year GDS was profitable.
  • In the past year GDS had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years GDS reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years GDS had a positive operating cash flow.
GDS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGDS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B -4B -6B -8B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of GDS (1.12%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Return On Equity of GDS (3.34%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 1.63%, GDS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.27% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for GDS is significantly below the industry average of 10.44%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (1.63%) for GDS is above the 3 year average (1.32%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.12%
ROE 3.34%
ROIC 1.63%
ROA(3y)-0.05%
ROA(5y)-0.8%
ROE(3y)-1.37%
ROE(5y)-3.11%
ROIC(3y)1.32%
ROIC(5y)1.11%
GDS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGDS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 -20

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 7.83%, GDS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.32% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 13.17%, GDS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.41% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GDS has grown nicely.
  • GDS has a Gross Margin of 22.62%. This is in the lower half of the industry: GDS underperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GDS has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 13.17%
PM (TTM) 7.83%
GM 22.62%
OM growth 3Y18.91%
OM growth 5Y2.35%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.41%
GM growth 5Y-3.49%
GDS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGDS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40

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2. GDS Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GDS is destroying value.
  • GDS has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • GDS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • GDS has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
GDS Yearly Shares OutstandingGDS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
GDS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGDS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20B 40B 60B

2.2 Solvency

  • GDS has an Altman-Z score of 0.96. This is a bad value and indicates that GDS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • GDS has a worse Altman-Z score (0.96) than 69.32% of its industry peers.
  • GDS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.59. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • GDS has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.59) than 69.32% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.59
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.96
ROIC/WACC0.29
WACC5.67%
GDS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGDS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10B 20B 30B 40B

2.3 Liquidity

  • GDS has a Current Ratio of 2.60. This indicates that GDS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • GDS has a Current ratio of 2.60. This is in the better half of the industry: GDS outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • GDS has a Quick Ratio of 2.60. This indicates that GDS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • GDS has a Quick ratio of 2.60. This is in the better half of the industry: GDS outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.6
Quick Ratio 2.6
GDS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGDS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

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3. GDS Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 190.97% over the past year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 10.76% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • GDS shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 14.78% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)190.97%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%463.86%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.76%
Revenue growth 3Y7.25%
Revenue growth 5Y14.78%
Sales Q2Q%-6.78%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -15.37% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • Based on estimates for the next years, GDS will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.97% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-92.17%
EPS Next 2Y-40.88%
EPS Next 3Y-11.07%
EPS Next 5Y-15.37%
Revenue Next Year11.02%
Revenue Next 2Y12.14%
Revenue Next 3Y13.66%
Revenue Next 5Y9.97%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
GDS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGDS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 10B 20B 30B
GDS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGDS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 10 20 30 40

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4. GDS Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 56.44, the valuation of GDS can be described as expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of GDS is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • GDS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.66.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 722.34, which means the current valuation is very expensive for GDS.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of GDS is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • GDS is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 38.00, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 56.44
Fwd PE 722.34
GDS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGDS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 200 400 600

4.2 Price Multiples

  • GDS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 18.38
GDS Per share dataGDS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • GDS's earnings are expected to decrease with -11.07% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-40.88%
EPS Next 3Y-11.07%

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5. GDS Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • GDS does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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GDS Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR

NASDAQ:GDS (4/21/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

Premarket: 44.59 +1.13 (+2.6%)

43.46

-1.46 (-3.25%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)03-17
Earnings (Next)05-18
Inst Owners39.12%
Inst Owner Change-0.03%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap8.71B
Revenue(TTM)11.43B
Net Income(TTM)895.34M
Analysts87.5
Price Target54.54 (25.49%)
Short Float %7.54%
Short Ratio5.66
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)9.36%
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)3527.29%
Min EPS beat(2)-251.31%
Max EPS beat(2)7305.88%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)1970.92%
Min EPS beat(4)-251.31%
Max EPS beat(4)7305.88%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)995.95%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)672.43%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)509.81%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.69%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.95%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.43%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.8%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.95%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.74%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.3%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.6%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.2%
PT rev (1m)22.12%
PT rev (3m)43.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-400%
EPS NQ rev (3m)43.85%
EPS NY rev (1m)139.79%
EPS NY rev (3m)146.38%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.39%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.55%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.03%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.68%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 56.44
Fwd PE 722.34
P/S 5.19
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 17.64
P/B 2.21
P/tB 2.78
EV/EBITDA 18.38
EPS(TTM)0.77
EY1.77%
EPS(NY)0.06
Fwd EY0.14%
FCF(TTM)-0.91
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)2.46
OCFY5.67%
SpS8.37
BVpS19.65
TBVpS15.65
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number18.4519 (-57.54%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.12%
ROE 3.34%
ROCE 2.07%
ROIC 1.63%
ROICexc 2.03%
ROICexgc 2.24%
OM 13.17%
PM (TTM) 7.83%
GM 22.62%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-0.05%
ROA(5y)-0.8%
ROE(3y)-1.37%
ROE(5y)-3.11%
ROIC(3y)1.32%
ROIC(5y)1.11%
ROICexc(3y)1.56%
ROICexc(5y)1.3%
ROICexgc(3y)1.73%
ROICexgc(5y)1.48%
ROCE(3y)1.69%
ROCE(5y)1.44%
ROICexgc growth 3Y24.26%
ROICexgc growth 5Y5.62%
ROICexc growth 3Y26.56%
ROICexc growth 5Y5.73%
OM growth 3Y18.91%
OM growth 5Y2.35%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.41%
GM growth 5Y-3.49%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.14
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.59
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 8.57
Cap/Depr 133.28%
Cap/Sales 40.33%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 67.78%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.6
Quick Ratio 2.6
Altman-Z 0.96
F-Score6
WACC5.67%
ROIC/WACC0.29
Cap/Depr(3y)111.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)194.84%
Cap/Sales(3y)35.63%
Cap/Sales(5y)64.24%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)190.97%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%463.86%
EPS Next Y-92.17%
EPS Next 2Y-40.88%
EPS Next 3Y-11.07%
EPS Next 5Y-15.37%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.76%
Revenue growth 3Y7.25%
Revenue growth 5Y14.78%
Sales Q2Q%-6.78%
Revenue Next Year11.02%
Revenue Next 2Y12.14%
Revenue Next 3Y13.66%
Revenue Next 5Y9.97%
EBIT growth 1Y30.69%
EBIT growth 3Y27.52%
EBIT growth 5Y17.47%
EBIT Next Year297.83%
EBIT Next 3Y73.86%
EBIT Next 5Y44.97%
FCF growth 1Y5.38%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y73.61%
OCF growth 3Y6.2%
OCF growth 5Y60%

GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR / GDS Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to GDS.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS). This can be considered as Overvalued.


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GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for GDS stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS) is 56.44 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.21.


What is the financial health of GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS) stock?

The financial health rating of GDS HOLDINGS LTD - ADR (GDS) is 3 / 10.