GDS Services Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 2,345

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 09698

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 6

  • Share Price
  • $4.21
  • (As of Friday Closing)

GDS Services General Information

Description

GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. It has aggressively raised capital over the past four years for expansion. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China and it has also started an expanding into Southeast Asia. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • Room 1008, Bo Rui Plaza
  • No.26 A, North Road, East Third Ring North Road, Chaoyang District
  • Beijing, 100102
  • China
+86 010
Primary Industry
Systems and Information Management
Other Industries
IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Stock Exchange
HKG
Corporate Office
  • Room 1008, Bo Rui Plaza
  • No.26 A, North Road, East Third Ring North Road, Chaoyang District
  • Beijing, 100102
  • China
+86 010

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GDS Services Stock Performance

As of 14-Mar-2025, GDS Services’s stock price is $4.21. Its current market cap is $6.55B with 1.56B shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$4.21 $4.26 $0.69 - $6.29 $6.55B 1.56B 7.92M -$0.38

GDS Services Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, GDS Services has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.53B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 10,532,853 7,439,921 9,016,904 12,209,107
Revenue 1,529,089 1,407,303 1,384,747 1,210,869
EBITDA 224,004 179,121 615,701 513,059
Net Income (547,480) (606,378) (216,596) (195,888)
Total Assets 11,742,549 10,502,312 10,843,702 11,238,048
Total Debt 7,241,287 6,770,503 6,476,700 5,928,736
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GDS Services Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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GDS Services Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-develo
Systems and Information Management
Beijing, China
2,345 As of 2023

Beijing, China
 

Atlanta, GA
 
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GDS Services Competitors (13)

One of GDS Services’s 13 competitors is ChinData Group, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Beijing, China.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
ChinData Group Private Equity-Backed Beijing, China
T5 Data Centers Private Equity-Backed Atlanta, GA
365 Data Centers Private Equity-Backed Norwalk, CT
Spectrum - Business Services Corporation Paralimni, Cyprus
AirTrunk Private Equity-Backed North Sydney, Australia
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GDS Services Signals

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GDS Services Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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GDS Services Investments & Acquisitions (6)

GDS Services’s most recent deal was a Corporate Asset Purchase with AMATA (72 Rai of Land in Chon Buri, Thailand). The deal was made on 06-Nov-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
AMATA (72 Rai of Land in Chon Buri, Thailand) 06-Nov-2024 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
Joint Venture (GDS Services / Indonesia Investment Authority) 01-Sep-2023 Joint Venture Systems and Information Management
Tenglong Holding Group 23-Jul-2020 Merger/Acquisition Systems and Information Management
GDS Services (10,11,12 Data Centres in Beijing) 05-Jun-2020 Corporate Asset Purchase Other Business Products and Services
GDS Holdings (Site in Minhang District of Shanghai) 31-Mar-2020 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
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GDS Services ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated December, 20, 2024

15.36 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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GDS Services Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
GDS Services (Data Centers Business in Malaysia) Malaysia
GDS (Shanghai) Investment Shanghai, China

GDS Services FAQs

  • When was GDS Services founded?

    GDS Services was founded in 2000.

  • Where is GDS Services headquartered?

    GDS Services is headquartered in Beijing, China.

  • What is the size of GDS Services?

    GDS Services has 2,345 total employees.

  • What industry is GDS Services in?

    GDS Services’s primary industry is Systems and Information Management.

  • Is GDS Services a private or public company?

    GDS Services is a Public company.

  • What is GDS Services’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for GDS Services is 09698.

  • What is the current stock price of GDS Services?

    As of 14-Mar-2025 the stock price of GDS Services is $4.21.

  • What is the current market cap of GDS Services?

    The current market capitalization of GDS Services is $6.55B.

  • What is GDS Services’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for GDS Services is $1.53B.

  • Who are GDS Services’s competitors?

    ChinData Group, T5 Data Centers, 365 Data Centers, Spectrum - Business Services, and AirTrunk are some of the 13 competitors of GDS Services.

  • What is GDS Services’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    GDS Services’s EPS for 12 months was -$0.38.

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