GDS Holdings Limited Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights

  • Consolidated revenue grew 18% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA up 15%.
  • Strong performance driven by stabilized China operations and rapid scaling of International business.
  • China business focused on steady EBITDA growth and achieving positive cash flow before financing.
  • International business recorded exceptional demand, including 206 MW of new orders in Johor.
  • Company maintains full-year 2024 guidance across revenue, EBITDA, and CapEx.

China Segment Performance (GDSH)

  • Revenue increased 8.9% year-over-year (excluding prior period one‑time items).
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew 4.3% year-over-year.
  • MSR (monthly service revenue) per square meter was flat vs. Q2 2023.
  • EBITDA margin declined by 2.1 percentage points due to higher power tariffs.
  • Gross move-ins exceeded 20,000 sqm, the highest in 3 years—driven largely by large internet and emerging AI customers.
  • 45,000 sqm brought into service in 1H 2024; 20%+ already utilized.
  • Another 32,000 sqm expected in 2H 2024 with limited new CapEx required.
  • MSR declines appear to be bottoming; expected to fall less in 2025 than in 2024.
  • Churn remains low at ~5% annualized; expected to remain in the 3–5% range next year.

China REIT Strategy

  • Company progressing toward launching China’s first data center-focused REIT.

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Operator: Hello ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by for GDS Holdings Limited Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in listen-only mode. After management’s prepared remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. Today's conference call is being recorded. I will now turn the call over to your host, Ms. Laura Chen, Head of Investor Relations for the company. Please go ahead, Laura. Laura Chen: Thank you. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call of GDS Holdings Limited. The company's results were issued via Newswire Services earlier today and are posted online. A summary presentation which we'll refer to during this conference call, can be viewed and downloaded from our IR website at investors.gds-services.com. Leading today’s call is Mr. William Huang, GDS’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, who will provide an overview of our business strategy and performance. Mr. Dan Newman, GDS’s CFO, will then review the financial and operating results. Ms. Jamie Khoo, CEO of GDS International, is also available to answer questions. Before we continue, please note that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. As such, the company's results may be materially different from the views expressed today. Further information rega

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