GDS Holdings Limited Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue grew 12.4% year-over-year compared to Q2 2024.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 11.2% year-over-year versus Q2 2024.
  • Utilization rate rose to 77.5%, continuing a multi‑quarter upward trend.
  • Gross move-ins reached ~20,000 sqm, consistent with the last five quarters.
  • Gross new bookings totaled 23,000 sqm, driven mainly by traditional Internet and cloud customers. AI demand remained soft due to chip supply uncertainty.

Strategic & Business Updates

  • The company raised USD 676 million through convertible bonds and equity, strengthening its holdco balance sheet.
  • Major milestone: Successful completion of GDS’ first China C‑REIT IPO. Units now trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange at implied cap rates below 5%. Shares have risen 35% from IPO price.
  • GDS now has about 900MW of powered land in Tier 1 markets ready for AI‑related development, especially latency-sensitive inferencing workloads.
  • Management expects future AI demand to be strong, but timing remains uncertain until chip supply stabilizes.
  • GDS completed China’s first data-center ABS transaction in March and plans additional monetization moves, leveraging strong valuation multiples (13.3x in ABS, 16.9x at C‑REIT IPO, and trading at 22.8x 2026 EBITDA).

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Operator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by for GDS Holdings Limited's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] 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 2025 Earnings Conference Call of GDS Holdings Limited. As the company's results -- 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.gdsservices.com. Leading today's call is Mr. William Huang, GDS' Founder, Chairman and CEO, who will provide an overview of our business strategy and performance. Mr. Dan Newman, GDS' CFO, will then review the financial and operating results. Before we continue, please note that today's discussion will contain forward-looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. 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 regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in the company's prospectus as filed with the U.S. SEC. The company does not assume any obligation to up

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