GDS Holdings Limited Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Management emphasized a top priority of creating shareholder value and restoring share price performance.
  • Business is now operated in two segments: China (GDSH) and International (GDSI), each with distinct strategies and capital structures.
  • International business continues rapid expansion with strong sales momentum, while China focuses on ramping utilization, generating positive free cash flow before financing, and preparing for AI-driven demand.

China Segment (GDSH)

  • Q1 2024 gross move-in reached 17,000 square meters, the highest since 2020, signalling demand recovery.
  • Net additional area utilized before B-O-T deductions: 10,858 sqm, slightly above the average of prior four quarters.
  • Deducted 12,000 sqm from area utilized due to accelerated B-O-T transfers for three data centers.
  • Customer churn of 6,000 sqm was largely replaced within the same quarter.
  • Management expects net additional area utilized to increase over next few quarters as one-time impacts fade.
  • Q1 2024 GDSH revenue increased 1.8% year over year (3.4% excluding B-O-T transfers).
  • Adjusted EBITDA declined 1.6% YoY (up 1.4% excluding B-O-T transfers).
  • EBITDA margin decreased from 48.6% in Q1 2023 to 46.9% due to higher power tariffs.

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(Transcript provided to Seeking Alpha by the company.): Operator: Hello ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by for GDS Holdings Limited’s first 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: Hello everyone and welcome to the first 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 will 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 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

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