SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

November 2017

 

Commission File Number: 001-37925

 

GDS Holdings Limited

(Registrant’s name)

 

2/F, Tower 2, Youyou Century Place

428 South Yanggao Road

Pudong, Shanghai 200127

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F x                      Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

 

 



 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 99.1 — GDS Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

GDS Holdings Limited

 

 

Date: November 9, 2017

By:

/s/ William Wei Huang

 

Name:

William Wei Huang

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

GDS Reports

Third Quarter 2017 Results

 

 



 

GDS Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

 

Shanghai, China, November 9, 2017 — GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 

Third Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

 

·                  Net revenue increased by 42.8% year-over-year (“Y-o-Y”) to RMB424.4 million (US$63.8 million) in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q2016: RMB297.2 million).

·                  Service revenue increased by 58.5% Y-o-Y to RMB423.0 million (US$63.6 million) in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q2016: RMB266.9 million).

·                  Net loss was RMB90.3 million (US$13.6 million) in the third quarter of 2017, compared with a net loss of RMB52.6 million in the third quarter of 2016.

·                  Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) increased by 71.4% Y-o-Y to RMB133.7 million (US$20.1 million) in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q2016: RMB78.0 million). See “Non-GAAP Disclosure” and “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” elsewhere in this earnings release.

·                  Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) increased to 31.5% in the third quarter of 2017 (3Q2016: 26.2%).

 

Operating Highlights

 

·                      Total area committed increased by 41.3% Y-o-Y to 82,850 sqm as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 58,627 sqm).

·                      Area utilized (or revenue generating space) increased by 47.2% Y-o-Y to 50,579 sqm as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 34,369 sqm).

·                      Area in service increased by 59.4% Y-o-Y to 77,832 sqm as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 48,822 sqm).

·                      Commitment rate for area in service was 89.8% as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 93.8%) and utilization rate was 65.0% as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 70.4%).

·                      Area under construction was 37,478 sqm as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 37,194 sqm)

·                      Pre-commitment rate for area under construction was 34.6% as of September 30, 2017 (September 30, 2016: 34.5%).

 



 

“We are delighted to celebrate the one-year anniversary of our public listing with excellent financial and operational achievements,” said Mr. William Huang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In the third quarter of 2017, we delivered over 8,000 sqm (net) of revenue-generating space to customers, while adding over 6,000 sqm (net) to our total area committed. At the same time, we brought our second self-developed data center in Beijing in to service, started construction of a major new data center in Chengdu, and announced the acquisition of a fully operational data center in Guangzhou. These achievements reflect the strength of market demand and GDS’s leadership position in China. We are also extremely proud to have recently announced CyrusOne as our strategic partner and investor. This partnership creates significant synergies and brings unique service offerings and a compelling value proposition to our customers, while at the same time providing a meaningful source of capital to fund development for our growing pipeline of demand. As we continue to make broad-based progress on all fronts, we look forward to further advancing our strategy to be to the home of the Cloud in China.”

 

“In the third quarter of 2017, we continued to execute on our plans and achieved strong financial results,” said Mr. Dan Newman, Chief Financial Officer of GDS Holdings. “As a result of the smooth delivery of our contract backlog, our service revenue grew by 58.5% year-over-year during the third quarter, while at the same time, our adjusted NOI margin and adjusted EBITDA margin reached 47.6% and 31.5%, respectively, benefiting from the increased scale and operating leverage of our business. With an impressive sales and development pipeline and strong financial position, we are well-positioned to continue our solid growth momentum.”

 

Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results

 

Net revenue in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB424.4 million (US$63.8 million), a 42.8% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB297.2 million and a 26.2% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB336.2 million. Service revenue in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB423.0 million (US$63.6 million), a 58.5% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB266.9 million and a 27.6% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB331.5 million. The sequential increase in net revenue and service revenue was mainly due to full quarter revenue contribution from additional area utilized in the previous quarter and the contribution from 8,109 sqm of net additional area utilized. Revenue from IT equipment sales was RMB1.4 million (US$0.2 million), compared with RMB30.3 million in the third quarter of 2016 and RMB4.7 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 



 

Cost of revenue in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB321.7 million (US$48.4 million), a 44.6% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB222.5 million and a 26.2% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB254.9 million. The increase over the previous quarter was mainly due to an increase in utility cost in relation to higher area utilized, as well an increase in depreciation and amortization cost in relation to the Shenzhen 5 acquisition completed at the end of the second quarter and the new Beijing 2 data center coming into service in the third quarter of 2017. Equipment cost was RMB1.0 million (US$0.2 million), compared with RMB25.5 million in the third quarter of 2016 and RMB4.0 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Gross profit was RMB102.7 million (US$15.4 million) in the third quarter of 2017, a 37.6% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB74.6 million, and a 26.3% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB81.4 million. The increase was mainly due to higher area utilized by customers. Gross profit margin was 24.2% in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 25.1% in the third quarter of 2016, and 24.2% in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Adjusted Net Operating Income (“Adjusted NOI”) (non-GAAP) is defined as gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs and share-based compensation expenses allocated to cost of revenue. Adjusted NOI was RMB201.9 million (US$30.3 million) in the third quarter of 2017, a 53.3% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB131.7 million and a 29.2% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB156.3 million. The increase was mainly due to higher area utilized by customers.

 

Adjusted NOI margin (non-GAAP) was 47.6% in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 44.3% in the third quarter of 2016, and 46.5% in the second quarter of 2017. The increase over the previous quarter was mainly due to a leverage effect realized on personnel, rent and other fixed-cost components of cost of revenue as data centers ramp up.

 

Selling and marketing expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses of RMB4.7 million (US$0.7 million), were RMB18.1 million (US$2.7 million) in the third quarter of 2017, a 5.8% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB17.1 million (with share-based compensation of RMB nil) and an 8.7% decrease from the second quarter of 2017 of RMB19.8 million (excluding share-based compensation of RMB3.7 million). The decrease over the previous quarter was primarily due to the sales bonus booked in the second quarter of 2017.

 



 

General and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses of RMB7.2 million (US$1.1 million), were RMB56.8 million (US$8.5 million) in the third quarter of 2017, a 31.1% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB43.3 million (with share-based compensation of RMB nil) and a 37.3% increase from the second quarter of 2017 of RMB41.4 million (excluding share-based compensation of RMB6.4 million). The increase over previous quarter was primarily due to more personnel cost as well as more professional fee cost related to acquisition.

 

Research and development costs were RMB2.1 million (US$0.3 million) in the third quarter of 2017, compared with RMB2.2 million in the third quarter 2016 and RMB1.2 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Net interest expenses for the third quarter of 2017 were RMB105.7 million (US$15.9 million), a 52.3% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB69.4 million and a 23.3% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB85.8 million. The increase over the previous quarter was mainly due to an increase of total debt to finance data center capacity expansion.

 

Foreign currency exchange loss for the third quarter of 2017 was RMB1.6 million (US$0.2 million), compared with a gain of RMB2.6 million in the third quarter of 2016 and a loss of RMB1.2 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is defined as net loss excluding net interest expenses, income tax benefits, depreciation and amortization, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs and share-based compensation expenses. Adjusted EBITDA was RMB133.7 million (US$20.1 million) in the third quarter of 2017, a 71.4% increase over the third quarter of 2016 of RMB78.0 million and a 33.8% increase over the second quarter of 2017 of RMB99.9 million. The increase was mainly due to higher area utilized by customers.

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 31.5% in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 26.2% in the third quarter of 2016, and 29.7% in the second quarter of 2017. The increase over the previous quarter was mainly due to a leverage effect realized on general and administrative expenses as well as on personnel, rent and other fixed cost components of cost of revenue as data centers ramp up.

 



 

Net loss in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB90.3 million (US$13.6 million), compared with a net loss of RMB52.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, and a net loss of RMB75.7 million in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB0.12 (US$0.02), compared with RMB0.38 in the third quarter of 2016, and RMB0.10 in the second quarter of 2017.

 

Basic and diluted loss per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) in the third quarter of 2017 was RMB0.95 (US$0.14), compared with RMB3.08 in the third quarter of 2016, and RMB0.80 in the second quarter of 2017. Each ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

 

Sales

 

Total area committed at the end of the third quarter of 2017 was 82,850 sqm, compared with 58,627 sqm at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 76,541 sqm at the end of the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 41.3% Y-o-Y and 8.2% quarter-over-quarter (“Q-o-Q”). The sales increase was driven primarily by booming Cloud adoption in China leading to higher demand from Cloud service providers, as well as significant new commitments from large Internet and financial service institution customers.

 

Data Center Resources

 

Area in service at the end of the third quarter of 2017 was 77,832 sqm, compared with 48,822 sqm at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 71,577 sqm at the end of the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 59.4% Y-o-Y and 8.7% Q-o-Q. During the third quarter of 2017, the Beijing 2 data center was brought into service.

 

Area under construction at the end of the third quarter of 2017 was 37,478 sqm, compared with 37,194 sqm at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 38,028 sqm at the end of the second quarter of 2017. During the third quarter of 2017, Phase 1 of the Chengdu 2 data center was newly commenced and under construction.

 

Commitment rate of area in service was 89.8% at the end of the third quarter of 2017, compared with 93.8% at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 92.2% at the end of second quarter 2017. Pre-commitment rate of area under construction was 34.6% at the end of the third quarter of 2017, compared with 34.5% at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 27.7% at the end of the second quarter 2017.

 



 

Area utilized at the end of the third quarter of 2017 was 50,579 sqm, compared with 34,369 sqm at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 42,470 sqm at the end of the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 47.2% Y-o-Y and 19.1% Q-o-Q.

 

Utilization rate of area in service was 65.0% at the end of the third quarter of 2017, compared with 70.4% at the end of the third quarter of 2016 and 59.3% at the end of the second quarter 2017.

 

Liquidity

 

As of September 30, 2017, cash was RMB1,174.1 million (US$176.5 million). Total short-term debt was RMB991.3 million (US$149.0 million), comprised of short-term borrowings and the current portion of long-term borrowings of RMB952.7 million (US$143.2 million) and the current portion of capital lease and other financing obligations of RMB38.6 million (US$5.8 million). Total long-term debt was RMB4,950.7 million (US$744.1 million), comprised of long-term borrowings (excluding current portion) of RMB2,241.9 million (US$337.0 million), convertible bonds of RMB995.5 million (US$149.6 million) and the non-current portion of capital lease and other financing obligations of RMB1,713.3 million (US$257.5 million). During the third quarter of 2017, the Company obtained new debt facilities of RMB570.0 million (US$85.7 million).

 

Updated Business Outlook

 

For the full year of 2017, the Company now expects its total revenues to be between RMB1,525 million and RMB1,575 million, compared with the previously guided range of RMB1,475 million to RMB1,575 million; and adjusted EBITDA to be between RMB480 million and RMB495 million, compared with the previously guided range of RMB465 million to RMB495 million. The midpoints of the updated estimates imply an increase of 54.5% and 80.2% year-over-year in total service revenues and adjusted EBITDA, respectively.

 

In addition, in an effort to meet the strong market demand, the Company has initiated new projects at a faster rate than previously expected with accelerated development timelines. As such, the Company now expects to incur capital expenditures of approximately RMB2,300 million for the full year of 2017, compared with previously guided RMB1,800 million. The updated capital expenditures estimate implies an increase of 100.5% year-over-year.

 



 

This forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary view on the current business situation and market conditions, which are subject to change.

 

Conference Call

 

Management will hold a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 9, 2017 (9:00 p.m. Beijing Time on November 9, 2017) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

 

United States:

 

1-845-675-0437

International:

 

+65-6713-5090

Hong Kong:

 

+852-3018-6771

China:

 

400-620-8038

Conference ID:

 

4696669

 

A telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the call until November 16, 2017 by dialing:

 

United States:

 

1-646-254-3697

International:

 

+61-2-8199-0299

Hong Kong:

 

+852-3051-2780

China:

 

400-632-2162

Replay Access Code:

 

4696669

 

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.gds-services.com.

 

Non-GAAP Disclosure

 

Our management and board of directors use adjusted NOI, adjust NOI margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to evaluate our operating performance, establish budgets and develop operational goals for managing our business. In particular, we believe that the exclusion of the expenses eliminated in calculating adjusted NOI and adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure of our core operating performance.

 



 

We also present these non-GAAP measures because we believe these non-GAAP measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as measures of the financial performance of companies in our industry.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, cash flows or our liquidity, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss, cash flows used in operating activities or other consolidated statements of operations and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

We mitigate these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance.

 

For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” set forth at the end of this press release.

 

Exchange Rate

 

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“USD”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.6533 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on September 30, 2017 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

 

Statement Regarding Preliminary Unaudited Financial Information

 

The unaudited financial information set out in this earnings release is preliminary and subject to potential adjustments. Adjustments to the consolidated financial statements may be identified when audit work has been performed for the Company’s year-end audit, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited financial information.

 



 

About GDS Holdings Limited

 

GDS Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: GDS) is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China. The Company’s facilities are strategically located in China’s primary economic hubs where demand for high-performance data center services is concentrated. The Company’s data centers have large net floor area, high power capacity, density and efficiency, and multiple redundancy across all critical systems. GDS is carrier and cloud neutral, which enables customers to connect to all major PRC telecommunications carriers, and to access a number of the largest PRC cloud service providers, whom GDS hosts in its facilities. The Company offers colocation and managed services, including a unique and innovative managed cloud value proposition. The Company has a 16-year track record of service delivery, successfully fulfilling the requirements of some of the largest and most demanding customers for outsourced data center services in China. The Company’s base of customers consists predominantly of hyper-scale Cloud service providers, large Internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications and IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations.

 

Safe Harbor

 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “is/are likely to,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “target,” “will,” and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about GDS Holdings’ beliefs and expectations regarding the growth of its businesses and its revenue for the full fiscal year, the business outlook and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as GDS Holdings’ strategic and operational plans, are or contain forward-looking statements. GDS Holdings may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause GDS Holdings’ actual results or financial performance to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: GDS Holdings’ goals and strategies; GDS Holdings’ future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the market for high-performance data centers, data center solutions and related services in China; GDS Holdings’ expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its high-performance data centers, data center solutions and related services; GDS Holdings’ expectations regarding building, strengthening and maintaining its relationships with new and existing customers; the continued adoption of cloud computing and cloud service providers in China; risks and uncertainties associated with increased investments in GDS Holdings’ business and new data center initiatives; risks and uncertainties associated with strategic acquisitions and investments; GDS Holdings’ ability to maintain or grow its revenue or business; fluctuations in GDS Holdings’ operating results; changes in laws, regulations and regulatory environment that affect GDS Holdings’ business operations; competition in GDS Holdings’ industry in China; security breaches; power outages; and fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and globally and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the GDS Holdings’ filings with the SEC, including its registration statement on Form F-1, as amended. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release and are based on assumptions that GDS Holdings believes to be reasonable as of such date, and GDS Holdings does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

 



 

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

 

GDS Holdings Limited

Laura Chen

Phone: +86 (21) 2033-0295

Email: ir@gds-services.com

 

The Piacente Group, Inc.

Ross Warner

Phone: +86 (10) 5730-6200

Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com

 

Alan Wang

Phone: +1 (212) 481-2050 ext. 401

Email: GDS@tpg-ir.com

 



 

GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amount in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”))

 

 

 

As of
December 31, 2016

 

As of
September 30, 2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

1,811,319

 

1,174,079

 

176,466

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

198,851

 

306,308

 

46,039

 

Value-added-tax (“VAT”) recoverable

 

72,958

 

87,377

 

13,133

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

127,185

 

143,205

 

21,523

 

Total current assets

 

2,210,313

 

1,710,969

 

257,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

4,322,891

 

6,368,830

 

957,244

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

1,433,656

 

1,757,017

 

264,082

 

Other non-current assets

 

237,006

 

417,485

 

62,749

 

Total assets

 

8,203,866

 

10,254,301

 

1,541,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term borrowings

 

628,478

 

952,734

 

143,197

 

Accounts payable

 

513,543

 

579,333

 

87,074

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

248,607

 

335,785

 

50,469

 

Capital lease and other financing obligations, current

 

88,593

 

38,594

 

5,801

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,479,221

 

1,906,446

 

286,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion

 

1,509,676

 

2,241,895

 

336,960

 

Convertible bonds payable

 

1,040,550

 

995,535

 

149,630

 

Capital lease and other financing obligations, non-current

 

1,022,959

 

1,713,262

 

257,506

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

164,986

 

573,047

 

86,130

 

Total liabilities

 

5,217,392

 

7,430,185

 

1,116,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares

 

260

 

267

 

40

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,036,959

 

4,083,234

 

613,716

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(192,080

)

(190,363

)

(28,612

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(858,665

)

(1,069,022

)

(160,675

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,986,474

 

2,824,116

 

424,469

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

8,203,866

 

10,254,301

 

1,541,236

 

 



 

GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amount in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”)

except for number of shares and per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2016

 

June 30, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

September 30,
2016

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenue

 

266,890

 

331,490

 

423,042

 

63,584

 

703,284

 

1,098,197

 

165,060

 

Equipment sales

 

30,266

 

4,724

 

1,391

 

209

 

41,007

 

12,493

 

1,878

 

Total net revenue

 

297,156

 

336,214

 

424,433

 

63,793

 

744,291

 

1,110,690

 

166,938

 

Cost of revenue

 

(222,514

)

(254,853

)

(321,709

)

(48,353

)

(554,548

)

(820,407

)

(123,308

)

Gross profit

 

74,642

 

81,361

 

102,724

 

15,440

 

189,743

 

290,283

 

43,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

(17,109

)

(23,508

)

(22,854

)

(3,435

)

(51,672

)

(67,618

)

(10,163

)

General and administrative expenses

 

(43,323

)

(47,733

)

(63,972

)

(9,615

)

(174,775

)

(160,473

)

(24,119

)

Research and development expenses

 

(2,156

)

(1,203

)

(2,059

)

(309

)

(6,921

)

(4,720

)

(709

)

Income (loss) from operations

 

12,054

 

8,917

 

13,839

 

2,081

 

(43,625

)

57,472

 

8,639

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest expenses

 

(69,404

)

(85,755

)

(105,733

)

(15,892

)

(179,696

)

(270,096

)

(40,596

)

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net

 

2,645

 

(1,229

)

(1,638

)

(246

)

6,746

 

(5,473

)

(823

)

Others, net

 

503

 

1,010

 

866

 

130

 

1,712

 

2,702

 

406

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(54,202

)

(77,057

)

(92,666

)

(13,927

)

(214,863

)

(215,395

)

(32,374

)

Income tax benefits

 

1,626

 

1,334

 

2,337

 

351

 

8,090

 

5,038

 

757

 

Net loss

 

(52,576

)

(75,723

)

(90,329

)

(13,576

)

(206,773

)

(210,357

)

(31,617

)

Change in redemption value of redeemable preferred shares

 

(29,441

)

0

 

0

 

0

 

(87,310

)

0

 

0

 

(Cumulative) Dividend on preferred shares

 

(1,863

)

0

 

0

 

0

 

(5,588

)

0

 

0

 

Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

(83,880

)

(75,723

)

(90,329

)

(13,576

)

(299,671

)

(210,357

)

(31,617

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per ordinary share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

(0.38

)

(0.10

)

(0.12

)

(0.02

)

(1.37

)

(0.28

)

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary share outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

217,987,922

 

760,619,962

 

761,737,609

 

761,737,609

 

217,987,922

 

760,795,203

 

760,795,203

 

 



 

GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Amount in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”))

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2016

 

June 30, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

September 30,
2016

 

September 30,2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(52,576

)

(75,723

)

(90,329

)

(13,576

)

(206,773

)

(210,357

)

(31,617

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax

 

(14,158

)

3,577

 

4,414

 

663

 

(64,734

)

1,717

 

258

 

Comprehensive loss

 

(66,734

)

(72,146

)

(85,915

)

(12,913

)

(271,507

)

(208,640

)

(31,359

)

 



 

GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amount in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”))

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,
2016

 

June 30, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

September 30,
2016

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

Net loss

 

(52,576

)

(75,723

)

(90,329

)

(13,576

)

(206,773

)

(210,357

)

(31,617

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

62,617

 

78,692

 

104,722

 

15,740

 

156,086

 

260,738

 

39,189

 

Amortization of debt issuance cost and debt discount

 

 

4,459

 

8,436

 

1,268

 

422

 

17,425

 

2,619

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

12,294

 

15,594

 

2,344

 

57,187

 

41,394

 

6,222

 

Others

 

(1,854

)

(1,829

)

(5,478

)

(824

)

(11,431

)

(11,438

)

(1,719

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

(108,688

)

(85,463

)

(87,977

)

(13,223

)

(118,061

)

(258,818

)

(38,900

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(100,501

)

(67,570

)

(55,032

)

(8,271

)

(122,570

)

(161,056

)

(24,206

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(386,874

)

(362,149

)

(433,352

)

(65,133

)

(704,429

)

(1,175,471

)

(176,675

)

Payments related to acquisitions

 

 

(43,599

)

(10,338

)

(1,554

)

(159,363

)

(53,937

)

(8,107

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(386,874

)

(405,748

)

(443,690

)

(66,687

)

(863,792

)

(1,229,408

)

(184,782

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from financing activities

 

451,976

 

432,498

 

226,258

 

34,007

 

847,322

 

805,108

 

121,009

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

451,976

 

432,498

 

226,258

 

34,007

 

847,322

 

805,108

 

121,009

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(346

)

(20,485

)

(19,470

)

(2,927

)

13,274

 

(51,884

)

(7,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease of cash

 

(35,745

)

(61,305

)

(291,934

)

(43,878

)

(125,766

)

(637,240

)

(95,778

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

834,477

 

1,527,318

 

1,466,013

 

220,344

 

924,498

 

1,811,319

 

272,244

 

Cash at end of period

 

798,732

 

1,466,013

 

1,174,079

 

176,466

 

798,732

 

1,174,079

 

176,466

 

 



 

GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Amount in thousands of Renminbi (“RMB”) and US dollars (“US$”)

except for percentage data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September
30, 2016

 

June 30, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

September 30,
2016

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

74,642

 

81,361

 

102,724

 

15,440

 

189,743

 

290,283

 

43,630

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

56,916

 

72,609

 

95,372

 

14,335

 

142,722

 

239,269

 

35,962

 

Accretion expenses for asset retirement costs

 

165

 

203

 

269

 

40

 

435

 

625

 

94

 

Share-based compensation expenses

 

 

2,108

 

3,527

 

530

 

1,169

 

7,365

 

1,107

 

Adjusted NOI

 

131,723

 

156,281

 

201,892

 

30,345

 

334,069

 

537,542

 

80,793

 

Adjusted NOI margin

 

44.3

%

46.5

%

47.6

%

47.6

%

44.9

%

48.4

%

48.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September
30, 2016

 

June 30, 2017

 

September 30, 2017

 

September 30,
2016

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

RMB

 

RMB

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(52,576

)

(75,723

)

(90,329

)

(13,576

)

(206,773

)

(210,357

)

(31,617

)

Net interest expenses

 

69,404

 

85,755

 

105,733

 

15,892

 

179,696

 

270,096

 

40,596

 

Income tax benefits

 

(1,626

)

(1,334

)

(2,337

)

(351

)

(8,090

)

(5,038

)

(757

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

62,617

 

78,692

 

104,722

 

15,740

 

156,086

 

260,738

 

39,189

 

Accretion expenses for asset retirement costs

 

165

 

203

 

269

 

40

 

435

 

625

 

94

 

Share-based compensation expenses

 

 

12,294

 

15,594

 

2,344

 

57,187

 

41,394

 

6,222

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

77,984

 

99,887

 

133,652

 

20,089

 

178,541

 

357,458

 

53,727

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

26.2

%

29.7

%

31.5

%

31.5

%

24.0

%

32.2

%

32.2

%