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GDS
GDS Holdings LimitedData-center, deliverable-power and capital-structure exposure mapped through a US ADS and Hong Kong ordinary share.
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Current evidence gates
0 GOVERNED · 2 GAPS · 0 VERDICTSThe cited conditional disclosure identifies upgrades and new AI-data-center construction as capex uses, but provides no quantified continuing-footprint sustaining spend.
Same-perimeter quantified sustaining capex or a reproducible operating-unit bridge excluding new builds and DayOne.
The filing states reliance on subsidiary dividends and distributions to fund offshore cash, not that upstream cash or common-owner returns were executed.
Two audited periods of upstream subsidiary/VIE cash and executed common-owner return, reconciled after funded claims and with DayOne separate.
COMPANY DOSSIER · GDS
GDS Holdings Limited
Audited filing provides a full cash, debt and VIE bridge; AI demand is not separately reported and the DayOne deconsolidation complicates comparisons.
Reported financial map
FY2025 continuing operations; +10.8%.
reportedCompany-defined measure; margin 47.3%.
company definedNet cash provided by continuing operating activities.
reportedExcludes acquisitions, investments and time deposits.
reportedShort- and long-term borrowings at 31 December 2025; excludes convertible bonds and leases.
reportedAt 31 December 2025; cash availability across entities requires structural review.
reportedAI linkage: what the filings support
- Data-center capacity and deliverable power are physical inputs to model scaling, but the filing does not isolate AI customers or AI revenue.
- Two customers generated 29.0% and 12.0% of 2025 net revenue.
- DayOne ceased to be consolidated at the end of 2024, so international growth cannot be read directly from consolidated revenue.
Owner-cash bridge
Operating cash was RMB1.245bn below continuing-operations capex before considering convertible bonds, leases, financing costs or DayOne. The filing says capex has primarily been financed by financing cash flows.
Risk flags
- VIE and cash-transfer restrictions
- Leverage, convertibles and lease obligations
- Customer concentration and development timing
- DayOne economic attribution
Unresolved before valuation
- Build full net-debt bridge including convertibles and leases.
- Separate maintenance from expansion capex.
- Trace listed shareholder claim on DayOne and VIE cash.