GDS Holdings Limited Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
SHANGHAI, China, May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS Holdings”, “GDS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GDS; HKEX: 9698), a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China and South East Asia, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
- Net revenue increased by
7.4% year-over-year (“Y-o-Y”) to RMB2,409.0 million (US$350.8 million ) in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2022: RMB2,243.6 million). - Service revenue increased by
7.4% Y-o-Y to RMB2,408.4 million (US$350.7 million ) in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2022: RMB2,243.5 million). - Net loss was RMB474.6 million (US
$69.1 million ) in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2022: net loss of RMB373.3 million). - Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) increased by
7.5% Y-o-Y to RMB1,130.0 million (US$164.5 million ) in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2022: RMB1,051.2 million). See “Non-GAAP Disclosure” and “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results” elsewhere in this earnings release. - Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was
46.9% in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q2022:46.9% ).
First Quarter 2023 Operating Highlights
- Total area committed and pre-committed by customers increased by 2,895 square meters (“sqm”) (net of churn of 8,774 sqm) in the first quarter of 2023, to reach 633,611 sqm as of March 31, 2023, an increase of
10.2% Y-o-Y (March 31, 2022: 575,009 sqm). - Area in service increased by 2,730 sqm in the first quarter of 2023, to reach 518,517 sqm as of March 31, 2023, an increase of
5.3% Y-o-Y (March 31, 2022: 492,344 sqm). - Commitment rate for area in service was
93.9% as of March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022:95.3% ). - Area under construction was 196,858 sqm as of March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022: 168,128 sqm).
- Pre-commitment rate for area under construction was
74.4% as of March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022:63.1% ). - Area utilized by customers increased by 6,085 sqm (net of churn of 6,488 sqm) in the first quarter of 2023, to reach 376,632 sqm as of March 31, 2023, an increase of
13.4% Y-o-Y (March 31, 2022: 332,019 sqm). - Utilization rate for area in service was
72.6% as of March 31, 2023 (March 31, 2022:67.4% ).
“Amidst ongoing macro challenges, we’ve shown resilience in the first quarter of 2023,” said Mr. William Huang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “For our mainland China business, we continue to prioritize faster backlog delivery and, at the same time, to win the new business which is strategic to us and has accelerated move-in schedule. Our customers are talking much more positively and we are looking forward to a pick-up in the near future. For our international business, we progressed by winning the expansion commitment from the anchor customer in our Johor site, which further proves our competitiveness in the region.”
“In the first quarter of 2023, we grew revenue by
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Net revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB2,409.0 million (US
Cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB1,917.3 million (US
Gross profit was RMB491.7 million (US
Gross profit margin was
Adjusted Gross Profit (“Adjusted GP”) (non-GAAP) is defined as gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization, operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs and share-based compensation expenses allocated to cost of revenue. Adjusted GP was RMB1,259.4 million (US
Adjusted GP margin (non-GAAP) was
Selling and marketing expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses of RMB12.5 million (US
General and administrative expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses of RMB43.1 million (US
Research and development costs were RMB9.8 million (US
Net interest expenses for the first quarter of 2023 were RMB484.4 million (US
Foreign currency exchange loss for the first quarter of 2023 was RMB7.0 million (US
Others, net for the first quarter of 2023 was RMB25.8 million (US
Income tax expenses for the first quarter of 2023 was RMB163.6 million (US
Net loss in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB474.6 million (US
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is defined as net loss excluding net interest expenses, income tax expenses (benefits), depreciation and amortization, operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs, share-based compensation expenses, gain from purchase price adjustment and impairment loss of long-lived assets. Adjusted EBITDA was RMB1,130.0 million (US
Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was
Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB0.33 (US
Basic and diluted loss per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) in the first quarter of 2023 was RMB2.67 (US
Sales
Total area committed and pre-committed at the end of the first quarter of 2023 was 633,611 sqm, compared with 575,009 sqm at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and 630,716 sqm at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of
Data Center Resources
Area in service at the end of the first quarter of 2023 was 518,517 sqm, compared with 492,344 sqm at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and 515,787 sqm at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of
Area under construction at the end of the first quarter of 2023 was 196,858 sqm, compared with 168,128 sqm at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and 192,713 sqm at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of
- SH18 Phase 2 is part of the Company’s multi-phase development at its Pujiang campus in the Minhang District of Shanghai. SH18 Phase 2 has a net floor area of 4,572 sqm and is
100% pre-committed. - NTP4 is the first data center being constructed on the Company’s second land site at Nusajaya Tech Park in Johor, Malaysia. NTP4 has a net floor area of 6,385 sqm and is
100% pre-committed.
Commitment rate for area in service was
Area utilized at the end of the first quarter of 2023 was 376,632 sqm, compared with 332,019 sqm at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and 370,547 sqm at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of
Utilization rate for area in service was
Completion of New Convertible Bond Issuance
On January 20, 2023, the Company closed its sale of US
Update on China Data Center Fund
Following the previously announced framework agreement with a sovereign wealth fund (“Investor”) for the formation of a China Data Center Fund, during the first quarter of 2023, the Company has signed a limited partnership agreement for China Data Center Fund 1 (the “Fund”), with
Liquidity
As of March 31, 2023, cash was RMB10,241.3 million (US
Business Outlook
The Company confirms the previously provided guidance of total revenues for the year of 2023 of RMB9,940 – RMB10,320 million, Adjusted EBITDA of RMB4,430 – RMB4,600 million and capex of around RMB7,500 million remain unchanged.
This forecast reflects the Company’s 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. U.S. Eastern Time on May 25, 2023 (8:00 p.m. Beijing Time on May 25, 2023) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts.
Participants should complete online registration using the link provided below at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time. Upon registration, participants will receive the conference call access information, including dial-in numbers, a personal PIN and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.
Participant Online Registration:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI24be0a8ed1e5453aa9561f8ee2b9d311
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at investors.gds-services.com.
Non-GAAP Disclosure
Our management and board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted GP and Adjusted GP margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to evaluate our operating performance, establish budgets and develop operational goals for managing our business. We believe that the exclusion of the income and expenses eliminated in calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted GP can provide useful and supplemental measures of our core operating performance. In particular, we believe that the use of Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure captures the trend in our operating performance by excluding from our operating results the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense), asset base charges (primarily depreciation and amortization, operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs and impairment loss of long-lived assets), other non-cash expenses (primarily share-based compensation expenses), and other income and expenses which we believe are not reflective of our operating performance, whereas the use of adjusted gross profit as a supplemental performance measure captures the trend in gross profit performance of our data centers in service by excluding from our gross profit the impact of asset base charges (primarily depreciation and amortization, operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights and accretion expenses for asset retirement costs) and other non-cash expenses (primarily share-based compensation expenses) included in cost of revenue.
We note that depreciation and amortization is a fixed cost which commences as soon as each data center enters service. However, it usually takes several years for new data centers to reach high levels of utilization and profitability. The Company incurs significant depreciation and amortization costs for its early stage data center assets. Accordingly, gross profit, which is a measure of profitability after taking into account depreciation and amortization, does not accurately reflect the Company’s 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 gross profit, net income (loss), cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities or other consolidated statements of operations and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures instead of their nearest GAAP equivalent. First, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted GP, and Adjusted GP margin are not substitutes for gross profit, net income (loss), cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities or other consolidated statements of operation and cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Second, other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. Finally, these non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect the impact of net interest expenses, incomes tax benefits (expenses), depreciation and amortization, operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights, accretion expenses for asset retirement costs, share-based compensation expenses, gain from purchase price adjustment and impairment loss of long-lived assets, each of which have been and may continue to be incurred in our business.
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 RMB6.8676 to US
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; HKEX: 9698) is a leading developer and operator of high-performance data centers in China and South East Asia. The Company’s facilities are strategically located in primary economic hubs where demand for high-performance data center services is concentrated. The Company also builds, operates and transfers data centers at other locations selected by its customers in order to fulfill their broader requirements. The Company’s data centers have large net floor area, high power capacity, density and efficiency, and multiple redundancies across all critical systems. GDS is carrier and cloud-neutral, which enables its customers to access the major telecommunications networks, as well as the largest PRC and global public clouds, which are hosted in many of its facilities. The Company offers co-location and a suite of value-added services, including managed hybrid cloud services through direct private connection to leading public clouds, managed network services, and, where required, the resale of public cloud services. The Company has a 22-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 customer base consists predominantly of hyperscale cloud service providers, large internet companies, financial institutions, telecommunications carriers, IT service providers, and large domestic private sector and multinational corporations.
Safe Harbor Statement
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 current, interim and annual reports to shareholders, in announcements, circulars or other publications made on the website of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), 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, the impact of the COVID outbreak, and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in GDS Holdings’ filings with the SEC, including its annual report on Form 20-F, and with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 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
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Phone: +86 (21) 2029-2203
Email: ir@gds-services.com
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GDS Holdings Limited
| GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED | |||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$")) | |||||||
| As of December 31, 2022 | As of March 31, 2023 | ||||||
| RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash | 8,608,131 | 10,241,314 | 1,491,251 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | 2,406,025 | 3,051,928 | 444,395 | ||||
| Value-added-tax (“VAT”) recoverable | 164,743 | 169,240 | 24,643 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 772,177 | 955,382 | 139,115 | ||||
| Total current assets | 11,951,076 | 14,417,864 | 2,099,404 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | 46,916,628 | 47,597,484 | 6,930,730 | ||||
| Prepaid land use rights, net | 23,002 | 22,848 | 3,327 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 5,633,946 | 5,631,331 | 819,985 | ||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 8,124,214 | 8,105,958 | 1,180,319 | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 2,165,088 | 2,358,387 | 343,407 | ||||
| Total assets | 74,813,954 | 78,133,872 | 11,377,172 | ||||
| Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Equity | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term borrowings | 3,623,967 | 4,429,349 | 644,963 | ||||
| Convertible bonds payable, current | 2,083,829 | 2,059,248 | 299,850 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 3,092,884 | 2,640,711 | 384,517 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other payables | 1,173,091 | 1,390,332 | 202,448 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 175,749 | 182,009 | 26,503 | ||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations, current | 453,855 | 447,548 | 65,168 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 10,603,375 | 11,149,197 | 1,623,449 | ||||
| Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion | 23,518,058 | 23,527,981 | 3,425,939 | ||||
| Convertible bonds payable, non-current | 4,294,985 | 8,171,254 | 1,189,827 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 1,617,986 | 1,572,962 | 229,041 | ||||
| Finance lease and other financing obligations, non-current | 8,916,266 | 8,185,250 | 1,191,865 | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,678,629 | 1,707,787 | 248,673 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 50,629,299 | 54,314,431 | 7,908,794 | ||||
| Mezzanine equity | |||||||
| Redeemable preferred shares | 1,047,012 | 1,033,046 | 150,423 | ||||
| Total mezzanine equity | 1,047,012 | 1,033,046 | 150,423 | ||||
| GDS Holdings Limited shareholders' equity | |||||||
| Ordinary shares | 516 | 516 | 75 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 29,048,598 | 29,124,023 | 4,240,786 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (848,360 | ) | (800,186 | ) | (116,516 | ) | |
| Accumulated deficit | (5,179,705 | ) | (5,656,047 | ) | (823,584 | ) | |
| Total GDS Holdings Limited shareholders' equity | 23,021,049 | 22,668,306 | 3,300,761 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 116,594 | 118,089 | 17,194 | ||||
| Total equity | 23,137,643 | 22,786,395 | 3,317,955 | ||||
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity | 74,813,954 | 78,133,872 | 11,377,172 | ||||
| GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED | |||||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$") | |||||||||
| except for number of shares and per share data) | |||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| Net revenue | |||||||||
| Service revenue | 2,243,535 | 2,404,034 | 2,408,449 | 350,697 | |||||
| Equipment sales | 59 | 0 | 509 | 74 | |||||
| Total net revenue | 2,243,594 | 2,404,034 | 2,408,958 | 350,771 | |||||
| Cost of revenue | (1,757,177 | ) | (1,916,000 | ) | (1,917,271 | ) | (279,176 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 486,417 | 488,034 | 491,687 | 71,595 | |||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||
| Selling and marketing expenses | (41,555 | ) | (32,932 | ) | (37,841 | ) | (5,510 | ) | |
| General and administrative expenses | (299,712 | ) | (296,067 | ) | (289,496 | ) | (42,154 | ) | |
| Research and development expenses | (9,767 | ) | (9,986 | ) | (9,785 | ) | (1,425 | ) | |
| Impairment loss of long-lived assets | 0 | (12,759 | ) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Income from operations | 135,383 | 136,290 | 154,565 | 22,506 | |||||
| Other income (expenses): | |||||||||
| Net interest expenses | (453,481 | ) | (476,780 | ) | (484,427 | ) | (70,538 | ) | |
| Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net | (4,720 | ) | 4,664 | (6,975 | ) | (1,016 | ) | ||
| Gain from purchase price adjustment | 0 | 205,000 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Others, net | 21,533 | 30,970 | 25,793 | 3,756 | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | (301,285 | ) | (99,856 | ) | (311,044 | ) | (45,292 | ) | |
| Income tax expenses | (71,968 | ) | (78,039 | ) | (163,568 | ) | (23,817 | ) | |
| Net loss | (373,253 | ) | (177,895 | ) | (474,612 | ) | (69,109 | ) | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | (173 | ) | (2,851 | ) | (1,730 | ) | (252 | ) | |
| Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests | 655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Net loss attributable to GDS Holdings Limited shareholders | (372,771 | ) | (180,746 | ) | (476,342 | ) | (69,361 | ) | |
| Accretion to redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interests | (10,801 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Adjustment to the redemption value of redeemable non-controlling interests | (178,982 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net loss available to GDS Holdings Limited shareholders | (562,554 | ) | (180,746 | ) | (476,342 | ) | (69,361 | ) | |
| Cumulative dividend on redeemable preferred shares | (11,912 | ) | (13,662 | ) | (12,895 | ) | (1,878 | ) | |
| Net loss available to GDS Holdings Limited ordinary shareholders | (574,466 | ) | (194,408 | ) | (489,237 | ) | (71,239 | ) | |
| Loss per ordinary share | |||||||||
| Basic and diluted | (0.39 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary share outstanding | |||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 1,460,918,179 | 1,467,200,367 | 1,467,200,367 | 1,467,200,367 | |||||
| GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED | |||||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$")) | |||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| Net loss | (373,253 | ) | (177,895 | ) | (474,612 | ) | (69,109 | ) | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax | (13,419 | ) | 127,949 | 47,939 | 6,980 | ||||
| Comprehensive loss | (386,672 | ) | (49,946 | ) | (426,673 | ) | (62,129 | ) | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | (84 | ) | (3,602 | ) | (1,495 | ) | (218 | ) | |
| Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests | 655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to GDS Holdings Limited shareholders | (386,101 | ) | (53,548 | ) | (428,168 | ) | (62,347 | ) | |
| GDS HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||||||||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$")) | ||||||||
| Three months ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | |||||
| Net loss | (373,253 | ) | (177,895 | ) | (474,612 | ) | (69,109 | ) |
| Depreciation and amortization | 781,756 | 820,443 | 843,359 | 122,803 | ||||
| Amortization of debt issuance cost and debt discount | 40,547 | 35,711 | 44,692 | 6,508 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 92,977 | 38,375 | 84,865 | 12,357 | ||||
| Gain from purchase price adjustment | 0 | (205,000 | ) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Others | 4,501 | (18,536 | ) | (641 | ) | (93 | ) | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (791,258 | ) | 414,805 | (626,843 | ) | (91,276 | ) | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (244,730 | ) | 907,903 | (129,180 | ) | (18,810 | ) | |
| Purchase of property and equipment and land use rights | (2,161,747 | ) | (2,135,231 | ) | (2,042,103 | ) | (297,354 | ) |
| (Payments) receipts related to acquisitions and investments | (2,770,277 | ) | 4,270 | (151,255 | ) | (22,024 | ) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (4,932,024 | ) | (2,130,961 | ) | (2,193,358 | ) | (319,378 | ) |
| Net proceeds from financing activities | 4,610,815 | 859,971 | 3,874,415 | 564,158 | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 4,610,815 | 859,971 | 3,874,415 | 564,158 | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash | (5,920 | ) | (8,652 | ) | 24,942 | 3,632 | ||
| Net (decrease) increase of cash and restricted cash | (571,859 | ) | (371,739 | ) | 1,576,819 | 229,602 | ||
| Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period | 12,026,367 | 9,253,805 | 8,882,066 | 1,293,329 | ||||
| Reclassification as assets of disposal group classified as held for sale | 0 | 0 | (2,240 | ) | (326 | ) | ||
| Cash and restricted cash at end of period | 11,454,508 | 8,882,066 | 10,456,645 | 1,522,605 | ||||
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| RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | |||||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$") | |||||||||
| except for percentage data) | |||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| Gross profit | 486,417 | 488,034 | 491,687 | 71,595 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 658,878 | 708,324 | 730,908 | 106,428 | |||||
| Operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights | 1,918 | 4,344 | 8,356 | 1,217 | |||||
| Accretion expenses for asset retirement costs | 1,602 | 1,578 | 1,726 | 251 | |||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 25,833 | 22,417 | 26,699 | 3,888 | |||||
| Adjusted GP | 1,174,648 | 1,224,697 | 1,259,376 | 183,379 | |||||
| Adjusted GP margin | 52.4 | % | 50.9 | % | 52.3 | % | 52.3 | % | |
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| RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS | |||||||||
| (Amount in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and US dollars ("US$") | |||||||||
| except for percentage data) | |||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | |||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | US$ | ||||||
| Net loss | (373,253 | ) | (177,895 | ) | (474,612 | ) | (69,109 | ) | |
| Net interest expenses | 453,481 | 476,780 | 484,427 | 70,538 | |||||
| Income tax expenses | 71,968 | 78,039 | 163,568 | 23,817 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 781,756 | 820,443 | 843,359 | 122,803 | |||||
| Operating lease cost relating to prepaid land use rights | 22,625 | 26,401 | 26,704 | 3,888 | |||||
| Accretion expenses for asset retirement costs | 1,602 | 1,578 | 1,726 | 251 | |||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 92,977 | 38,375 | 84,865 | 12,357 | |||||
| Gain from purchase price adjustment | 0 | (205,000 | ) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Impairment loss of long-lived assets | 0 | 12,759 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1,051,156 | 1,071,480 | 1,130,037 | 164,545 | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 46.9 | % | 44.6 | % | 46.9 | % | 46.9 | % | |
