GDS HoldingsMEX:GDSN 69 Altman Z-Score is 0.89 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 14% above its 10-year median of 0.78. GuruFocus rates MEX:GDSN with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN449.22 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,765 Software companies, GDS Holdings ranks worse than 78.19% on this metric.
The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.
Warning Sign:
Altman Z-score of 0.81 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
GDS Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 0.89, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.
The historical rank and industry rank for GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:GDSN'
s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.1 Med: 0.78 Max: 2.47
Current: 0.81
During the past 12 years, GDS Holdings's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.47. The lowest was -0.10. And the median was 0.78.
X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.
X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.
X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.
X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.
X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.
Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.
GDS Holdings Altman Z-Score Related Terms
GDS Holdings Altman Z-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
MEX:GDSN vs INGM, PSN, G: Altman Z-Score Comparison
For the Information Technology Services subindustry, GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
GDS Holdings Altman Z-Score vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score falls into.
Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
GDS Holdings's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:
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1.2
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X1
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1.4
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X2
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3.3
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X3
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0.6
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X4
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1.0
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X5
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1.2
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0.1301
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1.4
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-0.0291
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3.3
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0.0246
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0.6
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0.9156
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1.0
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0.1423
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0.89
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.
GDS Holdings (MEX:GDSN) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.89 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on GDS Holdings and its competitors. This is 14% above median its historical median of 0.78. According to the industry distribution chart, GDS Holdings ranks #2162 out of 2765 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 78.2%.
Is GDS Holdings' Altman Z-Score too high?
GDS Holdings' current Altman Z-Score of 0.89 is 14% above median its 10-year median of 0.78. The Software industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.13. GDS Holdings' value of 0.89 is 71.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, GDS Holdings ranks #2162 out of 2765 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, GDS Holdings has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does GDS Holdings' Altman Z-Score compare to INGM and PSN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, GDS Holdings ranks #2162 out of 2765 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places GDS Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.13. GDS Holdings' value of 0.89 is 71.6% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.78 vs. the industry median of 3.13, GDS Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Software company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Software companies is 3.13, based on 2,765 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. GDS Holdings's current Altman Z-Score of 0.89 is 71.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on GDS Holdings and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 3.13 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. GDS Holdings's current Altman Z-Score is 0.89, which is 14% above median its own 10-year median of 0.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GDS Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GDS Holdings (MEX:GDSN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN449.22, compared to a current price of MXN618.00 — trading 37.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 0.89, which is 14% above median its 10-year median of 0.78 and 71.6% below the Software industry median of 3.13. GDS Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For GDS Holdings (MEX:GDSN), the current Altman Z-Score is 0.89 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is GDS Holdings (MEX:GDSN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GDS Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN618.00 is trading 37.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN449.22.
GuruFocus considers GDS Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:GDSN:
Altman Z-Score: 0.89 (14% above median its 10-year median of 0.78)
GF Value™: MXN449.22 vs. price of MXN618.00 (37.6% above fair value)
Industry Position: 71.6% below the Software median (#2162 of 2765)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:GDSN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001, then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates, and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China, and it has also started expanding into Southeast Asia via the now 23% owned DayOne. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.
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