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DOYU vs GDS

DouYu International Holdings Ltd. and GDS Holdings Ltd., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

DOYU vs GDS, at a glance
Metric DOYU GDS
RevenueCNY 3.8BCNY 11.4B
Net incomeCNY -29.1MCNY 949.6M
Gross margin12.8%22.6%
Net margin−0.8%8.4%
Return on equity−0.9%3.9%
Diluted EPS−CNY 0.96CNY 0.55
Dividend / share··
Payout ratio−7395.6%·
Free cash flowCNY -52.5MCNY -1.3B
EquityCNY 2.0BCNY 25.8B
Net debt / equity·0.45×
Current ratio2.33×2.60×
Revenue CAGR 5y−16.8%14.8%
Profit CAGR 5y··

GDS bills 3.0× the revenue of DOYU, and DOYU closed the last reported year at a loss.

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

9 years side by side

DOYU vs GDS, revenue by year
Fiscal year DOYU GDS
FY2025CNY 3.8BCNY 11.4B
FY2024CNY 4.3BCNY 10.3B
FY2023CNY 5.5BCNY 9.8B
FY2022CNY 7.1BCNY 9.3B
FY2021CNY 9.2BCNY 7.8B
FY2020CNY 9.6BCNY 5.7B
FY2019CNY 7.3BCNY 4.1B
FY2018CNY 3.7BCNY 2.8B
FY2017CNY 1.9BCNY 1.6B
Net income by year

Bottom line

DOYU vs GDS, net income by year
Fiscal year DOYU GDS
FY2025CNY -29.1MCNY 949.6M
FY2024CNY -306.8MCNY 3.4B
FY2023CNY 35.5MCNY -4.3B
FY2022CNY -75.4MCNY -1.3B
FY2021CNY -581.9MCNY -1.2B
FY2020CNY 485.5MCNY -666.4M
FY2019CNY 39.8MCNY -442.1M
FY2018CNY -876.3MCNY -430.3M
FY2017CNY -612.9MCNY -326.9M
Revenue gap over time

9 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−CNY 7,613,422,321GDS
FY2024−CNY 6,051,242,544GDS
FY2023−CNY 4,252,043,443GDS
FY2022−CNY 2,159,862,648GDS
FY2021+CNY 1,346,649,760DOYU
FY2020+CNY 3,862,901,937DOYU
FY2019+CNY 3,160,825,253DOYU
FY2018+CNY 862,306,126DOYU
FY2017+CNY 269,551,001DOYU

The higher-revenue side has changed between DOYU and GDS over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

9 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

9 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−9.2 ppGDS
FY2024−39.2 ppGDS
FY2023+44.4 ppDOYU
FY2022+12.4 ppDOYU
FY2021+8.5 ppDOYU
FY2020+15.9 ppDOYU
FY2019+11.2 ppDOYU
FY2018−8.6 ppGDS
FY2017−12.3 ppGDS

The higher net margin has changed hands between DOYU and GDS over this period.

9 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

GDS's net margin has been more volatile than DOYU's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 19.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.8.

9 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between DOYU and GDS over these 9 fiscal years — DOYU led in 5 and GDS in 4.

9 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

GDS's return on equity has been more volatile than DOYU's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 11.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.9.

6 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between DOYU and GDS over these 6 fiscal years — DOYU led in 3 and GDS in 3.

6 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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