VNET Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Core Viewpoint - VNET Group, Inc. reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2025, driven by significant growth in its wholesale IDC business and effective execution of its dual-core strategy [2][11][25]. Financial Highlights - Total net revenues increased by 18.3% year-over-year to RMB2.25 billion (US$309.5 million) from RMB1.90 billion in the same period of 2024 [6][11]. - Net revenues from the IDC business rose by 27.8$226.2 million) from RMB1.28 billion in the same period of 2024 [12]. - Wholesale revenues surged by 86.5% to RMB673.2 million (US$92.8 million) from RMB361.0 million in the same period of 2024 [17]. - Retail revenues increased by 4.8$133.4 million) from RMB923.7 million in the same period of 2024 [17]. - Adjusted EBITDA grew by 26.4% year-over-year to RMB682.4 million (US$94.0 million), with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 30.4%, up from 28.4% in the same period of 2024 [20]. Operational Highlights - As of March 31, 2025, wholesale capacity in service increased by 88MW quarter-over-quarter to 573MW, with utilized capacity reaching a record high of 437MW [2][6]. - The utilization rate of wholesale capacity was 76.2% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 72.6% as of December 31, 2024 [6][12]. - Total capacity committed was 571MW as of March 31, 2025, with a commitment rate for capacity in service of 99.7% [6][12]. Business Outlook - The company expects total net revenues for 2025 to be between RMB9,100 million to RMB9,300 million, representing year-over-year growth of 10% to 13% [25]. - Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of RMB2,700 million to RMB2,760 million, indicating year-over-year growth of 11% to 14% [25].