GDS vs TKR Comparison

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.

The Timken Co designs and manages a portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and provides related services. The various products offered by the company include ball bearings, plain bearings, tapered roller bearings, housed bearings, linear guides, telescopic rails, lubrication systems, agricultural conveyor chains, couplings, brakes, seals, etc. These products are offered through brands like Timken, GGB, Philadelphia Gear, Cone Drive, CGI, and Rollon, among others. The company has two reportable segments: Engineered Bearings, which generates the maximum revenue, and Industrial Motion. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific, and the other regions of the Americas.