GDS Dividend Type Payments
Although GDS has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on GDS Holdings Limited - American Depositary Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):
| GDS Holdings Limited - American Depositary Shares (GDS) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 33.00 |
33.74 |
33.02 |
-1.71 |
1.3M |
- |
0.0B |
GDS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GDS at 33.02, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:
| Annual Yield |
Annual Premium |
Cents/Day |
| 3% |
0.99 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
1.65 |
0.5 |
| 10% |
3.30 |
0.9 |
So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:
| 3% Yield On GDS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
34.00 |
1.45 |
46 |
3.2 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
| Nov 21 |
34.00 |
0.95 |
18 |
5.3 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
| 5% Yield On GDS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
34.00 |
1.45 |
46 |
3.2 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
| Nov 21 |
34.00 |
0.95 |
18 |
5.3 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
| 10% Yield On GDS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Dec 19 |
34.00 |
1.45 |
46 |
3.2 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
| Nov 21 |
34.00 |
0.95 |
18 |
5.3 |
0.26 (0.8%) |
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