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 Thu 4:16 PM ET):
| GDS Holdings Limited - American Depositary Shares (GDS) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 21.26 |
21.59 |
21.47 |
+1.65 |
3.2M |
- |
0.0B |
GDS Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With GDS at 21.47, 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% |
0.64 |
0.2 |
| 5% |
1.07 |
0.3 |
| 10% |
2.15 |
0.6 |
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 |
| May 16 |
22.00 |
1.80 |
30 |
6.0 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
| Sep 19 |
22.00 |
4.50 |
156 |
2.9 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
| 5% Yield On GDS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
22.00 |
1.80 |
30 |
6.0 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
| Sep 19 |
22.00 |
4.50 |
156 |
2.9 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
| 10% Yield On GDS Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| May 16 |
22.00 |
1.80 |
30 |
6.0 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
| Sep 19 |
22.00 |
4.50 |
156 |
2.9 |
0.41 (1.9%) |
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