Why 21Vianet Group Dropped

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What: Shares of 21Vianet Group (NAS: VNET) have dropped by as much as 17% today before recouping most of those losses after the company reported earnings.

So what: First-quarter revenue came out to $55 million, with adjusted net income of $6 million, or $0.12 per share. Those results were right about on target with what the Street was expecting, with 21Vianet topping expectations by a hair.

Now what: CEO Josh Chen said the company increased capacity utilization to 82% to meet demand in the coming quarters, and the company's plans to expand its data centers remains on track. 21Vianet also provided second quarter guidance (in local currency), expecting revenue to be between 364 million yuan to 370 million yuan. For context, the just-closed quarter's revenue was 345.8 million yuan before converting to dollars.

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