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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

XIN

FY15 Contract Sales Up 34.5% Year-over-Year to US$1.40 billion FY15 Net Income Up 37.1% Year-over-Year to US$66.5million

BEIJING, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015.

Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights

  • Total fourth quarter revenue increased 13.9% to US$413.6 million from US$362.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and increased 33.9% from US$309.0 million in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Contract sales increased 42.6% to US$574.2 million from US$402.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and increased 85.4% from US$309.7 million in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Total gross floor area ("GFA") sales increased 66.9% to 420,900 square meters from 252,200 square meters sold in the fourth quarter of 2014 and increased 80.4% from 233,300 square meters sold in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") expenses as a percent of total revenue decreased to 13.3% from 14.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 and decreased from 15.8% in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Net income was US$19.1 million, compared to US$23.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$22.7 million in the third quarter of 2015.
  • Diluted net earnings per American Depositary Share ("ADS") attributable to shareholders were US$0.26, compared to US$0.30 in the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$0.31 in the third quarter of 2015.
  • The Company repurchased 495,759 ADSs at a total cost of approximately US$1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Full Year 2015 Highlights

  • For the year ended December 31, 2015, total revenues increased 26.6% to US$1,164.3 million from US$919.7 million in 2014. GFA sales increased 56.7% to 986,100 square meters from 629,100 square meters in 2014. Contract sales increased 34.5% to US$1,401.1 million from US$1,041.6 million in 2014.
  • Gross profit was US$273.0 million, or 23.4% of revenue in 2015, compared to a gross profit of US$242.2 million, or 26.3% of revenue in 2014. The Company commenced presales on six projects in 2015.
  • SG&A expenses were US$167.5 million, or 14.4% of revenue in 2015, compared to US$145.1 million, or 15.8% of revenue in 2014.
  • Net income was US$66.5 million in 2015 compared to US$48.5 million in 2014. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.91 in 2015 compared to US$0.58 per ADS in 2014.

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan's Chairman, stated, "We are pleased with our full year 2015 results, as contract sales were up 34.5% to US$1.40 billion and net income increased 37.1% to US$66.5 million. We experienced strong sequential and year-over-year GFA sales. Our improvement in GFA sales is indicative of improving market conditions."

"Recent local and national government policies which include easing monetary policy, relaxed home purchase restrictions and lower down payment requirements, continued to have a favorable impact on our unit sales activity in the fourth quarter. There were twenty two active development projects during 2015, including our US-based Oosten project, which represents a record number of projects for Xinyuan. We are also proud of our efforts to improve our balance sheet in the fourth quarter, highlighted by our increased cash position, lower debt level and improved coupon rates associated with our outstanding debt. We were active with our dividend program and repurchase activity throughout the year and remain committed to these programs for 2016."

"As we carefully monitor industry trends for 2016, we remain optimistic about the projects in our existing markets. While China's real estate market remains uncertain, we expect the favorable government policies to introduce new buyers to our projects. We also intend to explore new land acquisitions both in China and in overseas markets. Overall, we believe 2016 will represent another year of contract sales and net income growth for Xinyuan."

Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Contract Sales

Contract sales totaled US$574.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to US$402.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$309.7 million in the third quarter of 2015. The Company's GFA sales increased to 420,900 square meters in the fourth quarter of 2015 from 252,200 square meters in the fourth quarter of 2014 and 233,300 square meters in the third quarter of 2015. The average selling price ("ASP") per square meter sold was RMB8,493 (US$1,364) in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to RMB9,806 (US$1,596) in the fourth quarter of 2014 and RMB8,196 (US$1,328) in the third quarter of 2015.

The Company commenced pre-sales of two new projects in the fourth quarter of 2015, Zhengzhou Fancy City, which contributed 13.7% of total GFA sales, and Tianjin Spring Royal Palace, which contributed 3.3% of total GFA sales.

Breakdown of GFA Sales and ASPs by Project

Project

Q4 2014

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

Unsold

GFA

ASP

GFA

ASP

GFA

ASP

GFA

(m2000)

(RMB)

(m2000)

(RMB)

(m2000)

(RMB)

(m2000)

Zhengzhou Royal Palace

3.8

7,502

-

-

-

-

-

Zhengzhou Xin City

27.9

14,206

0.1

3,927

0.8

12,908

4.9

Zhengzhou Thriving Family

41.5

7,229

-

3,401

0.1

6,054

16.5

Xingyang Splendid I

16.8

4,831

4.2

5,149

12.2

5,050

45.8

Xingyang Splendid II

1.7

13,401

0.2

9,500

4.4

4,983

129.7

Kunshan Royal Palace

23.0

8,843

36.4

9,148

34.5

9,465

80.5

Suzhou Xin City

5.8

10,312

0.7

13,052

0.1

372

0.3

Suzhou Lake Royal Palace

12.1

8,299

39.0

9,446

28.7

13,482

55.2

Jinan Xinyuan Splendid

20.9

9,595

3.3

7,986

1.8

8,122

11.3

Jinan Royal Palace

23.6

6,348

26.2

6,294

44.1

6,270

305.8

Xuzhou Colorful City

9.6

8,700

5.1

9,424

2.5

10,307

62.6

Beijing Xindo Park

19.8

22,889

0.6

20,439

31.6

12,674

13.4

Chengdu Thriving Family

15.5

5,498

9.7

5,401

17.3

5,146

147.0

Changsha Xinyuan Splendid

10.6

5,139

14.1

5,611

33.1

5,421

169.2

Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1

6.5

14,750

0.1

12,194

1.7

10,915

110.2

Xi'an Metropolitan*

6.2

6,362

35.8

6,350

42.8

6,305

174.3

Shanghai Royal Palace

-

-

5.4

21,606

8.5

21,913

33.4

Zhengzhou Xindo Park

-

-

4.8

9,584

16.9

7,871

113.3

Jinan Xin Central

-

-

22.3

9,019

16.4

10,547

127.4

Henan Xin Central I

(Zhengzhou Nangangliu
project)

-

-

25.4

7,493

52.0

7,621

185.4

Zhengzhou Fancy City

 

-

-

-

-

57.6

7,981

109.1

Tianjin Spring Royal Palace

-

-

-

-

14.0

8,599

260.2

Others

6.9

-

-0.1

-

-0.2

-

4.8

Total

252.2

9,806

233.3

8,196

420.9

8,493

2,160.3


* The Company owns 51% equity interest in a joint venture, Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd. which develops Xi'an Metropolitan project. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

Revenue

In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company's total revenue increased 13.9% to US$413.6 million from US$362.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and increased 33.9% from US$309.0 million in the third quarter of 2015.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2015 was US$81.4 million, or 19.7% of revenue, compared to a gross profit of US$96.1 million, or 26.5% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a gross profit of US$82.7 million, or 26.8% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2015.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$55.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to US$53.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$48.8 million for the third quarter of 2015. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 13.3% compared to 14.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 and 15.8% in the third quarter of 2015.

Net Income

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2015 was US$19.1 million, compared to US$23.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$22.7 million for the third quarter of 2015. Net margin was 4.6%, compared to 6.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 and 7.3% in the third quarter of 2015. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.26, compared to US$0.30 per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2014 and US$0.31 per ADS in the third quarter of 2015.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2015, the Company's cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) increased to US$750.7 million from US$555.9 million as of September 30, 2015. Total debt outstanding was US$1,740.9 million, a decrease of US$52.2 million, compared to US$1,793.1 million at the end of the third quarter of 2015. The balance of the Company's real estate property under development at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015 was US$1,884.3 million, compared to US$2,012.2 million at the end of the third quarter of 2015.

Real Estate Project Status in China

Below is a summary table of projects that were active and available for sale in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Project

GFA

Contract Sales

 Project Cost % Complete

(m2 000)

(US$ millions)

Total Active Project

Sold to date

Total Active Project

Sales to date

% Sold


Zhengzhou Xin City

211.1

206.2

380.8

345.6

90.8%

93.9%

Zhengzhou Thriving Family

131.5

115.0

161.7

133.5

82.6%

78.7%

Xingyang Splendid I

118.8

73.0

89.5

60.0

67.0%

72.6%

Xingyang Splendid II

136.9

7.2

138.4

9.5

6.9%

40.6%

Kunshan Royal Palace

279.9

199.4

496.4

295.5

59.5%

84.4%

Suzhou Xin City

127.2

126.9

184.2

183.1

99.4%

99.8%

Suzhou Lake Royal Palace

169.6

114.4

388.9

188.0

48.3%

91.9%

Jinan Xinyuan Splendid

572.2

560.9

795.2

785.3

98.8%

98.9%

Jinan Royal Palace

452.3

146.5

698.7

148.8

21.3%

55.9%

Xuzhou Colorful City

130.2

67.6

207.5

98.1

47.3%

75.1%

Beijing Xindo Park

132.9

119.5

482.3

385.8

80.0%

97.5%

Chengdu Thriving Family

211.4

64.4

355.9

56.2

15.8%

82.4%

Changsha Xinyuan Splendid

252.7

83.5

364.6

73.4

20.1%

67.1%

Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1

122.0

11.8

306.7

26.1

8.5%

62.7%

Xi'an Metropolitan*

296.6

122.3

490.8

124.3

25.3%

63.3%

Shanghai Royal Palace

57.8

24.4

297.9

84.3

28.3%

88.0%

Zhengzhou Xindo Park

145.2

31.9

203.9

44.5

21.8%

48.2%

Jinan Xin Central

194.7

67.3

388.8

102.8

26.4%

57.3%

Henan Xin Central I (Zhengzhou
Nangangliu project)

262.8

77.4

377.4

94.2

25.0%

49.2%

Zhengzhou Fancy City

166.7

57.6

244.8

73.8

30.1%

43.6%

Tianjin Spring Royal Palace

274.3

14.1

374.2

19.4

5.2%

25.3%

Others remaining GFA

4.8

-

-

-

-

-

Total active projects

4,451.6

2,291.3

7,428.6

3,332.2

44.9%

71.8%


* The Company owns 51% equity interest in a joint venture, Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd. which develops Xi'an Metropolitan project. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company's total sellable GFA was approximately 2,306,614 square meters for active projects and under planning stage projects in China. Below is a summary of all of the Company's planning stage projects:


Unsold GFA

Pre sales

Scheduled


(m2 000)

Henan Xin Central II (Zhengzhou Nangangliu project)

108.9

Q2 2016

Xingyang Splendid III

37.4

Q2 2016

Total projects under planning

146.3


Total active projects

2,160.3


Total all Xinyuan projects in China

2,306.6


Real Estate Project Update in the U.S.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company continued to make good progress in its Oosten project based in Brooklyn, New York. As of the end of the fourth quarter, the Company had pre-sold approximately 64% of its total units.

Business Outlook

The full year 2015 contract sales and net income were up 34.5% and 37.1% year-over-year to US$1.40 billion and US$66.5 million, respectively. For the full year 2016, the Company currently expects its full year contract sales to grow between 10% and 15% and net income to grow between 15% and 20% compared to 2015.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 am ET on March 1, 2016 to discuss its fourth quarter 2015 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

US:

1-888-661-5174

International:

1-913-312-9309

A webcast will also be available through the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.xyre.com.

A replay of the call will be available through March 8, 2016 by dialing:

US:

1-877-870-5176

International:

1-858-384-5517

Access code:

6487042

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, the Company develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an, Suzhou, among others. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few years has been active in real estate development in New York. The Company aims to provide comfortable and convenient real estate related products and services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements". These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements includes statements about estimated financial performance, sales performance and activity, among others and can generally be identified by terminology such as "will", "expects", "anticipates", "future", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical statements are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including, but not limited to, our ability to continue to implement our business model successfully; our ability to secure adequate financing for our project development; our ability to successfully sell or complete our property projects under construction and planning; our ability to enter into new geographic markets and expand our operations; the marketing and sales ability of our third-party sales agents; the performance of our third-party contractors; the impact of laws, regulations and policies relating to real estate developers and the real estate industry in the countries in which we operate; our ability to obtain permits and licenses to carry on our business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; competition from other real estate developers; the growth of the real estate industry in the markets in which we operate; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in the markets in which we operate; and other risks outlined in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or review publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statement is made.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Information

This release contains unaudited financial information which is subject to year-end audit adjustments. Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when the audit work is completed, which could result in significant differences between our audited financial statements and this unaudited financial information.

For more information, please contact:

In China:

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. May Shen
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.com

ICR, LLC
In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

 

 

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands, except per share data)



Three months ended


December 31,


September 30,


December 31,


2015


2015


2014


(unaudited)


(unaudited)


(unaudited)










Total revenue


413,586



308,954



362,900










Total costs of revenue


(332,188)



(226,288)



(266,820)

Gross profit


81,398



82,666



96,080










Selling and distribution expenses


(20,316)



(13,163)



(17,361)

General and administrative expenses


(34,863)



(35,673)



(35,725)










Operating income


26,219



33,830



42,994










Interest income


6,260



6,333



8,711

Interest expense


(5,986)



(5,021)



(6,189)

Net realized gain on short-term investments


437



80



3,128

Unrealized gain/(loss) on short-term investments


13



17



(1,983)

Other income/(expense)


1,258



(35)



105

Loss on extinguishment of debt


-



-



(9,849)

Exchange gains


140



269



656

Share of gain/(loss) of an equity investee


783



974



(1,047)










Income from operations before income taxes


29,124



36,447



36,526










Income taxes


(10,009)



(13,756)



(12,685)










Net income


19,115



22,691



23,841

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest


1



-



19

Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
shareholders


19,116



22,691



23,860










Earnings per ADS:









Basic


0.27



0.31



0.32

Diluted


0.26



0.31



0.30

ADS used in computation:









Basic


70,126



73,434



74,446

Diluted


72,838



73,499



81,660

 

 


XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands, except per share data)



Twelve months ended


December 31,


December 31,


2015


2014


(unaudited)


(audited)







Total revenue


1,164,324



919,748







Total costs of revenue


(891,334)



(677,582)

Gross profit


272,990



242,166







Selling and distribution expenses


(52,126)



(39,494)

General and administrative expenses


(115,329)



(105,622)







Operating income


105,535



97,050







Interest income


24,504



14,577

Interest expense


(20,957)



(28,201)

Net realized gain on short-term investments


1,279



3,128

Unrealized gain on short-term investments


49



122

Other income


5,945



3,213

Loss on extinguishment of debt


-



(9,849)

Exchange gains


403



706

Share of gain/(loss) of an equity investee


2,235



(1,692)







Income from operations before income taxes


118,993



79,054







Income taxes


(52,511)



(30,558)







Net income


66,482



48,496

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest


1



19

Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders


66,483



48,515







Earnings per ADS:






Basic


0.93



0.64

Diluted


0.91



0.58

ADS used in computation:






Basic


71,313



75,968

Diluted


73,244



88,559

 

 

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands)



December 31


September 30,


December 31


2015


2015


2014


(unaudited)


(unaudited)


(audited)

ASSETS









Current assets









Cash and cash equivalents


414,497



218,765



140,495

Restricted cash


336,168



337,117



368,874

Short-term investments


1,245



6,397



6,008

Accounts receivable


42,040



35,832



15,457

Other receivables


149,959



153,774



134,819

Restricted deposit


-



66,716



69,358

Deposits for land use rights


46,199



144,625



299,739

Other deposits and prepayments


254,048



233,378



152,290

Advances to suppliers


50,534



56,836



29,787

Real estate properties held for sale


-



-



1,185

Real estate properties development completed


24,077



27,273



12,309

Real estate properties under development


1,884,331



2,012,161



1,714,575

Amounts due from related parties


58,630



71,245



125,374

Amounts due from employees


351



2,241



50

Other current assets


414



682



139










Total current assets


3,262,493



3,367,042



3,070,459










Real estate properties held for lease, net


71,133



74,439



69,224

Property and equipment, net


39,323



41,703



46,476

Other long-term investment


31,108



31,755



242

Investment in joint ventures


6,125



5,429



4,226

Deferred tax assets


15,489



13,504



13,642

Deferred charges


12,504



14,197



16,677

Deposits for land use rights


100,099



3,144



-

Other assets


14,943



11,180



10,580










TOTAL ASSETS


3,553,217



3,562,393



3,231,526

 

 

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands)



December 31


September 30,


December 31


2015


2015


2014


(unaudited)


(unaudited)


(audited)

LIABILITIES AND









SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY









Current liabilities









Accounts payable and notes payable


471,176



408,199



351,506

Short-term bank loans and other debt


222,226



235,966



293,450

Customer deposits


63,768



80,522



107,163

Income tax payable


106,034



60,989



62,429

Deferred tax liabilities


57,692



108,581



91,202

Other payables and accrued liabilities


98,640



98,141



74,089

Payroll and welfare payable


22,966



14,212



18,457

Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt


564,204



743,520



586,841

Current maturities of capital lease obligations


3,066



3,129



3,010

Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests


2,310



-



4,486










Total current liabilities


1,612,082



1,753,259



1,592,633










Noncurrent liabilities









Long-term bank loans


13,860



28,296



52,296

Other long-term debt


940,638



785,318



576,204

Deferred tax liabilities


13,500



16,637



9,825

Unrecognized tax benefits


17,842



10,948



14,005

Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities


18,111



20,159



23,500

Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests


1,232



3,616



2,451

TOTAL LIABILITIES


2,617,265



2,618,233



2,270,914










Shareholders' equity









Common shares


16



16



16

Treasury shares


(24,045)



(22,384)



(20,696)

Additional paid-in capital


531,233



529,978



530,670

Statutory reserves


80,451



72,821



72,829

Retained earnings


317,364



309,566



273,255

Accumulated other comprehensive income


30,952



54,182



104,557

Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders' equity


935,971



944,179



960,631

Non-controlling interest


(19)



(19)



(19)

Total equity


935,952



944,160



960,612

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


3,553,217



3,562,393



3,231,526

 

 

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SOURCE Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.



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