XI'AN, China, August 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc. ("China Housing" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: CHLN) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Highlights for Q2 2012:
Mr. Pingji Lu, China Housing's Chairman, commented, "We were pleased that our financial results for the second quarter were stronger than our original forecast. This performance was fueled by increased sales at our Puhua Phase I and II projects. Our three active projects, Puhua Phase I, Puhua Phase II and JunJing III generated the majority of our revenue with GFA sales of approximately 26 thousand square meters and a total average selling price of RMB 5,705 per square meter. While overall GFA sales were high at two of our three main projects this quarter, our gross profit margin was lower than expected. This was due to a change in estimated revenue and cost of sales at our JunJing III project as well as decreased ASP at our Puhua Phase II project to enhance sales. We aim to keep our gross margin in the 25% to 28% range and believe this will be achievable in the remaining half of the year."
"As we look ahead to the second half of the year, we believe market conditions will continue to improve and consumers will continue to resume their buying activity. We have one main project ———— Puhua Phase II, that will drive sales in the second half of the year. We also have several new projects under construction that are expected to commence pre-sales in the latter half of the year. Recently, we have improved our debt position and believe we have sufficient levels of capital for our business expansion in the coming quarters ahead. We see a number of unique opportunities to drive demand for our residential and commercial properties in the Xi'an market and look forward to capitalizing on our growth to build China Housing into a larger, more profitable business."
Total revenue in the second quarter of 2012 increased 49.0% to $35.0 million from $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 and increased 72.9% from $20.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. In the second quarter of 2012, most of the Company's revenue came from its Puhua Phase I and Phase II projects. Second quarter 2012 contract sales totaled $24.8 million compared to $20.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $12.9 million from the second quarter of 2011. Total gross floor area ("GFA") sales were 25,908 sq. meters during the second quarter of 2012, compared to 20,366 sq. meters in the first quarter of 2012 and 12,769 sq. meters in the second quarter of 2011. The Company's ASP in the second quarter of 2012 increased to RMB 5,705 compared to RMB 6,215 in the first quarter of 2012, and RMB 6,551 in the second quarter of 2011.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $8.1 million, representing an increase of 15.3% from $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2012 and a 58.6% increase from $5.1 million in the same period of 2011. The increase in gross profit was due to increased sales from the Company's three main projects. Gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was 23.2%, which is below the 25.3% in the same period of 2011 and the 29.9% in the first quarter of 2012. The decrease in gross profit margin was mainly due to a change in estimated revenue and cost of sales at our JunJing III project.
SG&A expense was $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared to $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. SG&A expense as a percentage of total revenue was 11.3%, compared to 12.9% in the first quarter of 2012 and 16.4% in the second quarter of 2011. The year-over-year increase in SG&A expense was primarily due to increased selling expenses associated with increased sales revenue.
Operating income in the second quarter of 2012 was $3.1 million, or 8.7% of total revenue, decreased from $3.4 million, or 14.5% of total revenue, in the first quarter of 2012, and increased from $0.9 million, or 4.2% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2011. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to increased revenue.
Net income attributable to China Housing in the second quarter of 2012 was $1.9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share. This performance compares to a net income of $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2012.
Sequential Quarterly Revenue Breakout Comparison
Project | Q2 2012 | Q1 2012 | ||||||||
Recognized Revenue | Contract Sales | GFA Sold | ASP | Unsold GFA | POC | Recognized Revenue | Contract Sales | GFA Sold | ASP | |
($) | ($) | (sqm) | (RMB) | (sqm) | ($) | ($) | (sqm) | (RMB) | ||
Projects Under Construction | ||||||||||
Puhua Phase One | 12,043,477 | 6,029,952 | 4,980 | 7,666 | 14,030 | 97.6% | 4,778,151 | 1,245,345 | 1,394 | 5,628 |
Puhua Phase Two | 14,541,350 | 15,973,143 | 19,343 | 5,228 | 161,106 | 55.3% | 1,770,796 | 2,348,212 | 2,678 | 5,524 |
JunJing III | 4,313,484 | 2,285,239 | 1,857 | 7,790 | 2,077 | 82.8% | 10,629,103 | 13,242,856 | 14,198 | 5,876 |
Projects Completed | ||||||||||
JunJing II Phase One | - | - | - | - | 817 | 100% | 3,256,293 | 3,256,293 | 2,096 | 9,788 |
JunJing I | (828,763) | (828,763) | (272) | 19,938 | 4,825 | 100% | - | - | - | - |
Additional Project | - | - | - | - | - | 100% | - | - | - | - |
Other | 4,945,971 | - | - | 3,067,428 | - | - | ||||
Total | 35,015,520 | 23,459,571 | 25,908 | 5,705 | 182,855 | - | 23,501,771 | 20,092,706 | 20,366 | 6,215 |
Q-o-Q | 49.0% | 16.8% | 27.2% | -8.2% | ||||||
Total debt outstanding as of June 30, 2012 was $201.2 million compared with $192.4 million on December 31, 2011. Net debt outstanding (total debt less cash) as of June 30, 2012, 2012 was $105 million compared with $64.0 million on December 31, 2011. The Company's net debt as a percentage of total capital (net debt plus shareholders' equity) was 44.3% on June 30, 2012 and 33.0% on December 31, 2011.
Q2 2012 | ||
Projects in Planning | Unsold GFA | First Pre-sales Scheduled |
(sqm) | ||
Puhua Phase Three | 177,193 | Q4 2012 |
Park Plaza | 141,822 | Q4 2012 |
Ankang Project | 243,152 | Q4 2012 |
Golden Bay | 252,540 | Q2 2013 |
Puhua Phase Four | 216,611 | Q3 2013 |
Textile City | 630,000 | Q3 2013 |
Total projects in planning | 1,661,318 | |
2012 Third Quarter Outlook
Total recognized revenue for the 2012 third quarter is expected to reach $23 to $26 million, compared to $32.1 million in the same period of 2011. The Company is reporting contract sales estimates compared to revenue as they are not subject to percentage of completion alterations.
Conference Call Information
Management will host a conference call at 8:00 am ET on August 14th, 2012. Listeners may access the call by dialing #1-913-312-0647. To listen to the live webcast of the event, please go to http://www.viavid.net. Listeners may access the call replay, which will be available through August 21st, 2012, by dialing #1-858-384-5517; passcode: 9513435.
About China Housing & Land Development, Inc.
Based in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi province, China Housing & Land Development, Inc., is a leading developer of residential and commercial properties in northwest China. China Housing has been engaged in land acquisition, development, and management, including the sales of residential and commercial real estate properties through its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, since 1992.
China Housing & Land Development is the first Chinese real estate development company traded on NASDAQ. The Company's news releases, project information, photographs, and more are available on the internet at www.chldinc.com.
Safe Harbor
This news release may contain forward-looking information about China Housing & Land Development, Inc. which is covered under the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward- looking terminology such as believe, expect, may, will, should, project, plan, seek, intend, or anticipate or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, and statements about industry trends and China Housing & Land Development's future performance, operations, and products.
Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Actual performance results may vary significantly from expectations and projections. Further information regarding this and other risk factors are contained in China Housing's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
All information provided in this news release and in any attachments is as of the date of the release, and the companies do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.
China Housing contacts
Mr. Cangsang Huang
Chief Financial Officer
+86-29-8258-2648 in Xi'an
chuang@chldinc.com
Ms. Jing Lu
Chief Operating Officer, Board Secretary, and Investor Relations Officer
+86 29.8258.2639 in Xi'an
jinglu@chldinc.com / English and Chinese
Mr. Shuai Luo
Investor Relations
+86 29.8258.2632 in Xi'an
Laurentluo@chldinc.com / English and Chinese
Mr. Bill Zima, ICR
+86 10 6583 7511
William.Zima@icrinc.com
China Housing Investor Relations Department
+1 646. 308.1285
CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 | ||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2012 | 2011 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,394,253 | $ | 22,014,953 | ||||
Cash - restricted | 83,809,061 | 105,720,400 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $566,537 and $571,857, respectively | 16,069,860 | 20,253,706 | ||||||
Other receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets, net | 3,108,756 | 1,483,758 | ||||||
Real estate held for development or sale | 217,163,574 | 163,482,316 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 34,691,813 | 33,018,990 | ||||||
Advance to suppliers | 2,179,083 | 889,965 | ||||||
Deposits on land use rights | 41,921,048 | 65,286,137 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 53,536,752 | 54,148,953 | ||||||
Goodwill | 1,877,156 | 1,894,782 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset | - | 308,248 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs | 189,586 | 253,569 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 466,940,942 | $ | 468,755,777 | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 39,665,399 | $ | 44,275,965 | ||||
Advances from customers | 49,053,224 | 57,541,251 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 7,697,765 | 8,380,041 | ||||||
Income and other taxes payable | 15,374,676 | 14,386,133 | ||||||
Other payables | 7,049,958 | 7,474,035 | ||||||
Loans from employees | 18,872,973 | 14,887,431 | ||||||
Loans payable | 149,015,279 | 148,402,690 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability | 14,621,291 | 14,861,462 | ||||||
Warrants liability | 976 | 4,162 | ||||||
Fair value of embedded derivatives | 109,345 | 330,629 | ||||||
Convertible debt | 9,639,742 | 9,165,591 | ||||||
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests in Subsidiaries | 23,658,219 | 19,935,482 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 334,758,847 | 339,644,872 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Common stock: $.001 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares issued 35,438,079 and 35,078,639, respectively | ||||||||
35,438 | 35,079 | |||||||
Additional paid in capital | 49,774,295 | 48,961,658 | ||||||
Treasury stock at cost 351,480 shares and 337,800 shares, respectively | (434,240) | (420,098) | ||||||
Statutory reserves | 7,857,612 | 7,857,612 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 54,697,621 | 50,555,460 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 20,251,369 | 22,121,194 | ||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 132,182,095 | 129,110,905 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 466,940,942 | $ | 468,755,777 | ||||
CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||||||||||||
For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 | |||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
3 Months | 3 Months | 6 Months | 6 Months | ||||||||||||
June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||
REVENUES | |||||||||||||||
Real estate sales | $ | 30,069,549 | $ | 15,573,256 | $ | 50,503,892 | $ | 35,230,073 | |||||||
Other income | 4,945,971 | 4,678,936 | 8,013,399 | 7,579,815 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 35,015,520 | 20,252,192 | 58,517,291 | 42,809,888 | |||||||||||
COST OF SALES | |||||||||||||||
Cost of real estate sales | 23,115,905 | 13,150,640 | 37,348,769 | 27,789,214 | |||||||||||
Cost of other revenue | 3,792,088 | 1,987,855 | 6,031,958 | 4,184,424 | |||||||||||
Total cost of revenues | 26,907,993 | 15,138,495 | 43,380,727 | 31,973,638 | |||||||||||
Gross margin | 8,107,527 | 5,113,697 | 15,136,564 | 10,836,250 | |||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 3,956,069 | 3,321,725 | 6,979,754 | 6,754,441 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 690,390 | 17,820 | 812,996 | 17,820 | |||||||||||
Other expenses | 58,455 | 348,901 | 64,888 | 390,478 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 100,676 | 365,460 | 330,948 | 962,608 | |||||||||||
Accretion expense on convertible debt | 241,665 | 206,813 | 474,151 | 543,804 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,047,255 | 4,260,719 | 8,662,737 | 8,669,151 | |||||||||||
NET INCOME FROM BUSINESS OPERATIONS | 3,060,272 | 852,978 | 6,473,827 | 2,167,099 | |||||||||||
CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES | |||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives | (150,181) | (409,478) | (221,284) | (1,462,232) | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants | (3,554) | (263,623) | (3,186) | (1,114,274) | |||||||||||
Total changes in fair value of derivatives | (153,735) | (673,101) | (224,470) | (2,576,506) | |||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 3,214,007 | 1,526,079 | 6,698,297 | 4,743,605 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 1,372,027 | 985,101 | 2,341,512 | 1,771,590 | |||||||||||
(Recovery of) provision for deferred income taxes | (64,768) | (33,922) | 214,624 | (71,968) | |||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 1,906,748 | $ | 574,900 | $ | 4,142,161 | $ | 3,043,983 | |||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 34,914,731 | 35,078,639 | 34,822,496 | 34,485,897 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 34,914,731 | 36,694,348 | 34,822,496 | 36,101,606 | |||||||||||
NET INCOME PER SHARE | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.09 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.05 | |||||||
CHINA HOUSING & LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||||||||
For The Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
3 Months | 3 Months | 6 Months | 6 Months | |||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
NET INCOME | $ | 1,906,748 | $ | 574,900 | $ | 4,142,161 | $ | 3,043,983 | ||||||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||||||||||
(Loss) gain in foreign exchange | (1,763,412) | 1,721,118 | (1,869,825) | 3,083,989 | ||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 143,336 | $ | 2,296,018 | $ | 2,272,336 | $ | 6,127,972 | ||||||||