Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

BEIJING, June 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager operating primarily in China and in the U.S., today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

First Quarter 2020 Highlights

• Total revenue was US$125.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to US$468.9 million in the first quarter of 2019.
• Net loss was US$39.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to net income of US$18.2 million in the first quarter of 2019.
• Diluted net loss per ADS attributable to shareholders were US$0.73 in the first quarter of 2020 compared to diluted net income of US$0.33 in the first quarter of 2019.

Xinyuan's Chairman Yong Zhang commented, "First quarter results were heavily affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Project construction and pre-sales were delayed by the nationwide lock-down, which disrupted our supply chain. Suppliers and engineering firms resumed operations toward the end of March, an early sign of economic recovery as China gradually re-opens for business. We are working closely with all suppliers and partners to restart construction, and anticipate returning to normal business pace early in the third quarter this year."

Mr. Zhang added, "Notably, our Hong Kong-listed property management company performed well. Property management is a recurring revenue business that is not particularly impacted by outside factors such as pandemic, the economy, or other forces. Recently, Xinyuan Property Management was again recognized for its strong execution and leadership position. In May 2020, we were designated as a '2020 leading listed company of property management service in business performance'. We are proud to achieve this honor."

Mr. Zhang concluded, "Despite the short-term challenges of this unprecedented pandemic, our fundamental business strengths are intact. We continue to streamline project construction, optimize cost control, and expand sales channels. We ended the quarter with a solid cash balance and ample liquidity. We fully redeemed the US$200 million senior notes on March 19. We will continue repurchase our ADRs depending on market conditions. With the majority of our projects in China, we remain optimistic about our business outlook for this year. Our high-quality residential projects and best-in-class property services continue to attract our customers. We believe these efforts will drive positive performance for the rest of 2020 and beyond."

First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Contract Sales

Contract sales in China totaled US$153.3 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to US$478.9 million in the first quarter of 2019 and US$653.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The Company's GFA sales in China were 90,500 square meters in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 211,400 square meters in the first quarter of 2019 and 356,900 square meters in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The average selling price ("ASP") per square meter sold in China was RMB11,809 (US$1,693) in the first quarter of 2020 compared to RMB15,269 (US$2,264) in the first quarter of 2019 and RMB12,628 (US$1,831) in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Breakdown of GFA Sales and ASPs by Project in China

* The Company owns a 16.66% equity interest in Suzhou Hengwan Real Estate Co., Ltd., which develops Suzhou Suhe Bay. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

** The Company owns a 19.99% equity interest in Suzhou Litai Real Estate Co., Ltd., which develops Suzhou Gusu Shade II. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

*** The Company owns a 51% equity interest indirectly in Huzhou Xinhong Renju Construction Development Co., Ltd., which develops Huzhou Silk Town. Based on the articles of association, the company cannot exercise control of Huzhou Silk Town, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Huzhou Silk Town's operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.

Revenue

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company's total revenue decreased 73.2% to US$125.8 million from US$468.9 million in the first quarter of 2019 and decreased 86.1% from US$906.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2020 was US$28.1 million, or 22.3% of total revenue, compared to gross profit of US$131.0 million, or 27.9% of total revenue, in the first quarter of 2019 and a gross profit of US$146.5 million, or 16.2% of total revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$44.0 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to US$56.1 million for the first quarter of 2019 and US$73.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 35.0% compared to 12.0% in the first quarter of 2019 and 8.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Net Income

Net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was US$39.1 million compared to net income of US$18.2 million for the first quarter of 2019 and net income of US$39.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Net margin was negative 31.1% compared to 3.9% in the first quarter of 2019 and 4.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019. Diluted net loss per ADS were US$0.73 compared to diluted net earnings of US$0.33 per ADS in the first quarter of 2019 and diluted net earnings of US$0.62 per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2020, the Company's cash and restricted cash (including bank deposit for long-term debt) decreased to US$933.1 million from US$1,102.6 million as of December 31, 2019.

Total debt outstanding was US$3,039.6 million, which reflects a decrease of US$175.5 million from US$3,215.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

The balance of the Company's real estate properties under development at the end of the first quarter of 2020 was US$3,176.4 million compared to US$3,254.4 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

Real Estate Project Status in China

Below is a summary table of projects that were active and available for sale in the first quarter of 2020.

* The Company owns a 16.66% equity interest in Suzhou Hengwan Real Estate Co., Ltd.. which develops Suzhou Suhe Bay. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

** The Company owns a 19.99% equity interest in Suzhou Litai Real Estate Co., Ltd., which develops Suzhou Gusu Shade II. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

*** The Company owns a 51% equity interest indirectly in Huzhou Xinhong Renju Construction Development Co., Ltd., which develops Huzhou Silk Town. Based on the articles of association, the company cannot exercise control of Huzhou Silk Town, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Huzhou Silk Town's operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company's total saleable GFA was approximately 4,467,600 square meters for active projects and under planning stage projects in China. Below is a summary of all of the Company's projects in China:

* The Company owns 40% equity interest in Taizhou Yiju Real Estate Co., Ltd. which develops Taizhou Yihe Yayuan.

** The Company owns 24% equity interest in Suzhou Kairongchen Real Estate Co., Ltd. which develops Suzhou He'an Garden. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method. Based on the articles of association, the company cannot exercise control of Suzhou He'an Garden, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Suzhou He'an Garden 's operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.

Update on United States Real Estate Projects

As of March 31, 2020, we have sold 177 units out of 216 units at the Oosten project in Brooklyn, New York. Total revenue from this project has reached US$260.1 million. Of the remaining 38 unsold units, 26 are rented with lease terms ranging from 12 months to 24 months.

Progress continues at the Hudson Garden project, BLOOM ON FORTY FIFTH, in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan, New York City. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had completed superstructure construction, precast concrete facade, and window installation. During the past year, the project's design drawings were optimized, increasing the number of residential units from 82 to 92. Of the total sellable 34,903 square feet of retail/commercial space, a total of 28,090 square feet has been leased to the U.S. department store retailer Target for a 20-year term. Another 1,910 square feet was leased to a dermatologist's office for a 15-year term.

As of quarter end, construction is still ahead of schedule and under budget. The onsite sales office and model apartments are expected to be fully furnished during the second quarter 2020 and ready to show to brokers and potential buyers. The residential unit sales strategy started with a first phase launch in China during Q4 2019 in which we exhibited in five Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, leveraging Xinyuan's own client database and established third-party channels. The start of the second phase in New York City, will depend on the progress of New York City's re-opening from the pandemic.

At the RKO project in Flushing, New York, the Company continued to execute on the planning, governmental approvals, and pre-development activities. As of March 31, 2020, we have engaged GKV Architects to develop new architectural plans, and completed the schematic design for the condo and hotel mixed-use development. The demolition is expected to be completed by the end of November 2020.

Update on the United Kingdom Real Estate Project

During the first quarter of 2020, works on site continue to progress, primarily focused on internal fit out, but completion will be delayed from the contract completion date of October 2020. At this stage it is still hard to accurately forecast the extent of the delay. We are working closely with the main contractor to establish a revised completion plan.

Of the 423 residential units in The Madison, all of the 104 Affordable Housing apartments have been pre-sold to a regulated affordable housing provider. Of the remaining 319 apartments, 136 apartments have been sold.

Business Outlook

The company strives to achieve contract sales of 20 billion to 22 billion RMB in 2020, with consolidated net income in the range of $60 million to $80 million.

However, the company believes that the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to have a material and extended adverse impact on its operational and financial results for full year 2020. With that, the above outlook may be subject to change in light of uncertainties and situations related to how overall market develops as well as company's business performance in the following months.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00am ET on June 5, 2020, to discuss its first quarter 2020 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

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

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until June 12, 2020:

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.xyre.com.

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 in other countries. In China, Xinyuan 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, and 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 City. Xinyuan 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 and 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 successfully into new geographic markets and new business lines and expand our operations; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real estate markets and economies of the cities and countries in which we operate; 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, 2018. 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:

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

The Blueshirt Group

In U.S.: Ms. Julia Qian
Email: Julia@blueshirtgroup.com

In China: Ms. Susie Wang
Mobile: +86 (138) 1081-7475
Email: susie@blueshirtgroup.com

View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinyuan-real-estate-co-ltd-announces-first-quarter-2020-financial-results-301071227.html