UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2014

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-33863

 

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD.

 

27/F, China Central Place, Tower II
79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025
People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x                                Form 40-F o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

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This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") on Form S-8 (Registration Number 333-152637) and on Form F-3 (Registration Number 333-192046) and any outstanding prospectus, offering circular or similar document issued or authorized by the Company that incorporates by reference any of the Company’s reports on Form 6-K that are incorporated into its registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and this Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of each such document from the date on which this Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Exhibit 99.1 Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated August 15, 2014  

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
     
     
  By: /s/ Manbo He
  Name: Manbo He
  Title: CFO

 

 

Date: August 15, 2014

 

 
 

  

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Exhibit 99.1   Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated August 15, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces SECOND Quarter 2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

BEIJING, China, August 15, 2014 – Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or “the Company”) (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a primary focus on high growth cities in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter 2014.

 

 

Highlights for the Second Quarter 2014

 

·Total gross floor area (“GFA”) sales were 149,600 square meters, a 17.7% increase from 127,100 square meters sold in the first quarter of 2014, and a 1.6% increase from 147,200 square meters sold in the second quarter of 2013.

 

·Total second quarter revenues were US$166.8 million, a 26.3% decrease from US$226.4 million recorded in the first quarter of 2014 and a 16.0% decrease from US$198.5 million reported in the second quarter of 2013. Contract sales totaled US$198.7 million, a 27.4% decrease from US$273.9 million recorded in the first quarter of 2014 and a 1.4% increase from US$196.0 million recorded in the second quarter of 2013.

 

·Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percent of total revenue totaled 21.4% compared to 10.7% in the first quarter of 2014 and 7.4% in the second quarter of 2013.

 

·Net income was US$6.8 million, a 32.0% decrease from US$10.1 million in the first quarter of 2014 and an 82.6% decrease from US$39.4 million reported in the second quarter of 2013.

 

·Diluted net earnings per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) attributable to shareholders were US$0.08, compared to diluted net earnings per ADS of US$0.12 in the first quarter of 2014 and US$0.54 per ADS in the second quarter of 2013.

 

·Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, increased by US$28.5 million to US$683.5 million as of June 30, 2014 from US$655.0 million as of March 31, 2014. Short and long term debt increased by US$363.6 million from US$947.2 million as of March 31, 2014 to US$1,310.8 million as of June 30, 2014.

 

·The Company repurchased 0.91 million ADSs at a total cost of approximately US$3.8 million in the second quarter.

 

 

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Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan's Chairman said, "Overall, China’s real estate market slowed down in the second quarter due to credit tightening and adjustment in the property market after two years of strong returns for developers. We experienced a sequential and year over year GFA sales increase in the second quarter in a challenging environment. While we did not reduce the price of any of our existing main projects in the second quarter, we experienced lower ASP’s due to the lower price of our three newly launched projects in Zhengzhou, Xingyang and Jinan, each of which is in line with its respective locations. These new projects which commenced pre-sales in the second quarter, contributed approximately 41% of GFA sales in the quarter. We did not acquire any new land parcels during the second quarter however we recently announced a land acquisition in early August.”

“In the second half of the year, we expect to remain active with our project activity. We have five new projects that are scheduled to launch during the remainder of this year. Consequently, we expect our sales revenue and profit recognition for the full year to be back-end loaded,” concluded Mr. Zhang.

 

Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2014

 

Contract Sales

 

Contract sales totaled US$198.7 million in the second quarter compared to US$273.9 million in the first quarter of 2014 and US$196.0 million in the second quarter of 2013. The Company’s GFA sales were 149,600 square meters in the second quarter of 2014 versus 127,100 square meters in the first quarter of 2014 and 147,200 square meters in the second quarter of 2013. The average selling price ("ASP") per square meter sold was RMB8,155 (US$1,329) in the second quarter of 2014 versus RMB13,181 (US$2,155) in the first quarter of 2014 and RMB8,312 (US$1,332) in the second quarter of 2013.

 

Three new projects became available for sale in the second quarter of 2014, Xingyang Splendid I with sellable GFA of 117,195 square meters, Zhengzhou Thriving Family with sellable GFA of 142,487 square meters and Jinan Royal Palace with sellable GFA of 448,135 square meters. These three projects contributed approximately 40.7% of XIN’s GFA sales in the quarter. In addition, our Suzhou Lake Royal Palace project obtained its sales permit in late June and will recognize sales and revenue beginning July, 2014.

 

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Breakdown of GFA Sales and ASP’s by Project

 

  Q2 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Unsold
  GFA ASP GFA ASP GFA ASP GFA
Project (m2 000) (Rmb) (m2 000) (Rmb) (m2 000) (Rmb) (m2 000)
Zhengzhou Royal Palace 18.6 9,269 0.4 33,539 - - 0.5
Zhengzhou Century East A 27.2 10,451 1.2 15,309 0.4 17,792 1.0
Zhengzhou Century East B 3.9 15,030 0.2 9,147 0.1 9,200 0.6
Zhengzhou Xin City - - 33.6 10,672 35.0 6,086 52.4
Zhengzhou Thriving Family - - - - 33.0 7,196 109.6
Xingyang Splendid I - - - - 24.5 5,250 92.7
Kunshan Royal Palace - - 7.0 10,615 6.3 10,081 228.5
Suzhou Xin City - - 19.4 9,369 10.8 10,040 15.2
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace - - - - - - 169.2
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid 91.0 7,062 23.8 9,746 25.8 8,895 74.1
Jinan Royal Palace - - - - 3.5 6,856 444.6
Xuzhou Colorful City - - 4.0 6,954 2.7 15,546 91.0
Beijing Xindo Park - - 35.8 20,867 6.1 24,431 90.0
Others 6.5   1.7   1.4   4.7
  Total 147.2 8,312 127.1 13,181 149.6 8,155 1,374.1

 

Revenue

In the second quarter of 2014, the Company’s total revenue was US$166.8 million compared to US$226.4 million in the first quarter of 2014 and US$198.5 million in the second quarter of 2013.

  

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2014 was US$43.3 million, or 25.9% of revenue, compared to a gross profit of US$59.4 million, or 26.2% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2014 and a gross profit of US$69.9 million, or 35.2% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2013.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$35.6 million for the second quarter of 2014 compared to US$24.3 million for the first quarter of 2014 and US$14.7 million for the second quarter of 2013. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 21.4% compared to 10.7% in the first quarter of 2014 and 7.4% in the second quarter of 2013. The increase in SG&A expenses compared to the 2014 first quarter was mainly due to selling and marketing expenses related to newly launched projects, and the payment of project bonus to senior management. Excluding these items, SG&A remained at the same level as the first quarter of 2014.

 

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Net Income

Net income for the second quarter of 2014 was US$6.8 million compared to US$10.1 million for the first quarter of 2014 and US$39.4 million for the same period in 2013. Net margin was 4.1%, compared to 4.4% in the first quarter of 2014 and 19.8% in the second quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.08, compared to US$0.12 per ADS in the first quarter of 2014 and to US$0.54 per ADS in the same period in 2013.

 

Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2014, the Company reported US$683.5 million in cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) compared to US$655.0 million as of March 31, 2014. Total debt outstanding was US$1,310.8 million, an increase of US$363.6 million compared to US$947.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2014. The balance of the Company’s real estate property under development at the end of the second quarter was US$1,540.8 million compared to US$868.7 million at the end of the first quarter of 2014. The increase of property under development was primarily due to the land premium of newly acquired four land parcels in the first quarter recognized as property under development after paying off all the land premium in the second quarter.

 

Project Status

Below is a summary table of projects that were active and available for sale in the second quarter of 2014.

 

  GFA Contract Sales Project Cost % Complete
(m2 000) (US$ millions)
Project Total Active Projects Sold to date Total Active Projects Sales to date % Sold
   
Zhengzhou Royal Palace 132.4 131.9 240.9 238.2 98.9% 94.0%
Zhengzhou Century East A 77.3 76.3 127.4 125.7 98.7% 95.4%
Zhengzhou Century East B 166.5 165.9 246.3 245.3 99.6% 98.4%
Zhengzhou Xin City 206.4 154.0 340.5 229.8 67.5% 69.7%
Zhengzhou Thriving Family 142.5 32.9 150.3 38.6 25.7% 34.6%
Xingyang Splendid I 117.2 24.5 93.8 20.9 22.3% 35.0%
Kunshan Royal Palace 284.3 55.8 498.7 86.5 17.4% 41.4%
Suzhou Xin City 127.3 112.1 186.5 159.8 85.7% 74.4%
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace 169.2 0.0 394.4 0.0 0.0% 66.8%
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid 574.9 500.8 811.1 704.6 86.9% 86.6%
Jinan Royal Palace 448.1 3.5 682.4 3.9 0.6% 42.5%
Xuzhou Colorful City 129.0 38.0 198.2 56.3 28.4% 49.4%
Beijing Xindo Park 131.9 41.9 480.9 146.1 30.4% 72.0%
Others remaining GFA 4.7          
  Total active projects 2,711.7 1,337.6 4,451.4 2,055.7 46.2% 65.8%

 

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As of August 15, 2014, the Company’s total sellable GFA was approximately 2,467,300 square meters for active projects and under planning stage projects in China. Below is a summary of all of our planning stage projects:

 

  Unsold GFA Pre sales Scheduled
(m2 000)
Xingyang Splendid II&III 113.4 Q4 2014
Chengdu Thriving Family (Newly Acquired Chengdu Land) 206.2 Q3 2014
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1 (Newly Acquired Sanya Land) 116.2 Q4 2014
Shanghai Royal Palace (Newly Acquired Shanghai Land) 57.6 Q4 2014
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid (Newly Acquired Changsha Land) 238.1 Q4 2014
Newly Acquired Shaanxi Land 361.7 Q1 2015
Total projects under planning 1093.2  
Total active projects 1,374.1  
Total all Xinyuan projects in China 2,467.3   

 

The Company’s New York Oosten project has a total GFA of 37,100 square meters. Its New York sales gallery was opened on June 30. As of the end of the second quarter, the Company began negotiating contracts on select units with buyers.

 

Third Quarter Outlook

The Company expects contract sales in the third quarter of 2014 to reach approximately US$265 to US$280 million. Third quarter revenue is expected to total US$220 to US$230 million while net income is expected to reach US$7 to US$9 million.

 

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 am ET on August 15, 2014 to discuss second quarter 2014 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing 1-913-312-0868. A webcast will also be available through the Company's investor relations website at http://www.xyre.com. A replay of the call will be available through August 22, 2014 by dialing 1-858-384-5517, access code: 1236931.

 

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About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN) is a developer of large scale, high quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers with a comfortable and convenient community lifestyle. In China, Xinyuan primarily focuses its development projects in high growth cities, including Zhengzhou, Jinan, Suzhou, Kunshan, Xuzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing, Changsha, Sanya, Xi’an and Hefei. The Company’s U.S. development arm, XIN Development Group International, Inc., is a pioneer amongst Chinese real estate residential developers, entering the US market in 2012. Xinyuan is the first real estate developer from China to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 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, 2013. 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.

 

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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:

 

Ms. Helen Zhang

Financial Controller

Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9398

Email: irmanager@xyre.com

 

ICR, LLC

In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511

Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

 

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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 
   June 30,   March 31,   June 30, 
   2014   2014   2013 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Total revenue   166,824    226,412    198,484 
                
Total costs of revenue   (123,565)   (167,043)   (128,598)
Gross profit   43,259    59,369    69,886 
                
Selling and distribution expenses   (8,857)   (4,781)   (2,860)
General and administrative expenses   (26,761)   (19,494)   (11,877)
                
Operating income   7,641    35,094    55,149 
                
Interest income   1,355    1,531    2,877 
Interest expense   (7,467)   (8,641)   (4,844)
Other income   3,109    -    - 
Exchange gains   50    -    - 
Share of loss of an equity investee   (201)   (217)   - 
                
Income from operations before income taxes   4,487    27,767    53,182 
                
Income taxes   2,345    (17,717)   (13,820)
                
Net income   6,832    10,050    39,362 
                
Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   6,832    10,050    39,362 
                
Earnings per ADS:               
  Basic   0.09    0.13    0.55 
  Diluted   0.08    0.12    0.54 
ADS used in computation:               
  Basic   76,343    77,801    71,256 
  Diluted   89,272    90,810    72,242 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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

 

   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2014   2013 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Revenue   393,236    367,913 
           
Cost of revenue   (290,608)   (242,360)
Gross profit   102,628    125,553 
           
Selling expenses   (13,638)   (5,648)
General and administrative expenses   (46,255)   (21,451)
           
Operating income   42,735    98,454 
           
Interest income   2,886    4,512 
Interest expense   (16,108)   (4,844)
Other income   3,109    - 
Exchange gains   50    - 
Share of loss of an equity investee   (418)   - 
Income from operations before income taxes   32,254    98,122 
           
Income taxes   (15,372)   (32,145)
           
Net income   16,882    65,977 
           
Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   16,882    65,977 
           
Earnings per  ADS:          
  Basic   0.22    0.93 
  Diluted   0.20    0.91 
ADS used in computation:          
  Basic   77,068    71,219 
  Diluted   90,047    72,314 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

  

   June  30,   March 31,   December 31, 
   2014   2014   2013 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited) 
ASSETS               
Current assets               
Cash and cash equivalents   377,468    348,096    587,119 
Restricted cash   306,069    306,857    250,098 
Accounts receivable   31,244    24,986    8,528 
Other receivables   85,914    143,813    10,593 
Restricted deposit   11,409    11,411    11,514 
Deposits for land use right   220,737    480,739    297,389 
Other deposits and prepayments   115,193    106,026    103,790 
Advances to suppliers   25,367    20,175    15,317 
Real estate property held for sale   2,970    5,524    5,524 
Real estate property development completed   13,969    17,036    21,260 
Real estate property under development   1,540,816    868,679    932,519 
Amounts due from related parties   2,113    1,301    820 
Amounts due from employees   713    586    59 
Other current assets   193    34    - 
                
Total current assets   2,734,175    2,335,263    2,244,530 
                
Real estate properties held for lease, net   62,970    61,534    60,410 
Property and equipment, net   46,089    45,688    46,706 
Other long-term investment   242    242    242 
Investment in joint venture   5,474    5,676    5,945 
Deferred tax assets   14,528    10,593    10,191 
Deferred charges   18,988    8,699    9,049 
Other assets   7,063    4,940    5,028 
                
TOTAL ASSETS   2,889,529    2,472,635    2,382,101 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

 

  June 30,   March 31,   December 31, 
  2014   2014   2013 
  (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited) 
LIABILITIES AND              
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY              
Current liabilities              
Accounts payable  250,675    171,161    194,403 
Short-term bank loans and other debt  170,654    113,782    23,291 
Customer deposits  93,927    81,805    75,285 
Income tax payable  57,296    106,833    121,642 
Deferred tax liabilities  105,402    85,821    78,958 
Other payables and accrued liabilities  65,945    79,881    73,446 
Payroll and welfare payable  3,980    4,610    19,638 
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt  424,712    231,015    217,964 
Current maturities of capital lease obligations  2,721    2,721    2,746 
               
Total current liabilities  1,175,312    877,629    807,373 
               
Non- current liabilities              
Long-term bank loans  59,466    61,768    32,804 
Other long term debt  655,957    540,662    536,943 
Deferred tax liabilities  9,385    9,385    9,385 
Unrecognized tax benefits  16,165    16,167    16,314 
Capital lease obligations, net of current  maturities  25,057    25,742    26,646 
Redeemable non-controlling interests  2,836    -    - 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  1,944,178    1,531,353    1,429,465 
               
Shareholders’ equity              
Common shares  16    16    16 
Treasury shares  (14,507)   (10,696)   (3,085)
Additional paid-in capital  540,048    535,169    534,937 
Statutory reserves  68,547    68,547    68,547 
Retained earnings  253,365    250,447    244,310 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  97,882    97,799    107,911 
TOTAL EQUITY  945,351    941,282    952,636 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  2,889,529    2,472,635    2,382,101 

 

 

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