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 MARCH 2022
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)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Exhibits

Press Release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., dated March 14, 2022.
 
Signature


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/ Yu (Brian) Chen
 
Name:
 
Yu (Brian) Chen
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 14, 2022




Exhibit 99.1


Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces First Half 2021 Financial Results

Beijing, March 14, 2022 -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or “the Company”) (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer operating primarily in China and also in other countries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

First half of 2021 highlights


Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 91.5% to US$785.6 million from US$410.1 million for the first half of 2020.


Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 1.5% to US$70.2 million from net loss of US$69.2 million in the first half of 2020.


Diluted net loss per ADS attributable to shareholders was US$1.22 for the six months ended June 30, 2021, which remains unchanged compared to the first half of 2020.

Financial Results for the first half of 2021

Revenue

For the first half of 2021, the Company’s total revenue increased 91.5% to US$785.6 million compared to US$410.1 million for the first half of 2020.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first half of 2021 was US$102.4 million, or 13.0% of total revenue, compared to gross profit of US$47.3 million, or 11.5% of total revenue, for the first half of 2020.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$102.4 million for the first half of 2021 compared to US$95.4 million for the first half of 2020. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 13.0% compared to 23.3% for the first half of 2021 and 2020 respectively.

Net Loss

Net loss for the first half of 2021 was US$70.2 million compared to net loss of US$69.2 million for the first half of 2020.

Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s cash and restricted cash decreased to US$1,235.8 million from US$1,260.0 million as of December 31, 2020.

Total debt outstanding was US$2,893.4 million, which reflects a decrease of 3.9% from US$3,009.2 million as of December 31, 2020.

The balance of the Company’s real estate properties completed and under development at the end of the second quarter of 2021 was US$3,398.0 million compared to US$3,449.8 million as of December 31, 2020.

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About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan”) is an NYSE-listed real estate developer primarily in China and recently 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, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Xi’an, Suzhou, Dalian, Zhuhai and Foshan. 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. 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 future debt and financial position, potential future collaborative efforts, 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 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; the impact of pandemics, such as Covid-19, on the real estate market and the economies in our markets; 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, 2020. 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.
Investor Relations Department
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.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)

   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
2021
   
June 30,
2020
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
             
Total revenue
   
785,600
     
410,130
 
                 
Total costs of revenue
   
(683,213
)
   
(362,806
)
Gross profit
   
102,387
     
47,324
 
                 
Selling and distribution expenses
   
(33,913
)
   
(22,283
)
General and administrative expenses
   
(68,457
)
   
(73,112
)
                 
Operating income/(loss)
   
17
     
(48,071
)
                 
Interest income
   
6,793
     
8,491
 
Interest expense
   
(84,163
)
   
(60,697
)
Gain on short-term investments
   
2,442
     
4,361
 
Other income/(expense)
   
174
     
(1,322
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
-
     
(778
)
Exchange gain/(loss)
   
9,057
     
(2,810
)
Share of gain/(loss) of equity investees
   
3,472
     
(551
)
                 
Loss from operations before income taxes
   
(62,208
)
   
(101,377
)
                 
Income tax (expenses)/benefits
   
(8,013
)
   
32,178
 
                 
Net loss
   
(70,221
)
   
(69,199
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
   
4,917
     
3,436
 
Net loss attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders
   
(65,304
)
   
(65,763
)
                 
Loss per ADS:
               
Basic
   
(1.22
)
   
(1.22
)
Diluted
   
(1.22
)
   
(1.22
)
ADS used in computation:
               
Basic
   
53,466
     
53,722
 
Diluted
   
53,471
     
53,722
 

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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,
2021
   
December 31,
2020
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and restricted cash
   
1,017,197
     
1,027,848
 
Short-term investments
   
106,266
     
6,111
 
Accounts receivable
   
224,711
     
96,119
 
Other receivables
   
360,951
     
335,841
 
Deposits for land use rights
   
151,295
     
78,153
 
Other deposits and prepayments
   
352,748
     
323,322
 
Advances to suppliers
   
54,434
     
45,870
 
Real estate properties development completed and under development
   
3,397,959
     
3,449,829
 
Amounts due from related parties
   
261,672
     
233,441
 
Amounts due from employees
   
4,246
     
529
 
Other current assets
   
2,653
     
3,846
 
                 
Total current assets
   
5,934,132
     
5,600,909
 
                 
Restricted cash, non-current
   
218,596
     
232,134
 
Real estate properties held for lease, net
   
469,107
     
483,108
 
Property and equipment, net
   
40,891
     
42,760
 
Long-term investment
   
904,606
     
874,277
 
Deferred tax assets
   
299,148
     
272,534
 
Deposits for land use rights and properties
   
35,603
     
35,250
 
Amounts due from related parties
   
15,083
     
14,934
 
Contract cost assets
   
32,773
     
28,708
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
2,816
     
8,517
 
Other assets
   
78,973
     
76,192
 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
   
8,031,728
     
7,669,323
 

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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,
2021
   
December 31,
2020
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
LIABILITIES AND
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
Current liabilities
           
Accounts payable and notes payable
   
1,151,251
     
1,237,030
 
Short-term bank loans and other debt
   
19,744
     
13,625
 
Customer deposits
   
1,422,459
     
952,939
 
Income tax payable
   
223,849
     
278,096
 
Other payables and accrued liabilities
   
785,768
     
595,476
 
Payroll and welfare payable
   
906
     
18,102
 
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt
   
1,557,396
     
1,393,588
 
Lease liability, current portion
   
2,268
     
6,984
 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests
   
10,858
     
8,980
 
Amounts due to related parties
   
19,997
     
31,512
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
5,194,496
     
4,536,332
 
                 
Non-current liabilities
               
Long-term bank loans
   
406,151
     
589,018
 
Other long-term debt
   
910,101
     
1,013,016
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
438,009
     
389,967
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
   
101,824
     
101,199
 
Lease liability
   
6,647
     
3,161
 
Amounts due to related parties
   
10,836
     
10,728
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
7,068,064
     
6,643,421
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common shares
   
16
     
16
 
Treasury shares
   
(116,062
)
   
(116,062
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
581,407
     
552,215
 
Statutory reserves
   
175,345
     
177,696
 
Retained earnings
   
(33,441
)
   
34,501
 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income
   
(2,429
)
   
17,105
 
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity
   
604,836
     
665,471
 
Non-controlling interest
   
358,828
     
360,431
 
Total equity
   
963,664
     
1,025,902
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   
8,031,728
     
7,669,323
 


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