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 DECEMBER 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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Exhibits


Exhibit 99.1        Press Release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. dated December 29, 2022.

Signature

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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/ Yong Zhang
 
Name:
Yong Zhang
 
Title:
CEO

Date: December 29, 2022


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Exhibit 99.1

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces First Half 2022 Financial Results

Beijing, December 29, 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, 2022.

First half of 2022 highlights


SG&A expenses for the first half of 2022 were US$71.0 million compared to US$102.4 million for the first half of 2021. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 12.2% and 13.0% for the first half of 2022 and 2021 respectively.


The balance of the Company’s real estate properties completed and under development at the end of the second quarter of 2022 was US$3,367.2 million compared to US$2,869.6 million as of December 31, 2021.

Financial Results for the first half of 2022

Revenue

For the first half of 2022, the Company’s total revenue decreased 25.6% to US$584.1 million compared to US$785.6 million for the first half of 2021.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first half of 2022 was US$47.6 million, or 8.1% of total revenue, compared to gross profit of US$102.4 million, or 13.0% of total revenue, for the first half of 2021.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses for the first half of 2022 were US$71.0 million compared to US$102.4 million for the first half of 2021. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 12.2% and 13.0% for the first half of 2022 and 2021 respectively.

Net Loss

Net loss for the first half of 2022 was US$172.5 million compared to net loss of US$70.2 million for the first half of 2021.

Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2022, the Company’s cash and restricted cash increased to US$721.7 million from US$719.9 million as of December 31, 2021.

Total debt outstanding was US$2,101.3 million, which reflects a decrease of 10.0% from US$2,335.5 million as of December 31, 2021.

The balance of the Company’s real estate properties completed and under development at the end of the second quarter of 2022 was US$3,367.2 million compared to US$2,869.6 million as of December 31, 2021.

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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, 2021. 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. Rick Wang
Investor Relations Director
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,
   
June 30,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
             
Total revenue
   
584,123
     
785,600
 
                 
Total costs of revenue
   
(536,560
)
   
(683,213
)
Gross profit
   
47,563
     
102,387
 
                 
Selling and distribution expenses
   
(19,374
)
   
(33,913
)
General and administrative expenses
   
(51,669
)
   
(68,457
)
                 
Operating income/(loss)
   
(23,736
)
   
17
 

               
Interest income
   
1,159
     
6,793
 
Interest expense
   
(83,770
)
   
(84,163
)
Gain on short-term investments
   
(69,828
)
   
2,442
 
Other (income)/expense
   
729
     
174
 
Exchange loss/(gain)
   
22,040
     
9,057
 
Share of loss/(gain) of equity investees
   
(23,356
)
   
3,472
 
                 
Loss from operations before income taxes
   
(176,762
)
   
(62,208
)
                 
Income tax (expenses)/benefits
   
4,274
     
(8,013
)
                 
Net loss
   
(172,488
)
   
(70,221
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
   
(11,849
)
   
4,917
 
Net loss attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders
   
(184,337
)
   
(65,304
)
                 
Loss per ADS:
               
Basic
   
(3.45
)
   
(1.22
)
Diluted
   
(3.45
)
   
(1.22
)
ADS used in computation:
               
Basic
   
53,466
     
53,466
 
Diluted
   
53,466
     
53,471
 

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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,
2022
     
December 31,
2021
  
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and restricted cash
   
721,724
     
673,289
 
Short-term investments
   
15,092
     
85,211
 
Accounts receivable
   
27,677
     
59,509
 
Other receivables
   
294,024
     
298,190
 
Deposits for land use rights
   
35,111
     
35,739
 
Other deposits and prepayments
   
408,797
     
365,505
 
Advances to suppliers
   
100,353
     
124,153
 
Real estate properties development completed and under development
   
3,367,211
     
2,869,623
 
Amounts due from related parties
   
211,135
     
271,567
 
Amounts due from employees
   
3,793
     
1,550
 
Other current assets
   
3,863
     
1,483
 
                 
Total current assets
   
5,188,780
     
4,785,819
 
                 
Restricted cash, non-current
   
-
     
46,583
 
Real estate properties held for lease, net
   
548,380
     
440,300
 
Property and equipment, net
   
31,820
     
35,526
 
Long-term investment
   
113,965
     
667,228
 
Deferred tax assets
   
288,853
     
302,972
 
Deposits for land use rights and properties
   
34,270
     
36,075
 
Amounts due from related parties
   
15,624
     
15,283
 
Contract cost assets
   
56,463
     
35,104
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
8,620
     
3,147
 
Other assets
   
68,649
     
78,242
 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
   
6,355,424
     
6,446,279
 

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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,
2022
     
December 31,
2021
  
   
(unaudited)
   
(audited)
 
LIABILITIES AND
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
Current liabilities
           
Accounts payable and notes payable
   
940,424
     
1,134,432
 
Short-term bank loans and other debt
   
88,379
     
99,469
 
Customer deposits
   
1,523,606
     
1,162,430
 
Income tax payable
   
238,390
     
249,107
 
Other payables and accrued liabilities
   
606,711
     
555,177
 
Payroll and welfare payable
   
15,254
     
15,392
 
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt
   
1,388,091
     
1,466,821
 
Lease liability, current portion
   
9,839
     
7,620
 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests
   
10,950
     
10,274
 
Amounts due to related parties
   
72,344
     
77,062
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
4,893,988
     
4,777,784
 
                 
Non-current liabilities
               
Long-term bank loans
   
293,483
     
494,077
 
Other long-term debt
   
331,362
     
275,100
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
499,331
     
343,263
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
   
132,924
     
130,561
 
Lease liability
   
5,245
     
1,286
 
Amounts due to related parties
   
-
     
10,979
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
6,156,333
     
6,033,050
 
                 
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common shares
   
16
     
16
 
Treasury shares
   
(116,062
)
   
(116,062
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
544,813
     
544,387
 
Statutory reserves
   
179,377
     
178,498
 
Retained earnings
   
(577,899
)
   
(387,664
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
3,861
     
34,923
 
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity
   
34,106
     
254,098
 
Non-controlling interest
   
164,985
     
159,131
 
Total equity
   
199,091
     
413,229
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   
6,355,424
     
6,446,279
 


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