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 NOVEMBER 2020 

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 ¨

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Exhibits  
 
  Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., dated November 27, 2020
 
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: CFO
   
Date: November 27, 2020  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

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

 

BEIJING, China, November 27, 2020 - 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 third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

 

Third Quarter 2020 Highlights

 

·Total revenue in the third quarter of 2020 increased 130.5% to US$ 655.4 million from US$284.4 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

·Net income in the third quarter of 2020 increased 198.0% to US$ 29.5 million from net loss of US$30.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

·Diluted net income per ADS attributable to shareholders in the third quarter of 2020 increased 193.3% to US$0.46 from diluted net loss of US$0.49 in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan’s Chairman, stated, “I am glad to share our third quarter business results, in which we made remarkable progress from last quarter. We believe that consumer spending has broadly been restored across China, driving better business conditions. Our contract sales recovered with several major projects in Zhengzhou and Qingdao launched for presale as planned, reaching around 11.8 billion RMB or US$1.68 billion accumulatively by the end of third quarter. We also made encouraging progress on projects in Beijing and Xi’an, which should be able to launch in the fourth quarter. With a burgeoning pipeline in Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities, we are confident that Xinyuan can withstand market fluctuations and capitalize on opportunities.”

 

Mr. Zhang continued: “Balance sheet optimization has always been our top mission. In this quarter, we further reduced the proportion of short-term debt from 46% in December 2019 to 37% in September 2020, a $240 million reduction from $1.49 billion to $1.25 billion, and it’s fully covered by our cash position. Liquidity improved due to ample cash collection and issuance of offshore bonds in third quarter, and recently further strengthened after the landing of RMB 900 million onshore corporate bonds. Stronger balance sheet brings additional resources needed to drive our growth strategy and to build a diverse and dynamic real estate ecosystem.”

 

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

 

Revenue

 

In the third quarter of 2020, the Company’s total revenue increased 31.7% to US$ 655.4 million from US$497.6 million in the third quarter of 2019 and increased 130.5% from US$284.4 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

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Gross Profit

 

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2020 was US$ 105.3 million, compared to gross profit of US$123.5 million in the third quarter of 2019 and a gross profit of US$19.2 million in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

SG&A expenses were US$ 57.9 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to US$57.6 million for the third quarter of 2019 and US$51.4 million for the second quarter of 2020. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 8.8% compared to 11.6% in the third quarter of 2019 and 18.1% in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Net Income

 

Net income for the third quarter of 2020 was US$ 29.5 million compared to net income of US$5.4 million for the third quarter of 2019 and net loss of US$30.1 million for the second quarter of 2020. Net margin was 4.5% compared to 1.1% in the third quarter of 2019 and negative 10.6% in the second quarter of 2020. Diluted net earnings per ADS was US$0.46 compared to diluted net earnings of US$0.07 per ADS in the third quarter of 2019 and diluted net loss of US$0.49 per ADS in the second quarter of 2020.

 

Balance Sheet

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s cash and restricted cash was US$ 1,252.0 million, which reflects an increase of US$ 252.2 million from US$ 999.8 million as of June 30, 2020.

 

As of September 30, 2020, short term debt outstanding was US$ 1,255.6 million, total debt outstanding was US$ 3,374.6 million.

 

The balance of the Company’s real estate properties under development at the end of the third quarter of 2020 was US$ 2,592.0 million compared to US$ 3,094.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2020.

 

Real Estate Project Status in China

 

The Company commenced pre-sales of two new project in the third quarter of 2020, Zhengzhou Xinyuan Palace I and Qingdao Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal.

 

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

 

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Project GFA
(m2, 000s)
Total Active
Projects as of
September 30,
2020
Sold as of
September 30,
2020
Unsold as of
September 30,
2020
Xingyang Splendid II 118.5 98.3 20.2
Jinan Royal Palace 449.8 441.5 8.3
Xuzhou Colorful City 130.8 123.3 7.5
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1 119.2 119.0 0.2
Xi’an Metropolitan 286.0 276.3 9.7
Jinan Xin Central 195.7 192.0 3.7
Henan Xin Central I 261.5 253.4 8.1
Zhengzhou Fancy City I 166.7 160.4 6.3
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I 139.7 131.6 8.1
Zhengzhou International New City I 356.7 353.1 3.6
Xingyang Splendid III 120.9 119.2 1.7
Zhengzhou International New City II 176.0 170.3 5.7
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North) 108.7 102.4 6.3
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II 144.6 91.4 53.2
Zhengzhou International New City III D 46.1 45.2 0.9
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City I 64.7 59.0 5.7
Zhengzhou International New City III B 118.8 118.5 0.3
Changsha Furong Thriving Family 72.0 72.0 0.0
Chengdu Xinyuan City 741.6 402.9 338.7
Kunshan Xinyu Jiayuan 107.9 64.2 43.7
Xingyang Splendid IV 151.8 107.8 44.0
Suzhou Suhe Bay * 62.6 62.6                               -   
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City II 78.4 42.4 36.0
Qingdao Royal Dragon Bay 161.9 108.1 53.8
Jinan Royal Spring Bay 116.9 80.5 36.4
Xinyuan Golden Water View City-Zhengzhou 331.4 120.2 211.2
Zhengzhou Fancy City III 80.6 77.4 3.2
Zhengzhou International New City III C 82.3 75.7 6.6
Zhengzhou International New City IV A12 199.7 185.4 14.3
Zhengzhou International New City IV B10 92.3 69.5 22.8
Suzhou Galaxy Bay 76.5 73.4 3.1
Suzhou Gusu Shade I 12.0 9.4 2.6
Dalian International Health Technology Town I 103.8 63.8 40.0
Xingyang Splendid V 80.5 66.1 14.4
Suzhou Gusu Shade II ** 14.3 10.0 4.3
Zhengzhou International New City V A04 104.9 51.3 53.6
Huzhou Silk Town *** 146.7 33.4 113.3
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation Valley 194.4 42.4 152.0
Suzhou Linhu Lake**** 156.4 12.6 143.8
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Palace I 122.0 19.0 103.0
Qingdao Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal***** 381.2 25.5 355.7
Others 56.5   56.5
Total active projects 6,733.0 4,730.5 2,002.5

 

* 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.

 

**** The Company owns a 24% equity interest in Suzhou Rongjingchen Real Estate Co., Ltd., which develops Suzhou Linhu Lake. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

 

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***** The Company owns a 49% equity interest in Qingdao Wisdom City Industry Development Co., Ltd. , which develops Qingdao Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal. The Company has the land use rights and property development and accounted for it as an equity method investment.

 

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s total saleable GFA was approximately 4,056,500 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:

 

 

Unsold GFA as of
September 30,
2020

(m2, 000s)

Pre-sales

Scheduled

 
   
Tongzhou Xinyuan Royal Palace-Beijing 102.3 Q4, 2020  
Xinyuan Chang’an Royal Palace-Xi’an 226.0 Q4, 2020  
Zhengzhou International New City Land Bank(all land is grouped together and will be developed gradually) 862.4 To be determined  
Zhuhai Xin World 70.0 To be determined  
Zhengzhou Hangmei Project Land Bank(all land is grouped together and will be developed gradually) 201.1 To be determined  
Wuhan Hidden Dragon Royal Palace 182.9 To be determined  
Dalian International Health Technology Town II 44.4 To be determined  
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation Valley II 236.8 To be determined  
Taizhou Yihe Yayuan * 128.1 To be determined  
       
Total projects under planning 2,054.0    
Total active projects 2,002.5    
Total of all Xinyuan unsold projects in China 4,056.5    

 

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

 

Update on United States Real Estate Projects

 

At the Oosten project in Brooklyn, New York City, as of September 30, 2020, a total of 179 units out of 216 units were sold. Total revenue from this project has reached US$261.0 million. Of the remaining 37 unsold units, 21 are rented with lease terms ranging from 12 months to 24 months.

 

At the Hudson Garden project, BLOOM ON FORTY FIFTH, in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, New York City, as of September 30, 2020, the Company had completed superstructure construction, precast concrete facade, and windows installation. Of the total sellable 34,903 square feet of retail/commercial space, a total of 28,090 square feet have been leased to the U.S. department store retailer Target for a 20 year term and another 1,910 square feet have been leased to a dermatologist's office for a 15 year lease term. Target’s grand opening was on October 25, 2020.

 

The substantial completion of construction is expected in December 2020 and under budget. The temporary certification of occupancy of entire building is expected by the end of December 2020. The onsite sales office and model apartments were fully furnished during the second quarter 2020. 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 second phase of sales was officially launched in New York City during Q3 2020.

 

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At the RKO project in Flushing, New York, the Company continued to execute on the planning, governmental approvals, and pre-development activities. As of September 30, 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 the first quarter 2021. The procurement of general contractor for the construction started during Q3 2020.

 

Update on the United Kingdom Real Estate Project

 

During the third quarter of 2020, work on site continued to progress, primarily focused on internal fit out, but completion will be delayed from the contract completion date of October 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19 on construction sites. Our current forecast is that construction will be completed in first quarter 2021, assuming no further restrictions on working conditions.

 

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, 151 apartments have been sold.

 

Business Outlook

 

We remain optimistic and positive for the remainder of 2020. But in light of future uncertainties relating to COVID-19 developments and economical fluctuations, as well as the government restrictions on the real estate industry, the Company expects 2020 contract sales of around RMB 18 billion.

 

Conference Call Information

 

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00am ET on November 27, 2020, to discuss its third quarter 2020 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

 

US Toll Free: 1-800-458-4121

Toll/International: 1-323-794-2093

China National: 4001 209101

Hong Kong Toll Free: 800 961 105

United Kingdom Toll Free: 0800 358 6377

 

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 December 4, 2020:

 

US: 1-844-512-2921

International: 1-412-317-6671

Access code: 4456736

 

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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, 2019. 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.

 

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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

 

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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 
   September 30,   June 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2020   2019 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Total revenue   655,412    284,361    497,638 
Total costs of revenue   (550,074)   (265,143)   (374,134)
Gross profit   105,338    19,218    123,504 
                
Selling and distribution expenses   (20,327)   (15,943)   (21,067)
General and administrative expenses   (37,581)   (35,434)   (36,556)
Gain on disposal of property held for lease   82,806    -    - 
                
Operating income/(loss)   130,236    (32,159)   65,881 
                
Interest income   3,409    4,322    4,245 
Interest expense   (36,496)   (30,434)   (31,338)
Gain on short-term investments   3,410    3,460    2,486 
Other (loss)/gain   (330)   (1,114)   6,493 
Net (loss)/income on debt extinguishment   (277)   332    (2,272)
Exchange gain/(loss)   1,656    (1,960)   (7,655)
Share of gain/(loss) of equity investees   8,851    473    (2,142)
                
Income/(loss) from operations before income taxes   110,459    (57,080)   35,698 
                
Income tax (expenses)/benefits   (80,910)   27,021    (30,256)
                
Net income/(loss)   29,549    (30,059)   5,442 
Net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest   (6,181)   3,819    (1,298)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   23,368    (26,240)   4,144 
                
Earnings /(loss) per ADS:               
Basic   0.46    (0.49)   0.07 
Diluted   0.46    (0.49)   0.07 
ADS used in computation:               
Basic   53,588    53,639    56,329 
Diluted   53,591    53,639    56,624 

 

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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)

 

   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2020   2019 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Total revenue   1,065,542    1,575,930 
Total costs of revenue   (912,880)   (1,162,162)
Gross profit   152,662    413,768 
           
Selling and distribution expenses   (42,610)   (61,106)
General and administrative expenses   (110,693)   (115,543)
Gain on disposal of property held for lease   82,806    - 
           
Operating income/(Loss)   82,165    237,119 
           
Interest income   11,900    13,294 
Interest expense   (97,193)   (84,028)
Gain on short-term investments   7,771    4,162 
Other (expense)/income   (1,652)   5,720 
Net loss on debt extinguishment   (1,055)   (8,816)
Exchange loss   (1,154)   (8,464)
Share of gain/(loss) of equity investees   8,300    (5,444)
           
Income from operations before income taxes   9,082    153,543 
           
Income taxes   (48,732)   (110,086))
           
Net (loss)/income   (39,650)   43,457 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (2,745)   (9,050)
Net (loss)/income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   (42,395)   34,407 
           
(Loss)/earnings per ADS:          
Basic   (0.79)   0.60 
Diluted   (0.79)   0.60 
ADS used in computation:          
Basic   53,710    57,404 
Diluted   53,710    57,758 

 

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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)

 

   September 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2020   2019 
    (unaudited)    (unaudited)    (audited) 
ASSETS               
Current assets               
Cash and restricted cash   1,068,754    820,769    989,587 
Short-term investments   22,431    5,850    5,596 
Accounts receivable   95,474    88,103    97,912 
Other receivables   412,095    330,833    287,300 
Deposits for land use rights   29,956    28,816    26,375 
Other deposits and prepayments   318,785    300,348    277,463 
Advances to suppliers   75,029    66,317    44,358 
Real estate properties development completed   657,079    415,430    458,205 
Real estate properties under development   2,591,955    3,094,871    3,254,388 
Amounts due from related parties   251,950    266,735    200,758 
Amounts due from employees   3,480    1,594    2,351 
Other current assets   5,279    18,186    772 
                
Total current assets   5,532,267    5,437,852    5,645,065 
                
Restricted cash, non-current   183,206    179,059    112,998 
Real estate properties held for lease, net   490,391    511,800    515,869 
Property and equipment, net   40,561    40,043    43,004 
Long-term investment   614,611    593,547    613,620 
Deferred tax assets   198,536    188,034    260,153 
Deposits for land use rights and properties   33,773    32,488    32,969 
Amounts due from related parties   41,188    39,465    82,687 
Contract cost assets   21,945    20,703    23,093 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   7,266    8,635    11,801 
Other assets   85,855    76,415    80,405 
                
TOTAL ASSETS   7,249,599    7,128,041    7,421,664 

 

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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)

 

   September 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2020   2019 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (audited) 
LIABILITIES AND               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable and notes payable   902,557    992,679    1,166,660 
Short-term bank loans and other debt   16,420    56,881    73,419 
Customer deposits   973,004    1,224,998    1,106,099 
Income tax payable   152,639    155,914    298,228 
Other payables and accrued liabilities   455,920    530,436    323,164 
Payroll and welfare payable   10,554    10,269    24,224 
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt   1,239,211    1,177,657    1,418,955 
Lease liability, current portion   6,412    7,143    11,284 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests   7,326    6,981    8,857 
Amounts due to related parties   88,302    53,667    53,682 
                
Total current liabilities   3,852,345    4,216,625    4,484,572 
                
Non-current liabilities               
Long-term bank loans   734,282    747,387    686,065 
Other long-term debt   1,384,679    1,026,103    1,036,691 
Deferred tax liabilities   377,434    299,468    338,593 
Unrecognized tax benefits   116,309    114,085    73,605 
Lease liability   2,574    3,373    10,187 
Amounts due to related parties   -    24,853    - 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES   6,467,623    6,431,894    6,629,713 
                
Shareholders’ equity               
Common shares   16    16    16 
Treasury shares   (115,091)   (114,454)   (113,720)
Additional paid-in capital   562,505    546,022    543,291 
Statutory reserves   175,002    175,002    175,008 
Retained earnings   77,247    37,301    135,873 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (25,152)   (44,843)   (50,167)
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity   674,527    599,044    690,301 
Non-controlling interest   107,449    97,103    101,650 
Total equity   781,976    696,147    791,951 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   7,249,599    7,128,041    7,421,664 

 

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