Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results

BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2018 /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 also in other countries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017.

Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights

    --  Contract sales increased 72.4% to US$802.4 million from US$465.3 million
        in the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 32.7% from US$604.5 million
        in the third quarter of 2017.
    --  Total revenue increased 44.3% to US$729.0 million from US$505.3 million
        in the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 51.1% from US$482.4 million
        in the third quarter of 2017.
    --  Gross profit increased 40.3% to US$177.9 million, or 24.4% of total
        revenue, from US$126.8 million, or 25.1% of total revenue, in the fourth
        quarter of 2016 and increased 63.5% from US$108.8 million, or 22.6% of
        total revenue, in the third quarter of 2017.
    --  Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") expenses as a percentage of
        total revenue increased to 10.6% from 10.4% in the fourth quarter of
        2016 and is the same with 10.6% in the third quarter of 2017.
    --  Net income increased 110.2% to US$35.1 million compared from US$16.7
        million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and increased 112.7% from US$16.5
        million in the third quarter of 2017.
    --  Diluted net earnings per American Depositary Share ("ADS") attributable
        to shareholders were US$0.47 compared to US$0.18 in the fourth quarter
        of 2016 and US$0.22 in the third quarter of 2017.

Full Year 2017 Highlights

    --  For the year ended December 31, 2017, contract sales increased 40.0% to
        US$2,466.0 million from US$1,761.7 million in 2016. GFA sales increased
        21.1% to 1,363,600 square meters from 1,126,100 square meters in 2016.
    --  Total revenues increased 26.8% to US$1,980.2 million from US$1,561.6
        million in 2016.
    --  Gross profit was US$457.3 million, or 23.1% of revenue in 2017, compared
        to a gross profit of US$358.0 million, or 22.9% of revenue in 2016.
    --  SG&A expenses were US$211.6 million, or 10.7% of revenue in 2017,
        compared to US$178.6 million, or 11.4% of revenue in 2016.
    --  Net income was US$79.8 million in 2017 compared to US$79.5 million in
        2016. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.94 in 2017 compared to US$1.06
        per ADS in 2016.

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan's Chairman, stated, "We are pleased to see strong growth in contract sales during the fourth quarter despite ongoing restrictive government policies impacting China's overall housing market. Thanks to steady demand at our active projects, contract sales in this quarter grew to US$802 million, or over RMB5.4 billion, above the high end of our guidance range of RMB4.6 billion to RMB 4.8 billion. This consequently drove our full-year contract sales growth to 40.0% from the previous year, above our guidance range of 35% to 37%."

"During the fourth quarter, we commenced pre-sales on two new projects in China -- Zhengzhou International New City III and Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)," continued Mr. Zhang, "and we continued to take advantage of market conditions to increase our land bank with six projects for development and three construction management service projects are in the pipeline. These projects are mainly located in our existing markets, with solid track records, and we believe they will drive our long-term growth. Furthermore, our under planning stage projects in both China and the U.S. continue to proceed as expected."

"We remain cautious about the market as the government's restrictive policy continues, but we are optimistic about our ability to adjust to the environment and deliver strong financial results. We will continue to seek additional avenues of growth in our core development business as well as our new construction management service business. We remain committed to our shareholders and are proud to have achieved 24 consecutive quarterly dividends thus far," concluded Mr. Zhang.

Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results

Contract Sales

Contract sales in China totaled US$795.9 million in the fourth quarter compared to US$347.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and US$597.5 million in the third quarter of 2017.

The Company's GFA sales in China were 443,600 square meters in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to 222,000 square meters in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 369,500 square meters in the third quarter of 2017.

The average selling price ("ASP") per square meter sold in China was RMB12,118 (US$1,794) in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to RMB10,401 (US$1,566) in the fourth quarter of 2016 and RMB10,994 (US$1,616) in the third quarter of 2017.

Contract sales in the United States totaled US$6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.

The Company commenced pre-sales of two new projects in the fourth quarter of 2017, Zhengzhou International New City III and Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North), which contributed 23.6% and 24.8% of total GFA sales and total contract sales, respectively.

Breakdown of GFA Sales and ASPs by Project in China


    Project                                         Q4 2016                Q3 2017                  Q4 2017               Unsold
    -------                                         -------                -------                  -------               ------

                                       GFA      ASP            GFA       ASP            GFA         ASP            GFA
                                       ---      ---            ---       ---            ---         ---            ---

                                  (m(2), 000s) (RMB)      (m(2), 000s)  (RMB)      (m(2), 000s)    (RMB)      (m(2), 000s)
                                   -----------  ----      -----------    ----      -----------      ----      -----------

    Xingyang Splendid II                           21.4           6,213        1.4           6,973          1.6          11,650       55.8
    --------------------                           ----           -----        ---           -----          ---          ------       ----

    Kunshan Royal Palace                            2.0          23,137        6.2          25,987          1.3          24,232        2.0
    --------------------                            ---          ------        ---          ------          ---          ------        ---

    Jinan Royal Palace                             29.1           8,798       29.7          12,457         35.5          12,404      101.4
    ------------------                             ----           -----       ----          ------         ----          ------      -----

    Xuzhou Colorful City                            2.5          11,791        0.6          11,138         31.4          11,246       15.1
    --------------------                            ---          ------        ---          ------         ----          ------       ----

    Chengdu Thriving Family                         8.5           9,621       10.2          15,061         15.8          10,724       30.2
    -----------------------                         ---           -----       ----          ------         ----          ------       ----

    Changsha Xinyuan Splendid                      12.1           9,461        7.4          13,726          4.2          18,379       13.0
    -------------------------                      ----           -----        ---          ------          ---          ------       ----

    Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1                           2.7          12,723        1.6          15,313          2.7          27,497       61.7
    ---------------------                           ---          ------        ---          ------          ---          ------       ----

    Xi'an Metropolitan                             19.4          10,781        7.2           9,497         21.2           9,719       36.8
    ------------------                             ----          ------        ---           -----         ----           -----       ----

    Zhengzhou Xindo Park                           22.8           6,419        8.1           8,552         11.3          11,110       17.7
    --------------------                           ----           -----        ---           -----         ----          ------       ----

    Jinan Xin Central                               9.0          12,214        9.2          12,151         16.9          11,477       38.7
    -----------------                               ---          ------        ---          ------         ----          ------       ----

    Henan Xin Central I                             5.5           9,673       28.5           4,093          9.5          12,890       15.8
    -------------------                             ---           -----       ----           -----          ---          ------       ----

    Zhengzhou Fancy City I                          2.8          14,594       18.8           5,155          2.0          14,004        8.4
    ----------------------                          ---          ------       ----           -----          ---          ------        ---

    Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South)                 9.6          12,353        2.9          13,995          4.4          15,899        6.0
    ------------------------------                  ---          ------        ---          ------          ---          ------        ---

    Tianjin Spring Royal Palace                     2.4           6,934        6.2          11,617          2.5          12,590      150.1
    ---------------------------                     ---           -----        ---          ------          ---          ------      -----

    Kunshan Xindo Park                              0.6          19,060       11.5          22,198         12.7          22,311       18.2
    ------------------                              ---          ------       ----          ------         ----          ------       ----

    Zhengzhou International New                    48.6          10,717       35.3          10,141         33.9           4,401       33.2
    City I
    ------

    Henan Xin Central II                            9.0          10,920       28.0           8,379         10.4          11,858       20.1
    --------------------                            ---          ------       ----           -----         ----          ------       ----

    Xingyang Splendid III                             -              -      47.4           7,217         18.9           7,237       39.3
    ---------------------                           ---            ---      ----           -----         ----           -----       ----

    Changsha Mulian Royal Palace                      -              -      32.8          11,291         21.6          12,899       36.9
    ----------------------------                    ---            ---      ----          ------         ----          ------       ----

    Zhengzhou International New                       -              -      69.0          13,783         76.7          13,711       30.3
    City II
    -------

    Zhengzhou International New                       -              -         -              -        73.6          14,058      148.6
    City III
    --------

    Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)                   -              -         -              -        31.2           9,499       77.2
    ------------------------------                  ---            ---       ---            ---        ----           -----       ----

    Others                                         14.0               -       7.5               -         4.3               -      82.5
    ------                                         ----             ---       ---             ---         ---             ---      ----

    Total                                         222.0          10,401      369.5          10,994        443.6          12,118    1,039.0
    -----                                         -----          ------      -----          ------        -----          ------    -------

Revenue

In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company's total revenue increased 44.3% to US$729.0 million from US$505.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and increased 51.1% from US$482.4 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2017 was US$177.9 million, or 24.4% of revenue, compared to a gross profit of US$126.8 million, or 25.1% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a gross profit of US$108.8 million, or 22.6% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2017.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$77.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to US$52.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 and US$51.0 million for the third quarter of 2017. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 10.6% compared to 10.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 10.6% in the third quarter of 2017.

Net Income

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 was US$35.1 million compared to US$16.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 and US$16.5 million for the third quarter of 2017. Net margin was 4.8% compared to 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 3.4% in the third quarter of 2017. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.47 compared to US$0.18 per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2016 and US$0.22 per ADS in the third quarter of 2017.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2017, the Company's cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) increased to US$1,481.0 million from US$1,187.2 million as of September 30, 2017. The strong cash position is attributable to Xinyuan's solid cash collection ability, which helped the Company's cash collection rate (cash collected from contract sales/total 2017 contract sales) reach around 90%, higher than industry average, even under the current restrictive policies.

Total debt outstanding was US$3,311.8 million, which reflected an increase of US$819.4 million compared to US$2,492.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2017. The balance of the Company's real estate properties under development at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 was US$2,001.2 million compared to US$2,080.5 million at the end of the third quarter of 2017.

Real Estate Project Status in China

Below is a summary table of projects that were active and available for sale in the fourth quarter of 2017.


    Project                                             GFA                       Contract Sales          Project

                                                                                                            Cost %
                                                                                                         Complete
    ---                                                                                                  --------

                                  (m(2), 000s)     (US$ millions)
                                   -----------     -------------

                                  Total Active Sold to         Total    Sales to         %
                                     Project     date         Active      date         Sold
                                                    Project
    ---                                        -------


    Xingyang Splendid II                            137.2          81.4       139.7          72.4  51.8%        74.7%
    --------------------                            -----          ----       -----          ----   ----          ----

    Kunshan Royal Palace                            280.6         278.6       473.2         467.5  98.8%        97.1%
    --------------------                            -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Jinan Royal Palace                              451.3         349.9       649.0         427.0  65.8%        79.1%
    ------------------                              -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Xuzhou Colorful City                            130.2         115.1       197.7         170.9  86.4%        87.0%
    --------------------                            -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Chengdu Thriving Family                         213.0         182.8       369.4         202.2  54.7%        98.7%
    -----------------------                         -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Changsha Xinyuan Splendid                       251.6         238.6       339.2         253.5  74.7%        93.6%
    -------------------------                       -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1                           117.6          55.9       293.3         125.9  42.9%        93.1%
    ---------------------                           -----          ----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Xi'an Metropolitan                              290.6         253.8       449.6         278.6  62.0%        98.8%
    ------------------                              -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Zhengzhou Xindo Park                            144.4         126.7       195.6         143.8  73.5%        90.5%
    --------------------                            -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Jinan Xin Central                               194.4         155.7       353.8         240.3  67.9%        94.6%
    -----------------                               -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Henan Xin Central I                             262.2         246.4       357.2         293.7  82.2%        92.4%
    -------------------                             -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Zhengzhou Fancy City I                          166.7         158.3       233.5         201.8  86.4%        86.9%
    ----------------------                          -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South)                  84.1          78.1       145.8         127.9  87.7%        74.8%
    ------------------------------                   ----          ----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Tianjin Spring Royal Palace                     279.7         129.6       492.9         159.6  32.4%        54.8%
    ---------------------------                     -----         -----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Kunshan Xindo Park                               89.0          70.8       270.1         211.0  78.1%        88.6%
    ------------------                               ----          ----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Zhengzhou International New                     360.7         327.5       659.7         526.9  79.9%        50.1%
    City I
    ------

    Henan Xin Central II                            109.7          89.6       181.5         137.4  75.7%        65.4%
    --------------------                            -----          ----       -----         -----   ----          ----

    Xingyang Splendid III                           121.1          81.8       130.3          86.9  66.7%        50.5%
    ---------------------                           -----          ----       -----          ----   ----          ----

    Changsha Mulian Royal Palace                     91.2          54.3       161.4          96.0  59.5%        66.4%
    ----------------------------                     ----          ----       -----          ----   ----          ----

    Zhengzhou International New                     176.0         145.7       381.0         296.5  77.8%        52.8%
    City II
    -------

    Zhengzhou International New                     222.2          73.6       463.9         153.2  33.0%        44.9%
    City III
    --------

    Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)                 108.5          31.3       162.7          43.9  27.0%        33.9%
    ------------------------------                  -----          ----       -----          ----   ----          ----

    Others remaining GFA                             82.5             -          -            -     -            -
    --------------------                             ----           ---        ---          ---   ---          ---

    Total active projects                         4,364.5       3,325.5     7,100.5       4,716.9  66.4%        79.8%
    ---------------------                         -------       -------     -------       -------   ----          ----

Xinyuan further enlarged its land bank in the fourth quarter to support its development in future years by acquiring six pieces of land with total GFA of 1,805,000 m(2), four of which are projects that will be developed through cooperation with other companies.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company's total saleable GFA was approximately 4,935,600 square meters for active projects and under planning stage projects in China, about 223% of the same period last year. Below is a summary of all of the Company's planning stage projects:


                                          Unsold GFA                 Pre-sales

                                         (m(2), 000s)                Scheduled
                                          -----------                ---------


    Beijing Liyuan project                           102.3 To be determined
                                                     ----- ----------------

    Changsha Furong Thriving Family                   73.0 2018Q1
                                                      ---- ------

    Xian Aerospace City Project                      226.0 2018Q3
                                                     ----- ------

    Zhengzhou Heizhuzhuang Project                   340.0 2018Q3
                                                     ----- ------

    Kunshan Zhongyu Project                          113.0 2018Q3
                                                     ----- ------

    Zhengzhou International New City IV              787.3 2018Q2
                                                     ----- ------

    Zhuhai Prince Project                             70.0 To be determined
                                                      ---- ----------------

    Qingdao New Project                              380.0 2018Q3
                                                     ----- ------

    Zhengzhou Fancy City III (new in
     this quarter)                                    83.0 To be determined
                                                      ---- ----------------

    Zhengzhou Hangmei Project (new in
     this quarter)                                   231.0 To be determined
                                                     ----- ----------------

    Zhengzhou Zhongmou Project (new in
     this quarter)                                   480.0 To be determined
                                                     ----- ----------------

    Suzhou Yinhewan Project (new in this
     quarter)                                         75.0 To be determined
                                                      ---- ----------------

    Suzhou Wujiang New City (new in this
     quarter)                                         63.0 To be determined
                                                      ---- ----------------

    Chengdu Wucaicheng Project (new in
     this quarter)                                   873.0 To be determined
                                                     ----- ----------------

    Total projects under planning                  3,896.6
                                                   -------

    Total active projects                          1,039.0
                                                   -------

    Total of all Xinyuan unsold projects
     in China                                      4,935.6
                                                   -------

Update on Real Estate Projects in the United States

As of December 31, 2017, a total of 172 units out of 216 total units were sold and closed for the Company's Oosten project in Brooklyn, New York, with total revenue from this project reaching US$250.8 million. Number of units sold and revenue in 2017 were 66 and US$98.8 million respectively.

The Company expects foundation work to be completed in the first quarter of 2018 for its Hudson Garden project in Manhattan, New York. After optimizing the internal layout of the building, the Company now expects 87 units to be available for sale, an increase from the original 82.

The Company continues to execute on the planning, governmental approvals and pre-development activities of its ground-up development project in Flushing, New York. During the fourth quarter of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, the Landmark Protection Committee approved Xinyuan's landmark protection plan and awarded the Company a Certificate of Appropriateness. The Company expects to begin transferring and protecting crucial parts of the landmark RKO theater in the first quarter of 2018. The Company continues to follow the required governmental procedures for the future construction needs of this project.

Update on Construction Management Service Business

Leveraging its experience and resources in the industry to provide value to companies that would like to own buildings but have no property development expertise, Xinyuan started its construction management service business in the third quarter of 2017 with its first project in Guangzhou. Another three projects were added to the pipeline of this business section.

Under this asset-light business model, Xinyuan will charge a service fee for providing the construction management service. Xinyuan may also charge an interest spread if it provides financing support by means including, without limitation to, holding minority interest in the project through limited partnerships with financial institutions. This business section will supplement Xinyuan's core traditional project development business for future growth. Below is a summary of the Company's construction management service projects:


                                                 Project GFA

                                                (m(2), 000s)
                                                 -----------


    Guangzhou Project                                        55.0
                                                             ----

    Zhengzhou Derun Project                               1,029.0
                                                          -------

    Zhengzhou Qinglongshan Project                          230.0
                                                            -----

    Shandong Heze Project                                   233.0
                                                            -----

    Total of all Xinyuan construction
     management service projects                          1,547.0
                                                          -------

Business Outlook

For 2018, the Company expects an increase in contract sales of about 10% and an increase in consolidated net income of 15%-20% over 2017. For first quarter of 2018, contract sales are expected to be on par with the prior year first quarter period and the Company expects significant pressure on earnings in the first quarter due to slower sales associated with Chinese New Year and increased interest expense associated with new debt from land acquisitions in late 2017.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 am ET on February 09, 2018 to discuss fourth quarter 2017 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

US: 1-888-394-8218
International: 1-323-794-2149

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

A replay of the call will be available through February 16, 2018 by dialing:

US: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Access code: 8795287

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 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, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an, and Suzhou. 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 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 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, 2016. 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:

In China:

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Mr. Joe Xu
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.com

ICR, LLC
In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

Media:
Edmond Lococo
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7510
Email: Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com


                                                                            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
                                                                                                                        ------------------

                                                                                                               December 31,                  September,              December 31,

                                                                                                                              2017                   2017                      2016
                                                                                                                              ----                   ----                      ----

                                                                                                                (unaudited)                  (unaudited)             (unaudited)


    Total revenue                                                                                                          728,993                           482,373                    505,340


    Total costs of revenue                                                                                               (551,060)                        (373,532)                 (378,507)
                                                                                                                          --------                          --------                   --------

    Gross profit                                                                                                           177,933                           108,841                    126,833


    Selling and distribution expenses                                                                                     (28,885)                         (18,890)                  (22,059)

    General and administrative expenses                                                                                   (48,295)                         (32,085)                  (30,226)
                                                                                                                           -------                           -------                    -------


    Operating income                                                                                                       100,753                            57,866                     74,548


    Interest income                                                                                                          4,431                             5,454                      6,107

    Interest expense                                                                                                      (25,215)                         (11,418)                  (13,236)

    Net realized gain on short-term investments                                                                              4,102                             1,017                        198

    Unrealized (loss)/gain on short-term investments                                                                       (2,116)                            2,434                      (623)

    Other income                                                                                                             2,170                               (3)                       459

    Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                               -                         (15,880)                  (12,124)

    Exchange gains/(loss)                                                                                                    1,043                             (189)                       261

    Share of loss of equity investees                                                                                        (898)                            (386)                     (138)
                                                                                                                              ----                              ----                       ----


    Income from operations before income taxes                                                                              84,270                            38,895                     55,452


    Income taxes                                                                                                          (49,202)                         (22,366)                  (38,735)
                                                                                                                           -------                           -------                    -------


    Net income                                                                                                              35,068                            16,529                     16,717
                                                                                                                            ======                            ======                     ======

    Net income attributable to non-controlling interest                                                                    (4,089)                          (2,453)                   (4,588)

    Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.                                                                30,979                            14,076                     12,129
    shareholders



    Earnings per ADS:

    Basic                                                                                                                     0.48                              0.22                       0.18

    Diluted                                                                                                                   0.47                              0.22                       0.18

    ADS used in computation:

    Basic                                                                                                                   64,754                            64,333                     65,960

    Diluted                                                                                                                 65,929                            65,347                     68,928


                                                                                         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)


                                                                                                                                                          Twelve months ended
                                                                                                                                                          -------------------

                                                                                                                                                             December 31,          December 31,

                                                                                                                                                                              2017          2016
                                                                                                                                                                              ----          ----

                                                                                                                                                              (unaudited)            (audited)


    Total revenue                                                                                                                                                        1,980,244                  1,561,625


    Total costs of revenue                                                                                                                                             (1,522,981)               (1,203,636)
                                                                                                                                                                        ----------                 ----------

    Gross profit                                                                                                                                                           457,263                    357,989


    Selling and distribution expenses                                                                                                                                     (76,335)                  (58,214)

    General and administrative expenses                                                                                                                                  (135,220)                 (120,416)
                                                                                                                                                                          --------                   --------


    Operating income                                                                                                                                                       245,708                    179,359


    Interest income                                                                                                                                                         16,859                     20,917

    Interest expense                                                                                                                                                      (66,153)                  (29,857)

    Net realized gain on short-term investments                                                                                                                              7,964                      2,506

    Unrealized gain on short-term investments                                                                                                                                2,096                        235


    Other income                                                                                                                                                             2,326                      4,540

    Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                                                        (15,880)                  (12,124)

    Exchange gains                                                                                                                                                             757                        459

    Share of loss of equity investees                                                                                                                                      (1,792)                     (325)
                                                                                                                                                                            ------                       ----


    Income from operations before income taxes                                                                                                                             191,885                    165,710


    Income taxes                                                                                                                                                         (112,092)                  (86,248)
                                                                                                                                                                          --------                    -------


    Net income                                                                                                                                                              79,793                     79,462
                                                                                                                                                                            ======                     ======

    Net income attributable to non-controlling interest                                                                                                                   (18,198)                   (6,485)


    Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders                                                                                                   61,595                     72,977
                                                                                                                                                                            ======                     ======


    Earnings per ADS:

    Basic                                                                                                                                                                     0.96                       1.10

    Diluted                                                                                                                                                                   0.94                       1.06

    ADS used in computation:

    Basic                                                                                                                                                                   64,352                     66,631

    Diluted                                                                                                                                                                 65,820                     68,827


                                     XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

                                            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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


                               December 31,                    September 30,                         December 31,

                                              2017                       2017                                  2016
                                              ----                       ----                                  ----

                               (unaudited)                      (unaudited)                            (audited)

    ASSETS

    Current assets

    Cash and cash equivalents            1,119,456                                           806,459                  578,244

    Restricted cash                        361,590                                           380,785                  328,499

    Short-term investments                  55,597                                            49,813                   39,311

    Accounts receivable                    102,282                                            53,294                   32,704

    Other receivables                       72,550                                            45,199                   31,822

    Deposits for land use
     rights                                227,182                                            82,041                  153,252

    Other deposits and
     prepayments                           251,828                                           501,284                  525,263

    Advances to suppliers                   46,983                                            47,235                   27,457

    Real estate properties
     development completed                 827,342                                           538,476                  477,179

    Real estate properties
     under development                   2,001,175                                         2,080,472                1,719,135

    Amounts due from related
     parties                               127,359                                            30,134                   17,732

    Amounts due from employees               2,174                                             3,399                      621

    Other current assets                       597                                               995                      226
                                               ---                                               ---                      ---


    Total current assets                 5,196,115                                         4,619,586                3,931,445
                                         ---------                                         ---------                ---------


    Real estate properties
     held for lease, net                   277,776                                           187,280                  159,874

    Property and equipment,
     net                                    32,386                                            32,783                   34,090

    Other long-term investment             425,037                                            12,671                      242

    Investment in joint
     ventures                              407,532                                            12,824                    7,556

    Deferred tax assets                     52,215                                            50,722                   49,690

    Deposits for land use
     rights                                 22,956                                            22,601                   28,831

    Amounts due from related
     parties                                24,666                                                 -                       -

    Other assets                            43,248                                            71,193                   24,717
                                            ------                                            ------                   ------


    TOTAL ASSETS                         6,481,931                                         5,009,660                4,236,445
                                         =========                                         =========                =========


                                                                XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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


                                                                                                 December 31,         September 30,            December 31,

                                                                                                                 2017           2017                     2016
                                                                                                                 ----           ----                     ----

                                                                                                  (unaudited)          (unaudited)               (audited)

    LIABILITIES AND

    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities

    Accounts payable                                                                                          826,296                  472,000                   524,663

    Short-term bank loans and other debt                                                                      293,671                  120,430                   178,576

    Customer deposits                                                                                         438,695                  318,973                   150,545

    Income tax payable                                                                                        174,556                  109,842                   120,573

    Other payables and accrued liabilities                                                                    303,761                  250,848                   199,661

    Payroll and welfare payable                                                                                24,255                   17,005                    19,522

    Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt                                                  1,602,321                1,295,942                   704,695

    Current maturities of capital lease obligations                                                             4,472                    4,403                     3,923

    Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests                                                           15,593                   13,184                    12,614

    Amounts due to related parties                                                                            128,178                  105,931                    66,230
                                                                                                              -------                  -------                    ------


    Total current liabilities                                                                               3,811,798                2,708,558                 1,981,002
                                                                                                            ---------                ---------                 ---------


    Non- current liabilities

    Long-term bank loans                                                                                       11,019                        -                  235,885

    Other long term debt                                                                                    1,404,814                1,076,066                   974,791

    Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                  134,575                  179,789                    93,107

    Unrecognized tax benefits                                                                                  20,418                   20,495                    20,492

    Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities                                                       11,415                   12,314                    15,016

    Amounts due to related parties                                                                             26,432                    1,849                         -
                                                                                                               ------                    -----                       ---

    TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                                       5,420,471                3,999,071                 3,320,293
                                                                                                            ---------                ---------                 ---------


    Shareholders' equity

    Common shares                                                                                                  16                       16                        16

    Treasury shares                                                                                          (67,792)                (67,792)                 (53,734)

    Additional paid-in capital                                                                                546,340                  545,464                   538,414

    Statutory reserves                                                                                        101,691                   96,371                    95,973

    Retained earnings                                                                                         384,054                  365,336                   354,274

    Accumulated other comprehensive income /(loss)                                                             32,661                   10,247                  (34,683)
                                                                                                               ------                   ------                   -------


    Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders' equity                                                  996,970                  949,642                   900,260
                                                                                                              -------                  -------                   -------

    Non-controlling interest                                                                                   64,490                   60,947                    15,892

    Total equity                                                                                            1,061,460                1,010,589                   916,152
                                                                                                            ---------                ---------                   -------


    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                              6,481,931                5,009,660                 4,236,445
                                                                                                            =========                =========                 =========

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