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

BEIJING,Nov. 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 quarterended September 30,2020.

ThirdQuarter2020 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 2020was US$ 29.5 million,compared tonet 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 2020was US$0.46,compared to 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 Quarter2020 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.

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 2019and 18.1% in the second quarter of 2020.

Net Income

Net income for the third quarterof 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 ofSeptember 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 ofSeptember 30,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 Iand Qingdao Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal.

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

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.,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.,which develops Suzhou Linhu Lake. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.

***** The Company owns a 49% equity interest in Qingdao Wisdom City Industry Development Co.,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,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,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,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 residentialunit 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.

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,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,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

Mainland China:

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

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.xyre.com.

AboutXinyuan 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 visithttp://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.

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

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

53,624

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,

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

53,758

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

September 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

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO.,

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

1,384,026,103

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

175,008

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

7,664

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