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Moody's comments on China Resources Land's FY 2011 results

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Global Credit Research - 13 Mar 2012

Hong Kong, March 13, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service says that China Resources Land's ("CR Land") financial results for FY 2011 were in line with Moody's expectations, and have no immediate impact on the company's Baa2 issuer and senior unsecured bond ratings.

The ratings outlook remains stable.

"Despite weakness in the property market, CR Land's overall sales performance remains strong and it achieved over 60% year-on-year growth in its 2011 contract sales. These sales were also well-diversified across 31 cities in 9 different regions in China, reinforcing its status as a national property developer," says Jonathan Lee, a Moody's Vice President and Senior Analyst.

In 2011, CR Land reported total contract sales of RMB35.9 billion, driven by 36.5% growth in GFA sold and 18.3% growth in average sales price ("ASP"). A total 78.6% of its contract sales in 2011 were contributed by projects located in 2nd and 3rd tier cities, and where the impact of the government's austerity measures are not as acute.

Moody's considers that in the future, development in these lower tier cities will remain the main focus for CR Land, which represents more than 90% of the company's current attributable land bank.

The company's ability to achieve its contract sales target is also attributable to the wide pricing range of its residential products—from a low of RMB5,000 per sqm to over RMB45,000 per sqm--in its portfolio. This feature gives it greater flexibilities in accommodating to local market conditions.

"We take further comfort from the significant increase in recurring income to HKD3.2 billion from HKD2.1 billion, which is a valuable buffer against current uncertainties in the residential segment," adds Lee.

The significant increase in recurring income—which includes rental income from the company's investment properties, hotel operations and property management—mainly reflects 1) the launch of the MIXc Project in Shenyang, 2) a full year of contributions from Hangzhou MIXc Project, which opened in April 2010, and 3) higher contributions from its hotels, in particular, the Shenzhen Grand Hyatt.

Excluding contributions from hotels and property management, income from investment properties still increased to HKD2.2 billion from HKD1.7 billion.

Moody's expects recurring income to further increase in the next two years, given the large amount of investment properties in the pipeline, including the launch of two new MIXc Projects, in Chengdu and Nanjing, in 2012. CR Land will also launch 3 Rainbow City Projects—which target the mass market—at Hefei, Zibo, and Ningbo in the coming 18 months.

Total revenue from property development equaled HKD 31.3 billion in 2011, up 38.6% from 2010, as the company recognized 2.17 million square meters of pre-sold GFA. Adjusted EBITDA—which excludes fair value gain in investment properties and profit from joint ventures—also reached about HKD12 billion, representing an EBITDA margin of 33.7%. The slight decline in this margin from 35.5% in 2010 was mainly due to increased selling and administrative expenses that corresponded with growth in the company's business.

Meanwhile, CR Land's total balance-sheet debt reached HKD 60.7 billion at year end, up significantly from HKD37.8 billion in 2010, mainly due to 1) an increase in bank borrowings by HKD15.1 billion, and 2) senior notes issuance of HKD7.7 billion.

Out of total short-term debt of HKD22 billion, about HKD10 billion represents maturing off-shore bank loans established between 3 to 5 years ago. About HKD7 billion represents maturing construction loans, which are now due for repayment or to be rolled over with the new phase of development in the same project. The remaining portion is short-term revolving debt. Moody's understands CR Land has already successfully refinanced HKD 9 billion equivalent of maturing debt—of which about HKD 3 billion was from banks in Hong Kong—, and is in the process of arranging additional bank loans for refinancing purpose. Moody's considers refinancing risks for CR Land is manageable as roughly 70% of its investment properties in operation has not been pledged for borrowing, and can provide extra financing when necessary. Moody's can also draw comfort from CR Land's track record in accessing international capital markets.

At FYE 2011, adjusted debt capitalization—which includes adjustments for operating leases and mortgage guarantees—rose to about 47% from 43% in 2010. Adjusted EBITDA Interest coverage also fell to 7.3x from 8.3x due to this increase in leverage. Nonetheless, both of these ratios remain appropriate for its rating level.

Founded in 1996, China Resources Land is a leading property investment and development company in China. As of March 7, 2012, it had a residential land bank of 25.5million square meters and a commercial land bank of 4.4 million square meters with projects in 39 cities, including Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Huizhou, Dalian and Hefei. Its operating investment properties had a total GFA of 1.61 million square meters and includes high-end shopping malls, offices and hotels. The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1996.

Jonathan Lee
Vice President - Senior Analyst
Corporate Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service Hong Kong Ltd.
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Gary Lau
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