Market Performance - The real estate market in China showed strong resilience in 2020, with stable increases in selling prices and sales amounts, indicating recovery from the pandemic's impact [15]. - The central government's real estate controls included the "Three Red Lines" policy, which tightened regulatory controls on real estate financing [15]. - The real estate sector was reaffirmed as a cornerstone of economic development, demonstrating its stabilizing role [15]. Group Performance - During the reporting period, the Group achieved significant growth in operating performance, reflecting a robust business expansion strategy [16]. - The Group's performance in 2020 exceeded expectations despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic [15]. - The Group received widespread recognition from the capital market, clients, and partners during the reporting period [16]. - The Group has been recognized as one of "China's Top 100 Real Estate Enterprises" for eight consecutive years, ranking 55th in 2020 [32]. Financial Highlights - As of December 31, 2020, the Group's total revenue reached RMB 15.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 64.7%, and gross profit was RMB 3.9 billion, up 27.6% year-on-year [26]. - The Group's contracted sales amounted to RMB 63.53 billion, representing a significant year-on-year increase of 40.9%, with a total contracted sales area of approximately 3.114 million square meters, up 26.5% year-on-year [26]. - The Group's core profit was RMB 2,809.3 million, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 7.0% [26]. - The average selling price of commercial housing increased by 5.9% year-on-year to approximately RMB 9,860 per sq.m. [50]. - The total floor area of commercial housing sold increased by 2.6% year-on-year to 1,760.86 million sq.m. [50]. Land Acquisition and Reserves - Approximately 73.4% of the Group's land reserves are located in first- and second-tier cities, while about 24.8% are in strong third-tier cities, indicating an improvement in the proportion of land reserves in high value-add cities [22]. - The Group acquired 40 parcels of land in 2020 through various methods, adding approximately 5,395,033 square meters to its land reserve [23]. - As of December 31, 2020, the Group operated 166 projects in 26 core cities, with land reserves totaling approximately 16,256,313 sq.m. [61]. Financing and Investment - The Group obtained financing facilities of approximately RMB 13.71 billion from various domestic and overseas banking institutions in 2020, including the first batch of supply chain financing in China [28]. - The Group's financing capability has improved notably, as evidenced by the successful issuance of USD notes in the overseas market with a falling coupon rate to single digits [28]. - The Group's total borrowings from banks and other financial institutions increased by approximately 73.0% from approximately RMB 14,848.1 million as of December 31, 2019, to approximately RMB 25,688.1 million as of December 31, 2020 [159]. Operational Efficiency and Strategy - The Group focused on optimizing business strategies and enhancing fundamental management to reduce costs and improve efficiency [16]. - The Group's strategies included a balanced development approach amid changing market environments and intensifying competition [16]. - The Group aims to enhance operational efficiency by connecting its operating and financial management systems and adopting a moderate financial control policy to optimize capital and debt structure [39]. Employee Development - The total expenditure on employee salaries and welfare for the year ended December 31, 2020, was approximately RMB 636.2 million, an increase of 21.9% from RMB 521.7 million in 2019 [193]. - The Group's workforce increased to 2,147 employees as of December 31, 2020, up from 1,617 employees in the previous year, indicating a growth of 32.8% [193]. - The Group provided approximately 204 training sessions and a total of around 1,956 training participations for employees to enhance their professional knowledge in the real estate industry as of December 31, 2020 [199].
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