Interim Report

2020

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (HKEX stock code: 98)

XINGFA ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS LIMITED

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CONTENTS

Pages

CORPORATE INFORMATION

2

INTRODUCTION

4

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

5

Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and

Other Comprehensive Income

6

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

7

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

9

Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

10

Notes on the Unaudited Interim Financial Report

11

INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT

32

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

34

OTHER INFORMATION

46

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

Directors

Executive Directors

LIU Libin (Chairman)

LIAO Yuqing (Chief Executive Officer)

ZHANG Li (Chief Financial Officer)

LAW Yung Koon

WANG Zhihua

LUO Jianfeng

Non-executive Directors

ZUO Manlun

XIE Jingyun

Independent Non-executive Directors

CHEN Mo

HO Kwan Yiu

LAM Ying Hung, Andy

LIANG Shibin

Board Committees

Audit Committee

LAM Ying Hung, Andy (Chairman)

CHEN Mo

HO Kwan Yiu

XIE Jingyun

Remuneration Committee

HO Kwan Yiu (Chairman)

CHEN Mo

LAM Ying Hung, Andy

LIU Libin

LIAO Yuqing

Nomination Committee

LIU Libin (Chairman)

CHEN Mo

HO Kwan Yiu

LAM Ying Hung, Andy

ZUO Manlun

Company Secretary

WONG Tik

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES

LIU Libin

LIAO Yuqing

WONG Tik

(alternate to LIU Libin) WANG Zhihua

(alternate to LIAO Yuqing)

REGISTERED OFFICE

Cricket Square

Hutchins Drive

P.O. Box 2681

Grand Cayman KY1-1111

Cayman Islands

HEAD OFFICE AND PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THE PRC

No. 5, Zone D, Central Science and

Technology Industrial Park

Sanshui District

Foshan City

Guangdong Province

China

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN HONG KONG

Unit 605, 6/F Wing On Plaza

62 Mody Road Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon

Hong Kong

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

Bank of China

Agriculture Bank of China

China Construction Bank

Corporation

LEGAL ADVISER

As to Hong Kong law:

LCH Lawyers LLP

As to Cayman Islands law:

Conyers Dill & Pearman

AUDITORS

KPMG

Public Interest Entity Auditor

registered in accordance with the

Financial Reporting Council

Ordinance

8th Floor, Prince's Building, 10 Chater Road, Central,

Hong Kong

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SHARE REGISTRARS

Principal Share Registrar and

Transfer Office in the Cayman

Islands

Suntera (Cayman) Limited Royal Bank House

3rd Floor, 24 Shedden Road P.O. Box 1586

George Town

Grand Cayman, KY1-1110 Cayman Islands

Branch Share Registrar and

Transfer Office in Hong Kong

Tricor Investor Services Limited

Level 54, Hopewell Centre

183 Queen's Road East

Wanchai,

Hong Kong

WEBSITE

www.xingfa.com

STOCK CODE

00098.HK

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INTRODUCTION

The board ("Board") of directors ("Directors") of Xingfa Aluminium Holdings Limited ("Company") is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "Group", "our Group", "we", "us", "our", "Xingfa Aluminium") prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for the six months ended 30 June 2020 ("1H20"), together with the comparative figures for the corresponding period in 2019 ("1H19") and the relevant explanatory notes as set out below. The consolidated results are unaudited, but have been reviewed by the audit committee of the Board and the Company's independent auditors, KPMG.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS

For the six months ended 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

Note

RMB'000

RMB'000

Revenue

3 & 4

4,526,551

4,954,876

Cost of sales

5 & 10

(3,950,294)

(4,326,252)

Gross profit

576,257

628,624

Other income

51,865

30,685

Distribution costs

(143,225)

(111,891)

Administrative expenses

(182,123)

(188,638)

Reversal/(charge) of impairment

losses on trade receivables and

12,522

other receivables

(15,929)

Profit from operations

315,296

342,851

Finance costs

5(a)

(50,037)

(74,044)

Share of profit of an associate

1,799

4,793

Profit before taxation

5

267,058

273,600

Income tax

6

(16,466)

(39,132)

Profit for the period

250,592

234,468

Attributable to:

Equity shareholders of the

252,761

Company

236,686

Non-controlling interests

(2,169)

(2,218)

Profit for the period

250,592

234,468

Earnings per share

7

Basic (RMB yuan)

0.60

0.57

Diluted (RMB yuan)

0.60

0.57

The notes on pages 11 to 31 form part of this interim financial report. Details of dividends payable to equity shareholders of the Company are set out in Note 17.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the six months ended 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Profit for the period

250,592

234,468

Other comprehensive income

for the period may be reclassified to

profit or loss:

Exchange differences on translation of

financial statements of operations outside

the Mainland China

(83)

(371)

Cash flow hedge: net movement in

the hedging reserve

55,023

-

Other comprehensive income

for the period

54,940

(371)

Total comprehensive income

for the period

305,532

234,097

Attributable to:

Equity shareholders of the Company

307,701

236,315

Non-controlling interests

(2,169)

(2,218)

Total comprehensive income

for the period

305,532

234,097

The notes on pages 11 to 31 form part of this interim financial report.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

At 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

Note

RMB'000

RMB'000

Non-current assets

Investment property

8

70,636

71,694

Other property, plant and equipment

8

2,168,195

2,188,673

2,238,831

2,260,367

Right-of-use assets

9

343,239

358,620

Intangible assets

3,985

-

Interest in an associate

-

5,791

Deferred tax assets

45,411

43,641

2,631,466

2,668,419

Current assets

Inventories and other contract costs

10

1,278,335

1,134,375

Trade and other receivables

11

3,122,255

3,103,556

Pledged deposits

12

165,332

327,037

Cash and cash equivalents

13

544,262

528,003

5,110,184

5,092,971

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

14

2,518,710

2,738,786

Contract liabilities

15

306,873

164,027

Loans and borrowings

16

1,305,137

1,284,005

Lease liabilities

2,271

6,907

Current taxation

31,400

68,648

4,164,391

4,262,373

Net current assets

945,793

830,598

Total assets less current liabilities

3,577,259

3,499,017

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONTINUED)

At 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

Note

RMB'000

RMB'000

Non-current liabilities

Loans and borrowings

16

297,635

414,407

Lease liabilities

7,460

13,921

Deferred income

20,786

20,200

Deferred tax liabilities

17,094

11,609

342,975

460,137

NET ASSETS

3,234,284

3,038,880

CAPITAL AND RESERVES

Share capital

3,731

3,731

Reserves

3,228,055

3,034,604

Total equity attributable

to equity shareholders of

the Company

3,231,786

3,038,335

Non-controlling interests

2,498

545

TOTAL EQUITY

3,234,284

3,038,880

Approved and authorised for issue by the board of directors on 20 August 2020.

Liu Libin

Liao Yuqing

Chairman

Executive Director

The notes on pages 11 to 31 form part of this interim financial report.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the six months ended 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

Attributable to equity shareholders of the Company

Non-

Share

Share

Capital

Other

Statutory

Exchange

Hedge

Retained

controlling

Total

capital

premium

reserve

reserve

reserves

reserves

reserves

earnings

Total

interests

equity

Note

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

Balance at 1 January 2019

3,731

179,568

6,761

209,822

286,942

(461)

-

1,817,747

2,504,110

(252)

2,503,858

Changes in equity for the six months

ended 30 June 2019:

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

236,686

236,686

(2,218)

234,468

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(371)

-

-

(371)

-

(371)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(371)

-

236,686

236,315

(2,218)

234,097

Employees' share option scheme

17(b)

-

-

1,319

-

-

-

-

-

1,319

-

1,319

Capital injection of non-controlling

interest in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,300

2,300

Dividends approved and paid to equity

shareholders of the Company

17(a)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(73,465)

(73,465)

-

(73,465)

Balance at 30 June 2019 and

1 July 2019

3,731

179,568

8,080

209,822

286,942

(832)

-

1,980,968

2,668,279

(170)

2,668,109

Changes in equity for the six months

ended 31 December 2019:

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

369,423

369,423

(1,285)

368,138

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(371)

(2)

-

(373)

-

(373)

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(371)

(2)

369,423

369,050

(1,285)

367,765

Employees' share option scheme

-

-

1,006

-

-

-

-

-

1,006

-

1,006

Appropriation to reserves

-

-

-

-

45,536

-

-

(45,536)

-

-

-

Capital injection of non-controlling

interest in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,000

2,000

Balance at 31 December 2019

3,731

179,568

9,086

209,822

332,478

(1,203)

(2)

2,304,855

3,038,335

545

3,038,880

Balance at 1 January 2020

3,731

179,568

9,086

209,822

332,478

(1,203)

(2)

2,304,855

3,038,335

545

3,038,880

Changes in equity for the six months

ended 30 June 2020:

Profit for the period

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

252,761

252,761

(2,169)

250,592

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(83)

55,023

-

54,940

-

54,940

Total comprehensive income

-

-

-

-

-

(83)

55,023

252,761

307,701

(2,169)

305,532

Amounts transferred from

hedge reserves to initial carrying

amount of hedge items

-

-

-

-

-

-

(8,615)

-

(8,615)

-

(8,615)

Employees' share option scheme

17(b)

-

-

1,269

-

-

-

-

-

1,269

-

1,269

Capital injection of non-controlling

interest in subsidiaries

17(c)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,122

4,122

Dividends approved and paid to equity

shareholders of the Company

17(a)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(106,904)

(106,904)

-

(106,904)

Balance at 30 June 2020

3,731

179,568

10,355

209,822

332,478

(1,286)

46,406

2,450,712

3,231,786

2,498

3,234,284

The notes on pages 11 to 31 form part of this interim financial report.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW

STATEMENT

For the six months ended 30 June 2020 - unaudited (Expressed in Renminbi)

Six months

ended 30 June

Note

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Operating activities

Cash generated from operations

266,414

434,102

Income tax paid

(57,872)

(58,119)

Land Appreciation Tax paid

(460)

(1,250)

Net cash generated from

208,082

374,733

operating activities

Investing activities

Interest received

20,072

11,602

Payment for the purchase of property,

(231,929)

(237,819)

plant and equipment

Payment for pledged deposits

(607,341)

(512,735)

Proceeds received upon maturity of

769,046

473,419

pledged deposits

Payment for deposit of futures

(80,000)

-

contract

Proceeds from disposal of property,

30

3,149

plant and equipment

Net cash used in

(130,122)

(262,384)

investing activities

Financing activities

Capital element of lease rentals paid

(2,537)

(401)

Interest element of lease rentals paid

(400)

(221)

Interest paid

(49,688)

(84,046)

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

628,045

1,468,053

Repayment of loans and borrowings

(530,751)

(1,329,223)

Capital injecting from the

-

2,300

non-controlling interest of subsidiary

Dividends paid to equity shareholders

(106,904)

(73,465)

of the Company

Net cash used in

(62,235)

(17,003)

financing activities

Net increase in cash and

15,725

95,346

cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

13

528,003

448,787

at 1 January

Effect of foreign exchange rates

534

107

changes

Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June

13

544,262

544,240

The notes on pages 11 to 31 form part of this interim financial report.

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NOTES ON THE UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT

(Expressed in Renminbi)

1 Basis of preparation

The interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with the applicable disclosure provisions of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, including compliance with International Accounting Standard ("IAS") 34, Interim Financial Reporting, issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). It was authorized for issue on 20 August 2020.

The interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with the same accounting policies adopted in the 2019 annual financial statements, except for the accounting policy changes that are expected to be reflected in the 2020 annual financial statements. Details of any changes in accounting policies are set out in Note 2.

The preparation of an interim financial report in conformity with IAS 34 requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses on a year to date basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The interim financial report contains condensed consolidated financial statements and selected explanatory notes. The notes include an explanation of events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of Xingfa Aluminium Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") since the 2019 annual financial statements. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereon do not include all of the information required for a full set of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs").

The interim financial report is unaudited, but has been reviewed by KPMG in accordance with Hong Kong Standard on Review Engagements 2410, Review of interim financial information performed by the independent auditor of the entity , issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. KPMG's independent review report to the Board of Directors is included on pages 32 and 33.

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2 Changes in accounting policies

The Group has applied the following amendment to IFRSs issued by the IASB to the financial report for the current accounting period:

• Amendment to IFRS 16, Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions

None of the development have had a material effect on how the Group's results and financial position for the current or prior periods have been prepared or presented in this interim financial report. The Group has not applied any new standard or interpretation that is not yet effective for the current accounting period.

3 Revenue and segment reporting

The Group manages its businesses by product lines. In a manner consistent with the way in which the information is reported internally to the Group's most senior executive management for the purposes of resource allocation and performance assessment, the Group has presented the following reportable segments:

  • Industrial aluminium profiles: this segment manufactures and sells plain aluminium profiles, mainly for industrial usage.
  • Construction aluminium profiles: this segment manufactures and sells aluminium profiles with surface finishing, including anodic oxidation aluminium profiles, electrophoresis coating aluminium profiles, powder coating aluminium profiles and PVDF coating aluminium profiles. Construction aluminium profiles are widely used in architecture decoration.
  • Property development: this segment develops and sells office premises and residential properties.
  • Other products and services included the provision of processing services, manufacturing and sale of aluminium alloy, moulds and spare parts. None of these products and services meets any of the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments according to IFRS 8.

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  1. Disaggregation of revenue
    Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by major products or service lines and geographical location of customers is as follows:

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Revenue from contracts with

customers within the scope of

IFRS 15

Disaggregated of product lines

- Industrial aluminium profiles

968,494

1,070,592

- Construction aluminium profiles

3,457,194

3,781,875

- Sales of completed properties

6,968

16,778

- Other products and services

93,895

85,631

4,526,551

4,954,876

Disaggregated by geographical

location of customers

- Mainland China, except

for Hong Kong

4,462,046

4,828,556

- Hong Kong

22,583

82,468

- Asia Pacific, except for Mainland

China and Hong Kong

41,015

31,857

- Africa

246

11,437

- Other regions

661

558

4,526,551

4,954,876

Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by the timing of revenue recognition is disclosed in Note 3(b).

During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the Group's customer base is diversified and does not include any individual customer (six months ended 30 June 2019: Nil) with whom transactions have exceeded 10% of the Group's revenue.

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  1. Information about profit or loss, assets and liabilities

Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by timing of revenue recognition, as well as information regarding the Group's reportable segments as provided to the Group's most senior executive management for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance for the period is set out below:

Industrial

Construction

Property

aluminium profiles

aluminium profiles

development

All other segments

Total

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

Revenue from external

customers recognised

by point in time

968,494

1,070,592

3,457,194

3,781,875

6,968

16,778

93,895

85,631

4,526,551

4,954,876

Reportable segment profit

Gross profit

104,353

106,983

439,031

483,885

3,240

9,823

29,633

27,933

576,257

628,624

  1. Reconciliations of reportable segment profit or loss

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Reportable segment profit derived from

the Group's external customers

576,257

628,624

Other income

51,865

30,685

Distribution costs

(143,225)

(111,891)

Administrative expenses

(182,123)

(188,638)

Reversal/(charge) of impairment losses

on trade receivables and

other receivables

12,522

(15,929)

Finance costs

(50,037)

(74,044)

Share of profit of an associate

1,799

4,793

Consolidated profit before taxation

267,058

273,600

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  1. Seasonality of operations
    The Group's operation on average generally experiences lower sales in the first quarter, compared to the other quarters in the year, due to the decreased demand for its products during the Chinese New Year holidays. The Group's operation was additionally impacted by COVID-19 pandemic in first quarter of 2020.
    For the twelve months ended 30 June 2020, the Group reported revenue of RMB10,852,523,000 (twelve months ended 30 June 2019: RMB10,835,633,000), and gross profit of RMB1,437,445,000 (twelve months ended 30 June 2019: RMB1,467,954,000).
  2. Profit before taxation
    Profit before taxation is arrived at after charging:
    1. Finance costs:

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Interest expenses on bank loans

47,349

66,765

Interest expenses on discounted bills

1,558

7,058

Interest on lease liabilities

400

221

Total interest expense on financial

liabilities not at fair value through

profit or loss

49,307

74,044

Cash flow hedges instruments

reclassified from equity

730

-

50,037

74,044

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(b) Staff costs:

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Salaries, wages, bonuses and benefits

324,786

306,710

Equity-settledshare-based payment

expenses

1,269

1,319

Contribution to defined contribution

retirement schemes

19,805

29,741

345,860

337,770

To relieve the difficulties encountered by enterprises due to COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to related policies consented by the State Council of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"), major subsidiaries of the Company in the PRC were entitled to reduce its contribution to the pension insurance, unemployment insurance, and work injury insurance by 50% with effect from February 2020.

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(c) Other items:

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Depreciation charge

- Investment properties

1,058

-

- Other property, plant and equipment

200,754

156,945

- Right-of-use assets

6,855

4,985

Amortisation cost of intangible assets

137

-

Net foreign exchange loss/(gain)

996

(514)

Net gain on cash flow hedging

instruments reclassified from equity

(1,949)

-

Changes in fair value of futures contracts

recognised as hedge ineffectiveness

(6,113)

-

Interest income

20,072

11,602

Cost of inventories (i)/(Note 10)

3,950,294

4,326,252

Research and development costs (ii)

200,898

147,488

  1. During the six months ended 30 June 2020, cost of inventories included RMB186,442,000 relating to depreciation (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB141,550,000), which amount is also included in the respective total amounts disclosed separately above, and RMB202,544,000 relating to staff costs (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB193,870,000) as disclosed in Note 5(b).
  2. Research and development costs for the period ended 30 June
    2020 included RMB54,653,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB36,954,000) relating to staff costs of employees which amount is also included in total staff costs as disclosed in Note 5(b).

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6

Income tax

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Current tax - PRC corporate income tax

15,084

33,319

Current tax - Hong Kong Profits Tax

-

257

Provision for PRC Land Appreciation

Tax ("LAT")

-

4,073

Deferred taxation

1,382

1,483

16,466

39,132

  1. Pursuant to the income tax rules and regulations of the PRC, the PRC subsidiaries of the Group are liable to PRC corporate income tax at a rate of 25% for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (six months ended 30 June 2019: 25%) except for Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium Co., Ltd. ("Guangdong Xingfa"), Xingfa Aluminium (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. ("Chengdu Xingfa"), Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium (Henan) Co., Ltd. ("Xingfa Henan") and Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. ("Xingfa Jiangxi") which were certified as "Advanced and New Technology Enterprises" ("ANTE") and entitled to the preferential income tax rate of 15% for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (six months ended 30 June 2019: 15%).
  2. At 30 June 2020, deferred tax liabilities of RMB8,761,000 (that of 2019: RMB11,609,000) have been provided for in this regard based on the expected dividends to be distributed from Guangdong Xingfa in the foreseeable future in respect of the profits generated since 1 January 2008.
  3. During the six months ended 30 June 2020, Guangdong Xingfa, Xingfa Henan and Xingfa Jiangxi obtained approval from local tax authorities to claim super deduction on research and development expenses. As such, the income tax for the six months ended 30 June 2020 was reduced by RMB18,002,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB11,843,000). Such additional tax deduction on research and development expenses equals 75% (2019: 75%) of the amount actually incurred.

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7 Earnings per share

  1. Basic earnings per share
    The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to ordinary equity shareholders of the Company of RMB252,761,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB236,686,000) and the weighted average number of 418,000,000 ordinary shares (six months ended 30 June 2019: 418,000,000 shares) in issue during the interim period.
  2. Diluted earnings per share
    The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to ordinary equity shareholders of the Company of RMB252,761,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB236,686,000) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares of 418,564,000 shares (six months ended 30 June 2019: 418,000,000 shares), calculated as follows.
    1. Profit attributable to ordinary equity shareholders of the Company (diluted)

Six months

ended 30 June

20202019

RMB'000 RMB'000

Profit attributable to ordinary

equity shareholders (diluted)

252,761

236,686

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  1. Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted)

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Weighted average number of

ordinary shares at 30 June

418,000

418,000

Effect of deemed issue of

shares under the Company's

share option scheme for nil

consideration (Note 17)

564

-

Weighted average number of

ordinary shares (diluted) at

30 June

418,564

418,000

For the period ended 30 June 2019, the effect of the Company's

Share Option Scheme was anti-dilutive.

8 Investment properties and other property, plant and equipment

During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the Group acquired items of plant and machinery with a cost of RMB180,618,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB255,265,000). Items of plant and machinery with a net book value of RMB342,000 were disposed of during the six months ended 30 June 2020 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB4,986,000), resulting in a loss on disposal of RMB312,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB1,837,000).

Investment properties of the Group were stated in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Fair value of these investment properties was RMB131,000,000 as at 30 June 2020 (31 December 2019: RMB131,000,000). The valuations of fair value were carried out by an independent firm of surveyors, Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Appraisal and Advisory Limited, who have staff with recent experiences in the locations and categories of properties being valued.

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  1. Right-of-useassets
    During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the Group entered into a new lease agreement for use of office building and therefore recognised the addition to right-of-use assets of RMB2,336,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: Nil). Right-of-use assets with a net book value of RMB10,862,000 were disposed of during the six months ended 30 June 2020 due to early termination of lease agreements for plants (six months ended 30 June 2019: Nil).
  2. Inventories and other contract costs

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Inventories

Aluminium products

- Raw materials

384,028

312,721

- Work in progress

109,881

110,018

- Finished goods

534,861

461,193

1,028,770

883,932

Property development

- Land use right

28,424

28,538

- Deed tax

2,855

2,866

- Construction costs

218,286

219,039

249,565

250,443

Other contract costs

-

-

1,278,335

1,134,375

Note:

During the six months ended 30 June 2020, inventories of RMB3,950,294,000 (2019: RMB4,326,252,000) were recognised as an expense and included in "cost of sales". No inventory provision was recorded in this period (2019: Nil).

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11 Trade and other receivables

As of the end of the reporting period, the ageing analysis of trade debtors and bills receivable (which are included in trade and other receivables), based on the invoice date and net of allowance for doubtful debts, is as follows:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Within 1 month

993,175

1,574,144

1 to 3 months

1,116,774

704,279

3 to 6 months

251,706

393,040

Over 6 months

374,472

153,369

Trade debtors and bills receivable, net of

allowance for doubtful debts (i)(ii)

2,736,127

2,824,832

Other debtors, net of loss allowance (iii)

169,634

79,887

Financial assets measured at amortised cost

2,905,761

2,904,719

Dividend receivable

27,655

19,855

Deposits and prepayments

95,919

178,982

Derivative financial instruments (iv)

- Cross-currency interest rate swap

1,045

-

- Futures contracts

91,875

-

3,122,255

3,103,556

  1. Trade debtors and bills receivable are due within 60 days to 180 days from the date of billing. Debtors with balances that are more than 6 months past due are requested to settle all outstanding balances before any further credit is granted.
  2. Certain bills receivable with carrying value of RMB893,000 were pledged as securities for bank loans of the Group as at 30 June 2020 (31 December 2019: Nil) (Note 16) .
  3. As at 30 June 2020, loss allowances of RMB2,275,000 was recognised on other debtors (31 December 2019: RMB2,294,000).
    As at 30 June 2020, amount of RMB57,720,000 were deposit which was due from a financial institution for purchase of futures contracts and repayable on demand (31 December 2019: Nil).

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  1. 1) As at 30 June 2020, the Group entered into cross-currency interest rate swap contracts with HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited in respect of short-term loans in aggregate of US$15,000,000 (equivalent to RMB104,940,000), under which the Group converted the US dollar loans at floating exchange rate into RMB loans at fixed- rate. The purpose of the cross-currency interest rate swap contracts is to hedge against the interest rate risk and foreign currency risk of the US dollar liabilities.

The cross-currency interest rate swaps contracts mature in August 2020 matching the maturity of the related loans. The Group applies a hedge ratio of 1:1. The existence of an economic relationship between cross-currency interest rate swap contracts and the US dollar floating-rate borrowings is determined by matching their critical contract terms, including the reference interest rates, tenors, interest repricing dates, maturity dates, interest payment and/or receipt dates, the notional amounts of the swaps and the outstanding principal amounts of the loans.

The balance of cross-currency interest rate swap of RMB1,045,000 represented the fair value of the cross-currency interest rate swap as at 30 June 2020 (31 December 2019: financial liabilities of RMB698,000).

  1. As at 30 June 2020, the Group used aluminium products futures contracts in the Shanghai Futures Exchange to manage the commodity price risk exposure in respect of the highly probable forecast purchase of aluminium products. The Group designates those futures contracts as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges and does not separate the forward and spot element of the futures contracts but instead designates the futures contract in its entirety in a hedging relationship.
    The Group applies a hedge ratio of 1:1 and determines the existence of an economic relationship between the futures contracts and the highly probable forecast purchase transactions based on: the underlying for hedging instruments and the hedged items are economically related. The basic variables of the hedging instruments and the hedged items are standard aluminium prices. The effect of credit risk does not dominate the value changes.
    The balance of futures contracts of RMB91,875,000 represented the principals and fair value upward of the futures contracts as at 30 June 2020 (31 December 2019: Nil).

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  1. Pledged deposits
    Pledged deposits mainly represented bank deposits pledged to bank as securities for certain banking facilities, bills payable and letter of guarantee.
  2. Cash and cash equivalents

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Cash at bank and in hand

544,262

528,003

14 Trade and other payables

As of the end of the reporting period, the ageing analysis of trade creditors and bills payable (which are included in trade and other payables), based on the invoice date, is as follows:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Within 1 month

833,676

715,231

1 to 3 months

478,351

384,420

3 to 6 months

269,565

583,421

Over 6 months

410,883

415,735

Trade creditors and bills payable

1,992,475

2,098,807

Trade payables

834,397

814,775

Bills payable

1,158,078

1,284,032

Accrued payroll and benefits

143,405

219,521

Other payables and accruals

352,735

392,202

Interest payable

2,158

2,209

Deferred income

27,937

25,349

Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost

2,518,710

2,738,088

Derivative financial instrument

- Cross-currency interest rate swap

(Note 11(iv))

-

698

2,518,710

2,738,786

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15 Contract liabilities

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Aluminium profiles

- Billings in advance of performance

306,791

163,923

Property development

- Forward sales deposits and

instalments received

82

104

306,873

164,027

16 Loans and borrowings

Loans and borrowings were repayable as follows:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Within 1 year

1,305,137

1,284,005

After 1 year but within 2 years

216,520

349,200

After 2 years but within 5 years

15,855

15,150

After 5 years

65,260

50,057

297,635

414,407

1,602,772

1,698,412

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At 30 June 2020, the amount of secured or unsecured loans and borrowings were as follows:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Secured bank loans

1,562,772

1,698,412

Unsecured bank loans

40,000

-

1,602,772

1,698,412

At 30 June 2020, the secured bank loans were secured by the following assets of the Group:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Carrying value of assets:

Property, plant and equipment

591,048

602,309

Right-of-use assets

333,984

338,118

Bills receivable (Note 11)

893

-

Pledged deposits (Note 12)

-

8,402

925,925

948,829

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17 Capital, reserves and dividends

  1. Dividends
    1. Dividends payable to equity shareholders attributable to the interim period
      The directors do not propose any payment of interim dividends for the six months ended 30 June 2020 (six months ended 30 June 2019: Nil).
    2. Dividends payable to equity shareholders attributable to the previous financial year, approved and paid during the interim period

Six months

ended 30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Final dividends in respect of

the previous financial year,

approved and paid during

the interim period ended

30 June 2020 of HKD0.28 per

share (six months ended

30 June 2019: HKD0.20 per

share)

106,904

73,465

  1. Equity settled share-based transactions
    On 15 October 2018, 4,180,000 share options were granted for nil consideration to employees of the Company under the Company's employee share option scheme. Each option gives the holder the right to subscribe for one ordinary share of the Company. The options will vest after two years to four years from the date of grant and are then exercisable on or before 14 October 2023. The exercise price is HKD5.46, being the weighted average closing price of the Company's ordinary shares immediately before the grant.
    No options were exercised during the six months ended 30 June 2020 (2019: Nil).
    The Group recognised share option expenses of RMB1,269,000 during the six months ended 30 June 2020 (six month ended 30 June 2019: RMB1,319,000).

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  1. Non-controllinginterests
    During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the non-controlling interest of a subsidiary of the Group, named Guangdong Aoke Aluminium Construction Technology Limited, contributed an intangible asset which was a patent with fair value of RMB4,122,000 as the capital injection to a subsidiary of the Group named Guangdong Xingfa Aoke Architecture Technology Co., Ltd..

18 Fair value measurement of financial instruments

  1. Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value
    1. Fair value hierarchy

The following table presents the fair value of the Group's financial instruments measured at the end of the reporting period on a recurring basis, categorised into the three-level fair value hierarchy as defined in IFRS 13, Fair value measurement . The level into which a fair value measurement is classified is determined with reference to the observability and significance of the inputs used in the valuation technique as follows:

Level 1 valuations:

Fair value measured using only Level 1

inputs i.e. unadjusted quoted prices in

active markets for identical assets or

liabilities at the measurement date

Level 2 valuations:

Fair value measured using Level 2 inputs

i.e. observable inputs which fail to

meet Level 1, and not using significant

unobservable inputs. Unobservable

inputs are inputs for which market data

are not available

  • Level 3 valuations: Fair value measured using significant unobservable inputs

Fair value at 30 June 2020 RMB'000

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Fair value measurements as at

30 June 2020 categorised into

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

Recurring fair value measurement

Financial assets:

Derivative financial instruments:

- Cross-currency interest rate swap

1,045

-

1,045

-

- Futures contracts

91,875

91,875

-

-

Fair value at

Fair value measurements as at

31 December 2019 categorised into

31 December

2019

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

RMB'000

Recurring fair value measurement

Financial liabilities:

Derivative financial instruments:

- Cross-currency interest rate swap

698

-

698

-

During the six months ended 30 June 2020, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or transfers into or out of Level 3 (2019: Nil). The Group's policy is to recognise transfers between levels of fair value hierarchy as at the end of the reporting period in which they occur.

    1. Valuation techniques and inputs used in Level 2 fair value measurements
      The fair values of cross-currency interest rate swap contracts are calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on the terms and maturity of the contract, taking into account the market rates as at the valuation date and features of the swap.
  1. Fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried at other than fair value
    The carrying amounts of the Group's financial instruments carried at cost or amortised cost were not materially different from their fair values as at 31 December 2019 and 30 June 2020 except as disclosed in Note 8.

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19 Commitments

Capital commitments outstanding at 30 June 2020 not provided for in the interim financial report

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Contracted for

- Purchase of property, plant and equipment for

the production base in Chengdu City

8,850

15,879

- Purchase of property, plant and equipment for

the production base in Yichun City

19,465

70,492

- Purchase of property, plant and equipment for

the production base in Sanshui, Foshan City

195,364

145,894

- Purchase of property, plant and equipment for

the production base in Qinyang City

9,811

10,400

Total

233,490

242,665

20 Material related party transactions

In addition to the transactions and balances disclosed elsewhere in this interim financial report, the Group entered into the following material related party transactions:

  1. Transactions
    During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the Group sold goods of RMB44,420,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB60,301,000) to Guangdong Xingfa Curtain Wall, Door & Window Co., Ltd. ("Xingfa Curtain Wall"), which is invested by one of the executive directors of the Company.
    During the six months ended 30 June 2020, the Group sold goods and service of RMB8,642,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: RMB21,032,000) to Jiangxi Province Jingxing Aluminium Panel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ("Jiangxi Jingxing"), which is an associate of the Group.
    During the period ended 30 June 2020, the Group sold goods and service of RMB14,175,000 (six months ended 30 June 2019: Nil) to China Lesso Group Holdings Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, and its subsidiaries ("China Lesso Group").

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  1. Balances with related parties
    As at the end of the reporting period, the Group had the balance due from Xingfa Curtain Wall of RMB1,223,000 (31 December 2019: RMB17,756,000), balance due from Jiangxi Jingxing of RMB10,945,000 (31 December 2019: RMB19,308,000), balance due from China Lesso Group of RMB1,889,000 (31 December 2019: RMB6,728,000), balance due to Xingfa Curtain Wall of RMB297,000 (31 December 2019: Nil) and balance due to China Lesso Group of RMB78,000 (31 December 2019: RMB121,000).

The amounts due from related parties are unsecured, interest-free and have no fixed terms of repayment.

21 Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 has brought about additional uncertainties in the Group's operating environment and has impacted the Group's operations and financial position.

The Group has been closely monitoring the impact of the developments on the Group's businesses and has put in place contingency measures. These contingency measures include but not limited to: assessing the suppliers' readiness; improving the production process, negotiating with distributors on delivery schedule, continuously monitoring the operations of the distributors and strengthening cost control. The Group will keep the contingency measures under review as the situation evolves.

As far as the Group's businesses are concerned, the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused the decrease of the revenue and profit from operation, delays of production and delivery, and impacted certain debtors' repayment schedules as well as inventory turnover in the first half of 2020. The Group's management has set a plan for catching up the delayed schedules above in the remaining financial year ending 2020.

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT

REVIEW REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF XINGFA ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

Introduction

We have reviewed the interim financial report set out on pages 5 to 31 which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position of Xingfa Aluminium Holdings Limited as of 30 June 2020 and the related consolidated statement of profit or loss, statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and statement of changes in equity and condensed consolidated cash flow statement for the six month period then ended and explanatory notes. The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited require the preparation of an interim financial report to be in compliance with the relevant provisions thereof and International Accounting Standard 34, Interim financial reporting , issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The directors are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the interim financial report in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34.

Our responsibility is to form a conclusion, based on our review, on the interim financial report and to report our conclusion solely to you, as a body, in accordance with our agreed terms of engagement, and for no other purpose. We do not assume responsibility towards or accept liability to any other person for the contents of this report.

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Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with Hong Kong Standard on Review Engagements 2410, Review of interim financial information performed by the independent auditor of the entity , issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of the interim financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Hong Kong Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim financial report as at 30 June 2020 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim financial reporting .

KPMG

Certified Public Accountants

8th Floor, Prince's Building

10 Chater Road

Central, Hong Kong

20 August 2020

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Xingfa Aluminium is one of the leading aluminium profiles manufacturers in the PRC and is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of aluminium profiles, which are being used as construction and industrial materials. Since 2002, the Group has been awarded the "No. 1 of the National Construction Aluminium Profiles Enterprise" by China Non-Ferrous Metals Fabrication Industrial Association for three consecutive sessions. As of 30 June 2020, the Group had obtained around 1,493 national patents and participated in the drafting of around 90 national and industry standards. Currently, we are also one of the world's largest suppliers of electricity conductive aluminium profiles for metro vehicles. In recent three years, the Group has focused on establishing our sales outlets in the prefecture-level cities in Southern China and Eastern China, and at the same time invested our resources to establish sales outlets in key cities of relatively underdeveloped regions, with apparent positive results seen from their regional sales data.

Business Review

At the beginning of 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had caused domestic real estate developers to suspend the operation in construction sites temporarily across the country, causing a drop in real estate aluminum consumption from its January high. However, with the pandemic gradually under control, the construction progress of real estate projects has gradually resumed to normal and the aluminum consumption volume in the real estate sector continued to rise in recent months. The volume of aluminum consumed in the real estate industry in the first half of the year was about 6.5 million tonnes, representing a slight drop of 2.4% as compared with the same period last year (Source: Sublime China Information), which indicated a steady recovery in the domestic real estate market, and the overall demand for aluminum in the first half of the year was only slightly affected.

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During the period under review, the overall operation of the Group was temporarily affected by the pandemic. In terms of production, in order to strengthen the pandemic prevention and control, the central government announced that the 2020 Chinese New Year holidays were to be extended. The Group's production lines were under limited operation in February 2020 and shipments were significantly reduced. In terms of orders, domestic orders were deferred due to suspension of work by real estate developers, hence the Group gave priority to overseas orders. Fortunately, as the pandemic was gradually brought under control domestically in late February, various regions and industries began to resume work and production. The domestic orders recorded a significant increase in the second quarter and had reached its historical high for single monthly sales volume. Currently, both the production capacity and order volume have resumed their stability.

During the period under review, the Group continued to strive to participate in landmark construction projects and was approved to become the main supplier of aluminum profiles for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games arena, the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, and the Xiong'an High-speed Railway Station, which had attested the high recognition by the market for the Group's products quality.

For overseas sales, the Group continued to facilitate the sales of aluminum profiles to other countries such as Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as making its first shipments to the United Kingdom. However, the acute pandemic situation has dampened the purchasing motives of overseas downstream companies and our overseas expansion pace was affected to a certain extent.

Although our business is full of challenges, however, the Group continues to invest in research and development. During the period under review, the Xingfa Research Institute was duly established by the Group and it is divided into three departments, namely the Mold R&D Department, Construction Aluminum Profiles R&D Department and Industrial Aluminum Profiles R&D Department. The Institute cooperates with academic institutions to conduct research on new applications in different fields, with the hope of providing new products with leading-edge technology and expecting to enhance the Group's competitiveness.

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Revenue

For the six months ended 30 June 2020, the revenue and sales volume of the Group decreased by 8.6% and 6.8% to approximately RMB4,526.6 million and 258,830 tonnes respectively (1H19: RMB4,954.9 million and 277,654 tonnes respectively). Of which, the sales of construction aluminium profiles and industrial aluminium profiles accounted for 76.4% and 21.4% of the revenue respectively. The gross profit of the Group for the period decreased by 8.3% year-on-year to RMB576,257. The gross profit margin was 12.7%. During the period under review, the profit attributable to shareholders of the Company was RMB252.8 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.8%.

Construction aluminium profiles

The construction aluminium profiles are aluminium profiles with surface finishing, which are mainly used for the construction and installation of doors and windows, curtain walls, ceilings and blinds and other decorative products.

In the first half of 2020, the revenue of construction aluminium profiles decreased by 8.6% to approximately RMB3,457.2 million (1H19: RMB3,781.9 million), and sales volume dropped by 6.1% to approximately 195,312 tonnes (1H19: approximately 208,072 tonnes).

Industrial aluminium profiles

The industrial aluminium profiles are mainly plain aluminium profiles, which can be used as container box such as new conductive profiles of urban railway locomotives and ship components etc. Moreover, the industrial aluminium profiles can also be produced in other different forms and shapes, such as central processing unit (CPU) and display thermal sinks and electronic consumer product frames.

The revenue of industrial aluminium profiles in the first half of 2020 decreased by 9.5% to approximately RMB968.5 million (1H19: RMB1,070.6 million), and sales volumes decreased by 8.0% to approximately 61,931 tonnes (1H19: approximately 67,302 tonnes).

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Prospect

Looking forward to the second half of 2020, external factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions may bring potential instability to the Group's operation. However, as domestic economic recovery is progressing satisfactory and real estate market is recovering well, the Group has received ample orders and the domestic demand for aluminum profiles is expected to increase in the second half of the year. Given that the operation environment is still full of uncertainties, the Group will put stability as primary consideration in the second half of the year, control operation risks stringently, and focus on internal management reform and technology upgrade.

At the same time, the Group will continue to propel its dual-engine development direction, and while consolidating the construction aluminum profiles business, we will vigorously expand the industrial aluminum profiles business. The Group has formulated a blueprint for expanding our industrial aluminum profiles business, and it will continue to be committed in increasing the revenue derives from the sale of industrial aluminium profiles and deep- processing products in proportion to the total revenue in the next three to five years. The precision manufacturing base located in Sanshui Industrial Park, Guangdong Province is mainly engaged in the production of industrial aluminum profiles production. It is expected to commence its trial production in this year, and it will become an important base for industrial aluminum profiles.

The Group will continue to promote management reforms to improve operational efficiency. Since commencing the cooperation with Siemens last year, the Group is gradually transforming from its planning stage to usher in phased results in 2020. The Group will implement reforms in the production process in stages, by starting with the precision base that is about to be put into production to achieving all-one-one production and marketing integration and digitization in factories. Should the results look promising, the Group will apply this new production model to other factories to improve production processes and strengthen cost control, thereby enhancing the core competitiveness of the Group.

For overseas business, the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has accelerated the Group's pace in overseas markets expansion. When China was facing the COVID-19 outbreak, domestic orders dropped significantly, but overseas orders still recorded strong growth, hence mitigated the Group's sales pressure. Therefore, the Group will continue to strengthen our overseas markets layout, and actively explore the viability of overseas investment to elevate the Group's development to a new level.

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Financial Review

Revenue

The revenue and sales volume of the Group for 1H20 were decreased by 8.6% and 6.8% year-on-year to approximately RMB4,526.6 million and 258,830 tonnes respectively (1H19: RMB4,954.9 million and 277,654 tonnes respectively). The decreases were attributable to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which had caused a significant drop in the domestic sales orders in the first quarter of 2020.

The sales volume of construction aluminium profiles for 1H20 decreased by 6.1% to 195,321 tonnes (1H19: 208,072 tonnes). Meanwhile, the sales volume of industrial profiles for 1H20 also decreased by 8.0% to 61,931 tonnes (1H19: 67,302 tonnes).

The following table sets forth the details of our revenue by category for 1H20 and 1H19:

Six months ended

30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Manufacturing and sale of aluminium profiles

- Construction aluminium profiles

3,457,194

3,781,875

- Industrial aluminium profiles

968,494

1,070,592

4,425,688

4,852,467

Sale of properties

6,968

16,778

Others (Note)

93,895

85,631

Total

4,526,551

4,954,876

Note: Our Group's other revenue represents revenue generated from service contracts and sale of aluminium alloy, moulds and spare parts.

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Gross profit and gross profit margin

The gross profit of the Group for 1H20 decreased by 8.3% year-on-year to approximately RMB576.3 million (1H19: RMB628.6 million).

The overall gross profit margin for 1H20 of the Group remained stable at 12.7% (1H19: 12.7%), while the sales to production ratio increased slightly to 99.1% (1H19: 98.6%).

The following table sets forth the gross profit margin of our aluminium profiles:

Six months ended

30 June

2020 2019

Overall

12.7%

12.7%

Construction aluminium profiles

12.7%

12.8%

Industrial aluminium profiles

10.8%

10.0%

The gross profit ratio of construction aluminium profiles and industrial aluminium profiles for 1H20 as compared to 1H19 remained steady respectively.

Other income

The other income of the Group for 1H20 increased by 69.0% year-on-year to approximately RMB51.9 million (1H19: RMB30.7 million), which was mainly attributable to the increase in interest income and the increase in fair value of aluminium products futures contracts for hedging purposes.

Distribution costs

The distribution costs of the Group for 1H20 increased by 28.0% to approximately RMB143.2 million (1H19: RMB111.9 million), which was 3.2% of the revenue (1H19: 2.3%). During 1H20, more commission was paid to the outperformed sales distributors, thus the distribution costs increased as compared to that of 1H19.

Administrative expenses

The administrative expenses of the Group for 1H20 decreased slightly by 3.5% to approximately RMB182.1 million (1H19: RMB188.6 million), which was 4.0% of the revenue (1H19: 3.8%).

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Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company and net profit margin

The profit attributable to shareholders of the Company for 1H20 increased by 6.8% to approximately RMB252.8 million (1H19: RMB236.7 million), whilst the net profit margin increased to 5.6% (1H19: 4.8%).

The Board believes that such increase in profit was primarily attributable to the significant increase in other income and the decrease in finance costs.

Analysis of Financial Position

Current and quick ratios

The following table sets out our Group's current and quick ratios as at 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2019:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

Current ratio (Note i)

1.23

1.19

Quick ratio (Note ii)

0.92

0.93

Note:

  1. Current ratio is calculated based on the total current assets divided by the total current liabilities at the end of the period/year.
  2. Quick ratio is calculated based on the difference between the total current assets and the inventories divided by the total current liabilities at the end of the period/year.

Both ratios remained steady as at 30 June 2020 as compared to that as at 31 December 2019.

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Gearing ratio

The following table sets out our Group's gearing ratio as at 30 June 2020 and

31 December 2019:

At

At

30 June

31 December

2020

2019

Gearing ratio (Note)

20.7%

21.9%

Note:

Gearing ratio is calculated based on the loans and borrowings divided by total assets and multiplied by 100%.

The gearing ratio remained steady as at 30 June 2020 as compared to that as at 31 December 2019.

Inventory turnover days

The following table sets out our Group's inventory turnover days during 1H20 and 1H19:

Six months ended

30 June

2020 2019

Inventory turnover days (Note)

56

51

Note:

Inventory turnover days is calculated based on the average of the beginning and ending inventory balance before provision for the periods divided by the total cost of sales during the periods multiplied by 182 days.

Inventories balance as at the respective periods ended 30 June 2020 and 2019 represents aluminium profiles segment including our raw materials, work in progress and the unsold finished goods and property under development for sale.

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 has caused delays of production and delivery of products in 1H20 of the Group, thus the inventory turnover days for 1H20 increased as compared to that of 1H19.

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Debtors' turnover days

The following table sets out our Group's debtors' turnover days during 1H20 and 1H19:

Six months ended

30 June

2020 2019

Debtors' turnover days (Note)

112

96

Note:

Debtors' turnover days is calculated based on the average of the beginning and ending balance of trade and bills receivables (net of allowance for doubtful debts) for the periods divided by revenue during the periods multiplied by 182 days.

As affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, certain debtors' repayment schedules had been slowed down. In addition, the proportion of the accounts receivables with longer credit period increased in 1H20. As a result, debtors' turnover days increased in 1H20 as compared to that of 1H19.

Creditors' turnover days

The following table sets out our Group's creditors' turnover days during 1H20 and 1H19:

Six months ended

30 June

2020 2019

Creditors' turnover days (Note)

94

85

Note:

Creditors' turnover days is calculated based on the average of the beginning and ending balance of trade and bills payables for the periods divided by the total cost of sales during the periods multiplied by 182 days.

As affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, certain creditor's repayment schedules had been slowed down in 1H20 as compared to that of 1H19.

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Loans and borrowings

As at 30 June 2020, the Group's loans and borrowings amounted to approximately RMB1,602.7 million (31 December 2019: RMB1,698.4 million), among which amounted to approximately RMB883.5 million were at fixed interest rates.

Banking facilities and guarantee

As at 30 June 2020, the banking facilities of the Group amounted to approximately RMB6,909.0 million (31 December 2019: RMB7,690.4 million), of which approximately RMB1,812.1 million were utilized (31 December 2019: RMB2,599.1 million).

No banking facilities were guaranteed by related parties.

Capital structure

As at 30 June 2020, the Company had 418,000,000 ordinary shares of HK$0.01 each in issue. No shares of the Company has been issued or repurchased during 1H20.

Financial instruments for hedging purposes

As at 30 June 2020, the Group used aluminium products futures contracts in the Shanghai Futures Exchange to manage the commodity price risk exposure in respect of the highly probable forecast purchase of aluminium products. The Group designates those futures contracts as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges and does not separate the forward and spot element of the futures contracts but instead designates the futures contract in its entirety in a hedging relationship.

Treasury Policies

The Group's policy is to regularly monitor its liquidity requirements and its compliance with lending covenants, to ensure that it maintains sufficient reserve of cash and adequate committed lines of funding from major financial institutions to meet its liquidity requirements in both short term and long term.

Certain sales and purchases of inventories of the Group are denominated in US dollars and HK dollars. Furthermore, certain trade receivables, trade payables, loans and borrowings and bank balances are denominated in US dollars and HK dollars, therefore exposing the Group to the currency risk of US dollars and HK dollars. During 1H20, the Group has entered into cross- currency interest rate swap contracts to hedge against the interest rate risk and foreign currency risk in respect of certain US dollar short-term loans.

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Cash Flow Highlights

The following table sets out our Group's cash flow highlights during 1H20 and 1H19:

Six months ended

30 June

2020

2019

RMB'000

RMB'000

Net cash generated from operating activities

208,082

374,733

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

(231,929)

(237,819)

Payment for deposit of futures contract

(80,000)

-

Interest paid

(49,688)

(84,046)

Net increase in bank borrowings

97,294

138,830

Dividends paid

(106,904)

(73,465)

We generally finance our operations through internally generated cash flows, bank borrowings and our cash and cash equivalents. Our Directors believe that on a long-term basis, our liquidity will be funded from operations and, if necessary, additional equity financing or bank borrowings.

As at 30 June 2020, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of RMB544.3 million (31 December 2019: RMB528.0 million), among which 3.3% was held in US dollars, 2.8% was held in HK dollars and the remaining balance was held in RMB.

Property Development

"Xingfa Plaza" 興發大廈), a property project wholly-owned by the Group, is located at the northern side of Jihua Road and the western side of Changang Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, the PRC. The land use rights of the property have been granted for a term of 40 years expiring on 19 May 2050 for commercial service, office, culture and entertainment uses. The property comprises a parcel of land with a site area of approximately 16,961.36 sq.m. and the gross floor area is approximately 123,527.29 sq.m.. As at 30 June 2020, around 40% of the saleable floor area have been delivered to the customers.

During 1H20, 5 units of Xingfa Plaza had been sold and delivered, The revenue recognized from such sale for 1H20 amounted to approximately RMB7.0 million (1H19: RMB16.8 million), with gross profit margin at 46.5% (1H19: 58.5%).

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Subsequent Event

There was no significant subsequent event affecting the Group that had occurred since the end of 1H20.

Human Resources

As at 30 June 2020, our Group employed a total of approximately 8,210 full time employees in the PRC and Hong Kong which included management staff, technicians, salespersons and workers. In 1H20, our Group's total expenses on the remuneration of employees were approximately RMB345.9 million (1H19: approximately RMB337.8 million), representing approximately 7.6% (1H19: 6.8%) of the revenue of our Group. Our Group's emolument policies are formulated on the performance of individual employees, which will be reviewed regularly every year. Apart from the provident fund scheme (according to the provisions of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance for Hong Kong employees) or state-managed retirement pension scheme (for the PRC employees), housing fund, medical insurance, unemployment insurance and other relevant insurance (according to the PRC rules and regulations for PRC employees), discretionary bonuses and employee share options are also awarded to employees according to the assessment of individual performance. In-house and external training programmes are provided as and when required.

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OTHER INFORMATION

Interim Dividend

The Directors do not propose the payment of interim dividend for 1H20 (1H19: Nil).

Share Options Scheme

The Company conditionally adopted a share option scheme ("Share Option Scheme") on 29 December 2017. The Share Option Scheme became effective for 10 years commencing from 5 January 2018. Details of outstanding share options and the movements of the share options during the six months ended 30 June 2020 are as follows:

Outstanding

Lapsed/

Outstanding

as at

Exercised

Cancelled

expired

as at

Date of

1 January

during

during

during

30 June

Category of grantees

grant

2020

1H20

1H20

1H20

2020

Directors

LIU Libin

15.10.2018

229,000

-

-

-

229,000

ZHANG Li

15.10.2018

192,000

-

-

-

192,000

WANG Zhihua

15.10.2018

192,000

-

-

-

192,000

Sub-total

613,000

-

-

-

613,000

Employees of the Group

15.10.2018

3,567,000

-

-

-

3,567,000

Total

4,180,000

-

-

-

4,180,000

No share option was granted, exercised, cancelled or lapsed under the Share Option Scheme during 1H20.

Note:

In relation of each grantee of the share options granted on 15 October 2018, 1,393,334 share options will vest on 15 October 2020, 1,393,333 share options will vest on 15 October 2021 and 1,393,333 share options will vest on 15 October 2022 and the share options vested are then exercisable on or before 14 October 2023. The exercise price per share is HK$5.46.

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Directors' Rights to Acquire Shares or Debt Securities

At no time during 1H20 were rights to acquire benefits by means of the acquisitions of Shares in or debentures of the Company granted to any Director or their respective spouse or minor children, or were any such rights exercised by them; or was the Company, or any of its subsidiaries a party to any arrangement to enable the Directors to acquire such rights in any other body corporate.

Sufficiency of Public Float

Based on information that is available to the Company and within the knowledge of its Directors, the Company has maintained sufficient public float as required under the Rules ("Listing Rules") Governing the Listing Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Stock Exchange") during the six months ended 30 June 2020.

Pre-emptive Rights

There are no provisions for pre-emptive rights under the Company's articles of association, or the applicable laws of the Cayman Islands, being the jurisdiction in which the Company was incorporated, which would oblige the Company to offer new Shares on a pro-rata basis to existing Shareholders.

Purchase, Sale or Redemption of Listed Securities of the Company

Neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries has purchased, sold or redeemed any of the Company's listed securities during 1H20.

Material Acquisition and Disposal

For the six months ended 30 June 2020, there was no material acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures by the Group.

Significant Investment

As at 30 June 2020, the Group did not hold any significant investment with a value of 5% or more of the Group's total assets.

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Charges on Group Assets

As at 30 June 2020, property, plant and equipment of the Group in the carrying value of RMB591,048,000 (31 December 2019: RMB602,309,000); right-of-use-assets of the Group in the carrying value of RMB333,984,000 (31 December 2019: RMB338,118,000); and bills receivable of the Group in the carrying value of RMB893,000 (31 December 2019: nil) were charged as security for bank loans amounting to RMB1,562,772,000.

Contingent Liabilities

The Group had no material contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2020.

Directors' Interests in Shares, Underlying Shares and Debentures of the Company and its Associated Corporations

As at 30 June 2020, the interests and short positions of the Directors and chief executives of the Company in the shares, underlying shares and debentures of the Company or any of its associated corporations (within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) ("SFO")) as recorded in the register required to be kept by the Company under section 352 of the SFO, or were required, pursuant to the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers contained in Appendix 10 to the Listing Rules ("Model Code"), to be notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange, were as follows:

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Long position

Ordinary

Underlying

Percentage of

Name of

shares of

shares of

interest in the

directors

Capacity

the Company

the Company

Total

Company

LIAO Yuqing

Founder of a

48,200,100

-

48,200,100

11.53%

discretionary trust

who can influence

how the trustee

exercises his

discretion

LAW Yung Koon

Beneficial owner

19,050,000

-

19,050,000

4.56%

Interest of spouse

1,719,000

-

1,719,000

0.41%

LIU Libin

Beneficial owner

-

229,000

229,000

0.05%

ZHANG Li

Beneficial owner

-

192,000

192,000

0.05%

WANG Zhihua

Beneficial owner

-

192,000

192,000

0.05%

Save as disclosed above, as at 30 June 2020, none of the Directors or the chief executive of the Company had registered an interest or short position in the shares, underlying shares of the Company or any of its associated corporations that was required to be recorded pursuant to Section 352 of the SFO, or as otherwise notified to the Company and the Stock Exchange pursuant to the Model Code.

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Substantial Shareholders and Other Persons who are Required to Disclose their Interests Pursuant to Part XV of the SFO

As at 30 June 2020, the following persons, other than a Director or the chief executive of the Company, had interests or short positions in the shares and underlying shares of the Company which are required to be recorded in the register required to be kept by the Company under section 336 of the SFO:

Long Position

Total number of

Percentage of

ordinary shares of

interest in the

Name of entities

Capacity

the Company

Company

Guangxin Aluminium (HK)

Beneficial owner

132,382,000

31.67%

Limited

Guangdong Guangxin Holdings

Interest of controlled

132,382,000

31.67%

Group Ltd*

corporation

State-owned Assets Supervision

Interest of controlled

132,382,000

31.67%

and Administration Commission

corporation

of The People's Government of

Guangdong Province*

Lesso Group Holdings Limited

Beneficial owner

109,842,900

26.28%

China Lesso Group Holdings

Interest of controlled

109,842,900

26.28%

Limited

corporation

New Fortune Star Limited

Interest of controlled

109,842,900

26.28%

corporation

Xi Xi Development Limited

Interest of controlled

109,842,900

26.28%

corporation

UBS Trustees (B.V.I.) Limited

Interest of controlled

109,842,900

26.28%

corporation

WONG Luen Hei

Founder of a discretionary

109,842,900

26.28%

trust who can influence

how the trustee exercises

his discretion

Sure Keen Limited

Beneficial owner

48,200,100

11.53%

Glorious Joy Limited

Interest of controlled

48,200,100

11.53%

corporation

TMF (Cayman) Limited

Trustee

48,200,100

11.53%

(Note)

  • For identification purpose only

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Note:

These Shares are held by Sure Keen Limited, which is directly wholly-owned by Glorious Joy Limited and ultimately owned by TMF (Cayman) Limited, as trustee of a discretionary trust, the settlor of which is Mr. LIAO Yuqing, an executive Director.

Save as disclosed above and in the paragraph headed "Directors' Interests in Shares, Underlying Shares and Debentures of the Company and its Associated Corporations" above, as at 30 June 2020, no other person had interests or short positions in the shares and underlying shares of the Company which were required to be recorded in the register required to be kept by the Company under section 336 of the SFO.

Corporate Governance

In the opinion of the Directors, save as mentioned below, the Company had complied with all the code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code ("Corporate Governance Code") as set out in Appendix 14 to the Listing Rules for 1H20.

According to the code provision A.1.1 of the Corporate Governance Code, the Board should meet regularly and board meetings should be held at least four times a year at approximately quarterly intervals. During 1H20, the Board has held one full board meeting. The Company has deviated from this code provision as the Board has discussed the company matters through exchange of emails and informal meetings among the Directors and has obtained board consent through circulating written resolutions.

Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors

Our Company has adopted the Model Code as the code of conduct regarding Directors' securities transactions. After having made specific enquiry with all Directors, our Company has received confirmations from all Directors that they have complied with the required standards set out in the Model Code for 1H20.

The Company has also adopted procedures on terms no less exacting than those set out in the Model Code in respect of the securities transactions of the employees who are likely to be in possession of unpublished inside information of the Company.

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Review by the Audit Committee

The Listing Rules require every listed issuer to establish an audit committee comprising at least three members who must be non-executive directors only, and the majority thereof must be independent non-executive directors, at least one of whom must have appropriate professional qualifications, or accounting or related financial management expertise. The Company has an audit committee which is accountable to the Board and the primary duties of the audit committee include the review and supervision of our Group's financial reporting process and internal control measures.

The audit committee of the Board is composed of three independent non- executive Directors namely, Mr. CHEN Mo, Mr. HO Kwan Yiu and Mr. LAM Ying Hung, Andy ("Mr. LAM") and one non-executive Director namely, Ms. XIE Jingyun. Mr. LAM, who has professional qualification and experience in financial matters, serves as the chairman of the audit committee.

The audit committee of the Board has met with the management and external auditors of our Company and has reviewed the consolidated results of our Group for 1H20.

On behalf of the Board of

Xingfa Aluminium Holdings Limited

LIU Libin

Chairman

20 August 2020

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