The company expects to report an attributable loss in the range of 27 billion yuan ($3.95 billion) and 28 billion yuan for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022. It logged a loss attributable of 38.26 billion yuan in 2021. Property firms in China over the last couple of years have either struggled to sell new houses or have sold them at lower prices than expected, with COVID lockdowns further exacerbating the woes for the sector.
Sunac is one of several developers that has missed offshore bond payments and struggled to repay debt in the past year amid slowing sales, with some now scrambling for restructuring agreements with their creditors.
Beleaguered China Evergrande Group on Wednesday
unveiled plans for the restructuring of its $22.7 billion in
offshore debt, which could set a template for distressed rivals
and shape investor sentiment on the embattled property sector.
Trading in HK-listed Sunac China's shares were suspended in
April 2022. They will continue to remain suspended, it said on
Thursday.
($1 = 6.8300 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja
Desai and Arun Koyyur)
