Earnings release
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement , make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement . HIGHLIGHTS 華潤 置 地 有限公司 China Resources Land Limited ( Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability ) ( Stock Code : 1109 ) A ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2021 INTERIM RESULTS Consolidated revenue for the first half of 2021 amounted to RMB73.74 billion , up by 63.8 % YoY . Development property revenue was up by 69.4 % YoY to RMB60.93 billion , rental income of investment properties ( including hotel operations ) was up by 63.4 % YoY to RMB8.28 billion . Consolidated gross profit margin lowered to 31.3 % in the first half of 2021 from 33.5 % in the first half of 2020. Development property gross profit margin lowered to 27.1 % in the first half of 2021 from 31.1 % in the first half of 2020 , while investment property ( including hotel operations ) gross profit margin increased from 67.9 % in the first half of 2020 to 69.8 % in the first half of 2021 . Core profit attributable to the owners of the Company excluding revaluation gain from investment properties in the first half of 2021 reached RMB9.91 billion , up by 18.3 % YoY ; profit attributable to the owners of the Company including the revaluation gain from investment properties was up by 15.4 % YoY to RMB 13.13 billion . Booked GFA amounted to approximately 5.14 million square meters in the first half of 2021 , increased by 75.6 % YoY compared with approximately 2.93 million square meters in the first half of 2020 . In the first half of 2021 , the Group achieved contracted sales of RMB 164.80 billion with contracted GFA of 9.63 million square meters , up by 48.7 % and 52.4 % YoY respectively . As of 30 June 2021 , the Group had locked in contracted sales of RMB236.95 billion that were subject to recognition in 2021 and years to come , among which RMB 116.29 billion will be recognized in the second half of 2021 as development property revenue . In the first half of 2021 , the Group's total land bank newly added amounted to 8.38 million square meters . As of 30 June 2021 , the Group's total land bank was approximately 70.98 million square meters . Earnings per share achieved RMB 1.84 in the first half on 2021 , up by 15.4 % compared with RMB 1.59 in the first half of 2020 , while core earnings per share attributable to the owners of the Company was flat at RMB1.39 . The board resolved to declare an interim dividend of RMB0.173 per share ( equivalent to HK $ 0.208 per share ) , up by 15.3 % YoY from RMB0.150 per share ( equivalent to HK $ 0.168 per share ) in the first half of 2020 . – 1 –