HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its August 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$37,097 million and NT$37,072 million respectively. It represented 13.6% and 14.2% sequential growth, yet 15.9% year-over-year decrease.
Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for August 2008 totaled 7.3 million units, increased by 12.6% sequentially. Small-and-medium-sized panel shipments broke the twenty-million mark and totaled 20.8 million units, a 17.7% month-over- month increase.
(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
Sales Report:(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
August 2008 37,097 37,072
July 2008 32,654 32,460
M-o-M Growth 13.6% 14.2%
August 2007 44,105 44,079
Y-o-Y Growth (15.9%) (15.9%)
Jan to Aug 2008 329,856 328,143
Jan to Aug 2007 270,960 270,801
Y-o-Y Growth 21.7% 21.2%
(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L)
Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics
(Shanghai) Corporation, Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co.,
AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Toppan CFI
(Taiwan) Co, Ltd. and AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o.
About AU Optronics
AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") is the world's 3rd largest manufacturer* of large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels ("TFT-LCD"), with approximately 19%* of global market share in Q2/2008 and revenues of NT$480.2 billion (US$14.81billion)* in 2007. TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40"+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO's new generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility production started mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company currently operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th- generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT-LCD fabs, in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new technology platform and new product development. AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of offering a wide range of small- to large-sized (1.5"-65") TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.
* DisplaySearch 2Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated
July 30, 2008. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not
make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith.
2007 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.43:USD1.
SOURCE AU Optronics Corp.
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