HSINCHU, May 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated April 2010 revenue of NT$41,154 million, up by 1.2% from March and 68.9% year-over-year.
Large-sized panel (a) shipments for April 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications amounted to approximately 9.66 million units, decreasing by a mere 1.1% from the previous month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached 21.1 million units, down by 1.3% month-over-month.
(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches.
Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
April 2010 41,154 39,012
March 2010 40,673 38,801
M-o-M Growth 1.2% 0.5%
April 2009 24,359 24,073
Y-o-Y Growth 68.9% 62.1%
Jan to April 2010 152,718 145,254
Jan to April 2009 75,100 74,542
Y-o-Y Growth 103.4% 94.9%
(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) Corp.
and its affiliates, Darwin Precision Corp. and its affiliates, BriView
Technology Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., Lextar Electronics
Corp. and its affiliates, and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.
ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$359.3 billion (US$11.2 billion) in sales revenue in 2009 with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in late 2008, and formally founded its Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.
Safe Harbour Notice
AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of large-size TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news. Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2009.
