HSINCHU, March 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company")(TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated February 2009 revenue of NT$15,381 million and NT$15,323 million, both increased by 16.1% from January 2009. In terms of Y-o-Y comparison, they were down by 63.8% and 63.9% respectively.
Encouraged by some urgent orders, large-sized panel(a) shipments for February 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, totaled 3.99 million units, a substantial 23.6% M-o-M increase. As to small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached over 14.0 million units, also a significant 45.4% sequential increase.
(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1)(2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
February 2009 15,381 15,323
January 2009 13,245 13,199
M-o-M Growth 16.1% 16.1%
February 2008 42,474 42,426
Y-o-Y Growth (63.8%) (63.9%)
Jan to Feb 2009 28,626 28,522
Jan to Feb 2008 89,571 89,478
Y-o-Y Growth (68.0%) (68.1%)
(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., AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o. and Lextar Electronics
Corp.
ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.5 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of more than 38,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch 3Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated
October 29, 2008. This data is used as reference only and AUO does
not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith.
2008 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of
NTD32.76:USD1.
