HSINCHU, June 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated May 2009 revenue of NT$27,728 million and NT$27,421 million, up 13.8% and 13.9% respectively from April 2009. In terms of Y-o-Y comparison, they were down by 37.5% and 37.6% respectively.
Large-sized panel(a) shipments for May 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, exceeded 7.77 million units, representing a 13.3% M-o-M increase. As to small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments were close to 19.29 million units, a 13.9% sequential decrease.
(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1)(2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
May 2009 27,728 27,421
April 2009 24,359 24,073
M-o-M Growth 13.8% 13.9%
May 2008 44,339 43,914
Y-o-Y Growth (37.5%) (37.6%)
Jan to May 2009 102,828 101,963
Jan to May 2008 223,370 222,224
Y-o-Y Growth (54.0%) (54.1%)
(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., Lextar Electronics Corp., Darwin Precision
Corp., BriView Technology Corp. and BriView 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 1.2 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 40,000 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 4Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated
February 25, 2009. 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.
