HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated November 2009 revenue of NT$38,422 million, down by 3% from the previous month but up 116.4% from the same period last year.
The large-sized panel (a) shipments for November 2009, with applications on desktop monitors, notebook PCs, and LCD TVs, were close to 9.32 million units, an increase of 4.1% from October 2009. As for small- and -medium-sized panels, the shipments were about 18.3 million units, down by 29.3% from last month since some applications are in seasonal slowdown.
(a) Large-sized refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small- and medium-sized refers to those below 10
inches.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1)(2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
November 2009 38,422 36,785
October 2009 39,603 38,075
M-o-M Growth (3.0%) (3.4%)
November 2008 17,754 17,624
Y-o-Y Growth 116.4% 108.7%
Jan. to Nov. 2009 322,495 314,976
Jan. to Nov. 2008 409,193 407,273
Y-o-Y Growth (21.2%) (22.7%)
(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., AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corp., AU
Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp.,
Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Darwin Precisions (Suzhou) Corp., Darwin
Precisions (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precision Corp., BriView
Electronics(L) Corp., BriView Electronics Corp., BVCH Optronics
(Sichuan) Corp., BriView Technology Corp., AU Optronics (Czech)
s.r.o., M. Setek Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co,
Ltd., Lextar Electronics Corp., and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.
ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a worldwide top three manufacturer* 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$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of more than 42,000 employees throughout its 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 successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to green energy industry in the end of 2008, and formally founded The Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch 3Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report. 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.
