Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("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

 

(UnitNT$ 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 AUO Corporation.
(3)Consolidated numbers include AUO Corporation., 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.