Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated revenues of NT$17,429 million and unconsolidated net sales of NT$17,429 million for the month of July 2005.

 

Preliminary shipments of large-size panels(a) for applications such as desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications reached a record high of 2.46 million, a 3.4% from June 2005. Shipments of small- and medium-size panels increased 20.8% M-o-M to total 4.44 million on seasonal strength.

 

Unaudited consolidated revenues for the month of July 2005 increased by 9.2% M-o-M, while unconsolidated net sales rose 9.3% sequentially. On a year-over-year basis, July 2005 consolidated revenues increased by 19.4%, while unconsolidated net sales rose 19.7%.

 

(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

July 2005

17,429

17,429

June 2005

15,954

15,953

M-o-M Growth

9.2%

9.3%

July 2004

14,601

14,564

Y-o-Y Growth

19.4%

19.7%

January to July 2005

102,513

102,439

January to July 2004

104,462

101,444

Y-o-Y Growth

(1.9%)

1%

 

 

(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, and AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation.