Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced October 2007 revenue with preliminary consolidated revenue of NT$53,121 million and unconsolidated revenue of NT$53,062 million; both slightly dropped 1.1% sequentially from the previous month. On a year-over-year comparison, consolidated and unconsolidated September 2007 revenues still increased significantly by 59.7% and 59.5% respectively.

 

In supporting the upcoming seasonal demand, AUO’s current loading rate remains to be full. In the meanwhile, AUO shifted most of the shipments to be transited by air from September resulted in the decrease of goods-in-transit and lower inventory turnover days. With a much higher base generated in September, the shipment of large-sized panels(a) for October experienced a slight 3.4% sequential decline and amounted to 7.9 million. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels set a new record of 15.5 million units, presented a 9.4% 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

October 2007

53,121

53,062

September 2007

53,729

53,672
M-o-M Growth

(1.1%)

(1.1%)
October 2006

33,270

33,273
Y-o-Y Growth

59.7%

59.5%
Jan to Oct 2007

377,810

377,534
Jan to Oct 2006

231,731

231,700
Y-o-Y Growth

63.0%

62.9%

 

 

(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. and Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd.