Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated net sales of NT$13,332 million and unconsolidated net sales of NT$13,294 million for the month of November 2004.

 

Unit shipments of large-sized panels for applications such as desktop monitor, notebook, and LCD TV, reached a record high of 1.89 million on seasonal strength, a 10.6% increase over October. Shipments of small- and medium-sized panels continued its seasonal decline, decreasing by 23.5% from October to 2.87 million.

 

Unaudited consolidated revenues for the month of November increased by 4.0% M-o-M, while unconsolidated net sales rose 4.1% from October. On a year-over-year basis, consolidated and unconsolidated net sales rose 17.3% and 25.9%, respectively. Unaudited consolidated revenues for January through November totaled NT$154.8 billion, representing an increase of 66.5% from the previous year.

 

 

Sales Report

 

(UnitNT$ million)

Net Sales(1)(2)(4)

Consolidated(3)

Unconsolidated

November 2004

13,332

13,294

October 2004

12,825

12,767

M-o-M Growth

4.0%

4.1%

November 2003

11,369

10,561

Y-o-Y Growth

17.3%

25.9%

Year-to-Date 2004

154,770

151,599

Year-to-Date 2003

92,964

86,447

Y-o-Y Growth

66.5%

75.4%

 

 

(1 )All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2)Year 2004 figures are unaudited, prepared by AUO Corporation.
(3)Consolidated numbers include AUO Corporation, AU Optronics (L) Corporation, and AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation.
(4)Numbers modified to reflect the adjustments made by auditors on First Nine Months 2004 Financial Statements and to reflect foreign exchange translation adjustments.