Hsinchu, Taiwan


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced that consolidated net sales revenue for May 2003 totaled NT$8,057 million, while unconsolidated net sales was NT$7,398 million.

 

Consolidated revenues for May 2003 rose 5.8% over April. Consolidated and unconsolidated revenues for January through May 2003 totaled NT$33,936 million and NT$31,604 million, respectively.

 

"The record monthly sales we achieved in May was mainly attributed to by continuously strong customer demand. With the ramp-up progress of our 5th generation fab (L8A fab) is on schedule, unit shipment for both large and small & medium size panels reached record high for the second consecutive month. Approximately 915K large size panels (including TV applications) were shipped in May 2003, while unit shipment for small & medium size panels was over 1.5 million." said AUO CFO & VP, Mr. Max Cheng.

 

 

Sales Report：

 

(Unit：NT$ million)

Net Sales(1)(2)

Consolidated(3)

Unconsolidated

May 2003

8,057

7,398

April 2003

7,616

7,091
M-o-M Growth

5.8%

4.3%
Year-to-Date

33,936

31,604

 

 

(1 )：All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2)：Year 2003 figures have not been audited, prepared by AUO Corporation.
(3)：Including AUO Corporation ("AUT"), AU Optronics (Lauban) Corporation ("AUL"), and AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation ("AUS").