Hsinchu, Taiwan


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a world's leading supplier in TFT-LCD panels, today announced another record month on both revenue and unit shipment for August 2003, consolidated net sales revenue achieved record high for the forth consecutive month to NT$9,274 million, posting nine straight months of M-o-M growth.

 

Contributed by the Company' new Gen. 5 production facility, AUO's large size panel shipment (incl. LCD TV panels) in August broke the 1 million mark to reach over 1.02 million, mark the 6th consecutive monthly highs while setting a new benchmark for Taiwan TFT-LCD manufacturers. In addition, small & medium size panels also achieved over 2.5 million record unit shipment in August, marking a 5-month of consecutive record highs.

 

Both consolidated and unconsolidated revenues for August 2003 rose 9.0% over July. For January through August 2003, consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$59,987 million and NT$55,765 million, respectively.

 

 

Sales Report：

 

(Unit：NT$ million)

Net Sales(1)(2)

Consolidated(3)

Unconsolidated

August 2003

9,274

8,595

July 2003

8,508

7,883
M-o-M Growth

9.0%

9.0%
Year-to-Date

59,987

55,765

 

 

(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").