Hsinchu, Taiwan


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated December 2005 monthly revenues, which reached a record high of NT$24,592 million, while unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$24,589 million, both representing an increase of 1.6% sequentially. On a year-over-year comparison, December 2005 consolidated revenues increased by 84.4%, while unconsolidated net sales rose by 89.1%.

 

Driven primarily by shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, the new record reached a high of 3.32 million, a 4.7% increase from November 2005. Shipments of small- and medium-sized panels declined to total 4.35 million, a 17.5 % sequential decrease due to seasonal demand.

 

Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the fourth quarter reached 9.60 million, a 20.4% sequential increase, while shipments for small- and medium-sized panels declined to total 14.17 million, a 19.4 % sequential decrease due to seasonal demand. Unit sales across the board exceeded fourth quarter guidance, provided on October 25, 2005, primarily contributed by the smooth ramp-up of AUO’s Gen. 6 fabrication facility.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2005, unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated revenue totaled NT$217,388 million and NT$217,295 million respectively, representing 29.3% and 32.0% Y-o-Y growth. Unit shipments increased by 62.6% for large-sized panels and 62.2% for small- and medium-sized panels.

 

(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

December 2005

24,592

24,589

November 2005

24,207

24,205

M-o-M Growth

1.6%

1.6%

December 2004

13,339

13,005

Y-o-Y Growth

84.4%

89.1%

Year Ended December 2005

217,388

217,295

Year Ended December 2004

168,112

164,603

Y-o-Y Growth

29.3%

32.0%

 

 

(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.