Hsinchu, Taiwan,
AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced December 2007 revenue with preliminary consolidated revenue of NT$48,940 million and unconsolidated revenue of NT$48,828 million; decreasing 8.4% and 8.5% respectively from the previous month. On a year-over-year comparison, December 2007 consolidated and unconsolidated revenues increased by 73.6% and 73.5% correspondingly.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, unaudited consolidated revenue totaled NT$480,188 million, representing historical record breaking result with a significant 63.8% Y-o-Y increase. Meanwhile, unconsolidated revenue amounted to NT$479,727 million, representing a Y-o-Y growth of 63.7%.
In December 2007, shipments of large-sized panels used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications reached around 7.39 million units, showing a 6.8% decrease from November 2007. Shipments of small- and medium-sized panels totaled 16.22 million, representing a slight 0.4 % sequential decrease.
Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the fourth quarter of 2007 reached 23.21 million units, representing a 4.3% increase from last quarter. Shipments for small- and medium-sized panels increased to total 48.01 million units, revealing a 17.9 % sequential growth. Both broke the historical records.
In terms of the 2007 full-year unit shipments, large-sized panels reached 80.9 million units with a significant 65.9% Y-o-Y increase. Meanwhile, small- and medium-sized panels had a remarkable amount of 143.07 million units, revealing a Y-o-Y growth of 80.7%.
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(1 )：All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan. |