Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated March 2006 monthly revenues of NT$22,455 million and unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$22,447 million, increasing 4.0% and 3.9% sequentially. On a year-over-year comparison, March 2006 consolidated revenues increased by 53.6%, while unconsolidated net sales rose by 53.8%.

 

1Q2006 unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$66,252 million and NT$66,241 million respectively, representing 70.6% and 70.7% Y-o-Y growth. Unit shipments increased by 55.3% for large-sized panels and 83.0% for small-and-medium-sized panels.

 

Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, was flat at 3.19 million, a 0.1% increase from February 2006. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels presented a significant growth to 6.36 million, increasing 34.1% sequentially.

 

Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the first quarter was 9.38 million, declined 2.3% sequentially, while shipments for small-and medium-sized panels also declined slightly to total 15.81 million, a 0.8 % marginal decrease.

 

(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

March 2006

22,455

22,447

February 2006

21,597

21,594

M-o-M Growth

4.0%

3.9%

March 2005

14,618

14,596

Y-o-Y Growth

53.6%

53.8%

Jan to Mar 2006

66,252

66,241

Jan to Mar 2005

38,837

38,796

Y-o-Y Growth

70.6%

70.7%

 

 

(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.