Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated September 2006 revenue of NT$27,895 million and unconsolidated net sales of NT$27,891 million, both increasing 19.7% sequentially. On a year-over-year comparison, both consolidated and unconsolidated revenues of September 2006 increased by 27.2%.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2006, preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$71,313 million and NT$71,306 million respectively, both representing 17.1% Q-o-Q growth.

 

Driven primarily by shipments of large-sized panels(a) for applications used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and general display applications, the new record reached a high of 4.74 million, a 12.7% increase from August 2006. Shipments of small- and medium-sized panels also reached historical highs on seasonal strength to total 8.22 million, an 18.4 % growth M-o-M.

 

Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the third quarter reached 12.63 million, a 24.6% sequential increase, while shipments for small- and medium-sized panels posted a 15.1% growth Q-o-Q to reach 20.80 million.

 

(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

September 2006

27,895

27,891

August 2006

23,308

23,306

M-o-M Growth

19.7%

19.7%

September 2005

21,935

21,934

Y-o-Y Growth

27.2%

27.2%

Jan to September 2006

198,461

198,427

Jan to September 2005

144,589

144,510

Y-o-Y Growth

37.3%

37.3%

 

 

(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, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, and AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation.