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%.

 

 

Sales Report:

 

(Unit:NT$ million)

Net Sales(1)(2)

Consolidated(3)

Unconsolidated

December 2007

48,940

48,828

November 2007

53,438

53,364

M-o-M Growth

(8.4%)

(8.5%)

December 2006

28,190

28,150

Y-o-Y Growth

73.6%

73.5%

Jan to Dec 2007

480,188

479,727

Jan to Dec 2006

293,107

293,028

Y-o-Y Growth

63.8%

63.7%

 

 

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