Hsin Chu, Taiwan
AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a world-leading supplier of TFT-LCD panels, today announced a new record month for consolidated net sales and shipment for the month of October 2003. Consolidated net sales revenue in October 2003 reached historical highs of NT$11,114 million, representing consecutive six months record earnings for the company, while unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$10,359 million.
October shipments of large sized TFT-LCD panels, inclusive of desktop monitors, notebook, LCD TV, and other applications, received continued strong demand, augmented by 6.8% to reach 1.19 million units, breaking its previous September record of 1.11 million units, completed an eighth consecutive month to month high. Small-medium sized panels shipments however, due to seasonal factors, had experienced decrease of 14.8% from 3.07 million in September to 2.61 million units.
Consolidated revenue rose 5.9% from September to October, while unconsolidated numbers rose by 6.1%. For the first ten months of 2003, accumulated consolidated and unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$81,595 million and NT$75,886 million, respectively.
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(Unit：NT$ million)
(1)：All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan. |