Published date:2008-12-08
Hsinchu, Taiwan,
AUO Corporation? ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated November 2008 revenue of NT$17,754 million and NT$17,624 million, respectively. Caused by the continuing weakness in global economic conditions, the revenue has declined 34.9% and 35.2% sequentially, and dropped 66.8% and 67.0% year-over-year respectively.
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For November 2008, shipments of large-sized panels(a) with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications totaled over 4.5 million units, which led to a 29.2% decline month-over-month. In addition, due to seasonal demand, the shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels presented a 34.5 % sequential decline to 14.85 million units.
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Based on the current available information and market conditions, previous guidance given on October 23, 2008 is not applicable. The revised AUO’s Q4 2008 business outlook updates are：
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(a)Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10 inches.
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Sales Report：
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(Unit：NT$ million)
? ? (1 )：All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan. |
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