AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated February 2006 monthly revenues of NT$21,597 million and NT$21,594 million respectively, both representing a slight 2.7% sequential decline. On a year-over-year comparison, February 2006 consolidated revenues increased by 87.5%, while unconsolidated net sales rose by 87.6%.
February shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitors, notebook PCs, LCD TVs and other applications increased 6.5% sequentially, reached 3.19 million units, while shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels increased a marginal 0.5% sequentially totaled 4.74 million units.
(a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small- and medium-size
refers to those below 10 inches
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
| Net Sales(1) (2) | Consolidated(3) | Unconsolidated |
| February 2006 | 21,597 | 21,594 |
| January 2006 | 22,200 | 22,200 |
| M-o-M Growth | (2.7%) | (2.7%) |
| February 2005 | 11,517 | 11,511 |
| Y-o-Y Growth | 87.5% | 87.6% |
| Jan to Feb 2006 | 43,797 | 43,794 |
| Jan to Feb 2005 | 24,219 | 24,200 |
| Y-o-Y Growth | 80.8% | 81.0% |
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation and AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation.