AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$25.55 billion for March 2018(1) up by 12.7% month-over-month and down by 17.7% year-over-year. Consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2018 were NT$74.44 billion, down by 7.7% quarter-over-quarter and 15.9% year-over-year.

 

Shipments of large-sized panels(2) for LCD TV, desktop monitor, notebook PC, and other applications were around 10.06 million units in March 2018, up by 11.8% month-over-month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments were approximately 17.28 million units, up by 36.6% month-over-month.

 

In the first quarter of 2018, large-sized panel shipments totaled 28.58 million units, down slightly by 0.2% quarter-over-quarter and up by 5.0% year-over-year. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels in the same quarter were around 46.57 million units, down by 0.8% quarter-over-quarter and up by 27.8% year-over-year.

 

 

AUO March Revenue Report:

 

(Unit:NT$ million)

Period

Consolidated Revenue

March 2018

25,554

February 2018

22,681

MoM Change

12.7%

March 2017

31,052

YoY Change

(17.7%)

Jan. to Mar. 2018

74,445

Jan. to Mar. 2017

88,557

YoY Change (15.9%)

 

 

(1) All financial information was unaudited and was prepared by the Company in accordance with Taiwan IFRS.

(2) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above.