- AU Optronics
AU Optronics Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, assembles and markets flat panel displays. The Company's principal products are thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels. AUO is able to offer TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches.
The company was established in September 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc. and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation.
In October 2006, AUO further merged with Quanta Display Inc. to create a larger TFT-LCD manufacturer with 20% of the world's large-sized TFT-LCD market, forming the company as of today.
Its panels are used in computer products, such as notebook computers and desktop monitors; consumer electronics products, such as mobile phones, digital photo frames, digital still cameras, portable navigation display, portable digital video disc players, LCD televisions, and industrial displays.
The Company sells its panels primarily to original equipment manufacturing service providers or brand customers. The Company groups its business into three marketing channels: Information Technology Displays, Consumer Products Displays and Television Displays. AUO is the first TFT-LCD manufacturer in Taiwan to mass produce TFT-LCD panels by means of G3.5, G4, G5, G6,G7.5 and G8.5 fabrications, and the constructing G8.5 fab was enter mass production in the second half of 2009. In March 2008 and June 2008, the Company acquired 45% and 26% of equity interests in Verticil Electronic Corp. and Dazzo Technology Corporation, respectively.
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PerformanceThe company's stock price closed at NT$9.13 on the TSE on Monday, December 9, 2013.The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33,922 million for October 2013, representing a 8.1% drop on month and 1.4% increase on year.For the third quarter of 2013, the company totaled NT$107,081 million in consolidated revenues, down 4.7% sequentially and up 4.2% on year.Brief
Full name: AU Optronics
Chinese name: 友達光電股份有限公司
Short name: AUO
Arconym: AUO
Stock code: 2409
Country: Taiwan
Tax ID: 84149738
Market: TSE
Established: 12 Aug 1996
Paid in capital: NT$96.24 billion
Listed on TSE: 8 Sep 2000
Website: www.auo.com
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Taiwan Touch 2013: AUO 55-inch Ultra HD TV panel
AU Optronics (AUO) displays its Ultra HD LCD TV panel technology at Touch Taiwan 2013. The 55-inch Ultra HD TV panel features...
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Latest stock
AUO [2409] historical stock price (NT$) Date Volume (k) Transactions Value Open High Low Close Change Ask Bid 10-Dec 12,357 9.15 9.22 9.13 9.14 +0.01 +0.11% 9-Dec 35,794 6,418 327,538,780 9.24 9.24 9.11 9.13 +0.06 +0.66% 9.13 9.12 6-Dec 37,453 5,928 340,492,982 9.06 9.15 9.03 9.07 +0.04 +0.44% 9.07 9.06 5-Dec 42,589 7,598 383,138,561 9.03 9.08 8.93 9.03 +0.03 +0.33% 9.03 9.02 4-Dec 88,139 13,340 798,755,363 9.21 9.22 9.00 9.00 -0.21 -2.28% 9.01 9.00 3-Dec 36,284 6,337 335,021,484 9.20 9.28 9.18 9.21 +0.03 +0.33% 9.22 9.21 2-Dec 54,610 8,687 505,376,674 9.35 9.38 9.18 9.18 -0.05 -0.54% 9.19 9.18 - Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes
Latest salesAUO: Consolidated revenues, Oct 2012 - Oct 2013 (NT$m)
Month
Sales
M/M
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
Oct-13
33,922
(8.1%)
1.4%
347,582
11.2%
Sep-13
36,897
(0.7%)
2.6%
313,660
12.4%
Aug-13
37,155
12.5%
5.8%
276,763
13.8%
Jul-13
33,029
(10.8%)
4.1%
239,608
15.2%
Jun-13
37,031
(3.3%)
10.8%
206,579
17.2%
May-13
38,300
3.5%
22%
169,548
18.7%
Apr-13
37,005
(2.4%)
21.9%
131,249
17.8%
Mar-13
37,917
36.7%
20.6%
94,244
16.2%
Feb-13
27,733
(3%)
(0.8%)
56,327
13.4%
Jan-13
28,595
(10.8%)
31.7%
28,595
31.7%
Dec-12
32,055
(5.4%)
15.7%
378,475
(0.3%)
Nov-12
33,901
1.4%
10.9%
346,420
(1.6%)
Oct-12
33,448
(7%)
7.2%
312,519
(2.8%)
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2013AUO: Consolidated revenues, 3Q12 - 3Q13 (NT$m)
Quarter
Sales
Q/Q
Y/Y
YTD
Y/Y
3Q-13
107,081
(4.7%)
4.2%
313,660
12.4%
2Q-13
112,335
19.2%
18%
206,579
17.2%
1Q-13
94,244
(5.2%)
16.2%
94,244
16.2%
4Q-12
99,400
(3.3%)
11.1%
378,471
(0.3%)
3Q-12
102,781
8%
3.9%
279,071
(3.8%)
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2013Latest balance sheet and income statementAUO: Consolidated balance sheet, 4Q11 - 4Q12 (NT$k)
Item
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
2Q-2012
1Q-2012
4Q-2011
Current assets
175,736,039
190,826,687
204,267,662
204,795,794
202,673,929
Long-term investments
13,811,600
15,066,174
15,108,818
15,591,831
15,917,335
Intangible assets
14,932,898
14,912,668
15,109,661
15,274,779
15,428,102
Other assets
19,752,120
19,474,943
19,305,085
18,820,948
18,355,071
Assets
539,802,513
571,523,554
596,573,498
604,605,949
612,778,144
Current liabilities
191,594,322
193,808,008
192,501,060
191,759,456
204,179,867
Other liabilities
9,423,221
9,407,075
1,864,258
2,131,134
1,162,605
Liabilities
376,567,031
395,353,735
400,471,877
397,769,630
391,501,206
Stockholders' equity
163,235,482
176,169,819
196,101,621
206,836,319
221,276,938
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2013AUO: Consolidated income statement, 3Q12 - 3Q13 (NT$k)
Item
3Q-2013
2Q-2013
1Q-2013
4Q-2012
3Q-2012
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
NT$k
% of sales
Gross sales
107,080,772
111,275,135
95,303,878
100,592,689
103,244,844
Operating revenue
107,080,772
100%
112,334,834
101%
94,244,179
98.9%
99,400,223
98.8%
102,780,523
99.6%
Gross profit (loss) from operations
10,265,581
9.6%
11,514,559
10.3%
4,548,237
4.8%
2,821,840
2.8%
-1,861,882
-1.8%
Operating expenses
6,891,882
6.4%
6,309,478
5.7%
5,909,631
6.2%
7,584,231
7.5%
7,284,908
7.1%
Operating income (loss)
3,373,699
3.2%
5,205,081
4.7%
-1,361,394
-1.4%
-4,762,391
-4.7%
-9,146,790
-8.9%
Non-operating revenues and gains
-1,843,996
-1.9%
2,138,333
2.1%
1,376,800
1.3%
Non-operating expenses and losses
-623,342
-0.6%
0
0%
-7,055,250
-6.8%
Income from continuing operations before income tax
2,750,357
2.6%
4,145,228
3.7%
-3,205,390
-3.4%
-13,079,989
-13%
-16,319,415
-15.8%
Net income (loss)
2,509,868
2.3%
3,981,530
3.6%
-3,319,641
-3.5%
-13,171,542
-13.1%
-16,479,023
-16%
Fully-diluted earnings per share (NT$)
0.3
0
-1.4
-1.9
Simple earnings per share (NT$)
-1.9
*Figures are consolidated
Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, December 2013 - AU Optronics full profile
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