• 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.

• Performance

  The company's stock price closed at NT$12.25 on the TSE on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

  The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$29,068 million for September 2017, representing a 3.6% drop on month and 3.8% drop on year.

  For the second quarter of 2017, the company totaled NT$84,412 million in consolidated revenues, down 4.7% sequentially and up 5.4% 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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• On display
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    AUO 6-inch all-screen panel

    AUO's 6-inch full HD LTPS in-cell touch panel integrates the display driver IC and touch IC to simplify the overall module...

    Photo: Company, Sep 18.
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    AUO 13.3-inch UHD LTPS oTP
    
    

    AU Optronics (AUO) will showcase a full-range of LTPS notebook panels at Touch Taiwan 2017 September 20 to 22. The panels...

    Photo: Company, Sep 18.
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    AUO 65-inch 8K4K display

    AU Optronics (AUO) will showcase its 8K4K ultra high resolution TV display technology at Touch Taiwan 2016, a resolution...

    Photo: Company, Aug 23.
• Latest stock

  AUO [2409] historical stock price (NT$)
  Date	Volume (k)	Transactions	Value	Open	High	Low	Close	Change		Ask	Bid
  19-Oct	151,999	15,887	1,899,231,100	12.35	12.65	12.30	12.55	+0.30	+2.45%	12.55	12.60
  18-Oct	33,380	5,674	409,364,718	12.30	12.35	12.20	12.25	+0.00	+0.00%	12.25	12.30
  17-Oct	28,311	4,182	347,119,300	12.35	12.35	12.20	12.25	-0.05	-0.41%	12.20	12.25
  16-Oct	52,509	6,899	647,121,150	12.30	12.40	12.25	12.30	+0.10	+0.82%	12.30	12.35
  13-Oct	44,052	5,486	538,894,048	12.15	12.30	12.15	12.20	+0.10	+0.83%	12.20	12.25
  12-Oct	44,861	5,795	544,762,484	12.20	12.25	12.10	12.10	-0.10	-0.82%	12.10	12.15
  11-Oct	67,319	6,916	817,461,069	12.05	12.25	12.05	12.20	-0.15	-1.21%	12.15	12.20

  • Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes

  Latest sales

  AUO: Consolidated revenues, Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 (NT$m)
  Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  Sep-17	29,068	(3.6%)	(3.8%)	260,365	9.8%
  Aug-17	30,144	7%	4.1%	231,297	11.7%
  Jul-17	28,183	(1.4%)	5%	201,153	13%
  Jun-17	28,573	1.8%	4%	172,969	14.4%
  May-17	28,063	1%	4.7%	144,396	16.7%
  Apr-17	27,776	(10.6%)	7.6%	116,333	20%
  Mar-17	31,052	6.6%	18.2%	88,557	24.5%
  Feb-17	29,136	2.7%	41.6%	57,505	28.2%
  Jan-17	28,369	(9%)	16.8%	28,369	16.8%
  Dec-16	31,162	3%	21%	329,089	(8.7%)
  Nov-16	30,242	(0.7%)	6.2%	297,927	(11%)
  Oct-16	30,442	0.7%	4.3%	267,685	(12.6%)
  Sep-16	30,223	4.4%	(3.8%)	237,243	(14.3%)

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, October 2017

  AUO: Consolidated revenues, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$m)
  Quarter	Sales	Q/Q	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  2Q-17	84,412	(4.7%)	5.4%	172,969	14.4%
  1Q-17	88,557	(3.6%)	24.5%	88,557	24.5%
  4Q-16	91,846	6.8%	10.1%	329,089	(8.7%)
  3Q-16	86,017	7.4%	(3.7%)	237,243	(14.3%)
  2Q-16	80,091	12.6%	(13.2%)	151,226	(19.4%)

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, October 2017

  Latest balance sheet and income statement

  AUO: Consolidated balance sheet, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2017	1Q-2017	4Q-2016	3Q-2016	2Q-2016
  Current assets	181,170,121	165,768,633	163,346,242	151,937,857	145,422,624
  Intangible assets	13,451,955	13,464,383	13,602,834	14,020,842	14,269,862
  Non-current assets	259,973,019	259,536,437	266,423,009	267,711,907	271,962,441
  Assets	441,143,140	425,305,070	429,769,251	419,649,764	417,385,065
  Current liabilities	118,251,650	109,185,564	117,266,175	118,778,588	122,391,995
  Non-current liabilities	111,746,318	110,469,202	112,867,894	108,561,906	103,683,405
  Liabilities	229,997,968	219,654,766	230,134,069	227,340,494	226,075,400
  Stockholders' equity	211,145,172	205,650,304	199,635,182	192,309,270	191,309,665

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, October 2017

  AUO: Consolidated income statement, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2017		1Q-2017		4Q-2016		3Q-2016		2Q-2016
  	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales
  Gross sales	84,412,400		88,556,816		91,845,582		86,017,319		80,090,903
  Operating revenue	84,412,400	100%	88,556,816	100%	91,845,582	100%	86,017,319	100%	80,090,903	100%
  Gross profit (loss) from operations	17,120,819	20.3%	17,432,749	19.7%	17,229,201	18.8%	11,307,959	13.1%	5,564,339	6.9%
  Operating expenses	5,444,790	6.5%	5,415,342	6.1%	5,668,782	6.2%	5,548,695	6.5%	5,448,648	6.8%
  Operating income (loss)	11,676,029	13.8%	12,017,407	13.6%	11,560,419	12.6%	5,759,264	6.7%	115,691	0.1%
  Non-operating expenses and losses	-31,970	0%	-67,665	-0.1%	-269,015	-0.3%	-339,580	-0.4%	-355,849	-0.4%
  Income from continuing operations before income tax	11,644,059	13.8%	11,949,742	13.5%	11,291,404	12.3%	5,419,684	6.3%	-240,158	-0.3%
  Net income (loss)	8,946,489	10.6%	9,434,633	10.7%	8,375,097	9.1%	4,615,612	5.4%	-803,574	-1%
  Diluted earnings per share (NT$)	1		1		0.9		0.5		-0.1

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, October 2017

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