AU Optronics Corp. ('AUO' or the 'Company') (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$25.84 billion for December 2017, down by 5.6% month-over-month and 17.1% year-over-year. In the fourth quarter of 2017, unaudited consolidated revenues were NT$80.66 billion, down by 7.7% quarter-over-quarter and 12.2% year-over-year.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, unaudited consolidated revenues totaled NT$341.03 billion, up by 3.6% year-over-year.

Shipments of large-sized panels for LCD TV, desktop monitor, notebook PC, and other applications exceeded 9.42 million units in December 2017, down by 6.0% month-over-month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments were around 16.25 million units, up by 6.2% month-over-month.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, large-sized panel shipments reached around 28.65 million units, down by 1.5% quarter-over-quarter and up by 1.2% year-over-year. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels in the same quarter exceeded 46.96 million units, up by 0.3% quarter-over-quarter and 31.4% year-over-year.

For the full year of 2017, large-sized panel shipments exceeded 111.80 million units, an increase of 1.2% from the previous year. Small and medium-sized panel shipments totaled 168.85 million units, up by 9.7% year-over-year.

AUO December Revenue Report:

(Unit: NT$ million)

PeriodConsolidated Revenue
December 2017 25,843
November 2017 27,390
MoM Change (5.6%)
December 2016 31,162
YoY Change (17.1%)
Jan. to Dec. 2017 341,028
Jan. to Nov. 2016 329,089
YoY Change 3.6%

(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.

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