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AUO (AUOTY) Pretax Margin % : -8.46% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AUO Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. AUO's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-172 Mil. AUO's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,027 Mil. Therefore, AUO's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -8.46%.

The historical rank and industry rank for AUO's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

AUOTY' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.74   Med: 2.76   Max: 17.91
Current: -8.74


AUOTY's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than
77.81% of 2465 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.56 vs AUOTY: -8.74

AUO Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AUO's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AUO Pretax Margin % Chart

AUO Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.38 1.03 17.91 -7.90 -8.74

AUO Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -19.90 -22.06 -6.73 -1.09 -8.46

Competitive Comparison of AUO's Pretax Margin %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, AUO's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AUO's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AUO's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AUO's Pretax Margin % falls into.



AUO Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

AUO's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-693.793/7934.481
=-8.74 %

AUO's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-171.516/2026.968
=-8.46 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


AUO  (OTCPK:AUOTY) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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AUO (AUOTY) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 300094
AUO Corp is a Taiwan-based company that manufactures & distributes thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal-display (TFT-LCD) panels to original equipment manufacturers. The display segment generally is engaged in the research, development, design, manufacturing, & sale of flat panel displays. The energy segment mainly is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sale of ingots, solar wafers, and solar modules, as well as providing technical engineering services and maintenance services for solar system projects AU Optronics has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, Japan, and Malaysia. It operates in two segments - The display segment & energy segment, the majority is derived from the Display segment. Geographically, the majority is from the PRC (including Hong Kong).