AUO (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

AUO Corporation – Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $9.28, but opened at $8.7056. AUO shares last traded at $8.58, with a volume of 1,083 shares changing hands.

AUO Stock Down 5.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.43. The company has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.25 and a beta of 0.46.

AUO (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.04). AUO had a net margin of 2.06% and a return on equity of 3.58%. The firm had revenue of $2.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.11 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that AUO Corporation – Sponsored ADR will post 0.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About AUO

AU Optronics Corp. (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) is a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in thin‐film‐transistor liquid crystal display (TFT‐LCD) panels. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, the company designs, develops and produces high‐resolution display solutions for a variety of end markets, including televisions, desktop monitors, notebook computers, mobile devices and tablets. In addition to consumer electronics, AU Optronics supplies specialty and industrial displays for applications such as automotive instrument clusters, medical imaging and retail signage.

Founded in 1996, AU Optronics has grown into one of the world’s leading TFT‐LCD producers by expanding its fabrication facilities across Taiwan and mainland China.