| 34. | Earnings per Share |
| (a) | Basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were calculated as follows: |
| | | For the years ended December 31, | | |||||||
| | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | |||
| | | (in thousands, except for per share data) | | |||||||
| Profit attributable to AUO’s shareholders | | $ | 42,609,500 | | | 9,965,129 | | | 7,242,170 | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year (basic) | | | 9,624,245 | | | 9,624,245 | | | 9,624,245 | |
| Basic earnings per share | | $ | 4.43 | | | 1.04 | | | 0.75 | |
| (b) | Diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were calculated as follows: |
| | | For the years ended December 31, | | |||||||
| | | 2017 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | |||
| | | (in thousands, except for per share data) | | |||||||
| Profit attributable to AUO’s shareholders | | $ | 42,609,500 | | | 9,965,129 | | | 7,242,170 | |
| Effect of convertible bonds | | | - | | | - | | | (340,686) | |
| Profit used in the computation of diluted earnings per share | | $ | 42,609,500 | | | 9,965,129 | | | 6,901,484 | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year (including the effect of dilutive potential common stock): | | | | | | | | | | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares (basic) | | | 9,624,245 | | | 9,624,245 | | | 9,624,245 | |
| Effect of employee remuneration in stock | | | 347,903 | | | 107,547 | | | 67,731 | |
| Effect of convertible bonds | | | - | | | - | | | 199,894 | |
| Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) | | | 9,972,148 | | | 9,731,792 | | | 9,891,870 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $ | 4.27 | | | 1.02 | | | 0.70 | |