京东方Ｂ:2023年年度报告(英文版)

【摘要】ANNUALREPORT2023April2024MessagetoOurShareholdersAstimepasses,wecontinuetoinnovateandachievenewmilestones.Theyear...

ANNUALREPORT 2023
                  April 2024

Message to Our Shareholders

As time passes, we continue to innovate and achieve new milestones.

The year 2023 marked a significant milestone for BOE as we celebrated our 30th anniversary in the
industry. Our journey to this point has been fraught with challenges, yet our unwavering resolve and
dedication have borne fruit, which can be seen in the significant developmental strides we have
achieved. This past year, with its backdrop of complex global, political, and economic shifts, as well
as ongoing adjustments in industrial structures, has presented us with a unique array of challenges.
However, the resilience and tenacity of the BOE team have ensured the stability and incremental
growth of our operations. Our operating revenue and net profit before exceptional gains and losses
have shown consistent quarterly growth. Most notably, our net profit attributable to shareholders
before exceptional gains and losses, surgedby71.74% year on year, givingus amoresolidfoundation
for sustained, high-quality growth.

Expanding markets and enhancing industry standing

We maintained our global leadership in terms of both shipment volume and shipment area of LCD,
and did so across five mainstream product categories. Our innovative IoT products in segments such
as low power consumption, tiled display screens, and digital signage continued to dominate global
shipments.Arecord-high milestonewas reachedwith nearly120million flexibleOLEDunits shipped
annually,andthiswascomplementedbytheinitiationofChina's first8.6GAMOLEDproductionline,
further affirming our technological leadership. Our transformational endeavours have also borne fruit
across various sectors. Our smart finance sector expanded its strategic customer base, while our
sensor and smart medical engineering sectors have both achieved significant year-on-year growth in
operating revenue. Our strategic integration with HC SemiTek in the MLED sector has also refined
our industrial layout. Moreover, Zhongxiangying has been recognized as a national "Little Giant"
firm for being professional, sophisticated, distinctive and novel, and Energy Technology is listed
among the nation's third list of smart photovoltaic pilot demonstration enterprises.

Driving innovation to empower high-quality industrial development

BOE has cumulatively filed applications for over 90,000 patents as of 2023, with inventions
comprising over 90% of the past year's filings and international patents exceeding 33%.And we were
named for the sixth consecutive year to the Global Top 20 of the U.S. granted patent ranking. The
globally acclaimed display industry event SID 2023 marked our debut of world-class technologies
and highlighted our capture of nine prestigious awards, further enhancingour presence in the industry
through leading technological innovation. The BOE Global Innovation Partner Conference 2023, the
biggest ever in our history, served as a professional platform for ecosystem construction and
collaborative exchange, drew unprecedented participation from industryexperts, ecosystem partners,
and leading companies worldwide, and fueled further momentum for high-quality development
within the industry. To maintain the technological edge, BOE has established key innovation
platforms in semiconductor displays, IoT innovation, and sensor devices. Together with our partners,
our collaborative efforts in the advancement of key technology are accelerating the IoT
transformation. In particular, our IoT innovation platform is dedicated to exploring specialized
application scenarios, while the sensor technology platform is zeroing in on cutting-edge
optoelectronic and novel sensor technologies. These initiatives are designed to cultivate a more open
and collaborative innovation ecosystem, paving the way for the industry’s high-quality, synergistic
advancement.
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