Taiwan's AUO is selling off factories fast to raise cash and lighten its balance sheet — good for its finances, but a sign the display maker is shrinking its factory footprint.

• AUO is selling its Singapore AFPD plant and equipment to Western Digital for about NT$8.75 billion.
• It is the third big plant sale in weeks, after selling a Taoyuan site to Quanta and a Kaohsiung site to ASE in late July.
• The goal is a lighter, less factory-heavy business with cleaner finances and fresh cash.
• The deal still needs approval from Singapore authorities, including the industrial land agency JTC, so the profit is not locked in yet.

Outlook: Expect AUO to keep shedding factories and booking one-off gains, with the Singapore profit confirmed only once regulators sign off.