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Sep 30, 2024

Corning Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Corning reported strong third-quarter results, driven by growth in Optical Communications and progress in the 'Springboard' plan.

Key Takeaways

Corning's third-quarter results exceeded expectations, with core sales up 8% to $3.73 billion and core EPS up 20% to $0.54. The company is making significant progress on its 'Springboard' plan, which aims to add more than $3 billion in annualized sales and achieve an operating margin of 20% by the end of 2026. Optical Communications led the outperformance, with Enterprise business sales growing 55% year over year.

Core sales grew 8% year-over-year to $3.73 billion.

Core EPS grew 20% year-over-year to $0.54.

Core operating margin expanded 160 basis points year-over-year to 18.3%.

Optical Communications sales grew 36% year-over-year, with Enterprise business sales up 55%.

Total Revenue
$3.73B
Previous year: $3.46B
+7.9%
EPS
$0.54
Previous year: $0.45
+20.0%
Gross Profit
$1.14B
Previous year: $1.13B
+1.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.61B
Previous year: $1.64B
-1.6%
Free Cash Flow
$482M
Previous year: $466M
+3.4%
Total Assets
$28.3B
Previous year: $28.3B
+0.2%

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Corning Revenue by Segment

Forward Guidance

In the fourth quarter, management expects year-over-year sales growth to accelerate and EPS to grow faster than sales, with core sales of ~$3.75 billion and core EPS in the range of $0.53 to $0.57.

Positive Outlook

  • Year-over-year sales growth expected to accelerate.
  • EPS expected to grow faster than sales.
  • Core sales expected to be approximately $3.75 billion.
  • Core EPS expected to be in the range of $0.53 to $0.57.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income