Corning Q4 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Corning Incorporated reported fourth-quarter GAAP sales of $3.4 billion and core sales of $3.6 billion. GAAP EPS was $(0.04), while core EPS reached $0.47. The company's performance reflected strategic resilience, with Optical Communications and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses demonstrating double-digit year-over-year sales growth, and Display Technologies maintaining stable pricing.
Fourth-quarter GAAP sales were $3.4 billion, and core sales were $3.6 billion.
Fourth-quarter GAAP EPS was $(0.04), and core EPS was $0.47.
Free cash flow for the quarter was $377 million.
Pricing and productivity improvement actions taken in Q4 2022 are expected to deliver profitability and cash flow benefits starting in Q1 2023.
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Forward Guidance
For the first quarter, management expects core sales in the range of $3.2 billion to $3.4 billion and core EPS in the range of $0.35 to $0.42. Management expects sales to decline more than seasonally due to pandemic-related disruptions in China.
Positive Outlook
- Benefits of recent actions will improve profitability despite lower sales.
- Expect first-quarter core EPS in the range of $0.35 to $0.42.
- Actions to increase price and improve productivity in the fourth quarter of 2022.
- Expect sales to improve from these levels in the second quarter.
- Well positioned to capture growth as our end markets recover.
Challenges Ahead
- Management expects sales to decline more than seasonally due to pandemic-related disruptions in China.
- Sales expected to be impacted by pandemic-related disruptions in China.
- Television market impacted by pandemic-related disruptions in China.
- Automotive market impacted by pandemic-related disruptions in China.
- Smartphone market impacted by pandemic-related disruptions in China.
Revenue & Expenses
Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income