earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Corning Q2 core EPS $0.45, core sales $3.48B; guides Q3 core sales ~$3.5B
CORNING INC /NY
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$0.53
revenue$6,421,000,000
- GAAP EPS $0.33 (up 65% seq); core EPS $0.45 (up 10% seq); core gross margin 36.2% (up 100 bps seq).
- Core sales $3.48B, up 3% seq but down 7% YoY; management cites weak end-market environment.
- Q3 outlook: core sales ~$3.5B, core EPS about same or slightly better than Q2.
- Free cash flow improved to $310M in Q2; sequential margin expansion reflects pricing and productivity actions.