secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CORNING INC /NY (GLW)
CIK:        0000024741
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-23-028803
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Corning Q3 core EPS $0.45 flat QoQ; Q4 core sales guide ~$3.25B
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- Core sales $3.46B flat QoQ; GAAP sales $3.17B down 2% QoQ. Core gross margin 37% +80bps QoQ.
- Core EPS $0.45 unchanged QoQ; GAAP EPS $0.19 down 42% QoQ. Free cash flow $466M +$156M QoQ.
- Q4 outlook: core sales ~$3.25B, core EPS $0.37-0.42, similar gross margin, strong FCF expected.
- Display pricing and productivity drove margin expansion despite weak demand across markets.
- CEO highlights 'More Corning' content wins including color-infused glass for iPhone 15.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000143774923028803/0001437749-23-028803-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000143774923028803/glw20230807_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-028803

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