Corning said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 increased $218 million (7%) from the same period a year earlier. The company cited an increase in telecommunication product sales of $328 million as the main driver, while sales of environmental substrate and filter products and polycrystalline silicon products declined.

1. 01

   Corning said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 increased $218 million (7%) from the same period a year earlier. The company cited an increase in telecommunication product sales of $328 million as the main driver, while sales of environmental substrate and filter products and polycrystalline silicon products declined.

2. 02

   Corning said income before income taxes for Q3 2024 decreased $309 million from the same period a year earlier. The company cited losses on translated earnings contracts and a non-cash foreign currency translation loss of $62 million tied to the substantial liquidation of an optical communications manufacturing plant as the main factors.

3. 03

   Corning said core net sales for Q3 2024 were $3.7 billion (compared with $3.5 billion in the same period a year earlier), core net income was $465 million (compared with $386 million a year earlier), and core earnings per share were $0.54. The company said it expects core net sales of about $3.75 billion for Q4 2024.

4. 04

   The company said that as of September 30, 2024, it had cash and cash equivalents of $1.6 billion, and it had no outstanding balance under the $1.5 billion Revolving Credit Agreement. For the 9 months ended 2024, net cash used in investing activities improved to $233 million, which the company attributed to a decrease in capital expenditures of $400 million, and share repurchases totaled $135 million.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue

$3.4B

Operating income

$302M

Net income

−$117M

EPS

−$0.14

Gross profit

$1.1B

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