Shares of Corning (GLW), a beneficiary of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, tumbled Tuesday after the specialty glass maker's second-quarter results and current-quarter guidance missed analysts' expectations.
Corning (GLW) reports a top-line expansion year over year, backed by rising demand for optical connectivity products. Solid growth in free cash flow is a tailwind.
The headline numbers for Corning (GLW) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 30, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ann Nicholson - Vice President, Investor Relations Wendell Weeks - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Ed Schlesinger - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Asiya Merchant - Citi Samik Chatterjee - JPMorgan Steven Fox - Fox Advisors LLC Martin Yang - OpCo Ruplu Bhattacharya - Bank of America Securities Mehdi Hosseini - Susquehanna International Group James Cannon - UBS Meta Marshall - Morgan Stanley Tim Long - Barclays George Notter - Jefferies Operator Welcome to the Corning Incorporated Quarter Two 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] It is my pleasure to introduce to you, Ann Nicholson, Vice President of Investor Relations.
Specialty glass maker Corning forecast current-quarter profit largely below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, blaming a slowdown in demand for its clean-air technologies, even as it saw robust sales for its optical fiber products.
Corning (GLW) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.46 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.45 per share a year ago.
Corning reports adjusted second-quarter earnings of 47 cents a share on revenue of $3.6 billion.
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Corning (GLW) is expected to report top-line growth year over year, backed by solid traction in several business segments.
Corning (GLW) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Here is how Corning (GLW) and American Superconductor (AMSC) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.