AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Corning (GLW)

Corning Q4 net income rises to $310 million from a $40 million loss; core EPS up 46%

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Corning reported fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP sales of $3.5 billion, up 17% year over year, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.36, compared with a loss of $0.05 a year earlier. Core sales rose 18% to $3.87 billion and core EPS rose 46% to $0.57. For full-year 2024, GAAP EPS fell 15% to $0.58, and the company guided to first-quarter 2025 core EPS of $0.48 to $0.52, up about 30%.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 GAAP net income attributable to Corning was $310 million, versus a $40 million loss in Q4 2023.
  • Full-year 2024 GAAP net income attributable to Corning was $506 million, down 13% from $581 million, and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.58, down 15%.
  • Q1 2025 outlook: core sales of about $3.6 billion, up approximately 10%, and core EPS of $0.48 to $0.52.
  • Display Technologies expects 2025 segment net income of $900 million to $950 million.

The filing

CompanyCorning (GLW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 29, 2025, 7:12 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-002912

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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