Corning Incorporated Q2 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Context: This summary covers Corning's Q2 2020 results (ended June 30, 2020), compared primarily to Q1 2020 (sequential) and Q2 2019 (year-over-year where noted). The company reported sequential improvements across key metrics amid COVID-19 challenges, while advancing strategic initiatives in vaccines, 5G, and premium materials. All figures use core performance measures unless noted as GAAP.

Key Financial Highlights

  • Sales: $2.6 billion, +2% sequentially from Q1 2020 (vs. year-over-year decline in line with broader markets in some segments).
  • Net Income: $218 million, +23% sequentially from Q1 2020.
  • EPS: $0.25, +25% sequentially from Q1 2020.
  • Free Cash Flow: $285 million (significant increase from Q1 2020); company on track for positive FCF for full-year 2020.
  • Cash Position: $2.2 billion at quarter end; strong balance sheet with average debt maturity of ~25 years (longest in S&P 500) and 20-year debt-to-EBITDA at 1.2x.
  • Cost Actions: Completed majority of restructuring (including R&D reprioritization); expect $200 million in annualized cash savings. Inventory reduced by $120 million; CapEx halved to $288 million in Q2 (expected consistent in Q3/Q4).

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Corning Incorporated Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker presentation, there will be a question and answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference to your speaker today, Ann Nicholson, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma’am. Ann Nicholson: Thank you, Joel and good morning. Welcome to Corning’s second quarter 2020 earnings call. With me today are Wendell Weeks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Tony Tripeny, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Jeff Evenson, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. I’d like to remind you that today's remarks contain forward-looking statements that fall within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. These factors are detailed in the company's financial reports. You should also note that we will be discussing our consolidated results using core performance measures; unless we specifically indicate our comments are related to GAAP data. Our core performance measures are non-GAAP measures used by management to analyze the business. A reconciliation of core results to the comparable GAAP value can be found in the Investor Relations section of our websi

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