Corning Incorporated Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call
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Corning Inc. Q4 2020 Earnings Summary
Key Financial Highlights (Q4 2020 vs. Q4 2019 YoY and Q3 2020 sequentially):
- Sales: $3.3 billion (+17% YoY, +11% sequentially). Full-year sales impacted by COVID-19 but rebounded strongly in H2.
- Operating Margin: 19.4% (+500 basis points YoY).
- Operating Income: +58% YoY, +18% sequentially.
- EPS (core): $0.52 (+13% YoY, +21% sequentially).
- Free Cash Flow: $464 million in Q4; $948 million for full year 2020.
- Cash Balance: $2.7 billion at year-end.
Segment Performance (Q4 2020 YoY comparisons):
- Display Technologies: Sales $841M (+6% YoY); Net income $217M (+21% YoY). Full-year sales $3.2B; net income $717M. Glass market and volume up mid-single digits; price declines mid-single digits. Strong retail demand for TV/IT products.
- Optical Communications: Sales $976M (+8% YoY); Core net income $141M (+127% YoY). Returned to growth; expects continued growth in 2021 driven by bandwidth demand and 5G investments.
- Environmental Technologies: Sales $445M (+19% YoY); Net income $93M (+45% YoY). Full-year sales $1.4B; net income $197M. Outperformed market; strong GPF adoption in Europe/China.
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