Corning reports Q2 EPS core 45c, consensus 46c

Reports Q2 revenue $3.48B, consensus $3.48B. Wendell Weeks, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “Corning’s second-quarter results reflect progress on our comprehensive plan to improve profitability and cash flow – even in the current weak end-market environment. As expected, core gross margin expanded 1 percentage point sequentially, and has grown more than 2 percentage points since the beginning of the year. We also improved free cash flow to $310 million.” Weeks continued, “We expect to continue improving profitability and cash flow despite our relatively muted sales environment. Furthermore, our ‘More Corning’ approach is opening additional revenue streams. Taken together, we anticipate strong operating leverage when our markets recover and our volume returns.”