CORNING INC NY
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 1, 2024.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
In these notes, the terms “Corning,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary companies.
The consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Corning Incorporated and its subsidiaries consolidated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All intercompany accounts, transactions and profits have been eliminated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended* December 31, 2023* (“2023 Form10-K”). The results of operations for the interim periods arenot necessarily indicative of results which* may*be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and related notes. Significant estimates and assumptions in these consolidated financial statements require the exercise of judgment. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods* may*be different from these estimates.
The non-controlling interest as recorded in the consolidated financial statements represents amounts attributable to the minority shareholders of Hemlock Semiconductor Group (“HSG”) and other less-than-wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications hadno material impact on the results of operations, financial position or changes in shareholders’ equity.
2. Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and Credits
The following table presents details of the restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits incurred (in millions):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Severance (1) | $43 | $13 | $46 | $91 |
| Capacity realignment (1) | 16 | 49 | 133 | 92 |
| Other charges and credits (2) | 75 | 10 | 84 | 92 |
| Total restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (3) | $134 | $72 | $263 | $275 |
| (1) | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, amounts primarily relate to severance charges and non-cash asset write-offs associated with the closure of a display technologies manufacturing plant. Should the entity be substantially liquidated, the Company expects to recognize approximately $50 million of non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses in other (loss) income, net in the consolidated statements of (loss) income. |
| (2) | For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, amounts primarily relate to the recognition of $62 million of non-cash cumulative foreign currency translation losses related to the substantial liquidation of an optical communications manufacturing plant which was recorded in other (loss) income, net in the consolidated statements of (loss) income. |
| (3) | Amounts recorded in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of (loss) income were $47 million and $168 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $63 million and $196 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. |
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3. Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents revenues by product category (in millions):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Telecommunication products | $1,246 | $918 | $3,289 | $3,109 |
| Display products | 707 | 727 | 2,043 | 2,061 |
| Specialty glass products | 543 | 560 | 1,490 | 1,384 |
| Environmental substrate and filter products | 362 | 420 | 1,193 | 1,260 |
| Life science products | 235 | 221 | 697 | 690 |
| Polycrystalline silicon products | 194 | 230 | 609 | 765 |
| All other products | 104 | 97 | 296 | 325 |
| Total revenue | $3,391 | $3,173 | $9,617 | $9,594 |
Customer Deposits
As of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, Corning had customer deposits of approximately $1.2 billion. Most of these customer deposits were non-refundable and allowed customers to secure rights to products produced by Corning under long-term supply agreements, generally over a period of up toten years. As products are delivered to customers, Corning will recognize revenue and reduce the amount of the customer deposit liability.
For thethree months ended* September 30, 2024and2023*, customer deposits recognized were $36 million and $6 million, respectively. For thenine months ended* September 30, 2024and2023*, customer deposits recognized were $127 million and $88 million, respectively.
Refer to Note7 (Other Liabilities) for additional information.
Deferred Revenue
As of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, Corning had deferred revenue of approximately $883 million and $860 million, respectively. Deferred revenue was primarily related to the performance obligations of non-refundable consideration previously received by HSG from its customers under long-term supply agreements.
Deferred revenue is tracked on a per-customer contract-unit basis. As customers take delivery of the committed volumes under the terms of the contract, a per-unit amount of deferred revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to the customer based upon the units delivered compared to the remaining contractual units. For thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2024* and2023, the amount of deferred revenue recognized in the consolidated statements of (loss) income wasnot material.
Refer to Note7 (Other Liabilities) for additional information.
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4. Income Taxes
The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the related effective tax rate (in millions, except percentages):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Provision for income taxes | $(3) | $(35) | $(124) | $(178) |
| Effective tax rate | (3.3%) | 16.1% | 33.0% | 20.8% |
For thethree months ended* September 30, 2024*, the effective tax rate differed from the United States (“U.S.”) statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to certain pre-tax losses withno corresponding expected tax benefit, changes in estimates based on the final2023 U.S. Federal Income Tax Return, and the impact of foreign exchange losses. For thenine months ended* September 30, 2024,the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to certain pre-tax losses withno* corresponding expected tax benefit.
For thethree months ended* September 30, 2023*, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to differences arising from foreign earnings partially offset by changes in estimates based on the final2022 U.S. Federal Income Tax Return. For thenine months ended* September 30, 2023,the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to differences arising from foreign earnings, changes in estimates based on the final2022* U.S. Federal Income Tax Return and adjustments related to share-based compensation, partially offset by changes in valuation allowance assessments.
Corning Precision Materials, a South Korean subsidiary, is currently appealing certain tax assessments and tax refund claims for tax years2010 through2019. The Company was required to deposit the disputed tax amounts with the South Korean government as a condition of its appeal of any tax assessment. During thesecond quarter of2023, $99 million wasno longer under dispute and was refunded to the Company. The non-current receivable balance was $265 million and $261 million as of* September 30, 2024and December 31, 2023*, respectively, for the amount on deposit with the South Korean government. Corning believes that it is more likely thannot the Company will prevail in the appeals process relating to these matters.
5. (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share
The following table presents the reconciliation of the amounts used to compute basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $(117) | $164 | $196 | $621 |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic | 854 | 850 | 853 | 848 |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | ||||
| Stock options and other awards | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted | 854 | 859 | 868 | 858 |
| Basic (loss) earnings per common share | $(0.14) | $0.19 | $0.23 | $0.73 |
| Diluted (loss) earnings per common share | $(0.14) | $0.19 | $0.23 | $0.72 |
| Anti-dilutive potential shares excluded from diluted (loss) earnings per common share: | ||||
| Stock options and other awards | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
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6. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
| September 30, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Finished goods | $1,354 | $1,242 |
| Work in process | 566 | 551 |
| Raw materials and accessories | 457 | 445 |
| Supplies and packing materials | 416 | 428 |
| Inventories | $2,793 | $2,666 |
7. Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| September 30, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Wages and employee benefits | $712 | $609 |
| Income taxes | 80 | 69 |
| Derivative instruments (Note 12) | 102 | 66 |
| Deferred revenue (Note 3) | 205 | 181 |
| Customer deposits (Note 3) | 179 | 148 |
| Short-term operating leases | 93 | 112 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,366 | 1,348 |
| Other accrued liabilities | $2,737 | $2,533 |
| Non-current liabilities: | ||
| Defined benefit pension plan liabilities | $719 | $721 |
| Derivative instruments (Note 12) | 136 | 31 |
| Deferred revenue (Note 3) | 678 | 679 |
| Customer deposits (Note 3) | 1,009 | 1,083 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 204 | 218 |
| Long-term operating leases | 840 | 846 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,202 | 1,131 |
| Other liabilities | $4,788 | $4,709 |
8. Debt
Based on borrowing rates currently available to us for loans with similar terms and maturities, the fair value of long-term debt was $7.0 billion as of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, compared to the carrying value of $7.1 billion and $7.2 billion as of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, respectively. The Company measures the fair value of its long-term debt using Level2 inputs based primarily on current market yields for its existing debt traded in the secondary market.
In thesecond quarter of2024, the Company entered into a¥23 billion, or $215 million, fixed rate, three-year cross currency swap contract to economically lock in unrealized foreign exchange gains relating to a portion of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt due in2027. Refer to Note12 (Financial Instruments) for additional information.
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On* May 15, 2023,the Company issued€300 million 3.875% Notes due2026* (“2026 Notes”) and€550 million 4.125% Notes due2031 (“2031 Notes”). The proceeds from the2026 Notes and2031 Notes were received in euros and converted to U.S. dollars on the date of issuance. The net proceeds received were approximately $918 million and will be used for general corporate purposes. As of* September 30, 2024*, the U.S. dollar equivalent carrying value of the euro-denominated long-term debt was $943 million. The full amounts of the2026 Notes and2031 Notes have been designated as net investment hedges against our investments in certain European subsidiaries with euro functional currencies. Refer to Note12 (Financial Instruments) for additional information.
9. Employee Retirement Plans
The following table presents the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit (income) expense for employee retirement plans, which other than the service cost component is recorded in other (loss) income, net in the consolidated statements of (loss) income (in millions):
| Pension benefits · Postretirement benefits | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three months ended · Nine months ended · Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Service cost | $25 | $25 | $73 | $75 | $1 | $2 | $4 | |
| Interest cost | 46 | 45 | 138 | 133 | $4 | 6 | 14 | 17 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (48) | (46) | (144) | (138) | ||||
| Amortization of actuarial net gain | (6) | (6) | (18) | (17) | ||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | (1) | (2) | (5) | (4) |
| Recognition of actuarial (gain) loss | (31) | 12 | (31) | (16) | ||||
| Special termination benefit charge | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| Total pension and postretirement benefit (income) expense | $(4) | $38 | $46 | $64 | $(3) | $(1) | $(7) | $— |
10. Leases
On* March 12, 2024,*Corning entered into a synthetic lease (“Facility Lease”) for a solar manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan (the “Facility”), for which the Company is the construction agent on behalf of the lessor, with an estimated construction cost of approximately $835 million.
The Facility Lease will commence upon completion of construction of the Facility, which is expected to be in the later part of2025, and has a lease term offive years with options to renew the lease or purchase the facility. The Facility Lease is expected to be classified as a finance lease and the amount of right-of-use asset and lease liability will be determined and recorded upon lease commencement. The estimated undiscounted lease payments, inclusive of a residual value guarantee, are approximately $1.1 billion, of which $24 million, $92 million, $88 million and $85 million is to be paid in2025, 2026, 2027 and2028, respectively, and $767 million is to be paid thereafter.
In conjunction with the Facility Lease, Corning entered into an equipment lease (“Equipment Lease”) on* June 17, 2024,*with an estimated purchase and installation cost of $365 million, for the equipment to be installed and operated within the Facility. The Company is the procurement and installation agent on behalf of the lessor.
The Equipment Lease will commence upon completion of the equipment installation, which is expected to be in the later part of2025, and has a lease term offive years with obligations to purchase the equipment at lease maturity. The Equipment Lease is expected to be classified as a finance lease and the amount of right-of-use asset and lease liability will be determined and recorded upon lease commencement. The estimated undiscounted lease payments are approximately $434 million, of which $24 million, $95 million, $90 million and $85 million is to be paid in2025, 2026, 2027 and2028, respectively, and $140 million is to be paid thereafter.
The transaction agreements for both the Facility Lease and Equipment Lease contain covenants that are consistent with our Revolving Credit Agreement as disclosed in the2023 Form10-K.
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11. Commitments and Contingencies
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits and is subject to various claims that arise in the normal course of business, the most significant of which are summarized below. In the opinion of management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on Corning’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
Dow Corning Chapter11 Related Matters**
Until* June1,* 2016, Corning and The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) each owned 50% of the common stock of Dow Corning Corporation (“Dow Corning”). On* May31,* 2016, Corning and Dow realigned their ownership interest in Dow Corning. Following the realignment, Corningno longer owned any interest in Dow Corning. With the realignment, Corning agreed to indemnify Dow for 50% of Dow Corning’s non-ordinary course, pre-closing liabilities to the extent such liabilities exceed the amounts reserved for them by Dow Corning as of* May**31,* 2016, subject to certain conditions and limits. In* January 2024,we entered into an agreement to settle the Dow Corning Chapter11* Related Matters and the settlement amount wasnot material.
Dow Corning Environmental Claims
Beginning in* September 2019,Dow formally notified Corning of certain environmental matters for which Dow asserts that it has or will experience losses arising from remediation and response at a number of sites. Subject to certain conditions and limits, Corning maybe required to indemnify Dow for up to 50% of such losses. As of September 30, 2024*, Corning has determined a potential liability for these environmental matters is probable and the amount reserved wasnot material.
Environmental Litigation
Corning has been designated by federal or state governments under environmental laws, including Superfund, as a potentially responsible party that* maybe liable for cleanup costs associated with 19 hazardous waste sites. It is Corning’s policy to accrue for its estimated liability related to such hazardous waste sites and other environmental liabilities related to property owned by Corning based on expert analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external consultants. As of September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, Corning had accrued approximately $81 million and $88 million, respectively, for the estimated undiscounted liability for environmental cleanup and related litigation. Based upon the information developed to date, management believes that the accrued reserve is a reasonable estimate of the Company’s liability.
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12. Financial Instruments
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and respective fair values of Corning’s derivative financial instruments on a gross basis (in millions):
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | |
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (2): | ||||||
| Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts (3) | $864 | $136 | $(46) | $241 | $287 | |
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | 2,247 | 64 | (23) | 1,988 | 20 | $(17) |
| Translated earnings contracts (4) | 8,660 | 506 | (105) | 5,042 | 324 | (80) |
| Cross currency swap contracts | 215 | (64) | ||||
| Total derivatives | $11,986 | $706 | $(238) | $7,271 | $631 | $(97) |
| Current | $446 | $(102) | $501 | $(66) | ||
| Non-current | 260 | (136) | 130 | (31) | ||
| Total derivatives | $706 | $(238) | $631 | $(97) | ||
| (1) | All of the Company’s derivative contracts are measured at fair value and are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Derivative assets are presented in other current assets or other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Derivative liabilities are presented in other current liabilities or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. |
| (2) | The amounts above do not include €850 million of euro-denominated debt ($943 million carrying value as of September 30, 2024), which is a non-derivative financial instrument designated as a net investment hedge. |
| (3) | As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, derivatives designated as hedging instruments include foreign exchange cash flow hedges with total notional amounts of $864 million and $241 million, respectively, and fair value hedges of leased precious metals with total notional amounts of 13,762 troy ounces and 20,160 troy ounces, respectively. Fair value assets include designated derivatives pertaining to precious metals lease contracts in the amounts of $121 million and $229 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. |
| (4) | The Company has deferred payments associated with its purchased option contracts that are classified as non-derivative liabilities and will be settled by the end of the option contract term. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has $141 million and $237 million recorded in other accrued liabilities and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. |
The following table summarizes the total gross notional values for translated earnings contracts (in millions):
| September 30, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Average rate forward contracts: | ||
| Chinese yuan-denominated | $697 | $684 |
| Japanese yen-denominated | 334 | 463 |
| South Korean won-denominated | 1,151 | 1,609 |
| New Taiwan dollar-denominated | 377 | 198 |
| Euro-denominated | 1,247 | |
| Mexican peso-denominated | 104 | |
| Option contracts: | ||
| Japanese yen-denominated | 4,565 | 2,088 |
| Euro-denominated | 185 | |
| Total notional amount for translated earnings contracts | $8,660 | $5,042 |
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The following tables summarize the effect in the consolidated statements of (loss) income relating to Corning’s derivative financial instruments (in millions). The accumulated derivative gain (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets as of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023* is $41 million and $(54) million, respectively.
| Three months ended September 30, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of gain (loss) | |||||
| (Loss) gain recognized · reclassified from · Gain (loss) reclassified | |||||
| in other comprehensive · accumulated · from accumulated | |||||
| income (loss) (OCI) · OCI into income · OCI into income | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | effective (ineffective) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Derivative hedging relationships for cash flow and fair value hedges: | |||||
| Foreign exchange contracts and other | $(68) | $28 | Cost of sales | $15 | $14 |
| Other (loss) income, net | (1) | ||||
| Total cash flow and fair value hedges | $(68) | $28 | $15 | $13 | |
| Nine months ended September 30, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of gain (loss) | |||||
| (Loss) gain recognized · reclassified from · Gain (loss) reclassified | |||||
| in other comprehensive · accumulated · from accumulated | |||||
| income (loss) (OCI) · OCI into income · OCI into income | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | effective (ineffective) | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Derivative hedging relationships for cash flow and fair value hedges: | |||||
| Foreign exchange contracts and other | $(59) | $102 | Cost of sales | $36 | $32 |
| Other (loss) income, net | (1) | (3) | |||
| Total cash flow and fair value hedges | $(59) | $102 | $35 | $29 | |
| Gain (loss) recognized in income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | |||||
| September 30, · September 30, | |||||
| Undesignated derivatives | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | Location of gain (loss) recognized in income |
| Foreign exchange contracts | $42 | $(5) | $7 | $23 | Other (loss) income, net |
| Translated earnings contracts | (157) | 20 | (91) | 128 | Translated earnings contract (loss) gain, net |
| Cross currency swap contracts | 10 | 3 | Other (loss) income, net | ||
| Total undesignated | $(105) | $15 | $(81) | $151 | |
Cross Currency Swap Contracts
Since inception of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt, the Japanese yen has weakened and the US dollar value of these liabilities has decreased, generating unrealized foreign exchange gains that have been recognized over time in the consolidated statements of (loss) income. In thesecond quarter of2024, to economically lock in unrealized foreign exchange gains, the Company entered into a¥23 billion, or $215 million, fixed rate, three-year cross currency swap contract relating to a portion of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt due in2027. At inception of this instrument, Corning received a net $68 million from the counterparty, representing an exchange of the notional amounts at a fixed foreign exchange rate of Japanese yen to US dollar and was initially recorded as a derivative liability. As of* September 30, 2024*, the fair value of this derivative liability is $64 million.
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Net Investment Hedges
In* May 2023,the Company designated the full amount of its euro-denominated2026* Notes and2031 Notes with a total notional amount of€850 million, which are non-derivative financial instruments, as net investment hedges against our investments in certain European subsidiaries with euro functional currencies. As of* September 30, 2024*, the net investment hedges are deemed to be effective. During thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2024*, foreign currency losses of $39 million and $9 million, respectively, associated with these net investment hedges were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). During thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2023,*foreign currency gains of $29 million and $36 million, respectively, associated with these net investment hedges were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).
Leased Precious Metals Contracts
The carrying amount of the leased precious metals pool, which is included within property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation in the consolidated balance sheets, is $65 million and $90 million as of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, respectively. The carrying amount of the leased precious metals pool includes cumulative fair value loss of $129 million and $239 million as of* September 30, 2024* and* December 31, 2023*, respectively. These losses are offset by changes in the fair value of hedges.
13. Shareholders’** Equity**
Common Stock Dividends
On* October 2, 2024,Corning’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 13, 2024.*
Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
The Company had 2,300 outstanding shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Stock”) as of* December 31, 2020.On January 16, 2021,the Preferred Stock became convertible into 115 million common shares. On April 5, 2021,Corning executed the Share Repurchase Agreement (“SRA”) with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (“SDC”) and the Preferred Stock was fully converted as of April 8, 2021.Immediately following the conversion, Corning repurchased and retired 35 million of the common shares held by SDC for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 billion, of which approximately$507 million was paid in Aprilin each of2023,* 2022 and2021.
Pursuant to the SRA, with respect to the remaining 80 million common shares:
| ● | 58 million of the common shares SDC holds are subject to a seven-year lock-up period expiring in 2027. |
|---|---|
| ● | 22 million of the common shares SDC holds can be offered to be sold to Corning in specified tranches from time to time in calendar years 2024 through 2027. Corning may, at its sole discretion, elect to repurchase such common shares. If Corning elects not to repurchase the common shares and SDC sells the common shares on the open market, Corning will be required to pay SDC a make-whole payment, subject to a 5% cap of the repurchase proceeds that otherwise would have been paid by Corning. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the liability associated with this option, measured using Level 2 inputs, was not material. |
Share Repurchase Program
In2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of common stock (“2019 Authorization”). As of* September 30, 2024*, approximately $3.2 billion remains available under the Company’s2019 Authorization.
During thethree andnine months ended* September**30,* 2024, the Company repurchased 0.8 million shares and 3.8 million shares, respectively, for approximately $30 million and $135.4 million, respectively. No shares were repurchased under our2019 Authorization during thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2023.*
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
For thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2024and2023*, the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily related to the foreign currency translation adjustments.
The following table presents the changes in the foreign currency translation adjustment component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, including the proportionate share of equity method affiliates’ accumulated other comprehensive loss (in millions):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Beginning balance | $(2,494) | $(2,114) | $(1,942) | $(1,712) |
| Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation (1) | 551 | (195) | 8 | (588) |
| Release of cumulative translation losses (2) | 62 | 62 | ||
| Equity method affiliates (1) | 12 | 4 | 3 | (5) |
| Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 625 | (191) | 73 | (593) |
| Ending balance | $(1,869) | $(2,305) | $(1,869) | $(2,305) |
| (1) | Amounts are after tax. Tax effects are not significant. |
| (2) | Refer to Note 2 (Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and Credits) for additional information. |
14. Share-Based Compensation
Total share-based compensation expense was $76 million and $202 million for thethree andnine months ended* September 30, 2024*, respectively, and $57 million and $168 million for thethree andnine months ended* September**30,* 2023, respectively.
Incentive Stock Plans
Time-Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested time-based restricted stock and restricted stock units for thenine months ended* September 30, 2024*:
| Weighted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | average | |
| of shares | grant-date | |
| (in thousands) | fair value | |
| Non-vested shares and share units as of December 31, 2023 | 13,321 | $33.89 |
| Granted | 1,368 | 32.87 |
| Vested | (5,363) | 35.88 |
| Forfeited | (442) | 34.54 |
| Non-vested shares and share units as of September 30, 2024 | 8,884 | $32.50 |
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested performance-based restricted stock units for thenine months ended* September 30, 2024*:
| Weighted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | average | |
| of shares | grant-date | |
| (in thousands) | fair value | |
| Non-vested share units as of December 31, 2023 | 2,026 | $38.89 |
| Granted | 1,647 | 32.70 |
| Vested | (1,134) | 41.63 |
| Performance adjustments | 1,331 | 32.81 |
| Forfeited | (81) | 32.98 |
| Non-vested share units as of September 30, 2024 | 3,789 | $33.31 |
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Stock Options
The following table summarizes information concerning stock options as of* September 30, 2024* and the related activity for thenine months ended* September 30, 2024*:
| Weighted- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| average | ||||
| Weighted- · remaining · Aggregate | ||||
| Number | average | contractual | intrinsic | |
| of shares | exercise | term | value | |
| (in thousands) | price | (in years) | (in thousands) | |
| Options outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | 7,499 | $23.82 | ||
| Exercised | (2,519) | 22.64 | ||
| Expired | (6) | 20.16 | ||
| Options outstanding as of September 30, 2024 | 4,974 | 24.43 | 4.42 | $103,085 |
| Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2024 | 4,974 | 24.43 | 4.42 | 103,085 |
15. Reportable Segments
The Company has determined that it hasfive reportable segments for financial reporting purposes, as follows:
| ● | Optical Communications – manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry; the carrier network group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications, and the enterprise network group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use. |
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| ● | Display Technologies – manufactures high quality glass substrates for flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes that are used primarily in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets and handheld devices. |
| ● | Specialty Materials – manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs across a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets, including materials optimized for mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics and consumables, aerospace and defense optics, radiation shielding products, sunglasses and telecommunications components. |
| ● | Environmental Technologies – manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control systems in mobile applications. |
| ● | Life Sciences – develops, manufactures, and supplies laboratory products, including labware, equipment, media, serum and reagents, enabling workflow solutions for drug discovery and bioproduction. |
All other businesses that donot meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting have been grouped as Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses. Net sales for this group are mainly attributable to HSG, an operating segment that produces solar and semiconductor products. The emerging growth businesses primarily consist of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Auto Glass Solutions and the Emerging Innovations Group.
Financial results for the reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses are prepared on a basis consistent with the internal disaggregation of financial information to assist the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making internal operating decisions. As a significant portion of segment revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on segment net sales and segment net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. Therefore, the Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Display Technologies, Specialty Materials, Environmental Technologies and Life Sciences segments to exclude the impact on segment sales and segment net income from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar and euro, as applicable to the segment. In addition, effective* January 1, 2024,the Company began utilizing constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications segment to exclude the impact from the Mexican peso on segment results. Prior periods werenot* recast as the impact wasnot material. The most significant constant-currency adjustment relates to the Japanese yen exposure within the Display Technologies segment.
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The constant-currency rates established for our core performance measures are internally derived long-term management estimates, which are closely aligned with our hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments* mayinclude, but arenot* limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts and foreign-denominated debt. The Company believes that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand segment results without the volatility of currency fluctuation, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts.
Constant-currency rates used are as follows and are applied to all periods presented and to all foreign exchange exposures during the period, even though we* maybe less than100%* hedged:
| Currency | Japanese yen | Korean won | Chinese yuan | New Taiwan dollar | Euro | Mexican peso |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | ¥107 | ₩1,175 | ¥6.7 | NT$31 | €0.81 | MX$20 |
In addition, certain income and expenses are excluded from segment net income (loss) and included in the unallocated amounts in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income (loss) to net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated. These items arenot used by the CODM in allocating resources or evaluating the results of the segments and include the following: the impact of translating the Japanese yen-denominated debt; the impact of the translated earnings contracts; acquisition-related costs; certain discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments; restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits; certain litigation, regulatory and other legal matters; pension mark-to-market adjustments; and other non-recurring non-operational items. Although these amounts are excluded from segment results, they are included in reported consolidated results.
Corning’s administrative and staff functions are performed on a centralized basis and such costs and expenses are allocated among the segments differently than they would be for stand-alone financial reporting purposes. These include certain costs and expenses of shared services, such as information technology, human resources, legal, finance and supply chain management. Expenses that arenot allocated to the segments are included in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income (loss) to net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated. Segment net income (loss)* may**not* be consistent with measures used by other companies.
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The following provides selected segment information as described above:
Segment information (in millions):
| Hemlock | |||||||
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| and | |||||||
| Emerging | |||||||
| Optical · Display · Specialty · Environmental · Life · Growth | |||||||
| Communications | Technologies | Materials | Technologies | Sciences | Businesses | Total | |
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||
| Segment net sales | $1,246 | $1,015 | $548 | $382 | $244 | $298 | $3,733 |
| Depreciation (1) | $69 | $110 | $39 | $32 | $17 | $41 | $308 |
| Research, development and engineering expenses (2) | $71 | $29 | $69 | $26 | $5 | $48 | $248 |
| Income tax provision (3) | $(49) | $(75) | $(20) | $(19) | $(4) | $(167) | |
| Segment net income (loss) | $175 | $285 | $72 | $75 | $15 | $(12) | $610 |
| Hemlock | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | |||||||
| Emerging | |||||||
| Optical · Display · Specialty · Environmental · Life · Growth | |||||||
| Communications | Technologies | Materials | Technologies | Sciences | Businesses | Total | |
| Three months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Segment net sales | $918 | $972 | $563 | $449 | $230 | $327 | $3,459 |
| Depreciation (1) | $65 | $119 | $37 | $32 | $18 | $37 | $308 |
| Research, development and engineering expenses (2) | $60 | $26 | $62 | $26 | $7 | $41 | $222 |
| Income tax provision (3) | $(24) | $(64) | $(19) | $(27) | $(4) | $(2) | $(140) |
| Segment net income (loss) | $91 | $242 | $72 | $99 | $13 | $(8) | $509 |
| Hemlock | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | |||||||
| Emerging | |||||||
| Optical · Display · Specialty · Environmental · Life · Growth | |||||||
| Communications | Technologies | Materials | Technologies | Sciences | Businesses | Total | |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||
| Segment net sales | $3,289 | $2,901 | $1,503 | $1,268 | $729 | $905 | $10,595 |
| Depreciation (1) | $201 | $336 | $115 | $96 | $51 | $119 | $918 |
| Research, development and engineering expenses (2) | $202 | $83 | $186 | $75 | $17 | $123 | $686 |
| Income tax (provision) benefit (3) | $(118) | $(196) | $(48) | $(73) | $(12) | $3 | $(444) |
| Segment net income (loss) | $418 | $744 | $179 | $277 | $45 | $(45) | $1,618 |
| Hemlock | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | |||||||
| Emerging | |||||||
| Optical · Display · Specialty · Environmental · Life · Growth | |||||||
| Communications | Technologies | Materials | Technologies | Sciences | Businesses | Total | |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||
| Segment net sales | $3,109 | $2,663 | $1,392 | $1,337 | $717 | $1,090 | $10,308 |
| Depreciation (1) | $195 | $362 | $111 | $97 | $52 | $105 | $922 |
| Research, development and engineering expenses (2) | $176 | $73 | $172 | $73 | $25 | $121 | $640 |
| Income tax provision (3) | $(105) | $(161) | $(38) | $(77) | $(9) | $(22) | $(412) |
| Segment net income | $390 | $610 | $144 | $288 | $33 | $34 | $1,499 |
| (1) | Depreciation expense for Corning’s reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses includes an allocation of depreciation of corporate property not specifically identifiable to a segment. |
| (2) | Research, development and engineering expenses include direct project spending that is identifiable to a segment. |
| (3) | Income tax (provision) benefit reflects a tax rate of 21%. |
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The following table presents a reconciliation of net sales of reportable segments to consolidated net sales (in millions):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Net sales of reportable segments | $3,435 | $3,132 | $9,690 | $9,218 |
| Net sales of Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | 298 | 327 | 905 | 1,090 |
| Impact of constant-currency reporting (1) | (342) | (286) | (978) | (714) |
| Consolidated net sales | $3,391 | $3,173 | $9,617 | $9,594 |
| (1) | This amount primarily represents the impact of foreign currency adjustments in the Display Technologies segment. |
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income of reportable segments to net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated (in millions):
| Three months ended · Nine months ended | ||||
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| September 30, | September 30, | |||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Net income of reportable segments | $622 | $517 | $1,663 | $1,465 |
| Net (loss) income of Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | (12) | (8) | (45) | 34 |
| Unallocated amounts: | ||||
| Impact of constant-currency reporting | (258) | (212) | (751) | (535) |
| Translated earnings contract (loss) gain, net | (157) | 20 | (91) | 128 |
| Translation (loss) gain on Japanese yen-denominated debt | (107) | 35 | 28 | 162 |
| Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters | (16) | (32) | (11) | (44) |
| Research, development, and engineering expenses (1) | (39) | (40) | (121) | (127) |
| Amortization of intangibles | (31) | (30) | (91) | (92) |
| Interest expense, net | (63) | (62) | (189) | (179) |
| Income tax benefit | 164 | 105 | 320 | 234 |
| Severance charges | (43) | (13) | (46) | (91) |
| Capacity optimization and other charges and credits (2) | (91) | (59) | (217) | (184) |
| Other corporate items | (86) | (57) | (253) | (150) |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $(117) | $164 | $196 | $621 |
| (1) | Amount does not include research, development and engineering expense related to severance charges. |
| (2) | Amount includes charges associated with impairment losses, asset write-offs, accelerated depreciation, disposal costs and inventory write-downs. Refer to Note 2 (Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and Credits) for additional information. |
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