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GLW (Corning) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Corning Financial Strength?

Corning has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Corning's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.43. Corning's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.59. As of today, Corning's Altman Z-Score is 3.28.


Competitive Comparison of Corning's Financial Strength

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Corning's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Corning's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Corning's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Corning's Financial Strength falls into.


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Corning Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Corning's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-82 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $445 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7,780 Mil.

Corning's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*445/-82
=5.43

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Corning's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(373 + 7780) / 13808
=0.59

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Corning has a Z-score of 3.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.28 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Corning  (NYSE:GLW) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Corning has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Corning Business Description

Address
One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, NY, USA, 14831
Corning is a leader in materials science, specializing in the production of glass, ceramics, and optical fiber. The firm supplies its products for a wide range of applications, from flat-panel displays in televisions to gasoline particulate filters in automobiles to optical fiber for broadband access, with a leading share in many of its end markets.
Executives
Stefan Becker officer: SVP & Operations Controller ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Soumya Seetharam officer: Senior Vice President & CDIO ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
John Z Zhang officer: Senior VP & GM, Display ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Michael Alan Bell officer: Senior VP &.GM, Optical Comm. ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Wendell P Weeks officer: President and COO ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Edward A Schlesinger officer: Vice President & Controller ONE RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Eric S Musser officer: Vice President ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Bayne John P Jr officer: SVP & GM Mobile Consumer Elec. ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Martin J Curran officer: Exec. VP & Innovation Officer ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Lewis A Steverson officer: Senior Vice President ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Li Fang officer: Pres.&GM Corning Greater China ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Jeffrey W Evenson officer: Senior Vice President ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Lawrence D Mcrae officer: Senior Vice President ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Jaymin Amin officer: SVP and Chief Tech. Officer ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Jordana Daryl Kammerud officer: Senior Vice President & CHRO ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831