Core Molding expects y-o-y sales comparisons to improve in 2H25

Alex Panda, the Company’s EVP and Chief Financial Officer, said, “Similar to the first quarter, the majority of the sales declines resulted from the previously announced truck program phase-out, coupled with persistent consumer demand weakness in the truck and powersports segments. In the second quarter, we delivered solid profitability and healthy operating and free cash flow, a clear demonstration of our ability to execute and drive value, even in a softer demand environment. Despite pressure on fixed cost leverage and sales mix this quarter, we held gross margins in our projected range of 17% to 19%. Looking ahead to the second half of 2025, we expect year-over-year sales comparisons to improve, with projected sales moderating to a manageable 4% to 6% decline range in the second half. As a reminder, we still anticipate our sales mix to be meaningfully impacted in 2025 by higher tooling sales, which pressured gross margins compared to product sales. We were pleased to generate $9.6 million of cash from operations and $5.2 million of free cash flow. Our balance sheet remains strong, and we have flexibility and ample liquidity to advance our ‘Invest for Growth’ strategy including the recently awarded Volvo Mexico program and our capital allocation investment of $25 million related to our plant expansion. We plan to continue with another capital allocation priority of returning capital to shareholders through our ongoing share repurchase program.”