Core Molding Technologies Inc (CMT)
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
$24.50
▲(2.90% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/01/26
The score is driven mainly by mixed fundamentals: a strong, low-leverage balance sheet is offset by softer TTM margins and notably weak recent free cash flow. Technicals are supportive with price above key moving averages and positive MACD, while valuation appears reasonable at a mid-teens P/E. Earnings call commentary is positive on multi-year growth wins and margin targets, but near-term capex intensity and end-market/tooling volatility temper the outlook.
Positive Factors
Balance Sheet Strength
Low leverage (D/E ~0.16), debt/EBITDA <1x and reported liquidity (~$88M: $38.1M cash + $50M revolver) provide durable financial flexibility. This balance-sheet strength supports multi-year investment, cushions cyclicality in end markets, and lowers refinancing risk during growth or downturn periods.
Negative Factors
Weak Free Cash Flow
After $17.3M capex in 2025 FCF collapsed to ~$1.9M, markedly reducing internal funding capacity. Weak cash conversion raises reliance on revolver availability for funding heavy 2026 expansion capex, limits flexibility for opportunistic investments or buybacks, and increases execution risk during multi-year ramps.
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Balance Sheet Strength
Low leverage (D/E ~0.16), debt/EBITDA <1x and reported liquidity (~$88M: $38.1M cash + $50M revolver) provide durable financial flexibility. This balance-sheet strength supports multi-year investment, cushions cyclicality in end markets, and lowers refinancing risk during growth or downturn periods.
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Core Molding Technologies (CMT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$202.65M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)23.63K
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.3
Beta (1Y)0.33
Revenue Growth-16.59%
EPS Growth-47.02%
CountryUS
Employees1,570
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.47
Shares Outstanding8,510,938
10 Day Avg. Volume32,666
30 Day Avg. Volume23,632
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.07
Price to Book (P/B)1.09
Price to Sales (P/S)0.63
P/FCF Ratio89.54
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.72
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.48
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.42
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$24.00Price Target Upside0.80% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)1.68
Revenue Forecast (FY)$283.26M
Core Molding Technologies Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Core Molding Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. The company offers a range of manufacturing processes that include compression molding of sheet molding compo...
How the Company Makes Money
CMT makes money primarily by manufacturing and selling molded composite components and assemblies to OEMs and tier suppliers, with revenue recognized from customer purchase orders and long-term supply arrangements for production parts. Its key rev...
Core Molding Technologies Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
Shows how much revenue comes from each business line—such as automotive programs, industrial products, or aftermarket—revealing how dependent Core Molding is on specific customers or sectors. A higher share from automotive OEM work signals sensitivity to vehicle production cycles and program awards, while growing non-automotive or aftermarket revenue indicates diversification and more stable cash flow. Investors should watch shifts in the mix and customer concentration to judge future revenue stability, margin trends, and exposure to industry downturns.
Shows how much revenue comes from each business line—such as automotive programs, industrial products, or aftermarket—revealing how dependent Core Molding is on specific customers or sectors. A higher share from automotive OEM work signals sensitivity to vehicle production cycles and program awards, while growing non-automotive or aftermarket revenue indicates diversification and more stable cash flow. Investors should watch shifts in the mix and customer concentration to judge future revenue stability, margin trends, and exposure to industry downturns.
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The FlyCore Molding Technologies Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 10, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a predominantly positive outlook driven by substantial new business wins ($63M in 2025), successful diversification (SMC and new markets), margin stability within guidance (17%–19%), strong operational metrics (99% on-time, 62 ppm), and a solid balance sheet (liquidity $88.1M, debt/EBITDA <1x). These positives are tempered by near-term headwinds: a 9.5% revenue decline in 2025 driven by truck weakness, concentrated tooling revenue creating quarter-to-quarter volatility, sizable 2026 capex and one-time SG&A costs, and a modest free cash flow after capex. Overall, management is confident about recovery (truck recovery expected H2 2026), SMC ramping through 2026, and multi-year revenue targets, and the strategic and financial strengths communicated outweigh the temporary challenges.Positive Updates
Material New Business Wins
Invest For Growth generated $63.0 million in new business wins in 2025, with $102 million in annualized run-rate incremental wins over the past two years; 65% of 2025 wins are in new/emerging markets that diversify end-market exposure.
Negative Updates
Full-Year Revenue Decline
Fiscal 2025 revenues declined 9.5% year-over-year, driven primarily by continued weakness in the truck sector, which comprised 44% of product sales.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Material New Business Wins
Invest For Growth generated $63.0 million in new business wins in 2025, with $102 million in annualized run-rate incremental wins over the past two years; 65% of 2025 wins are in new/emerging markets that diversify end-market exposure.
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Company Guidance
The company guided fiscal 2026 sales to be flat to up ~5% with gross margins targeted at 17%–19%, sustaining capex of $7M–$10M and total 2026 capex of $25M–$30M (including ~$18M–$20M for Mexico), plus ~ $2.5M of non-capital expansion operating costs in H1 and one‑time SG&A of ~ $2.5M (Mexico) and ~$1M (succession); management expects the bulk of the $63M of 2025 new wins to impact H2 2026 and 2027, sees total product revenue potentially exceeding $300M in 2027 (with margin leverage of ~150–200 bps to the low‑20s), and continues to build SMC with $21M annual SMC wins in 2025 (Q4 SMC ~$12M, one‑third launched, all in production by end of Q3 2026; >$200M addressable SMC market), a $220M pipeline (expecting ~$50M more awards in 2026), liquidity of $88.1M (cash $38.1M + $50M revolver), term debt $19.7M, debt/EBITDA <1x, ROCE 8% (10.2% excl. cash), FY25 cash from ops $19.2M and free cash flow $1.9M after $17.3M capex.Core Molding Technologies Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 273.80M | 302.38M | 357.74M | 377.38M | 307.48M |
| Gross Profit | 44.11M | 53.26M | 64.52M | 52.40M | 41.34M |
| EBITDA | 23.45M | 30.97M | 39.67M | 28.63M | 22.85M |
| Net Income | 11.20M | 13.30M | 20.32M | 12.20M | 4.67M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 228.13M | 209.55M | 213.38M | 198.62M | 186.69M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 38.06M | 41.80M | 24.10M | 4.18M | 6.15M |
| Total Debt | 32.83M | 23.70M | 22.99M | 26.06M | 29.62M |
| Total Liabilities | 69.96M | 62.19M | 74.42M | 82.49M | 86.60M |
| Stockholders Equity | 158.17M | 147.36M | 138.95M | 116.13M | 100.09M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.92M | 23.63M | 25.74M | 2.39M | 977.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 19.18M | 35.15M | 34.84M | 18.98M | 12.55M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -17.27M | -11.53M | -9.10M | -16.59M | -11.41M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -5.66M | -5.93M | -5.82M | -4.36M | 884.00K |
Core Molding Technologies Technical Analysis
Positive
23.81
Price Trends
20.33
Positive
19.86
Positive
19.21
Positive
Market Momentum
0.94
Negative
69.01
Neutral
91.82
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CMT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 23.81 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 21.69, above the 50-day MA of 20.33, and above the 200-day MA of 19.21, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.94 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 69.01 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.82 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CMT.
Core Molding Technologies Risk Analysis
Core Molding Technologies disclosed 35 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Core Molding Technologies reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Core Molding Technologies Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 Neutral | $202.65M | 15.33 | 7.26% | ― | -16.59% | -47.02% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
61 Neutral | $68.91M | -60.48 | 4.98% | ― | 0.18% | -54.25% | |
60 Neutral | $370.62M | 16.09 | 6.00% | ― | -8.00% | -35.86% | |
53 Neutral | $66.22M | -4.53 | 71.64% | ― | 11013.00% | 39.85% | |
51 Neutral | $75.94M | -597.73 | 0.02% | 1.33% | -0.97% | -99.67% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Core Molding Technologies Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Core Molding Highlights Turnaround and Growth at Investor Conference
Positive
Mar 20, 2026
On March 23, 2026, Core Molding Technologies’ CEO David Duvall, CFO Alex Panda and other executives announced they would use an updated investor presentation at the Southwest IDEAS Conference and in ongoing discussions with investors and ana...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Core Molding Technologies Authorizes Expanded Share Repurchase Program
Positive
Mar 12, 2026
On March 11, 2026, Core Molding Technologies, Inc. announced that its board authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $7.5 million of the company’s outstanding common shares, to be executed in the open market in accordance with securiti...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and FinancingRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Core Molding Technologies Amends Credit Agreement, Tightens Covenants
Neutral
Feb 17, 2026
On February 10, 2026, Core Molding Technologies, Inc. executed a First Amendment to its existing Credit Agreement with The Huntington National Bank and other lenders, with the amendment deemed effective as of December 31, 2025. The change updates ...
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