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CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
CMT
$213M
Mkt Cap
$24.54
+0.53%
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a current P/E ratio of 26.4, compared to its historical median P/E of 14.1. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.9%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a market capitalization of $210M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 1.29%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) appears expensive. The current P/E of 26.4 is 87% above its historical median of 14.1. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 23.4%.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) operates in the Plastics Products, Nec industry, within the Materials sector.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS OF CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries operate in the engineered materials market as one operating segment as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. The Company produces and sells molded products for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, power sports, building products and other industrial markets. Core Molding Technologies has its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and operates six production facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 271M | 274M | 302M | 358M | 377M | 307M |
| Net Income | 9.6M | 11M | 13M | 20M | 12M | 4.7M |
| EPS | $1.13 | $1.29 | $1.51 | $2.31 | $1.44 | $0.55 |
| Free Cash Flow | -15M | 1.9M | 24M | 26M | 2.4M | 977K |
| ROIC | 6.0% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 15.1% | 11.6% | 5.5% |
| Gross Margin | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 13.9% | 13.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 12M | 14M | 17M | 27M | 18M | 11M |
| Operating Margin | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| ROE | 6.1% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 15.9% | 11.3% | 4.8% |
| Shares Outstanding | 9M | 9M | 9M | 9M | 8M | 8M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 175M | 199M | 175M | 162M | 269M | 284M | 222M | 307M | 377M | 358M | 302M | 274M | 271M |
| Gross Margin | 17.2% | 18.2% | 16.0% | 15.2% | 10.1% | 7.6% | 15.5% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.6% |
| R&D | 475K | 719K | 965K | 848K | 1.0M | 1.2M | 1.2M | 1.3M | 1.6M | 1.7M | 1.9M | 1.4M | 1.4M |
| SG&A | 16M | 18M | 16M | 17M | 28M | 29M | 24M | 30M | 34M | 38M | 37M | 33M | 36M |
| EBIT | 15M | 18M | 12M | 7.9M | -3.1M | -12M | 10M | 11M | 18M | 27M | 17M | 14M | 12M |
| Op. Margin | 8.4% | 9.3% | 6.6% | 4.9% | -1.2% | -4.1% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Net Income | 9.6M | 12M | 7.4M | 5.5M | -4.8M | -15M | 8.2M | 4.7M | 12M | 20M | 13M | 11M | 9.6M |
| Net Margin | 5.5% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | -1.8% | -5.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4M | 4.1M | 0 | -571K | 0 | -80K | -241K | -563K | -563K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 13.0% | 14.2% | 8.9% | 6.9% | -3.7% | -12.8% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 6.0% |
| ROE | 13.4% | 14.6% | 8.0% | 5.5% | -4.7% | -16.6% | 9.2% | 4.8% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 9.3% | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| ROA | 9.0% | 9.4% | 5.4% | 4.0% | -2.8% | -8.0% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 6.3% | 9.9% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 11M | 19M | 26M | 6.9M | -6.5M | 17M | 28M | 13M | 19M | 35M | 35M | 19M | 3.9M |
| Free Cash Flow | 148K | 13M | 23M | 2.7M | -12M | 9.2M | 24M | 977K | 2.4M | 26M | 24M | 1.9M | -15M |
| Owner Earnings | 5.1M | 12M | 19M | -659K | -18M | 4.8M | 15M | -956K | 4.8M | 19M | 19M | 5.0M | -10.0M |
| CapEx | 11M | 5.7M | 2.9M | 4.3M | 5.8M | 7.5M | 3.7M | 12M | 17M | 9.1M | 12M | 17M | 19M |
| Maint. CapEx | 5.0M | 6.0M | 6.3M | 6.2M | 9.4M | 10M | 12M | 12M | 12M | 13M | 13M | 12M | 12M |
| Growth CapEx | 5.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7M | 0 | 0 | 4.9M | 7.1M |
| D&A | 5.0M | 6.0M | 6.3M | 6.2M | 9.4M | 10M | 12M | 12M | 12M | 13M | 13M | 12M | 12M |
| CapEx/OCF | 98.6% | 30.5% | 11.0% | 61.6% | N/A | 44.7% | 13.1% | 92.2% | 87.4% | 26.1% | 32.8% | N/A | 499.9% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 786K | 792K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.5% | 0.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250K | 98K | 20K | 96K | 0 | 0 | 2.9M | 3.2M | 2.7M |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | N/A | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 744K | 785K | 1.0M | 1.3M | 1.7M | 1.6M | 1.4M | 1.9M | 2.3M | 2.9M | 2.5M | 1.8M | 1.7M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10M | 3.4M | 39M | 3.0M | 26M | 1.3M | 1.5M | 1.9M | 1.9M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 2.9M | 4.5M | -19M | -20M | 74M | 52M | 26M | 25M | 25M | 2.7M | -18M | -3.5M | -4.2M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 2.3M | 8.9M | 28M | 27M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 4.1M | 6.1M | 4.2M | 24M | 42M | 38M | 24M |
| Long-Term Debt | 714K | 9.8M | 6.8M | 3.8M | 55M | 0 | 25M | 21M | 23M | 22M | 20M | 18M | 17M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.12 |
| Interest Coverage | 120.1 | 56.1 | 38.7 | 32.4 | -1.3 | -2.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 26.2 | 86.5 | 14218.0 | 171.0 |
| Equity | 76M | 89M | 97M | 103M | 99M | 84M | 94M | 100M | 116M | 139M | 147M | 158M | 158M |
| Total Assets | 118M | 140M | 133M | 139M | 201M | 179M | 166M | 187M | 199M | 213M | 210M | 228M | 242M |
| Total Liabilities | 42M | 51M | 37M | 37M | 102M | 95M | 72M | 87M | 82M | 74M | 62M | 70M | 84M |
| Intangibles | 0 | 613K | 563K | 513K | 15M | 13M | 12M | 9.6M | 7.6M | 6.0M | 4.4M | 3.5M | 3.3M |
| Retained Earnings | 72M | 85M | 92M | 96M | 92M | 77M | 85M | 90M | 102M | 122M | 135M | 147M | 147M |
| Working Capital | 23M | 32M | 39M | 40M | 40M | -23M | 20M | 22M | 30M | 57M | 66M | 69M | 69M |
| Current Assets | 55M | 63M | 60M | 65M | 80M | 61M | 56M | 75M | 81M | 103M | 103M | 103M | 117M |
| Current Liabilities | 31M | 31M | 21M | 25M | 40M | 84M | 36M | 53M | 51M | 46M | 37M | 34M | 49M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.28 | 1.58 | 0.97 | 0.70 | -0.62 | -1.94 | 0.98 | 0.55 | 1.44 | 2.31 | 1.51 | 1.29 | 1.13 |
| Owner EPS | 0.67 | 1.55 | 2.46 | -0.08 | -2.29 | 0.61 | 1.82 | -0.11 | 0.56 | 2.16 | 2.19 | 0.58 | -1.17 |
| Book Value | 10.12 | 11.63 | 12.67 | 13.20 | 12.83 | 10.76 | 11.27 | 11.79 | 13.70 | 15.79 | 16.73 | 18.23 | 18.48 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.44 | 2.44 | 3.41 | 0.89 | -0.85 | 2.13 | 3.38 | 1.48 | 2.24 | 3.96 | 3.99 | 2.21 | 2.55 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 7.5M | 7.6M | 7.6M | 7.8M | 7.7M | 7.8M | 8.3M | 8.5M | 8.5M | 8.8M | 8.8M | 8.7M | 8.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 10.5 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 32.2 | N/A | N/A | 14.1 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 10.9 | N/A | 21.8 |
| P/FCF | 686.6 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 66.3 | N/A | 2.7 | 4.7 | 72.6 | 45.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 6.9 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 19.6 | N/A | N/A | 13.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | N/A | 17.0 |
| Price/Book | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | N/A | 1.3 |
| Price/Sales | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | N/A | 0.8 |
| FCF Yield | 0.1% | 13.3% | 18.0% | 1.5% | -21.6% | 37.6% | 21.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 15.4% | 16.2% | N/A | -7.3% |
| Market Cap | 102M | 97M | 129M | 176M | 57M | 25M | 115M | 71M | 110M | 167M | 145M | 0 | 210M |
| Avg. Price | 13.08 | 18.20 | 13.74 | 19.52 | 13.25 | 6.63 | 5.66 | 12.46 | 10.19 | 20.46 | 17.52 | 0.00 | 24.54 |
| Year-End Price | 13.50 | 12.71 | 16.91 | 22.55 | 7.40 | 3.13 | 13.83 | 8.35 | 12.97 | 18.98 | 16.51 | 0.00 | 24.54 |
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at 26.4x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 14.1x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 40.5x vs a median of 6.3x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 9.9% with a gross margin of 16.1%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 1.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +8.3%.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) reported annual revenue of $274 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a net profit margin of 4.1%. This is a modest margin.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) generated $2 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.29 in its most recent fiscal year.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.3%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a 5-year average gross margin of 16.1%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) has a book value per share of $18.23, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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