CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
Business
Core Molding Technologies Inc operates in the engineered materials market as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products. It produces and sells molded structural plastic components and sheet molding compound (SMC), employing processes such as compression molding, direct long fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT), resin transfer molding (RTM), injection molding, structural foam/web, RIM, hand lay-up and spray-up, and provides assembly, machining and painting services. The company reports one operating segment that integrates compounding, molding, finishing and product development capabilities. Its products are sold primarily to OEMs in medium and heavy‑duty trucks, power sports, building products and other industrial markets across North America through direct supply agreements and shipments to customer production sites.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-11
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 274 | 302 | 358 | 377 | 307 | |
| Total cost of sales | 226 | 249 | 293 | 325 | 266 | |
| Gross margin | 48 | 53 | 65 | 52 | 41 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 33 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 30 | |
| Operating income | 14 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 11 | |
| Net periodic post-retirement benefit | −460,000 | −593,000 | −220,000 | −124,000 | −162,000 | |
| Net interest (income) expense | 1,000 | −193,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total other (income) and expense | −459,000 | −786,000 | 791,000 | 3 | 2 | |
| Income before income taxes | 15 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 9 | |
| Current | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| Deferred | −830,000 | 473,000 | 2 | −3 | −367,000 | |
| Total income taxes | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Net income | 11 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 5 | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 1.31 | 1.53 | 2.37 | 1.44 | 0.55 | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 1.29 | 1.51 | 2.31 | 1.44 | 0.55 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 38 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 6 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 31 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 35 | |
| Inventories, net | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | |
| Foreign tax receivable | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
| Total current assets | 103 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 75 | |
| Right of use asset | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 87 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 76 | |
| Goodwill | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
| Intangibles, net | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| Other non-current assets | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total Assets | 228 | 210 | 213 | 199 | 187 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Accounts payable | 15 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 23 | |
| Contract liabilities | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Compensation and related benefits | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Other | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| Total current liabilities | 34 | 37 | 46 | 51 | 53 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Long-term lease obligations | 13 | 997,000 | — | — | — | |
| Long-term debt | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | |
| Post retirement benefits liability | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Total Liabilities | 70 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 87 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock $0.01 par value, authorized shares - 10,000,000; no shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock $0.01 par value, authorized shares - 20,000,000; outstanding shares: 8,510,938 at December 31, 2025 and 8,614,395 at December 31, 2024 | 85,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 84,000 | 82,000 | |
| Paid-in capital | 48 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 38 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 4,479,805 shares at December 31, 2025 and 4,236,853 shares at December 31, 2024 | −40 | −36 | −32 | −29 | −29 | |
| Retained earnings | 147 | 135 | 122 | 102 | 90 | |
| Total Stockholders' Equity | 158 | 147 | 139 | 116 | 100 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | 228 | 210 | 213 | 199 | 187 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −830,000 | 473,000 | 2 | −3 | −475,000 | |
| Share-based compensation | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Loss on disposal of assets | 563,000 | 241,000 | 80,000 | 0 | 571,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on foreign currency | −547,000 | 1 | −58,000 | 396,000 | 172,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −713,000 | 12 | 3 | −9 | −9 | |
| Inventories | −1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | −7 | |
| Prepaid and other assets | −1 | 2 | −6 | 928,000 | −565,000 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | −8 | −5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 1 | −4 | 4 | −4 | 5 | |
| Post retirement benefits liability | −590,000 | −1 | −980,000 | −713,000 | −436,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 19 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 13 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −17 | −12 | −9 | −17 | −12 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −17 | −12 | −9 | −17 | −11 | |
| Gross borrowings on revolving loans | 0 | 0 | 37 | 165 | 50 | |
| Gross repayment on revolving loans | 0 | 0 | −39 | −168 | −46 | |
| Payment of principal of term loan | −2 | −2 | −1 | −26 | −3 | |
| Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement | −601,000 | −1 | −3 | −482,000 | — | |
| Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | −3 | −3 | 0 | 0 | −96,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −6 | −6 | −6 | −4 | 884,000 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 2 | |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Income taxes | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable | 1 | 367,000 | 298,000 | 868,000 | 329,000 |