Core Molding Technologies

CMT

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

Price

$24.54

+0.13 (+0.53%)

Market Cap

$218.4M

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange American

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Jul 25, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+7.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.1M (2021) → 8.7M (2025)

Core Molding Technologies, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, specializes in molding structural components from both thermoplastic and thermoset materials. The company employs a diverse range of manufacturing processes, including compression molding of sheet molding compound, resin transfer molding, liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene, spray-up and hand-lay-up techniques, direct long-fiber thermoplastics, and advanced structural foam and structural web injection molding. Core Molding Technologies serves a broad spectrum of industries, such as medium and heavy-duty trucking, automotive, power sports, construction, agriculture, building products, and various other commercial markets across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. Founded in 1996, the company was initially known as Core Materials Corporation, rebranding to Core Molding Technologies, Inc. in August 2002, and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.4%

Thin — 20.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

1.3%

Thin — 1.3% operating margin

ROCE

0.4%

Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-5.2%

Shrinking sales (-5.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

-16.7%

Earnings shrinking (-16.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

40%

Weak — only 40% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-5.7%

Burning cash (-5.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Interest Cover

139.83x

Comfortably covers interest (139.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

21.9x

Growth-priced — P/E 21.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

-1.0

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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