CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC · Plastics Products, NEC

CMT

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The short version

A profitable company with shrinking sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends
Little debt

Watch out for

Sales down 21% in the latest quarter vs a year ago

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 2.3% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (43 bought, 34 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$22.72-1.7% that day

Company value: $201M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 26.4x; You pay about $26 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.79x; Company value is 0.79 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 9%; Debt as a share of company value

From CMT's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$62.7M-21% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $254.4M, down 7.9% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.3% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of CMT. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-8% a yearRecently: -7.9% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.9%P/E at the end26xToday: 26.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$168M

Profit in 5 years$5M

Price these guesses point to$14.06-38% vs $22.72 todayAbout -9.1% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 26x P/E, sales would have to grow about 1.3% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/7Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.3%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.11x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.1%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.9M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+3.9% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.17.4%

Revenue: $273.8M; -9.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.3%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $17.6M; 0.11x equity
Current ratio: 3.02x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.