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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.
$24.92
+$0.14 (+0.56%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 5.19%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 9.5% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 92% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
22.5x earnings. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$271M
▼ -9.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$10M
▼ -15.8% YoY
Op. Margin
4.48%
▼ -0.3pp YoY
ROIC
4.95%
▼ -1.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$15M
▼ -91.9% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$4M
▼ -45.4% YoY
Net Debt
$11M
Cash & Equiv.
$24M
5Y CAGR: +4.3%
5Y CAGR: -39.9%
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At a P/E of 22.5, Core Molding Technologies (CMT)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Core Molding Technologies scores 14/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard, weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Core Molding Technologies scores 14 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 4.5% operating margin and a 5.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CMT's valuation and scores 14/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.