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Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (CMT)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Columbus, United States | NYSE American
25.00 USD
After hours: 25.00
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral despite a recent bounce; the stock is hovering near its 50-day average but lacks the explosive momentum required for a bullish entry, especially given the negative earnings growth and the statistical model's slight bearish lean for the coming month. Looking further out, the business shows mixed signals: while the multi-year price trajectory is technically positive (+32.81%) and avoids the severe 'structural decline' penalty due to a recent recovery year, the underlying fundamentals are deteriorating with a 20.8% drop in revenue and negative free cash flow. The valuation gap between the trailing P/E of 31 and the forward P/E of 15 suggests analysts expect a significant turnaround, but the current earnings miss and shrinking margins make this a speculative bet rather than a solid buy. Finally, there is no dividend income to offset these risks, leaving investors entirely exposed to capital appreciation in a company currently burning cash.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020777
AutoETS0.022913
AutoARIMA0.023041
MSTL0.027608

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 2.16
Ljung-Box p 0.149
Jarque-Bera p 0.093
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2018-05-20
Last Dividend Date 2018-05-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.403
Revenue per Share 29.683
Market Cap 214,082,480
Trailing P/E 29.76
Forward P/E 14.53
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 2.89%
Website https://www.coremt.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2018-05-21 0.05 0.346021
2018-03-16 0.05 0.282965
2017-11-16 0.05 0.237643
2017-08-16 0.05 0.233318
1996-09-18 0.01 0.421053
1995-09-18 0.03 2.823529
1994-12-27 0.01 1.066667
1993-12-27 0.04 3.764706
1992-12-24 0.05 0.975610
1992-09-25 0.05 1.038961
1992-06-24 0.40 4.102564
1992-03-25 0.40 3.902439
1991-12-24 0.40 3.902439
1991-09-24 0.40 3.555556
1991-06-24 0.40 4.102564
1991-03-22 0.40 4.507042
1990-09-24 0.40 5.614035
1990-06-25 0.40 5.517241
1990-03-26 0.40 5.714286
1989-12-22 0.40 5.925926
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2018-05-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2018-05-21
dividendDate 2018-05-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.320655
Address1 800 Manor Park Drive
All Time High 30.09
All Time Low 0.5
Ask 25.42
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 25,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 26,961
Average Volume 26,961
Average Volume10Days 25,150
Beta 0.448
Bid 25.06
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 19.459
City Columbus
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.0
Current Ratio 1.996
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 25.8552
Day Low 24.93
Debt To Equity 9.403
Display Name Core Molding
Dividend Date 1,527,724,800
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,852,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,852,000
Earnings Growth -0.558
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.56
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 24,009,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09437
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.042
Enterprise To Revenue 0.853
Enterprise Value 217,094,480
Eps Forward 1.72
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.84
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,526,860,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.4682
Fifty Day Average Change 0.5317993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.021734305
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 32.0655
Fifty Two Week High 28.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6900005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12861626
Fifty Two Week Low 16.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.50602406
Fifty Two Week Range 16.6 - 28.69
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 590,419,800,000
Float Shares 7,223,742
Forward Eps 1.72
Forward P E 14.5348835
Free Cashflow -8,762,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 1,239
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 25.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.18155001
Gross Profits 46,191,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11933
Held Percent Institutions 0.82401
Implied Shares Outstanding 8,563,299
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.coremt.com/Investors.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,526,860,800
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Core Molding Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a molder of thermoplastic and thermoset structural products in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. The company offers a range of manufacturing processes, such as sheet molding compound compression molding, direct long fiber thermoplastic compression molding, vacuum resin transfer compression molding, structural foam and web injection molding, reaction injection molding, hand lay-up, and spray-up processes. It serves various markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, power sports, building products, industrial and utilities, and other commercial markets. The company was formerly known as Core Materials Corporation and changed its name to Core Molding Technologies, Inc. in August 2002. Core Molding Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Long Name Core Molding Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 214,082,480
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_363725
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 7,348,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 221,225,850
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 25.1
Operating Cashflow 16,661,000
Operating Margins 0.04395
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.36
Phone 614 870 5000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 25.0
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 25.0
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2847526
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8414398
Profit Margins 0.02888
Quick Ratio 1.208
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 25.8552
Regular Market Day Low 24.93
Regular Market Day Range 24.93 - 25.8552
Regular Market Open 25.1
Regular Market Previous Close 25.0
Regular Market Price 25.0
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 24,743
Return On Assets 0.03303
Return On Equity 0.046719998
Revenue Growth -0.208
Revenue Per Share 29.683
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 8,563,299
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0271
Shares Short 240,151
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 220,142
Short Name Core Molding Technologies Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0295
Short Ratio 9.6
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol CMT
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 30.0
Target Median Price 30.0
Total Cash 12,134,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.417
Total Debt 15,146,000
Total Revenue 254,424,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.84
Trailing P E 29.761906
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.21135
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.7886505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1255507
Type Disp Equity
Volume 24,743
Website https://www.coremt.com
Zip 43,228-0183