---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001026655-23-000132"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMT"
cik: "0001026655"
company_name: "CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T00:16:24.804927+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Core Molding Q2 EPS $0.91, up 250% YoY; gross margin hits 21.0%

## Summary
- Net sales $97.7M (flat YoY); product sales up 2.6% to $95.7M.
- Gross margin 21.0% vs 13.2% a year ago; operating income $10.1M vs $4.4M.
- Net income $7.9M ($0.91 diluted EPS) vs $2.2M ($0.26); Adjusted EBITDA $13.7M.
- Full-year gross margin expected 17-19% vs prior 13.9%; capex plan $11-13M.
- Cash $14.2M; total liquidity $64.2M; term debt-to-EBITDA below 1x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001026655-23-000132
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMT
- cik: 0001026655
- company_name: CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665523000132/0001026655-23-000132-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665523000132/cmt-20230808.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-23-000132
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-23-000132.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC reported the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $97.7 million, net income $7.9 million, EPS $0.91 per diluted share.
  - Period: the second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $97.7 million
  - Net income: $7.9 million
  - EPS: $0.91 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the United States, Canada and Mexico today reports financial and operating results for the fiscal periods ended June 30, 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Highlights • Net sales of $97.7 million, compared to $98.7 million in the prior year; and product sales of $95.7 million, up 2.6% from the prior year. • Gross margin of $20.6 million, or 21.0% of net sales, compared to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665523000132/0001026655-23-000132-index.htm

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