---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001026655-24-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMT"
cik: "0001026655"
company_name: "CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T15:24:26.394116+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Core Molding Q1 net sales down 21.5% to $78.1M; EPS $0.43 vs $0.66; guides FY sales down 10-15%

## Summary
- Net sales $78.1M, down 21.5% YoY; gross margin 17.0% vs 17.8% prior year.
- Net income $3.8M ($0.43 diluted EPS) vs $5.9M ($0.66) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $8.7M (11.2% of sales) vs $12.2M (12.3%).
- Q1 sequential improvement: net sales +5.9% from Q4 2023; Adj. EBITDA margin 11.2% vs 8.9%.
- Company reaffirms FY 2024 sales decline of 10-15%; expects Q2 demand similar to Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001026655-24-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMT
- cik: 0001026655
- company_name: CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665524000057/0001026655-24-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665524000057/cmt-20240507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-24-000057
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-24-000057.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-24-000057.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $78.1 million, net income $3.8 million, EPS $0.43 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $78.1 million
  - Net income: $3.8 million
  - EPS: $0.43 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the United States, Canada and Mexico today reports financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. First Quarter 2024 Highlights • Total net sales of $78.1 million decreased 21.5% compared to the prior year first quarter. Sequentially, first quarter net sales improved by 5.9%, up from $73.8 million in the 2023 fourth quarter. • Gross margin
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665524000057/0001026655-24-000057-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.