secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT)
CIK:        0001026655
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001026655-26-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Core Molding Q1 sales down 4.7% to $58.6M; adjusted EPS $0.37 vs GAAP $0.07
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- Net sales $58.6M (-4.7% YoY) on truck down cycle partially offset by Powersports growth.
- Gross margin improved to 20.4% from 19.2% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $7.3M (12.5% of sales).
- GAAP net income $0.6M ($0.07 diluted); adjusted net income $3.2M ($0.37 diluted).
- New business wins totaled $17M in Q1; board authorized 6.5M share repurchase increase.
- Full-year 2026 outlook unchanged: sales flat to up ~5% YoY; gross margin guided 17%-19%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665526000027/0001026655-26-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665526000027/cmt-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-26-000027

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