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Jun 30, 2024
Core Molding Q2 2024 Earnings Report
Reported a decrease in net sales and operating income compared to the prior year second quarter, while maintaining a strong gross margin.
Key Takeaways
Core Molding Technologies reported a decrease in net sales by 9.2% and operating income decreased compared to the prior year second quarter. However, the company sustained a strong gross margin of 20%.
Total net sales decreased by 9.2% compared to the prior year second quarter.
Gross margin was 20.0% of net sales, compared to 21.0% in the prior year second quarter.
Operating income decreased compared to the prior year second quarter.
Net income decreased compared to the prior year second quarter.
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Forward Guidance
The company is lowering sales guidance to the bottom of the full-year guidance, down approximately 15%, compared to 2023 sales due to continued softness in customer demand driven by macro-economic conditions, while they continue to evaluate the Company’s fixed cost structure and will adjust costs prudently.
Positive Outlook
- Focus on investing for growth, operational performance and cash flow generation.
- Opportunity pipeline is a robust $250 million.
- New business wins total $42 million.
- Gross margins within full-year goal range of 17% to 19%.
- Total available liquidity was $87.8 million at the end of the second quarter.
Challenges Ahead
- Sales declined 15.4%, primarily due to economic headwinds, tough comparisons, and customer inventory rationalization.
- Second-half of the year gross margin percentages to be lower than first-half gross margin percentages due to normal seasonality and less leverage of fixed costs.
- Lowering sales guidance to the bottom of our full-year guidance, down approximately 15%, compared to 2023 sales.
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