10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

for the transition period from To

Commission File Number 001-12505

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

___________________________________________________________________________________

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	31-1481870
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

800 Manor Park Drive, Columbus, Ohio	43228-0183
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (614) 870-5000

N/A

_______________________________________________________________

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company þ
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes o No þ

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered	Trading Symbol
Common Stock, par value $0.01	NYSE American LLC	CMT

As of May 8, 2019, the latest practicable date, 8,145,366 shares of the registrant’s common stock were issued and outstanding.

Table of Contents

Part I — Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Income	3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity	6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	28
Part II — Other Information	29
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	29
Item 1A. Risk Factors	29
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	29
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	29
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	29
Item 5. Other Information	29
Item 6. Exhibits	29
Signatures	30
Index to Exhibits	31

2

Item 1. Financial Statements

Part I — Financial Information

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Net sales	$	72,266,000		$	63,046,000
Cost of sales	69,117,000			55,161,000
Gross margin	3,149,000			7,885,000
Selling, general and administrative expense	7,166,000			6,760,000
Operating income (loss)	(4,017,000		)	1,125,000
Other income and expense
Interest expense	896,000			449,000
Net periodic post-retirement benefit	(24,000		)	(12,000		)
Total other income and expense	872,000			437,000
Income (loss) before taxes	(4,889,000		)	688,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1,044,000		)	170,000
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07
Diluted	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	7,779,000			7,711,000
Diluted	7,779,000			7,800,000

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

3

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency hedging derivatives:
Unrealized hedge gain	524,000			769,000
Income tax expense	(134,000		)	(162,000		)
Interest rate swaps:
Unrealized hedge loss	(254,000		)	—
Income tax benefit	58,000			—
Post retirement benefit plan adjustments:
Net actuarial loss	29,000			43,000
Prior service costs	(124,000		)	(124,000		)
Income tax benefit	20,000			17,000
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(3,726,000	)	$	1,061,000

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2019			December 31,
	(Unaudited)			2018
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	790,000		$	1,891,000
Accounts receivable, net	51,312,000			45,468,000
Inventory, net	26,115,000			25,765,000
Contract assets	1,757,000			3,915,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,528,000			3,263,000
Total current assets	84,502,000			80,302,000
Deferred tax asset	1,153,000			1,153,000
Right of use asset	4,017,000			—
Property, plant and equipment, net	82,182,000			80,657,000
Goodwill	21,476,000			21,476,000
Intangibles, net	14,926,000			15,413,000
Other non-current assets	1,764,000			2,197,000
Total Assets	$	210,020,000		$	201,198,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	3,110,000		$	3,230,000
Accounts payable	33,029,000			25,450,000
Contract liabilities	2,404,000			1,686,000
Compensation and related benefits	6,232,000			5,154,000
Accrued other liabilities	5,120,000			4,671,000
Total current liabilities	49,895,000			40,191,000
Lease liability	2,929,000			—
Long-term debt	36,677,000			37,784,000
Revolving debt	18,059,000			17,375,000
Post retirement benefits liability	6,907,000			6,919,000
Total Liabilities	$	114,467,000		$	102,269,000
Commitments and Contingencies	—			—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock — $0.01 par value, authorized shares — 10,000,000; no shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	—			—
Common stock — $0.01 par value, authorized shares – 20,000,000; outstanding shares: 7,785,161 at March 31, 2019 and 7,776,164 December 31, 2018	78,000			78,000
Paid-in capital	33,558,000			33,208,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes	2,236,000			2,117,000
Treasury stock - at cost, 3,790,308 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	(28,403,000		)	(28,403,000		)
Retained earnings	88,084,000			91,929,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity	95,553,000			98,929,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	210,020,000		$	201,198,000

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

5

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2018:

	Common Stock Outstanding			Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2017	7,711,277	$	77,000	$	31,465,000	$	2,070,000		$	(28,153,000	)	$	96,434,000		$	101,893,000
Impact of change in accounting policy												1,069,000			1,069,000
Balance at January 1, 2018	7,711,277	77,000		31,465,000		2,070,000			(28,153,000		)	97,503,000			102,962,000
Net income												518,000			518,000
Cash dividends paid												(393,000		)	(393,000		)
Change in post retirement benefits, net of tax benefit of $17,000						(64,000		)							(64,000		)
Unrealized hedge gain, net of tax of $162,000						607,000									607,000
Restricted stock vested	211														—
Share-based compensation				331,000											331,000
Balance at March 31, 2018	7,711,488	$	77,000	$	31,796,000	$	2,613,000		$	(28,153,000	)	$	97,628,000		$	103,961,000

For the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Common Stock Outstanding			Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2018	7,776,164	$	78,000	$	33,208,000	$	2,117,000		$	(28,403,000	)	$	91,929,000		$	98,929,000
Net loss												(3,845,000		)	(3,845,000		)
Change in post retirement benefits, net of tax benefit of $20,000						(75,000		)							(75,000		)
Unrealized foreign currency hedge gain, net of tax of $134,000						390,000									390,000
Change in interest rate swaps, net of tax benefit of $58,000						(196,000		)							(196,000		)
Restricted stock vested	8,997														—
Share-based compensation				350,000											350,000
Balance at March 31, 2019	7,785,161	$	78,000	$	33,558,000	$	2,236,000		$	(28,403,000	)	$	88,084,000		$	95,553,000

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

6

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,562,000			2,309,000
Share-based compensation	350,000			331,000
(Gain) loss on foreign currency translation	(19,000		)	6,000
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
Accounts receivable	(5,844,000		)	(15,135,000		)
Inventories	(350,000		)	365,000
Prepaid and other assets	1,396,000			(115,000		)
Accounts payable	7,441,000			2,209,000
Accrued and other liabilities	1,300,000			2,143,000
Post retirement benefits liability	(106,000		)	(82,000		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	2,885,000			(7,451,000		)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(3,404,000		)	(1,580,000		)
Purchase of assets of Horizon Plastics	—			(62,457,000		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,404,000		)	(64,037,000		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Gross repayments on revolving line of credit	(51,277,000		)	(13,174,000		)
Gross borrowings on revolving line of credit	51,961,000			24,174,000
Proceeds from term loan	—			45,000,000
Payment of principal on term loans	(844,000		)	(7,594,000		)
Payment of deferred loan costs	(422,000		)	(723,000		)
Cash dividends paid	—			(393,000		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(582,000		)	47,290,000
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,101,000		)	(24,198,000		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,891,000			26,780,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	790,000		$	2,582,000
Cash paid for:
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$	858,000		$	378,000
Income taxes	$	808,000		$	—
Non Cash:
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable	$	1,028,000		$	381,000

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

7

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim reporting, which are less than those required for annual reporting. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Core Molding Technologies” or the “Company”) at March 31, 2019, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year's presentation. The “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

Core Molding Technologies is a manufacturer of sheet molding compound ("SMC") and molder of thermoset and thermoplastic products. The Company produces high quality molded products, assemblies and SMC materials for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, automotive, marine, home improvement, water management, agriculture, construction and other commercial markets. The Company offers customers a wide range of manufacturing processes to fit various program volume and investment requirements. These processes include compression molding of SMC, bulk molding compounds (BMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), spray-up and hand-lay-up, glass mat thermoplastics (GMT), direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT) and structural foam and structural web injection molding (SIM). Core Molding Technologies has its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and operates production facilities in Columbus and Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; Matamoros and Escobedo, Mexico; and Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.

2. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenue from two streams, product revenue and tooling revenue. Product revenue is earned from the manufacture and sale of sheet molding compound and thermoset and thermoplastic products. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized as products are shipped, as the Company transfers title and risk of ownership to the customer and is entitled to payment. In limited circumstances, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales when products are produced and the customer takes title and risk of ownership at our production facility.

Tooling revenue is earned from manufacturing multiple tools, molds and assembly equipment as part of a tooling program for a customer. Given that the Company is providing a significant service of producing highly interdependent component parts of the tooling program, each tooling program consists of a single performance obligation to provide the customer the capability to produce a single product. Based on the arrangement with the customer, the Company recognizes revenue either at a point in time or over time. When the Company does not have an enforceable right to payment, the Company recognizes tooling revenue at a point in time. In such cases, the Company recognizes revenue upon customer acceptance, which is when the customer has legal title to the tools.

Certain tooling programs include an enforceable right to payment. In those cases, the Company recognizes revenue over time based on the extent of progress towards completion of its performance obligation. The Company uses a cost-to-cost measure of progress for such contracts because it best depicts the transfer of value to the customer and also correlates with the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to the customer. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues are recorded proportionally as costs are incurred.

8

Accounts receivable allowances: Management maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $47,000 and $25,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Management also records an allowance for estimated customer chargebacks for returns, price discounts and adjustments, premium freight and expediting costs and customer production line disruption costs resulting from late deliveries. At times, customers have asserted a right to significant production line disruption charges to recover damages as a result of late delivery. The Company typically works with its customers to minimize disruption charges, validate damages and negotiate resolution. The Company records accruals for customer chargebacks when a valid charge is probable and the amount of the charge can be reasonably estimated. Should customer chargebacks fluctuate from the estimated amounts, additional allowances may be necessary. The Company reduced accounts receivable for chargebacks by $2,952,000 at March 31, 2019 and $2,344,000 at December 31, 2018.

Inventories: Inventories, which include material, labor and manufacturing overhead, are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The inventories are accounted for using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of determining inventory costs. Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based on historical and anticipated usage. The Company has recorded an allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory of $928,000 at March 31, 2019 and $957,000 at December 31, 2018.

Contract Assets/Liabilities: Contract assets and liabilities represent the net cumulative customer billings, vendor payments and revenue recognized for tooling programs. For tooling programs where net revenue recognized and vendor payments exceed customer billings, the Company recognizes a contract asset. For tooling programs where net customer billings exceed revenue recognized and vendor payments, the Company recognizes a contract liability. Customer payment terms vary by contract and can range from progress payments based on work performed or one single payment once the contract is completed. Contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract assets in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized no impairments on contract assets. Contract liabilities are also generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract liabilities in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company did not recognize a material amount of revenue to settle contract liabilities.

Income taxes: The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include a net non-current deferred tax asset of $1,153,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company evaluates the balance of deferred tax assets that will be realized based on the premise that the Company is more likely than not to realize deferred tax benefits through the generation of future taxable income. For more information, refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Derivative instruments: Derivative instruments are utilized to manage exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates on long term debt obligations. All derivative instruments are formally documented as cash flow hedges and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period. Gains and losses related to currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps are deferred and recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and then subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income when the hedged item affects net income. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a hedge, if any, is recognized in income immediately. For additional information on derivative instruments, see Note 15.

Long-Lived Assets: Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangibles. The recoverability of long-lived assets is evaluated by an analysis of operating results and consideration of other significant events or changes in the business environment. The Company evaluates whether impairment exists for property, plant and equipment on the basis of undiscounted expected future cash flows from operations before interest. There was no impairment of the Company's long-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019 or March 31, 2018.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles: The Company evaluates goodwill annually on December 31 to determine whether impairment exists, or at interim periods if an indicator of possible impairment exists. As a result of the Horizon Plastics acquisition on January 16, 2018 and the status of its integration, the Company established two reporting units, Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics. The annual impairment tests of goodwill may be completed through qualitative assessments, however the Company may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to a quantitative impairment test for any reporting unit in any period. The Company may resume the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any subsequent period.

The Company’s annual impairment assessment at December 31, 2018 consisted of a quantitative analysis for both its Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics reporting units. It concluded that the carrying value of Core Traditional was greater than the fair value, which resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $2,403,000, representing all the goodwill related to the Core Traditional

9

reporting unit. The analysis of the Company’s other reporting unit, Horizon Plastics, indicated no goodwill impairment charge as the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value of its invested capital was approximately 23% of the book value of its net assets at December 31, 2018.

There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 that would trigger additional analysis.

Self-Insurance: The Company is self-insured with respect to its Columbus and Batavia, Ohio, Gaffney, South Carolina, Winona, Minnesota and Brownsville, Texas medical, dental and vision claims and Columbus and Batavia, Ohio workers’ compensation claims, all of which are subject to stop-loss insurance thresholds. The Company is also self-insured for dental and vision with respect to its Cobourg, Canada location. The Company has recorded an estimated liability for self-insured medical, dental, vision and worker’s compensation claims incurred but not reported at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $1,034,000 and $960,000, respectively.

Post-retirement benefits: Management records an accrual for post-retirement costs associated with the health care plan sponsored by Core Molding Technologies. Should actual results differ from the assumptions used to determine the reserves, additional provisions may be required. In particular, increases in future healthcare costs above the assumptions could have an adverse effect on Core Molding Technologies’ operations. The effect of a change in healthcare costs is described in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Core Molding Technologies had a liability for post retirement healthcare benefits based on actuarially computed estimates of $8,064,000 at March 31, 2019 and $8,076,000 at December 31, 2018.

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and also disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual period.

In accordance with ASU 2016-02, the Company elected not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for leases with a term of twelve months or less. The ASU requires a modified retrospective transition method, or a transition method option under further described within ASU 2018-11, with the option to elect a package of practical expedients that permits the Company to: (1) not reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, (2) not reassess lease classification for existing or expired leases and (3) not consider whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would be appropriate under the new standard. The Company elected to apply the package of practical expedients. 

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach provides a method for recording existing leases at adoption without restating previously reported periods. In addition, we elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification.

In addition, the Company elected the practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases.  In the application of practical expedient, the Company evaluated the buildings leased and the current financial performance of the plant associated, which resulted in the determination that most renewal options would be reasonably certain in determining the expected lease term.

Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of additional net right of use assets and lease liabilities of $4,490,000 and $4,428,000, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The present value of lease liabilities has been measured using the Company’s revolving loan borrowing rates as of December 31, 2018 (one day prior to initial application). Additionally, ROU assets for these operating leases have been measured as the initial measurement of applicable lease liabilities adjusted for any unamortized initial prepaid/accrued rent and any ASC Topic 420 liabilities. The standard did not materially impact the Company's consolidated statement of income (loss) or statement of cash flows.

10

4. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed similarly but includes the effect of the assumed exercise of restricted stock under the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	7,779,000			7,711,000
Effect of dilutive securities	—			89,000
Weighted average common and potentially issuable common shares outstanding — diluted	7,779,000			7,800,000
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07

5. MAJOR CUSTOMERS

Core Molding Technologies has three major customers, Navistar, Inc. (“Navistar”), Volvo Group North America, LLC (“Volvo”), and PACCAR, Inc. (“PACCAR”). Major customers are defined as customers whose sales individually consist of more than ten percent of total sales during any reporting period in the current year. The following table presents sales revenue for the above-mentioned customers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
Navistar product sales	$	14,253,000	$	10,951,000
Navistar tooling sales	39,000		—
Total Navistar sales	14,292,000		10,951,000
Volvo product sales	14,515,000		10,197,000
Volvo tooling sales	107,000		—
Total Volvo sales	14,622,000		10,197,000
PACCAR product sales	11,812,000		6,763,000
PACCAR tooling sales	173,000		3,203,000
Total PACCAR sales	11,985,000		9,966,000
Other product sales	30,871,000		31,801,000
Other tooling sales	496,000		131,000
Total other sales	31,367,000		31,932,000
Total product sales	71,451,000		59,712,000
Total tooling sales	815,000		3,334,000
Total sales	$	72,266,000	$	63,046,000

11

6. INVENTORY

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Raw materials	$	16,646,000	$	17,278,000
Work in process	1,993,000		2,034,000
Finished goods	7,476,000		6,453,000
	$	26,115,000	$	25,765,000

Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based on historical and anticipated usage.

7. LEASES

The Company has operating leases with fixed payment terms for certain buildings and warehouses. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to four years, some of which include options to extend the lease for five years. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets, and operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.

The Company used the applicable incremental borrowing rate at implementation date to measure lease liabilities and ROU assets. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company was based on baseline rates and adjusted by the credit spreads commensurate with the Company’s secured borrowing rate. At each reporting period when there is a new lease initiated, the Company will utilize its incremental borrowing rate to perform lease classification tests on lease components and to measure ROU assets and lease liabilities.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost	$	429,000
Total net lease cost	$	429,000

Other supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating Leases:
Current operating lease right of use assets(A)	$	131,000
Noncurrent operating lease right of use assets	4,017,000
Total operating lease right of use assets	$	4,148,000
Current operating lease liabilities(A)	$	1,158,000
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	2,929,000
Total operating lease liabilities	$	4,087,000
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	4.5
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.4		%

^(A)Current operating lease right of use assets is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Current operating lease liabilities is included in accrued other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

12

Other information related to leases were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	429,000

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	935,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	839,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	4,631,000
Less: imputed interest	(544,000		)
Total lease obligations	4,087,000
Less: current obligations	(1,158,000		)
Long-term lease obligations	$	2,929,000

As of December 31, 2018, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	1,291,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	838,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	$	4,986,000

8. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following for the periods specified:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment	$	167,696,000		$	164,145,000
Accumulated depreciation	(85,514,000		)	(83,488,000		)
Property, plant and equipment — net	$	82,182,000		$	80,657,000

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost, unless obtained through acquisition, then assets are recorded at estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The carrying amount of long-lived assets is evaluated annually to determine if an adjustment to the depreciation period or to the unamortized balance is warranted. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2,026,000 and $1,833,000, respectively. Amounts invested in capital additions in progress were $7,164,000 and $5,014,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, purchase commitments for capital expenditures in progress were $2,705,000 and $3,461,000, respectively.

13

9. HORIZON PLASTICS ACQUISITION

On January 16, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Horizon Plastics International Inc., 1541689 Ontario Inc., 2551024 Ontario Inc. and Horizon Plastics de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively "Horizon Plastics"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain specified liabilities of Horizon Plastics for a cash purchase of $62,457,000. The purchase price was subject to working capital adjustments resulting in an increase in the purchase price of $548,000.

The acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("A/R Credit Agreement"), further described in Note 12, entered into with KeyBank National Association as administrative agent and various other financial institutions on January 16, 2018.

The purpose of the acquisition was to increase the Company's process capabilities to include structural foam and structural web molding, expand its geographical footprint, and diversify the Company's customer base.

Consideration was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date as follows:

Accounts Receivable	$	7,677,000
Inventory	6,523,000
Other Current Assets	832,000
Property and Equipment	12,994,000
Intangibles	16,770,000
Goodwill	21,476,000
Accounts Payable	(3,181,000		)
Other Current Liabilities	(86,000		)
	$	63,005,000

The purchase price included consideration for strategic benefits, including an assembled workforce, operational infrastructure and synergistic revenue opportunities, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill. The goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.

The Company incurred $1,283,000 of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 associated with the acquisition, which was recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.

The amount allocated to intangible assets has been attributed to the following categories and will be amortized over the useful lives of each individual asset identified on a straight-line basis as follows:

Acquired Intangible Assets	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Life (Years)
Non-competition Agreement	$	1,810,000	5
Trademarks	1,610,000		10
Developed Technology	4,420,000		7
Customer Relationships	8,930,000		12
Total	$	16,770,000

14

Pro Forma Information

The unaudited pro forma information for the combined results of the Company has been prepared as if the 2018 acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 2017. The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that we would have achieved had the transactions actually taken place on January 1, 2017 and the unaudited pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of future financial operating results.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Net revenue	$	65,715,000
Net income	1,250,000
Basic and diluted net income per share	$	0.16

The unaudited pro forma net income includes the following adjustments that would have been recorded had the 2018 acquisition taken place on January 1, 2017.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Non-recurring transaction costs	$	(1,283,000	)
Depreciation expense	55,000
Amortization expense	78,000
Interest expense	17,000
Income tax expense	285,000

10. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES

Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of the following:

Balance at December 31, 2018	$	21,476,000
Additions	—
Impairment	—
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	21,476,000

Intangible assets at March 31, 2019 were comprised of the following:

Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Trade Name	25 Years	$	250,000	$	(40,000	)	$	210,000
Trademarks	10 Years	1,610,000		(195,000		)	1,415,000
Non-competition Agreement	5 Years	1,810,000		(436,000		)	1,374,000
Developed Technology	7 Years	4,420,000		(765,000		)	3,655,000
Customer Relationships	10-12 Years	9,330,000		(1,058,000		)	8,272,000
Total		$	17,420,000	$	(2,494,000	)	$	14,926,000

The aggregate intangible asset amortization expense was $487,000 and $404,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

15

Intangible assets at December 31, 2018 were comprised of the following:

Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Trade Name	25 Years	$	250,000	$	(37,000	)	$	213,000
Trademarks	10 Years	1,610,000		(86,000		)	1,524,000
Non-competition Agreement	5 Years	1,810,000		(360,000		)	1,450,000
Developed Technology	7 Years	4,420,000		(605,000		)	3,815,000
Customer Relationships	10-12 Years	9,330,000		(919,000		)	8,411,000
Total		$	17,420,000	$	(2,007,000	)	$	15,413,000

11. POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of expense for Core Molding Technologies’ post-retirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Pension expense:
Multi-employer plan	$	231,000		$	178,000
Defined contribution plan	261,000			259,000
Total pension expense	492,000			437,000
Health and life insurance:
Interest cost	71,000			69,000
Amortization of prior service costs	(124,000		)	(124,000		)
Amortization of net loss	29,000			43,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(24,000		)	(12,000		)
Total post retirement benefits expense	$	468,000		$	425,000

The Company made payments of $342,000 to pension plans and $84,000 for post-retirement healthcare and life insurance during the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the remainder of 2019, the Company expects to make approximately $1,628,000 of pension plan payments, of which $710,000 was accrued at March 31, 2019. The Company also expects to make approximately $1,073,000 of post-retirement healthcare and life insurance payments for the remainder of 2019, all of which were accrued at March 31, 2019.

12. DEBT

Debt consists of the following:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Term loans, interest at a variable rate (5.25% at March 31, 2019 and 4.34% at December 31, 2018) with quarterly payments of interest and principal through January 2023	$	40,781,000		$	41,625,000
Revolving loans, interest at a variable rate (5.13% at March 31, 2019 and 3.36% at December 31, 2018)	18,059,000			17,375,000
Total	58,840,000			59,000,000
Less deferred loan costs	(994,000		)	(611,000		)
Less current portion	(3,110,000		)	(3,230,000		)
Long-term debt	$	54,736,000		$	55,159,000

16

Credit Agreement

On January 16, 2018, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated ("A/R") Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association as administrative agent and various financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the "Lenders"). Pursuant to the terms of the A/R Credit Agreement (i) the Company may borrow revolving loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $40,000,000 (the “US Revolving Loans”) from the Lenders and term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $32,000,000 from the Lenders, (ii) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon Plastics International, Inc., (the "Subsidiary") may borrow revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 from the Lenders (which revolving loans shall reduce the availability of the US Revolving Loans to the Company on a dollar-for-dollar basis) and term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $13,000,000 from the Lenders, (iii) the Company obtained a Letter of Credit Commitment of $250,000, of which $160,000 has been issued and (iv) the Company repaid the outstanding term loan balance of $6,750,000. The Credit Agreement is secured by a guarantee of each U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of the Company, and by a lien on substantially all of the present and future assets of the Company and its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, except that only 65% of the stock issued by Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. has been pledged.

Concurrent with the closing of the A/R Credit Agreement the Company borrowed the $32,000,000 term loan and $2,000,000 from the US Revolving loan and the Subsidiary borrowed the $13,000,000 term loan and $2,500,000 from revolving loans to provide $49,500,000 of funding for the acquisition of Horizon Plastics. Interest is payable monthly at one month LIBOR plus a basis point margin ranging from 175 to 400 basis points based on the Company's leverage ratio. The margin was set at 275 basis points as of March 31, 2019.

On March 14, 2019, the Company entered into the first amendment (“First Amendment”) to the A/R Credit Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, the "Amended Credit Agreement") with the Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment, the Company and Lenders agreed to modify certain terms of the A/R Credit Agreement. These modifications included (1) implementation of an availability block on the U.S. Revolving Loans reducing availability from $40,000,000 to $32,500,000, (2) modification to the definition of EBITDA to add back certain one-time expenses, (3) waiver of non-compliance with the leverage covenant as of December 31, 2018 and modification of the leverage ratio definition and covenant to eliminate testing of the leverage ratio until December 31, 2019, (4) waiver of non-compliance with the fixed charge covenant as of December 31, 2018 and modification of the fixed charge coverage ratio definition and covenant requirement, (5) implementation of a capital expenditure spend limit of $7,500,000 during the first six months of 2019 and $12,500,000 for the full year 2019, (6) an increase of the applicable interest margin spread for existing term and revolving loans, and (7) an increase in the commitment fees on any unused U.S. Revolving Loans.

The Company has available $32,500,000 of variable rate revolving loans of which $18,059,000 is outstanding as of March 31, 2019. These revolving loans are scheduled to mature on January 1, 2023 and are classified as long term on the balance sheet.

Bank Covenants

The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants included in the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to leverage ratios and fixed charge ratios and capital expenditures, as well as other customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants associated with the loans made under the Amended A/R Credit Agreement as described above. While management believes it will be able to meet its future covenants as established in the First Amendment, the ability to meet these covenants relies on certain operational and financial improvements consistent with our planned turn around and expected timetable. Should these improvements not materialize in the time frame planned, it could impact our ability to meet future covenants.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements that became effective January 18, 2018 and continue through January 2023, one of which was designated as a cash flow hedge for $25,000,000 of the $32,000,000 term loan to the Company mentioned above and the other designated as a cash flow hedge for $10,000,000 of the $13,000,000 term loan to the Subsidiary mentioned above. Under these agreements, the Company will pay a fixed rate of approximately 2.49% to the counterparty and receives one month LIBOR resulting in a total initial fixed rate of approximately 4.49% for both cash flow hedges. The fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability of $318,000 and $65,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. While the Company is exposed to credit loss on its interest rate swaps in the event of non-performance by the counter party to the swap, management believes that such non-performance is unlikely to occur given the financial resources of the counter party.

17

13. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include a net non-current deferred tax asset of $1,153,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company evaluates the balance of deferred tax assets that will be realized based on the premise that the Company is more likely than not to realize deferred tax benefits through the generation of future taxable income. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not anticipate that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months.

Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is estimated to be $1,044,000, approximately 21% of the loss of $4,889,000 before income taxes. Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was estimated to be $170,000, or approximately 25% of income before income taxes.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and various state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2015, and is no longer subject to Mexican income tax examinations by Mexican authorities for years prior to 2013. As a result of the Horizon Plastics acquisition on January 16, 2018, the Company now has filing requirements in Canada, and is not subject to Canadian tax examinations by Canadian authorities for years prior to 2018.

14. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has a Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”), as approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 2006 and as amended in May 2015. The 2006 Plan allows for grants to directors and employees of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, performance units and other incentive awards (“Stock Awards”) up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 awards, each representing a right to buy a share of Core Molding Technologies common stock. Stock Awards can be granted under the 2006 Plan through the earlier of December 31, 2025, or the date the maximum number of available awards under the 2006 Plan have been granted.

Restricted Awards

The Company grants shares of its common stock to certain directors, officers, key managers and employees in the form of unvested stock and units (“Restricted Awards”). These awards are recorded at the market value of Core Molding Technologies’ common stock on the date of issuance and amortized ratably as compensation expense over the applicable vesting period, which is typically three years. The Company adjusts compensation expense for actual forfeitures, as they occur.

The following summarizes the status of Restricted Stock and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance at December 31, 2018	349,885		$	10.62
Granted	19,317		7.77
Vested	(8,997	)	17.97
Forfeited	(670	)	22.68
Unvested balance at March 31, 2019	359,535		$	10.26

At March 31, 2019 and 2018, there was $2,349,000 and $2,021,000, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to Restricted Awards granted under the 2006 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.6 years. Total compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to restricted award grants for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $350,000 and $331,000, respectively, all of which was recorded to selling, general and administrative expense.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, employees surrendered zero shares of the Company's common stock to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted awards.

18

15. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in a transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Fair value is measured using the fair value hierarchy and related valuation methodologies as defined in the authoritative literature. This guidance provides a fair value framework that requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.

The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs reflecting management's own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt, interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives. Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable carrying values as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term debt and the revolving line of credit approximate fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 due to the short term nature of the underlying variable rate LIBOR agreements. The Company had Level 2 fair value measurements at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 relating to the Company’s interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives.

Derivative and hedging activities

Foreign currency derivatives

The Company conducted business in foreign countries and paid certain expenses in foreign currencies; therefore, the Company was exposed to foreign currency exchange risk between the U.S. Dollar and foreign currencies, which could impact the Company’s operating income and cash flows. To mitigate risk associated with foreign currency exchange, the Company entered into forward contracts to exchange a fixed amount of U.S. Dollars for a fixed amount of foreign currency, which will be used to fund future foreign currency cash flows. At inception, all forward contracts are formally documented as cash flow hedges and are measured at fair value each reporting period.

Derivatives are formally assessed both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, to ensure that derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer probable of occurring, hedge accounting is discontinued, and any future mark-to-market adjustments are recognized in earnings. The effective portion of gain or loss is reported in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is reported in earnings. The impacts of these contracts were largely offset by gains and losses resulting from the impact of changes in exchange rates on transactions denominated in the foreign currency. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had no ineffective portion related to the cash flow hedges.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company entered into interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rate on an initial aggregate amount of $35,000,000 thereby reducing exposure to interest rate changes. The interest rate swap pays a fixed rate of 4.49% to the counterparty and receives 30 day LIBOR for both cash flow hedges. At inception, all interest rate swaps were formally documented as cash flow hedges and are measured at fair value each reporting period. See Note 12, "Debt", for additional information.

19

Financial statements impacts

The following tables detail amounts related to our derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	March 31, 2019
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	226,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,385,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	318,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	31,718,750
	December 31, 2018
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	750,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,588,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	65,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	32,375,000

The following tables summarize the amount of unrealized / realized gain and loss recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) for the three months ended March 31,2019 and 2018:

Derivatives in subtopic 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	Amount of Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(A)	Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	2019			2018			2019		2018
Foreign exchange contracts	$	701,000		$	913,000	Cost of goods sold	$	148,000	$	146,000
						Selling, general and administrative expense	$	31,000	$	22,000
Interest rate swaps	$	(252,000	)	$	24,000	Interest expense	$	1,000	$	—

^(A) The foreign currency derivative activity reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is allocated to cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense based on the percentage of foreign currency spend.

20

16. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

2018:	Hedging Derivative Activities(A)			Post Retirement Benefit Plan Items(B)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(197,000	)	$	2,267,000		$	2,070,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	937,000			—			937,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(168,000		)	(81,000		)	(249,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(162,000		)	17,000			(145,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	410,000		$	2,203,000		$	2,613,000
2019:
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(612,000	)	$	2,729,000		$	2,117,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	449,000			—			449,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(179,000		)	(95,000		)	(274,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(76,000		)	20,000			(56,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	(418,000	)	$	2,654,000		$	2,236,000

^(A) The effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in total cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income. These Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 11 "Post Retirement Benefits" for additional details). The tax effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

21

Part I — Financial Information

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. As a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused upon future plans, objectives or performance as opposed to historical items and include statements of anticipated events or trends and expectations and beliefs relating to matters not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to Core Molding Technologies' operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Core Molding Technologies' control.  Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “intend,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “encouraged,” “confident” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and factors could cause Core Molding Technologies' actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Core Molding Technologies believes that the following factors, among others, could affect its future performance and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made in this report: business conditions in the plastics, transportation, marine and commercial product industries (including changes in demand for truck production); federal and state regulations (including engine emission regulations); general economic, social, regulatory (including foreign trade policy) and political environments in the countries in which Core Molding Technologies operates; safety and security conditions in Mexico and Canada; dependence upon certain major customers as the primary source of Core Molding Technologies’ sales revenues; efforts of Core Molding Technologies to expand its customer base; the ability to develop new and innovative products and to diversify markets, materials and processes and increase operational enhancements; the actions of competitors, customers, and suppliers; failure of Core Molding Technologies’ suppliers to perform their obligations; the availability of raw materials; inflationary pressures; new technologies; regulatory matters; labor relations; labor availability; the loss or inability of Core Molding Technologies to attract and retain key personnel; the Company's ability to successfully identify, evaluate and manage potential acquisitions and to benefit from and properly integrate any completed acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of Horizon Plastics; the risk that the integration of Horizon Plastics may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; expected revenue synergies and cost savings from the acquisition of Horizon Plastics may not be fully realized within the expected timeframe; revenues following the acquisition of Horizon Plastics may be lower than expected; customer and employee relationships and business operations may be disrupted by the acquisition of Horizon Plastics; federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations; the availability of capital; the ability of Core Molding Technologies to provide on-time delivery to customers, which may require additional shipping expenses to ensure on-time delivery or otherwise result in late fees and other customer charges; risk of cancellation or rescheduling of orders; management’s decision to pursue new products or businesses which involve additional costs, risks or capital expenditures; inadequate insurance coverage to protect against potential hazards; equipment and machinery failure; product liability and warranty claims; and other risks identified from time to time in Core Molding Technologies’ other public documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in Item 1A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

22

Description of the Company

Core Molding Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of thermoset and thermoplastic products. The Company produces high quality molded products, assemblies and SMC materials for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, automotive, marine, home improvement, water management, agriculture, construction and other commercial markets. The Company offers customers a wide range of manufacturing processes to fit various program volume and investment requirements. These processes include compression molding of SMC, bulk molding compounds (BMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), spray-up and hand-lay-up, glass mat thermoplastics (GMT), direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT) and structural foam and web injection molding. Core Molding Technologies has its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and operates production facilities in Columbus and Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; Matamoros and Escobedo, Mexico; and Cobourg, Ontario, Canada. The demand for Core Molding Technologies’ products is primarily affected by economic conditions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Core Molding Technologies’ manufacturing operations have a significant fixed cost component. Accordingly, during periods of changing demand, the profitability of Core Molding Technologies’ operations may change proportionately more than revenues from operations.

In 1996, Core Molding Technologies acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Columbus Plastics, a wholly-owned operating unit of Navistar’s truck manufacturing division since its formation in late 1980. Columbus Plastics, located in Columbus, Ohio, was a compounder and compression molder of SMC. In 1998, Core Molding Technologies began operations at its second facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, and in 2001, the Company established a manufacturing presence in Mexico by acquiring certain assets of Airshield Corporation. As a result of this acquisition, Core Molding Technologies expanded its fiberglass molding capabilities to include the spray up, hand-lay-up open mold processes and RTM closed molding. In 2004, the Company acquired substantially all the operating assets of Keystone Restyling Products, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer and distributor of fiberglass reinforced products for the automotive-aftermarket industry. In 2005, Core Molding Technologies acquired certain assets of the Cincinnati Fiberglass Division of Diversified Glass, Inc., a Batavia, Ohio-based, privately held manufacturer and distributor of fiberglass reinforced plastic components supplied primarily to the heavy-duty truck market. In 2009, the Company completed construction of a production facility in Matamoros, Mexico that replaced its leased facility. The Company also acquired in 2015 substantially all of the assets of CPI Binani, Inc. ("CPI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Binani Industries Limited, located in Winona, Minnesota, which expanded the Company's process capabilities to include D-LFT and diversified its customer base. Most recently in 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain specified liabilities of Horizon Plastics, which added manufacturing facilities in Cobourg, Canada and Escobedo, Mexico. The purpose of the acquisition was to increase the Company's process capabilities to include structural foam and structural web molding, expand its geographical footprint, and diversify the Company's customer base.

Business Overview

General

The Company’s business and operating results are directly affected by changes in overall customer demand, operational costs and performance and leverage of our fixed cost and selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") infrastructure. 

Product sales fluctuate in response to several factors including many that are beyond the Company’s control, such as general economic conditions, interest rates, government regulations, consumer spending, labor availability, and our customers’ production rates and inventory levels. Product sales consist of demand from customers in many different markets with different levels of cyclicality and seasonality. The North American truck market, which is highly cyclical, accounted for 60% and 51% of the Company’s product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

Operating performance is dependent on the Company’s ability to manage changes in input costs for items such as raw materials, labor, and overhead operating costs. Performance is also affected by manufacturing efficiencies, including items such as on time delivery, quality, scrap, and productivity. Market factors of supply and demand can impact operating costs. In periods of rapid increases or decreases in customer demand, the Company is required to ramp operations activity up or down quickly which may impact manufacturing efficiencies more than in periods of steady demand. 

Operating performance is also dependent on the Company’s ability to effectively launch new customer programs, which are typically extremely complex in nature. The start of production of a new program is the result of a process of developing new molds and assembly equipment, validation testing, manufacturing process design, development and testing, along with training and often hiring employees. Meeting the targeted levels of manufacturing efficiency for new programs usually occurs over time as the Company gains experience with new tools and processes. Therefore, during a new program launch period, start-up costs and inefficiencies can affect operating results. 

23

Three Months of 2019 Overview

Product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased 20% compared to the same period in 2018. Operating income decreased from $1,125,000 to a loss of $4,017,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period a year ago. Higher demand from our truck customers was the primary driver of the sales increase, while the decrease in operating income was largely due to increased manufacturing inefficiencies at several of the Company's facilities and higher operating and SG&A costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, product sales to truck customers increased by 40% compared to the same period in 2018, as the increased production in the truck market continued. According to ACT Research, North American heavy-duty truck production increased approximately 22% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

The Company continues to experience manufacturing inefficiencies as a result of the significant production demand in the heavy-duty truck market. Given the current high demand levels, the Company has experienced extreme difficulty hiring, training and retaining labor in a tightening labor market at several manufacturing facilities. This, coupled with asset capacity and reliability constraints, has resulted in increased manufacturing inefficiencies and the inability to consistently meet customers' delivery and quality requirements, including for several of the Company's major customers. 

The Company's operating results in 2019 continue to be adversely affected by ongoing manufacturing inefficiencies and increased manufacturing costs as compared to the same period in 2018. Additional expenses realized as a result of these inefficiencies and higher operating costs include increased hiring, training, wages and overtime, scrap, rework, expedited premium shipping, outsourced molding production, and repairs and maintenance costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded a net loss of $3,845,000, or $(0.49) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $518,000, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Looking forward, the Company anticipates continued higher product sales through the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018, due to higher demand from truck customers. ACT Research is forecasting first half of 2019 heavy-duty truck production of 180,000 units which is an increase of approximately 18.6% compared to 2018. While management continues to aggressively implement the Company's turnaround plan, the Company continues to experience certain operational inefficiencies, primarily driven by our customers’ significant order volumes and higher labor costs. Our turnaround plan is progressing and we are seeing improvements that we believe will continue to benefit operational performance and begin to drive financial improvement.   

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019, as Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled $72,266,000 and $63,046,000, respectively. Included in total sales were tooling project sales of $815,000 and $3,334,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These sales are sporadic in nature and fluctuate in regard to scope and related revenue on a period-to-period basis. Product sales, excluding tooling project sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were approximately $71,451,000 compared to $59,712,000 for the same period in 2018. This increase in sales is primarily the result of higher demand from truck customers and new program sales to a recreational vehicle customer of $12,453,000.

Gross margin was approximately 4.4% of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared with 12.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The gross margin percentage decline was due to an unfavorable net change in product mix and manufacturing efficiency, primarily higher labor, benefits, scrap and overhead costs, of 8.6%, of which 2.0% was related to higher Matamoros union employee annual contract renewal payments. These reductions were offset by favorable net change in selling price and material costs of 0.5%.

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) was $7,166,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $6,760,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. In the three months ending March 31, 2018, the company incurred one-time acquisition fees of $1,283,000. The increase in SG&A expense primarily resulted from higher costs from outside service and professional fees of $905,000 primarily incurred to provide resources to accelerate the implementation of turnround efforts and higher labor and benefit costs of $477,000.

Interest expense totaled $896,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to interest expense of $449,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in interest expense was due to a higher average outstanding debt balance and higher interest rates during the three months ended March 31, 2019, when compared to the same period in 2018.

24

Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was 21% of total loss before income taxes and income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was 25% of total income before income taxes, respectively.

The Company recorded a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 of $3,845,000, or $(0.49) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $518,000, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Comprehensive losses totaled $3,726,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to comprehensive income of $1,061,000 for the same period ended March 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily related to lower net income of $4,363,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary sources of funds have been cash generated from operating activities and borrowings from third parties. Primary cash requirements are for operating expenses, increases in working capital, capital expenditures, repayment of long-term debt and business acquisitions. The Company from time to time will enter into foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps to mitigate risk of foreign exchange and interest rate volatility. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding foreign exchange contracts with notional amounts totaling $27,385,000, compared to $27,588,000 outstanding as of December 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2019, the Company also had outstanding interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $31,718,750, compared to $32,375,000 outstanding as of December 31, 2018.

Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 totaled $2,885,000. Net loss of $3,845,000 negatively impacted operating cash flows. Non-cash deductions of depreciation and amortization included in net loss amounted to $2,562,000. Changes in working capital increased cash provided by operating activities by $3,943,000, which primarily related to increases in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, offset by higher accounts receivable and inventory due to increased sales levels.

At March 31, 2019, the Company had $790,000 cash on hand, and an available balance on the revolving line of credit of $14,441,000. Subject to compliance with ongoing loan covenant requirements, management believes that cash flow from operating activities and available borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement will be sufficient to meet the Company’s liquidity needs for the next 12 months.

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $3,404,000, which primarily related to purchases of property, plant and equipment. The Company anticipates spending up to $8,000,000 during the remainder of 2019 on property, plant and equipment purchases for all of the Company's operations.

At March 31, 2019, purchase commitments for capital expenditures in progress were $2,705,000. The Company anticipates using cash from operations and its available revolving line of credit to fund capital investments.

Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 totaled $582,000, which primarily consisted of net scheduled repayments of principal on outstanding term loans of $844,000, payment of deferred loan costs of $422,000 associated with entering into the First Amendment to the A/R Credit Agreement, offset by net revolving loan borrowings of $684,000.

The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants included in the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to leverage ratios and fixed charge ratios and capital expenditures, as well as other customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants.

Management regularly evaluates the Company’s ability to meet its debt covenants. These evaluations consider the Company’s forecasts, which are based on industry analysts’ estimates of heavy and medium-duty truck production volumes, customers' forecasts, current operating performance and expected future performance as well as other assumptions. While management believes it will be able to meet its future covenants as established in the First Amendment, the ability to meet these covenants relies on certain operational and financial improvements consistent with our planned turn around and expected timetable. Should these improvements not materialize in the time frame planned, it could impact our ability to meet future covenants.

Should the Company not be in compliance with its loan covenants in the future management would likely seek a waiver of default, attempt to reset covenants or refinance existing obligations. If the Company were unable to obtain this relief, the outstanding obligations would be in default and become payable on demand, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Additionally, the Company's liquidity and ability to obtain further financing to fund future operating and capital requirements could be negatively impacted.

25

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

The Company did not have or experience any material changes outside the ordinary course of business as to contractual obligations, including long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or other long-term liabilities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet under GAAP, as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For information on critical accounting policies and estimates, see Note 2 "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates," to the consolidated financial statements included herein.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For information on the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see Note 3 "Recent Accounting Pronouncements," to the consolidated financial statements included herein.

26

Part I — Financial Information

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Core Molding Technologies’ primary market risk results from changes in the price of commodities used in its manufacturing operations. Core Molding Technologies is also exposed to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency fluctuations associated with the Mexican peso and Canadian Dollar. Core Molding Technologies does not hold any material market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes. The Company may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates.

Core Molding Technologies has the following three items that are sensitive to market risks: (1) Revolving Loans and Term Loans under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, some of which bear a variable interest rate; (2) foreign currency purchases in which the Company purchases Mexican pesos and Canadian dollars with United States dollars to meet certain obligations; and (3) raw material purchases in which Core Molding Technologies purchases various resins and fiberglass for use in production. The prices and availability of these materials are affected by the prices of crude oil, natural gas and other feedstocks as well as processing capacity versus demand.

Assuming a hypothetical 10% change in short-term interest rates, interest paid on the Term Loan would have been impacted, as the interest rate on these loans is based upon LIBOR. It would not, however, have a material effect on earnings before tax.

Assuming a hypothetical 10% decrease in the United States dollar to Mexican peso and Canadian dollar exchange rate, the Company would be impacted by an increase in operating costs, which would have an adverse effect on operating margins.

Assuming a hypothetical 10% increase in commodity prices, Core Molding Technologies would be impacted by an increase in raw material costs, which would have an adverse effect on operating margins.

27

Part I — Financial Information

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were (i) effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act was accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

28

Part II — Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of its business. The Company is presently not involved in any legal proceedings which in the opinion of management are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in Core Molding Technologies' risk factors from those previously disclosed in Core Molding Technologies' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6.     Exhibits

See Index to Exhibits.

29

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date:	May 9, 2019	By:	/s/ David L. Duvall
			David L. Duvall
			President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Date:	May 9, 2019	By:	/s/ John P. Zimmer
			John P. Zimmer
			Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

30

INDEX TO EXHIBIT

Exhibit No.	Description	Location
2(a)(1)	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of September 12, 1996, as amended October 31, 1996, between Navistar and RYMAC Mortgage Investment Corporation1	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2-A to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-15809)
2(a)(2)	Second Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 16, 19961	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(a)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2001
2(b)(1)	Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 1, 1996, between Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and RYMAC Mortgage Investment Corporation	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2-B to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-15809)
2(b)(2)	First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 27, 1996 between Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and RYMAC Mortgage Investment Corporation	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2(b)(2) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
2(c)	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 10, 2001, between Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and Airshield Corporation	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2001
2(d)	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of March 20, 2015, between Core Molding Technologies, Inc and CPI Binani, Inc.	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 23, 2015
2(e)	Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 16, 2018 between 1137952 B.C. Ltd., Horizon Plastics International, Inc., 1541689 Ontario Inc., 2551024 Ontario Inc., Horizon Plastics de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., and Brian Read	Incorporate by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 19, 2018
3(a)(1)	Certificate of Incorporation of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 8, 1996	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-29203)
3(a)(2)	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 6, 1996	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-29203)
3(a)(3)	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on August 28, 2002	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(4) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
3(a)(4)	Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 18, 2007	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 19, 2007
3(a)(5)	Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 2, 2015.	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(5) to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2015
3(b)	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Core Molding Technologies, Inc.	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 4, 2008
3(b)(1)	Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of Core Molding Technologies, Inc.	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 17, 2013
4(a)(1)	Certificate of Incorporation of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 8, 1996	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-29203)

31

Exhibit No.	Description	Location
4(a)(2)	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 6, 1996	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-29203)
4(a)(3)	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on August 28, 2002	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(4) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002
4(a)(4)	Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 18, 2007	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 19, 2007
4(a)(5)	Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 2, 2015	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(5) to Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2015
10(a)	First Amendment of A/R Credit Agreement dated March 14, 2019, among among Core Molding Technologies, Inc., Horizon Plastics International, Inc., the Lenders Named Therein, and KeyBank National Association	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 18, 2019
11	Computation of Net Income per Share	Exhibit 11 omitted because the required information is Included in Notes to Financial Statement
31(a)	Section 302 Certification by David L. Duvall, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director	Filed Herein
31(b)	Section 302 Certification by John P. Zimmer, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer	Filed Herein
32(a)	Certification of David L. Duvall, Chief Executive Officer of Core Molding Technologies, Inc., dated May 9, 2019, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350	Filed Herein
32(b)	Certification of John P. Zimmer, Chief Financial Officer of Core Molding Technologies, Inc., dated May 9, 2019, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350	Filed Herein
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	Filed Herein
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Filed Herein
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase	Filed Herein
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase	Filed Herein
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase	Filed Herein
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase	Filed Herein

1. The Asset Purchase Agreement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2-A to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-15809), omits the exhibits (including the Buyer Note, Special Warranty Deed, Supply Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and Transition Services Agreement identified in the Asset Purchase Agreement) and schedules (including those identified in Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 30 of the Asset Purchase Agreement). Core Molding Technologies, Inc. will provide any omitted exhibit or schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

32

EX-31.A

Exhibit 31(a)

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, David L. Duvall, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Core Molding Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ David L. Duvall

David L. Duvall

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

EX-31.B

Exhibit 31(b)

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, John P. Zimmer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Core Molding Technologies, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

1. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 9, 2019

/s/ John P. Zimmer

John P. Zimmer

Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.A

Exhibit 32(a)

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, David L. Duvall, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ David L. Duvall

David L. Duvall

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

May 9, 2019

EX-32.B

Exhibit 32(b)

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John P. Zimmer, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ John P. Zimmer

John P. Zimmer

Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

May 9, 2019

XML

Document and Entity Information Document - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 07, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001026655
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,145,366

XML

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net		$ 395,000
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 790,000	1,891,000
Accounts receivable, net	51,312,000	45,468,000
Inventory, Net	26,115,000	25,765,000
Costs in Excess of Billings, Current	1,757,000	3,915,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,528,000	3,263,000
Total current assets	84,502,000	80,302,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent	1,153,000	1,153,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Noncurrent	4,017,000	0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	82,182,000	80,657,000
Goodwill	21,476,000	21,476,000
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	14,926,000	15,413,000
Other Assets, Noncurrent	1,764,000	2,197,000
Total Assets	210,020,000	201,198,000
Current liabilities:
Revolving line of credit	18,059,000	17,375,000
Current portion of long-term debt	3,110,000	3,230,000
Accounts payable	33,029,000	25,450,000
Tooling in progress	2,404,000	1,686,000
Accrued liabilities:
Compensation and related benefits	6,232,000	5,154,000
Other	5,120,000	4,671,000
Total current liabilities	49,895,000	40,191,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	2,929,000	0
Long-term debt	36,677,000	37,784,000
Post retirement benefits liability	6,907,000	6,919,000
Total Liabilities	114,467,000	102,269,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock — $0.01 par value, authorized shares — 10,000,000; no shares outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018	0	0
Common stock — $0.01 par value, authorized shares – 20,000,000; outstanding shares: 7,785,161 at March 31, 2019 and 7,776,164 December 31, 2018	78,000	78,000
Paid-in capital	33,558,000	33,208,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes	2,236,000	2,117,000
Treasury stock	(28,403,000)	(28,403,000)
Retained earnings	88,084,000	91,929,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	95,553,000	98,929,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	210,020,000	201,198,000
Commitments and Contingencies	$ 0	$ 0

XML

Consolidated Balance Sheets - Parenthetical - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	7,785,161	7,776,164
Treasury Stock, Shares	3,790,308	3,790,308

XML

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues	$ 72,266,000	$ 63,046,000
Cost of Revenue	69,117,000	55,161,000
Gross margin	3,149,000	7,885,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	7,166,000	6,760,000
Operating Income (Loss)	(4,017,000)	1,125,000
Interest Expense	896,000	449,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	(24,000)	(12,000)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	872,000	437,000
Income before income taxes	(4,889,000)	688,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(1,044,000)	170,000
Net income	$ (3,845,000)	$ 518,000
Net income per common share:
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ (0.49)	$ 0.07
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ (0.49)	$ 0.07
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	7,779,000	7,711,000
Diluted	7,779,000	7,800,000

XML

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net income	$ (3,845,000)	$ 518,000
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Derivatives, Net, before Tax	524,000	769,000
Unrealized Foreign Currency Hedge Gain (Loss), Tax	(134,000)	(162,000)
Interest rate swaps:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax	254,000	0
Income tax benefit	(58,000)	0
Post retirement benefit plan adjustments:
Net actuarial loss	29,000	43,000
Prior service costs	(124,000)	(124,000)
Income tax benefit	20,000	17,000
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ (3,726,000)	$ 1,061,000

XML

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock Outstanding	Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		7,711,277
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]		7,711,277
Balance	$ (101,893,000)	$ (77,000)	$ (31,465,000)	$ (2,070,000)	$ (28,153,000)	$ (96,434,000)
Balance | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]	(102,962,000)	(77,000)	(31,465,000)	(2,070,000)	(28,153,000)	(97,503,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	(101,893,000)	(77,000)	(31,465,000)	(2,070,000)	(28,153,000)	(96,434,000)
Balance (Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2017	(102,962,000)	(77,000)	(31,465,000)	(2,070,000)	(28,153,000)	(97,503,000)
Balance	(101,893,000)	(77,000)	(31,465,000)	(2,070,000)	(28,153,000)	(96,434,000)
Balance | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]	(102,962,000)	$ (77,000)	(31,465,000)	(2,070,000)	(28,153,000)	(97,503,000)
Net income	518,000
Payments of Dividends	(393,000)
Change in post retirement benefits, net of tax benefit of $20,000	(64,000)			(64,000)
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedging Instruments	607,000
Common stock issued- net, value	0
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures		211
Share-based compensation	331,000		331,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	(103,961,000)	$ (77,000)	31,796,000	(2,613,000)	(28,153,000)	(97,628,000)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		7,711,488
Balance	$ (103,961,000)	$ (77,000)	31,796,000	(2,613,000)	(28,153,000)	(97,628,000)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	7,776,164	7,776,164
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]	$ 1,069,000					1,069,000
Balance	$ (98,929,000)	$ (78,000)	(33,208,000)	(2,117,000)	(28,403,000)	(91,929,000)
Treasury Stock, Shares	(3,790,308)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ (98,929,000)	(78,000)	(33,208,000)	(2,117,000)	(28,403,000)	(91,929,000)
Balance	(98,929,000)	(78,000)	(33,208,000)	(2,117,000)	(28,403,000)	(91,929,000)
Net income	(3,845,000)
Change in post retirement benefits, net of tax benefit of $20,000	(75,000)			(75,000)
Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedging Instruments	390,000
Other Comprehensive Income Derivative Instruments Net Of Tax	(196,000)			(196,000)
Common stock issued- net, value	0
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures		8,997
Share-based compensation	350,000		350,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ (95,553,000)	$ (78,000)	33,558,000	(2,236,000)	(28,403,000)	(88,084,000)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	7,785,161	7,785,161
Balance	$ (95,553,000)	$ (78,000)	$ 33,558,000	$ (2,236,000)	$ (28,403,000)	$ (88,084,000)
Treasury Stock, Shares	(3,790,308)

XML

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - Parenthetical - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Tax effect of change in post retirement benefits	$ 20,000	$ 17,000
Unrealized Foreign Currency Hedge Gain (Loss), Tax	134,000	$ 162,000
Unrealized Interest Rate Swap Gain (Loss), Tax	$ 58,000

XML

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Payments of Dividends	$ 0	$ (393,000)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	(3,845,000)	518,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,562,000	2,309,000
Share-based compensation	350,000	331,000
(Gain) loss on foreign currency translation and transaction	(19,000)	6,000
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(5,844,000)	(15,135,000)
Inventories	(350,000)	365,000
Prepaid and other assets	1,396,000	(115,000)
Accounts payable	7,441,000	2,209,000
Accrued and other liabilities	1,300,000	2,143,000
Post retirement benefits liability	(106,000)	(82,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,885,000	(7,451,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(3,404,000)	(1,580,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,404,000)	(64,037,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Debt	0	45,000,000
Repayments of Short-term Debt	(844,000)	(7,594,000)
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	51,961,000	24,174,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(582,000)	47,290,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	0	(62,457,000)
Repayments of Lines of Credit	(51,277,000)	(13,174,000)
Payments of Financing Costs	(422,000)	(723,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,101,000)	(24,198,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,891,000	26,780,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	790,000	2,582,000
Cash paid for:
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)	858,000	378,000
Income taxes	808,000	0
Non Cash:
Fixed asset purchases in accounts payable	$ 1,028,000	$ 381,000

XML

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim reporting, which are less than those required for annual reporting. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring in nature) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Core Molding Technologies” or the “Company”) at March 31, 2019, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The Company has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year's presentation. The “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

Core Molding Technologies is a manufacturer of sheet molding compound ("SMC") and molder of thermoset and thermoplastic products. The Company produces high quality molded products, assemblies and SMC materials for varied markets, including medium and heavy-duty trucks, automotive, marine, home improvement, water management, agriculture, construction and other commercial markets. The Company offers customers a wide range of manufacturing processes to fit various program volume and investment requirements. These processes include compression molding of SMC, bulk molding compounds (BMC), resin transfer molding (RTM), liquid molding of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), spray-up and hand-lay-up, glass mat thermoplastics (GMT), direct long-fiber thermoplastics (D-LFT) and structural foam and structural web injection molding (SIM). Core Molding Technologies has its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, and operates production facilities in Columbus and Batavia, Ohio; Gaffney, South Carolina; Winona, Minnesota; Matamoros and Escobedo, Mexico; and Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.

XML

Critical Accounting Policy (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenue from two streams, product revenue and tooling revenue. Product revenue is earned from the manufacture and sale of sheet molding compound and thermoset and thermoplastic products. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized as products are shipped, as the Company transfers title and risk of ownership to the customer and is entitled to payment. In limited circumstances, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales when products are produced and the customer takes title and risk of ownership at our production facility.

Tooling revenue is earned from manufacturing multiple tools, molds and assembly equipment as part of a tooling program for a customer. Given that the Company is providing a significant service of producing highly interdependent component parts of the tooling program, each tooling program consists of a single performance obligation to provide the customer the capability to produce a single product. Based on the arrangement with the customer, the Company recognizes revenue either at a point in time or over time. When the Company does not have an enforceable right to payment, the Company recognizes tooling revenue at a point in time. In such cases, the Company recognizes revenue upon customer acceptance, which is when the customer has legal title to the tools.

Certain tooling programs include an enforceable right to payment. In those cases, the Company recognizes revenue over time based on the extent of progress towards completion of its performance obligation. The Company uses a cost-to-cost measure of progress for such contracts because it best depicts the transfer of value to the customer and also correlates with the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to the customer. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues are recorded proportionally as costs are incurred.

Accounts receivable allowances: Management maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $47,000 and $25,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Management also records an allowance for estimated customer chargebacks for returns, price discounts and adjustments, premium freight and expediting costs and customer production line disruption costs resulting from late deliveries. At times, customers have asserted a right to significant production line disruption charges to recover damages as a result of late delivery. The Company typically works with its customers to minimize disruption charges, validate damages and negotiate resolution. The Company records accruals for customer chargebacks when a valid charge is probable and the amount of the charge can be reasonably estimated. Should customer chargebacks fluctuate from the estimated amounts, additional allowances may be necessary. The Company reduced accounts receivable for chargebacks by $2,952,000 at March 31, 2019 and $2,344,000 at December 31, 2018.

Inventories: Inventories, which include material, labor and manufacturing overhead, are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The inventories are accounted for using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of determining inventory costs. Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based on historical and anticipated usage. The Company has recorded an allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory of $928,000 at March 31, 2019 and $957,000 at December 31, 2018.

Contract Assets/Liabilities: Contract assets and liabilities represent the net cumulative customer billings, vendor payments and revenue recognized for tooling programs. For tooling programs where net revenue recognized and vendor payments exceed customer billings, the Company recognizes a contract asset. For tooling programs where net customer billings exceed revenue recognized and vendor payments, the Company recognizes a contract liability. Customer payment terms vary by contract and can range from progress payments based on work performed or one single payment once the contract is completed. Contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract assets in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized no impairments on contract assets. Contract liabilities are also generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract liabilities in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company did not recognize a material amount of revenue to settle contract liabilities.

Income taxes: The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include a net non-current deferred tax asset of $1,153,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company evaluates the balance of deferred tax assets that will be realized based on the premise that the Company is more likely than not to realize deferred tax benefits through the generation of future taxable income. For more information, refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Derivative instruments: Derivative instruments are utilized to manage exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates on long term debt obligations. All derivative instruments are formally documented as cash flow hedges and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period. Gains and losses related to currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps are deferred and recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and then subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income when the hedged item affects net income. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a hedge, if any, is recognized in income immediately. For additional information on derivative instruments, see Note 15.

Long-Lived Assets: Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangibles. The recoverability of long-lived assets is evaluated by an analysis of operating results and consideration of other significant events or changes in the business environment. The Company evaluates whether impairment exists for property, plant and equipment on the basis of undiscounted expected future cash flows from operations before interest. There was no impairment of the Company's long-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019 or March 31, 2018.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles: The Company evaluates goodwill annually on December 31 to determine whether impairment exists, or at interim periods if an indicator of possible impairment exists. As a result of the Horizon Plastics acquisition on January 16, 2018 and the status of its integration, the Company established two reporting units, Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics. The annual impairment tests of goodwill may be completed through qualitative assessments, however the Company may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to a quantitative impairment test for any reporting unit in any period. The Company may resume the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any subsequent period.

The Company’s annual impairment assessment at December 31, 2018 consisted of a quantitative analysis for both its Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics reporting units. It concluded that the carrying value of Core Traditional was greater than the fair value, which resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $2,403,000, representing all the goodwill related to the Core Traditional reporting unit. The analysis of the Company’s other reporting unit, Horizon Plastics, indicated no goodwill impairment charge as the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value of its invested capital was approximately 23% of the book value of its net assets at December 31, 2018.

There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 that would trigger additional analysis.

Self-Insurance: The Company is self-insured with respect to its Columbus and Batavia, Ohio, Gaffney, South Carolina, Winona, Minnesota and Brownsville, Texas medical, dental and vision claims and Columbus and Batavia, Ohio workers’ compensation claims, all of which are subject to stop-loss insurance thresholds. The Company is also self-insured for dental and vision with respect to its Cobourg, Canada location. The Company has recorded an estimated liability for self-insured medical, dental, vision and worker’s compensation claims incurred but not reported at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $1,034,000 and $960,000, respectively.

Post-retirement benefits: Management records an accrual for post-retirement costs associated with the health care plan sponsored by Core Molding Technologies. Should actual results differ from the assumptions used to determine the reserves, additional provisions may be required. In particular, increases in future healthcare costs above the assumptions could have an adverse effect on Core Molding Technologies’ operations. The effect of a change in healthcare costs is described in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Core Molding Technologies had a liability for post retirement healthcare benefits based on actuarially computed estimates of $8,064,000 at March 31, 2019 and $8,076,000 at December 31, 2018.

XML

Recent Accounting Pronouncement (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and also disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual period.

In accordance with ASU 2016-02, the Company elected not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for leases with a term of twelve months or less. The ASU requires a modified retrospective transition method, or a transition method option under further described within ASU 2018-11, with the option to elect a package of practical expedients that permits the Company to: (1) not reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, (2) not reassess lease classification for existing or expired leases and (3) not consider whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would be appropriate under the new standard. The Company elected to apply the package of practical expedients. 

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach provides a method for recording existing leases at adoption without restating previously reported periods. In addition, we elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification.

In addition, the Company elected the practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases.  In the application of practical expedient, the Company evaluated the buildings leased and the current financial performance of the plant associated, which resulted in the determination that most renewal options would be reasonably certain in determining the expected lease term.

Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of additional net right of use assets and lease liabilities of $4,490,000 and $4,428,000, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The present value of lease liabilities has been measured using the Company’s revolving loan borrowing rates as of December 31, 2018 (one day prior to initial application). Additionally, ROU assets for these operating leases have been measured as the initial measurement of applicable lease liabilities adjusted for any unamortized initial prepaid/accrued rent and any ASC Topic 420 liabilities. The standard did not materially impact the Company's consolidated statement of income (loss) or statement of cash flows.

XML

Net Income per Common Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed similarly but includes the effect of the assumed exercise of restricted stock under the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	7,779,000			7,711,000
Effect of dilutive securities	—			89,000
Weighted average common and potentially issuable common shares outstanding — diluted	7,779,000			7,800,000
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07

XML

Major Customers

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Concentration Risks, Types, No Concentration Percentage [Abstract]

Major Customers

Core Molding Technologies has three major customers, Navistar, Inc. (“Navistar”), Volvo Group North America, LLC (“Volvo”), and PACCAR, Inc. (“PACCAR”). Major customers are defined as customers whose sales individually consist of more than ten percent of total sales during any reporting period in the current year. The following table presents sales revenue for the above-mentioned customers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
Navistar product sales	$	14,253,000	$	10,951,000
Navistar tooling sales	39,000		—
Total Navistar sales	14,292,000		10,951,000
Volvo product sales	14,515,000		10,197,000
Volvo tooling sales	107,000		—
Total Volvo sales	14,622,000		10,197,000
PACCAR product sales	11,812,000		6,763,000
PACCAR tooling sales	173,000		3,203,000
Total PACCAR sales	11,985,000		9,966,000
Other product sales	30,871,000		31,801,000
Other tooling sales	496,000		131,000
Total other sales	31,367,000		31,932,000
Total product sales	71,451,000		59,712,000
Total tooling sales	815,000		3,334,000
Total sales	$	72,266,000	$	63,046,000

XML

Inventory (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Raw materials	$	16,646,000	$	17,278,000
Work in process	1,993,000		2,034,000
Finished goods	7,476,000		6,453,000
	$	26,115,000	$	25,765,000

Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based on historical and anticipated usage.

XML

Property, Plant & Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant & Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following for the periods specified:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment	$	167,696,000		$	164,145,000
Accumulated depreciation	(85,514,000		)	(83,488,000		)
Property, plant and equipment — net	$	82,182,000		$	80,657,000

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost, unless obtained through acquisition, then assets are recorded at estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The carrying amount of long-lived assets is evaluated annually to determine if an adjustment to the depreciation period or to the unamortized balance is warranted. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2,026,000 and $1,833,000, respectively. Amounts invested in capital additions in progress were $7,164,000 and $5,014,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, purchase commitments for capital expenditures in progress were $2,705,000 and $3,461,000, respectively.

XML

Business Combination (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

On January 16, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Horizon Plastics International Inc., 1541689 Ontario Inc., 2551024 Ontario Inc. and Horizon Plastics de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively "Horizon Plastics"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain specified liabilities of Horizon Plastics for a cash purchase of $62,457,000. The purchase price was subject to working capital adjustments resulting in an increase in the purchase price of $548,000.

The acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("A/R Credit Agreement"), further described in Note 12, entered into with KeyBank National Association as administrative agent and various other financial institutions on January 16, 2018.

The purpose of the acquisition was to increase the Company's process capabilities to include structural foam and structural web molding, expand its geographical footprint, and diversify the Company's customer base.

Consideration was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date as follows:

Accounts Receivable	$	7,677,000
Inventory	6,523,000
Other Current Assets	832,000
Property and Equipment	12,994,000
Intangibles	16,770,000
Goodwill	21,476,000
Accounts Payable	(3,181,000		)
Other Current Liabilities	(86,000		)
	$	63,005,000

The purchase price included consideration for strategic benefits, including an assembled workforce, operational infrastructure and synergistic revenue opportunities, which resulted in the recognition of goodwill. The goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.

The Company incurred $1,283,000 of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 associated with the acquisition, which was recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.

The amount allocated to intangible assets has been attributed to the following categories and will be amortized over the useful lives of each individual asset identified on a straight-line basis as follows:

Acquired Intangible Assets	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Life (Years)
Non-competition Agreement	$	1,810,000	5
Trademarks	1,610,000		10
Developed Technology	4,420,000		7
Customer Relationships	8,930,000		12
Total	$	16,770,000

Pro Forma Information

The unaudited pro forma information for the combined results of the Company has been prepared as if the 2018 acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 2017. The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that we would have achieved had the transactions actually taken place on January 1, 2017 and the unaudited pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of future financial operating results.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Net revenue	$	65,715,000
Net income	1,250,000
Basic and diluted net income per share	$	0.16

The unaudited pro forma net income includes the following adjustments that would have been recorded had the 2018 acquisition taken place on January 1, 2017.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Non-recurring transaction costs	$	(1,283,000	)
Depreciation expense	55,000
Amortization expense	78,000
Interest expense	17,000
Income tax expense	285,000

XML

Goodwill and Intangibles (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES

Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of the following:

Balance at December 31, 2018	$	21,476,000
Additions	—
Impairment	—
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	21,476,000

Intangible assets at March 31, 2019 were comprised of the following:

Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Trade Name	25 Years	$	250,000	$	(40,000	)	$	210,000
Trademarks	10 Years	1,610,000		(195,000		)	1,415,000
Non-competition Agreement	5 Years	1,810,000		(436,000		)	1,374,000
Developed Technology	7 Years	4,420,000		(765,000		)	3,655,000
Customer Relationships	10-12 Years	9,330,000		(1,058,000		)	8,272,000
Total		$	17,420,000	$	(2,494,000	)	$	14,926,000

The aggregate intangible asset amortization expense was $487,000 and $404,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Intangible assets at December 31, 2018 were comprised of the following:

Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Trade Name	25 Years	$	250,000	$	(37,000	)	$	213,000
Trademarks	10 Years	1,610,000		(86,000		)	1,524,000
Non-competition Agreement	5 Years	1,810,000		(360,000		)	1,450,000
Developed Technology	7 Years	4,420,000		(605,000		)	3,815,000
Customer Relationships	10-12 Years	9,330,000		(919,000		)	8,411,000
Total		$	17,420,000	$	(2,007,000	)	$	15,413,000

XML

Post Retirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Post Retirement Benefits

The components of expense for Core Molding Technologies’ post-retirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Pension expense:
Multi-employer plan	$	231,000		$	178,000
Defined contribution plan	261,000			259,000
Total pension expense	492,000			437,000
Health and life insurance:
Interest cost	71,000			69,000
Amortization of prior service costs	(124,000		)	(124,000		)
Amortization of net loss	29,000			43,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(24,000		)	(12,000		)
Total post retirement benefits expense	$	468,000		$	425,000

The Company made payments of $342,000 to pension plans and $84,000 for post-retirement healthcare and life insurance during the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the remainder of 2019, the Company expects to make approximately $1,628,000 of pension plan payments, of which $710,000 was accrued at March 31, 2019. The Company also expects to make approximately $1,073,000 of post-retirement healthcare and life insurance payments for the remainder of 2019, all of which were accrued at March 31, 2019.

XML

Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt consists of the following:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Term loans, interest at a variable rate (5.25% at March 31, 2019 and 4.34% at December 31, 2018) with quarterly payments of interest and principal through January 2023	$	40,781,000		$	41,625,000
Revolving loans, interest at a variable rate (5.13% at March 31, 2019 and 3.36% at December 31, 2018)	18,059,000			17,375,000
Total	58,840,000			59,000,000
Less deferred loan costs	(994,000		)	(611,000		)
Less current portion	(3,110,000		)	(3,230,000		)
Long-term debt	$	54,736,000		$	55,159,000

Credit Agreement

On January 16, 2018, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated ("A/R") Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association as administrative agent and various financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the "Lenders"). Pursuant to the terms of the A/R Credit Agreement (i) the Company may borrow revolving loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $40,000,000 (the “US Revolving Loans”) from the Lenders and term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $32,000,000 from the Lenders, (ii) the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon Plastics International, Inc., (the "Subsidiary") may borrow revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 from the Lenders (which revolving loans shall reduce the availability of the US Revolving Loans to the Company on a dollar-for-dollar basis) and term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $13,000,000 from the Lenders, (iii) the Company obtained a Letter of Credit Commitment of $250,000, of which $160,000 has been issued and (iv) the Company repaid the outstanding term loan balance of $6,750,000. The Credit Agreement is secured by a guarantee of each U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of the Company, and by a lien on substantially all of the present and future assets of the Company and its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, except that only 65% of the stock issued by Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. has been pledged.

Concurrent with the closing of the A/R Credit Agreement the Company borrowed the $32,000,000 term loan and $2,000,000 from the US Revolving loan and the Subsidiary borrowed the $13,000,000 term loan and $2,500,000 from revolving loans to provide $49,500,000 of funding for the acquisition of Horizon Plastics. Interest is payable monthly at one month LIBOR plus a basis point margin ranging from 175 to 400 basis points based on the Company's leverage ratio. The margin was set at 275 basis points as of March 31, 2019.

On March 14, 2019, the Company entered into the first amendment (“First Amendment”) to the A/R Credit Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, the "Amended Credit Agreement") with the Lenders. Pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment, the Company and Lenders agreed to modify certain terms of the A/R Credit Agreement. These modifications included (1) implementation of an availability block on the U.S. Revolving Loans reducing availability from $40,000,000 to $32,500,000, (2) modification to the definition of EBITDA to add back certain one-time expenses, (3) waiver of non-compliance with the leverage covenant as of December 31, 2018 and modification of the leverage ratio definition and covenant to eliminate testing of the leverage ratio until December 31, 2019, (4) waiver of non-compliance with the fixed charge covenant as of December 31, 2018 and modification of the fixed charge coverage ratio definition and covenant requirement, (5) implementation of a capital expenditure spend limit of $7,500,000 during the first six months of 2019 and $12,500,000 for the full year 2019, (6) an increase of the applicable interest margin spread for existing term and revolving loans, and (7) an increase in the commitment fees on any unused U.S. Revolving Loans.

The Company has available $32,500,000 of variable rate revolving loans of which $18,059,000 is outstanding as of March 31, 2019. These revolving loans are scheduled to mature on January 1, 2023 and are classified as long term on the balance sheet.

Bank Covenants

The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants included in the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to leverage ratios and fixed charge ratios and capital expenditures, as well as other customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants associated with the loans made under the Amended A/R Credit Agreement as described above. While management believes it will be able to meet its future covenants as established in the First Amendment, the ability to meet these covenants relies on certain operational and financial improvements consistent with our planned turn around and expected timetable. Should these improvements not materialize in the time frame planned, it could impact our ability to meet future covenants.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements that became effective January 18, 2018 and continue through January 2023, one of which was designated as a cash flow hedge for $25,000,000 of the $32,000,000 term loan to the Company mentioned above and the other designated as a cash flow hedge for $10,000,000 of the $13,000,000 term loan to the Subsidiary mentioned above. Under these agreements, the Company will pay a fixed rate of approximately 2.49% to the counterparty and receives one month LIBOR resulting in a total initial fixed rate of approximately 4.49% for both cash flow hedges. The fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability of $318,000 and $65,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. While the Company is exposed to credit loss on its interest rate swaps in the event of non-performance by the counter party to the swap, management believes that such non-performance is unlikely to occur given the financial resources of the counter party.

XML

Leases (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

7. LEASES

The Company has operating leases with fixed payment terms for certain buildings and warehouses. The Company's leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to four years, some of which include options to extend the lease for five years. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets, and operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.

The Company used the applicable incremental borrowing rate at implementation date to measure lease liabilities and ROU assets. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company was based on baseline rates and adjusted by the credit spreads commensurate with the Company’s secured borrowing rate. At each reporting period when there is a new lease initiated, the Company will utilize its incremental borrowing rate to perform lease classification tests on lease components and to measure ROU assets and lease liabilities.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost	$	429,000
Total net lease cost	$	429,000

Other supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating Leases:
Current operating lease right of use assets(A)	$	131,000
Noncurrent operating lease right of use assets	4,017,000
Total operating lease right of use assets	$	4,148,000
Current operating lease liabilities(A)	$	1,158,000
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	2,929,000
Total operating lease liabilities	$	4,087,000
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	4.5
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.4		%

^(A)Current operating lease right of use assets is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Current operating lease liabilities is included in accrued other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Other information related to leases were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	429,000

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	935,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	839,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	4,631,000
Less: imputed interest	(544,000		)
Total lease obligations	4,087,000
Less: current obligations	(1,158,000		)
Long-term lease obligations	$	2,929,000

As of December 31, 2018, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	1,291,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	838,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	$	4,986,000

XML

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include a net non-current deferred tax asset of $1,153,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company evaluates the balance of deferred tax assets that will be realized based on the premise that the Company is more likely than not to realize deferred tax benefits through the generation of future taxable income. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not anticipate that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months.

Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is estimated to be $1,044,000, approximately 21% of the loss of $4,889,000 before income taxes. Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was estimated to be $170,000, or approximately 25% of income before income taxes.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and various state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2015, and is no longer subject to Mexican income tax examinations by Mexican authorities for years prior to 2013. As a result of the Horizon Plastics acquisition on January 16, 2018, the Company now has filing requirements in Canada, and is not subject to Canadian tax examinations by Canadian authorities for years prior to 2018.

XML

Stock Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock Based Compensation

The Company has a Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”), as approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 2006 and as amended in May 2015. The 2006 Plan allows for grants to directors and employees of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, performance units and other incentive awards (“Stock Awards”) up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 awards, each representing a right to buy a share of Core Molding Technologies common stock. Stock Awards can be granted under the 2006 Plan through the earlier of December 31, 2025, or the date the maximum number of available awards under the 2006 Plan have been granted.

Restricted Awards

The Company grants shares of its common stock to certain directors, officers, key managers and employees in the form of unvested stock and units (“Restricted Awards”). These awards are recorded at the market value of Core Molding Technologies’ common stock on the date of issuance and amortized ratably as compensation expense over the applicable vesting period, which is typically three years. The Company adjusts compensation expense for actual forfeitures, as they occur.

The following summarizes the status of Restricted Stock and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance at December 31, 2018	349,885		$	10.62
Granted	19,317		7.77
Vested	(8,997	)	17.97
Forfeited	(670	)	22.68
Unvested balance at March 31, 2019	359,535		$	10.26

At March 31, 2019 and 2018, there was $2,349,000 and $2,021,000, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to Restricted Awards granted under the 2006 Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.6 years. Total compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to restricted award grants for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $350,000 and $331,000, respectively, all of which was recorded to selling, general and administrative expense.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, employees surrendered zero shares of the Company's common stock to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted awards.

XML

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in a transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Fair value is measured using the fair value hierarchy and related valuation methodologies as defined in the authoritative literature. This guidance provides a fair value framework that requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.

The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs reflecting management's own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt, interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives. Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable carrying values as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term debt and the revolving line of credit approximate fair value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 due to the short term nature of the underlying variable rate LIBOR agreements. The Company had Level 2 fair value measurements at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 relating to the Company’s interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives.

Derivative and hedging activities

Foreign currency derivatives

The Company conducted business in foreign countries and paid certain expenses in foreign currencies; therefore, the Company was exposed to foreign currency exchange risk between the U.S. Dollar and foreign currencies, which could impact the Company’s operating income and cash flows. To mitigate risk associated with foreign currency exchange, the Company entered into forward contracts to exchange a fixed amount of U.S. Dollars for a fixed amount of foreign currency, which will be used to fund future foreign currency cash flows. At inception, all forward contracts are formally documented as cash flow hedges and are measured at fair value each reporting period.

Derivatives are formally assessed both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, to ensure that derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer probable of occurring, hedge accounting is discontinued, and any future mark-to-market adjustments are recognized in earnings. The effective portion of gain or loss is reported in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is reported in earnings. The impacts of these contracts were largely offset by gains and losses resulting from the impact of changes in exchange rates on transactions denominated in the foreign currency. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had no ineffective portion related to the cash flow hedges.

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company entered into interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rate on an initial aggregate amount of $35,000,000 thereby reducing exposure to interest rate changes. The interest rate swap pays a fixed rate of 4.49% to the counterparty and receives 30 day LIBOR for both cash flow hedges. At inception, all interest rate swaps were formally documented as cash flow hedges and are measured at fair value each reporting period. See Note 12, "Debt", for additional information.

Financial statements impacts

The following tables detail amounts related to our derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	March 31, 2019
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	226,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,385,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	318,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	31,718,750
	December 31, 2018
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	750,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,588,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	65,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	32,375,000

The following tables summarize the amount of unrealized / realized gain and loss recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) for the three months ended March 31,2019 and 2018:

Derivatives in subtopic 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	Amount of Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(A)	Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	2019			2018			2019		2018
Foreign exchange contracts	$	701,000		$	913,000	Cost of goods sold	$	148,000	$	146,000
						Selling, general and administrative expense	$	31,000	$	22,000
Interest rate swaps	$	(252,000	)	$	24,000	Interest expense	$	1,000	$	—

^(A) The foreign currency derivative activity reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is allocated to cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense based on the percentage of foreign currency spend.

XML

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

2018:	Hedging Derivative Activities(A)			Post Retirement Benefit Plan Items(B)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(197,000	)	$	2,267,000		$	2,070,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	937,000			—			937,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(168,000		)	(81,000		)	(249,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(162,000		)	17,000			(145,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	410,000		$	2,203,000		$	2,613,000
2019:
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(612,000	)	$	2,729,000		$	2,117,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	449,000			—			449,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(179,000		)	(95,000		)	(274,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(76,000		)	20,000			(56,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	(418,000	)	$	2,654,000		$	2,236,000

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

2018:	Hedging Derivative Activities(A)			Post Retirement Benefit Plan Items(B)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(197,000	)	$	2,267,000		$	2,070,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	937,000			—			937,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(168,000		)	(81,000		)	(249,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(162,000		)	17,000			(145,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	410,000		$	2,203,000		$	2,613,000
2019:
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(612,000	)	$	2,729,000		$	2,117,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	449,000			—			449,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(179,000		)	(95,000		)	(274,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(76,000		)	20,000			(56,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	(418,000	)	$	2,654,000		$	2,236,000

^(A) The effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in total cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income. These Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 11 "Post Retirement Benefits" for additional details). The tax effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

XML

Critical Accounting Policy (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Policy Text Block]

Contract Assets/Liabilities: Contract assets and liabilities represent the net cumulative customer billings, vendor payments and revenue recognized for tooling programs. For tooling programs where net revenue recognized and vendor payments exceed customer billings, the Company recognizes a contract asset. For tooling programs where net customer billings exceed revenue recognized and vendor payments, the Company recognizes a contract liability. Customer payment terms vary by contract and can range from progress payments based on work performed or one single payment once the contract is completed. Contract assets are generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract assets in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized no impairments on contract assets. Contract liabilities are also generally classified as current. The Company has recorded contract liabilities in other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Postemployment Benefit Plans, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Post-retirement benefits: Management records an accrual for post-retirement costs associated with the health care plan sponsored by Core Molding Technologies. Should actual results differ from the assumptions used to determine the reserves, additional provisions may be required. In particular, increases in future healthcare costs above the assumptions could have an adverse effect on Core Molding Technologies’ operations. The effect of a change in healthcare costs is described in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Core Molding Technologies had a liability for post retirement healthcare benefits based on actuarially computed estimates of $8,064,000 at March 31, 2019 and $8,076,000 at December 31, 2018.

Self Insurance Reserve [Policy Text Block]

Self-Insurance: The Company is self-insured with respect to its Columbus and Batavia, Ohio, Gaffney, South Carolina, Winona, Minnesota and Brownsville, Texas medical, dental and vision claims and Columbus and Batavia, Ohio workers’ compensation claims, all of which are subject to stop-loss insurance thresholds. The Company is also self-insured for dental and vision with respect to its Cobourg, Canada location. The Company has recorded an estimated liability for self-insured medical, dental, vision and worker’s compensation claims incurred but not reported at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $1,034,000 and $960,000, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangibles: The Company evaluates goodwill annually on December 31 to determine whether impairment exists, or at interim periods if an indicator of possible impairment exists. As a result of the Horizon Plastics acquisition on January 16, 2018 and the status of its integration, the Company established two reporting units, Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics. The annual impairment tests of goodwill may be completed through qualitative assessments, however the Company may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to a quantitative impairment test for any reporting unit in any period. The Company may resume the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any subsequent period.

The Company’s annual impairment assessment at December 31, 2018 consisted of a quantitative analysis for both its Core Traditional and Horizon Plastics reporting units. It concluded that the carrying value of Core Traditional was greater than the fair value, which resulted in a goodwill impairment charge of $2,403,000, representing all the goodwill related to the Core Traditional reporting unit. The analysis of the Company’s other reporting unit, Horizon Plastics, indicated no goodwill impairment charge as the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value of its invested capital was approximately 23% of the book value of its net assets at December 31, 2018.

There were no indicators of impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 that would trigger additional analysis.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Derivative instruments: Derivative instruments are utilized to manage exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates on long term debt obligations. All derivative instruments are formally documented as cash flow hedges and are recorded at fair value at each reporting period. Gains and losses related to currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps are deferred and recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity and then subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income when the hedged item affects net income. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a hedge, if any, is recognized in income immediately. For additional information on derivative instruments, see Note 15.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories: Inventories, which include material, labor and manufacturing overhead, are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The inventories are accounted for using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of determining inventory costs. Inventory quantities on-hand are regularly reviewed, and where necessary, provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based on historical and anticipated usage. The Company has recorded an allowance for slow moving and obsolete inventory of $928,000 at March 31, 2019 and $957,000 at December 31, 2018.

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Accounts receivable allowances: Management maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $47,000 and $25,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Management also records an allowance for estimated customer chargebacks for returns, price discounts and adjustments, premium freight and expediting costs and customer production line disruption costs resulting from late deliveries. At times, customers have asserted a right to significant production line disruption charges to recover damages as a result of late delivery. The Company typically works with its customers to minimize disruption charges, validate damages and negotiate resolution. The Company records accruals for customer chargebacks when a valid charge is probable and the amount of the charge can be reasonably estimated. Should customer chargebacks fluctuate from the estimated amounts, additional allowances may be necessary. The Company reduced accounts receivable for chargebacks by $2,952,000 at March 31, 2019 and $2,344,000 at December 31, 2018.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition: The Company recognizes revenue from two streams, product revenue and tooling revenue. Product revenue is earned from the manufacture and sale of sheet molding compound and thermoset and thermoplastic products. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized as products are shipped, as the Company transfers title and risk of ownership to the customer and is entitled to payment. In limited circumstances, the Company recognizes revenue from product sales when products are produced and the customer takes title and risk of ownership at our production facility.

Tooling revenue is earned from manufacturing multiple tools, molds and assembly equipment as part of a tooling program for a customer. Given that the Company is providing a significant service of producing highly interdependent component parts of the tooling program, each tooling program consists of a single performance obligation to provide the customer the capability to produce a single product. Based on the arrangement with the customer, the Company recognizes revenue either at a point in time or over time. When the Company does not have an enforceable right to payment, the Company recognizes tooling revenue at a point in time. In such cases, the Company recognizes revenue upon customer acceptance, which is when the customer has legal title to the tools.

Certain tooling programs include an enforceable right to payment. In those cases, the Company recognizes revenue over time based on the extent of progress towards completion of its performance obligation. The Company uses a cost-to-cost measure of progress for such contracts because it best depicts the transfer of value to the customer and also correlates with the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to the customer. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues are recorded proportionally as costs are incurred.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income taxes: The Company’s consolidated balance sheets include a net non-current deferred tax asset of $1,153,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company evaluates the balance of deferred tax assets that will be realized based on the premise that the Company is more likely than not to realize deferred tax benefits through the generation of future taxable income. For more information, refer to Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Long-Lived Assets: Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment and definite-lived intangibles. The recoverability of long-lived assets is evaluated by an analysis of operating results and consideration of other significant events or changes in the business environment. The Company evaluates whether impairment exists for property, plant and equipment on the basis of undiscounted expected future cash flows from operations before interest. There was no impairment of the Company's long-lived assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019 or March 31, 2018.

XML

Net Income per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of basic and diluted net income per common share:

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Net income (loss)	$	(3,845,000	)	$	518,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	7,779,000			7,711,000
Effect of dilutive securities	—			89,000
Weighted average common and potentially issuable common shares outstanding — diluted	7,779,000			7,800,000
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	(0.49	)	$	0.07

XML

Major Customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Concentration Risks, Types, No Concentration Percentage [Abstract]

Schedule of Major Customers

The following table presents sales revenue for the above-mentioned customers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
Navistar product sales	$	14,253,000	$	10,951,000
Navistar tooling sales	39,000		—
Total Navistar sales	14,292,000		10,951,000
Volvo product sales	14,515,000		10,197,000
Volvo tooling sales	107,000		—
Total Volvo sales	14,622,000		10,197,000
PACCAR product sales	11,812,000		6,763,000
PACCAR tooling sales	173,000		3,203,000
Total PACCAR sales	11,985,000		9,966,000
Other product sales	30,871,000		31,801,000
Other tooling sales	496,000		131,000
Total other sales	31,367,000		31,932,000
Total product sales	71,451,000		59,712,000
Total tooling sales	815,000		3,334,000
Total sales	$	72,266,000	$	63,046,000

XML

Inventory (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Raw materials	$	16,646,000	$	17,278,000
Work in process	1,993,000		2,034,000
Finished goods	7,476,000		6,453,000
	$	26,115,000	$	25,765,000

XML

Property, Plant & Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following for the periods specified:

	March 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Property, plant and equipment	$	167,696,000		$	164,145,000
Accumulated depreciation	(85,514,000		)	(83,488,000		)
Property, plant and equipment — net	$	82,182,000		$	80,657,000

XML

Business Combination (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that we would have achieved had the transactions actually taken place on January 1, 2017 and the unaudited pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of future financial operating results.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Net revenue	$	65,715,000
Net income	1,250,000
Basic and diluted net income per share	$	0.16

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

Consideration was allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values as of the acquisition date as follows:

Accounts Receivable	$	7,677,000
Inventory	6,523,000
Other Current Assets	832,000
Property and Equipment	12,994,000
Intangibles	16,770,000
Goodwill	21,476,000
Accounts Payable	(3,181,000		)
Other Current Liabilities	(86,000		)
	$	63,005,000

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information, Nonrecurring Adjustments [Table Text Block]

The unaudited pro forma net income includes the following adjustments that would have been recorded had the 2018 acquisition taken place on January 1, 2017.

	Pro forma for the three months ended March 31,
	2018
Non-recurring transaction costs	$	(1,283,000	)
Depreciation expense	55,000
Amortization expense	78,000
Interest expense	17,000
Income tax expense	285,000

XML

Business Combination Business Combination, Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The amount allocated to intangible assets has been attributed to the following categories and will be amortized over the useful lives of each individual asset identified on a straight-line basis as follows:

Acquired Intangible Assets	Estimated Fair Value		Estimated Useful Life (Years)
Non-competition Agreement	$	1,810,000	5
Trademarks	1,610,000		10
Developed Technology	4,420,000		7
Customer Relationships	8,930,000		12
Total	$	16,770,000

XML

Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill activity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 consisted of the following:

Balance at December 31, 2018	$	21,476,000
Additions	—
Impairment	—
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	21,476,000

XML

Goodwill and Intangibles Intangibles (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets at March 31, 2019 were comprised of the following:

Definite-lived Intangible Assets	Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Trade Name	25 Years	$	250,000	$	(40,000	)	$	210,000
Trademarks	10 Years	1,610,000		(195,000		)	1,415,000
Non-competition Agreement	5 Years	1,810,000		(436,000		)	1,374,000
Developed Technology	7 Years	4,420,000		(765,000		)	3,655,000
Customer Relationships	10-12 Years	9,330,000		(1,058,000		)	8,272,000
Total		$	17,420,000	$	(2,494,000	)	$	14,926,000

XML

Post Retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The components of expense for Core Molding Technologies’ post-retirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Pension expense:
Multi-employer plan	$	231,000		$	178,000
Defined contribution plan	261,000			259,000
Total pension expense	492,000			437,000
Health and life insurance:
Interest cost	71,000			69,000
Amortization of prior service costs	(124,000		)	(124,000		)
Amortization of net loss	29,000			43,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(24,000		)	(12,000		)
Total post retirement benefits expense	$	468,000		$	425,000

XML

Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost	$	429,000
Total net lease cost	$	429,000

Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]

upplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Operating Leases:
Current operating lease right of use assets(A)	$	131,000
Noncurrent operating lease right of use assets	4,017,000
Total operating lease right of use assets	$	4,148,000
Current operating lease liabilities(A)	$	1,158,000
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	2,929,000
Total operating lease liabilities	$	4,087,000
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases	4.5
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	4.4		%

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

Other information related to leases were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	429,000

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

As of March 31, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	935,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	839,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	4,631,000
Less: imputed interest	(544,000		)
Total lease obligations	4,087,000
Less: current obligations	(1,158,000		)
Long-term lease obligations	$	2,929,000

As of December 31, 2018, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:

	Operating Leases
2019	$	1,291,000
2020	1,099,000
2021	838,000
2022	766,000
2023	661,000
2024 and thereafter	331,000
Total lease payments	$	4,986,000

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the status of Restricted Stock and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2019:

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance at December 31, 2018	349,885		$	10.62
Granted	19,317		7.77
Vested	(8,997	)	17.97
Forfeited	(670	)	22.68
Unvested balance at March 31, 2019	359,535		$	10.26

XML

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the amount of unrealized / realized gain and loss recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) for the three months ended March 31,2019 and 2018:

Derivatives in subtopic 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationship	Amount of Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative					Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(A)	Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
	2019			2018			2019		2018
Foreign exchange contracts	$	701,000		$	913,000	Cost of goods sold	$	148,000	$	146,000
						Selling, general and administrative expense	$	31,000	$	22,000
Interest rate swaps	$	(252,000	)	$	24,000	Interest expense	$	1,000	$	—

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The following tables detail amounts related to our derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	March 31, 2019
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	226,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,385,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	318,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	31,718,750
	December 31, 2018
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	750,000
Notional contract values		$	—		$	27,588,000
Interest rate swaps	Prepaid expense other current assets	$	—	Accrued other liabilities	$	65,000
Notional swap values		$	—		$	32,375,000

XML

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

2018:	Hedging Derivative Activities(A)			Post Retirement Benefit Plan Items(B)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(197,000	)	$	2,267,000		$	2,070,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	937,000			—			937,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(168,000		)	(81,000		)	(249,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(162,000		)	17,000			(145,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	410,000		$	2,203,000		$	2,613,000
2019:
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(612,000	)	$	2,729,000		$	2,117,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	449,000			—			449,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(179,000		)	(95,000		)	(274,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(76,000		)	20,000			(56,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	(418,000	)	$	2,654,000		$	2,236,000

The following table presents changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

2018:	Hedging Derivative Activities(A)			Post Retirement Benefit Plan Items(B)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(197,000	)	$	2,267,000		$	2,070,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	937,000			—			937,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(168,000		)	(81,000		)	(249,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(162,000		)	17,000			(145,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	410,000		$	2,203,000		$	2,613,000
2019:
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	(612,000	)	$	2,729,000		$	2,117,000
Other Comprehensive Income before reclassifications	449,000			—			449,000
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	(179,000		)	(95,000		)	(274,000		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(76,000		)	20,000			(56,000		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	(418,000	)	$	2,654,000		$	2,236,000

^(A) The effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in total cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income. These Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (see Note 11 "Post Retirement Benefits" for additional details). The tax effect of post-retirement benefit items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income is included in income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

XML

Critical Accounting Policy (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of Reporting Units	2
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent	$ 1,153,000		$ 1,153,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	(24,000)	$ (12,000)
Postemployment Benefits Liability	8,064,000		8,076,000
Self Insurance Reserve	1,034,000		960,000
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0	$ 2,403,000
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount			23.00%
Asset Impairment Charges	0	$ 0
Inventory Valuation Reserves	928,000		$ 957,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	47,000		25,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net			395,000
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Chargebacks	$ 2,952,000		$ 2,344,000

XML

Recent Accounting Pronouncement (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 4,148,000	$ 4,490,000
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 4,087,000	$ 4,428,000

XML

Net Income per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ (3,845,000)	$ 518,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	7,779,000	7,711,000
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment	0	89,000
Weighted average common and potentially issuable common shares outstanding — diluted	7,779,000	7,800,000
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ (0.49)	$ 0.07
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ (0.49)	$ 0.07

XML

Major Customers (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Product and Service [Domain]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 72,266,000	$ 63,046,000
Product and Service [Domain] | Navistar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	14,292,000	10,951,000
Product and Service [Domain] | Volvo [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	14,622,000	10,197,000
Product and Service [Domain] | Paccar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	11,985,000	9,966,000
Product and Service [Domain] | Other Customers [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	31,367,000	31,932,000
Product [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	71,451,000	59,712,000
Product [Member] | Navistar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	14,253,000	10,951,000
Product [Member] | Volvo [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	14,515,000	10,197,000
Product [Member] | Paccar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	11,812,000	6,763,000
Product [Member] | Other Customers [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	30,871,000	31,801,000
Service [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	815,000	3,334,000
Service [Member] | Navistar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	39,000	0
Service [Member] | Volvo [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	107,000	0
Service [Member] | Paccar [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	173,000	3,203,000
Service [Member] | Other Customers [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 496,000	$ 131,000

XML

Inventory (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory, Raw Materials and Purchased Parts, Net of Reserves	$ 16,646,000	$ 17,278,000
Inventory, Work in Process, Net of Reserves	1,993,000	2,034,000
Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves	7,476,000	6,453,000
Inventory, Net	$ 26,115,000	$ 25,765,000

XML

Property, Plant & Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation	$ 2,026,000	$ 1,833,000
Property, plant and equipment	167,696,000		$ 164,145,000
Accumulated depreciation	(85,514,000)		(83,488,000)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	82,182,000		80,657,000
Capital expenditures in progress	7,164,000		5,014,000
Commitments for capital expenditures in progress	$ 2,705,000		$ 3,461,000

XML

Business Combination (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 2,026,000	$ 1,833,000
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed		(1,283,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	16,770,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill	0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	0	62,457,000	$ 62,457,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	487,000	404,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(1,044,000)	170,000
Interest Expense	$ (896,000)	(449,000)
Business Combination, Working Capital Purchase Price Adjustment			548,000
Horizon Plastics [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue		65,715,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables			7,677,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory			6,523,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets			832,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment			12,994,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			16,770,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill			21,476,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable			(3,181,000)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other			(86,000)
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 63,005,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)		$ 1,250,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic		$ 0.16
Pro Forma [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Depreciation		$ 55,000
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed		(1,283,000)
Amortization of Intangible Assets		78,000
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		285,000
Interest Expense		$ (17,000)

XML

Business Combination Business Combination, Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 16,770,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,810,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Trademarks [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 1,610,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years	10 years
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 4,420,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years	7 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	$ 8,930,000
Horizon Plastics [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill			$ 16,770,000
Horizon Plastics [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Horizon Plastics [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Horizon Plastics [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years
Horizon Plastics [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	12 years

XML

Goodwill and Intangibles (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 487,000	$ 404,000
Goodwill	21,476,000		$ 21,476,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Goodwill	0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,403,000

XML

Goodwill and Intangibles Intangibles by Major Asset Class (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$ 487,000	$ 404,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	17,420,000			$ 17,420,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,494,000)			(2,007,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 14,926,000			15,413,000
Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	25 years		25 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 250,000			250,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(40,000)			(37,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 210,000			213,000
Trademarks [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years		10 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 1,610,000			1,610,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(195,000)			(86,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 1,415,000			1,524,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years		5 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 1,810,000			1,810,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(436,000)			(360,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 1,374,000			1,450,000
Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years		7 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 4,420,000			4,420,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(765,000)			(605,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	3,655,000			3,815,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	9,330,000			9,330,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(1,058,000)			(919,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 8,272,000			$ 8,411,000
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	12 years	12 years

XML

Post Retirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Pension, health and life insurance expense:
Multi-employer plan contributions	$ 231,000	$ 178,000
Defined contribution plan contributions	261,000	259,000
Total pension expense	492,000	437,000
Interest cost	71,000	69,000
Amortization of prior service costs	(124,000)	(124,000)
Amortization of net loss	29,000	43,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(24,000)	(12,000)
Total post retirement benefits expense	468,000	$ 425,000
Payments to pension plans	342,000
Payments for post retirement healthcare and life insurance	84,000
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Accrued Expected Pension Plan Payments	$ 710,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expected payments to pension plans			$ 1,628,000
Expected future payments for other post retirement benefits			$ 1,073,000

XML

Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 58,840,000			$ 59,000,000
Loans Payable	40,781,000			41,625,000
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums	(994,000)			(611,000)
Revolving Line of Credit	18,059,000			17,375,000
Purchase Price Funded with Debt	49,500,000
Less current portion	(3,110,000)			(3,230,000)
Long-term Debt, Gross	54,736,000			55,159,000
Long-term debt	$ 36,677,000			37,784,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.49%
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.49%
Percent of subsidiary stock not security for financing	65.00%
Letter of Credit, Maximum				250,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 160,000
Term Loan Domestic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 32,000,000
Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Line of Credit	2,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	40,000,000
Term Loan Foreign [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 13,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.13%			3.36%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving Line of Credit	$ 2,500,000
Existing Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans Payable					$ 6,750,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	27500.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Foreign Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000
First Amendment [Member] | Domestic Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	32,500,000
Interest Rate Swap Domestic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	25,000,000
Interest Rate Swap Foreign [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	10,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 35,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.25%			4.34%
Maximum [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	40000.00%
Minimum [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	17500.00%
Liability [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 318,000			$ 65,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants		7500000	12500000

XML

Leases (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	5 years
Operating Lease, Cost	$ 429,000
Operating Lease, Cost	429,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Current	131,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Noncurrent	4,017,000		$ 0
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	4,148,000	$ 4,490,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Current	(1,158,000)
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	2,929,000		0
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 4,087,000	$ 4,428,000
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	4 years 6 months
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	0.00%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Next Twelve Months	$ 935,000		1,291,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two	1,099,000		1,099,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three	839,000		838,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four	766,000		766,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five	661,000		661,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due after Year Five	331,000		331,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due	4,631,000		$ 4,986,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Imputed Interest	(544,000)
Lessee, Operating Lease, Discounted Lease Payments	$ 4,087,000
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	4 years

XML

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Noncurrent	$ 1,153,000		$ 1,153,000
Income before income taxes	$ (4,889,000)	$ 688,000
Effective income tax rate	21.00%	25.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ 0		$ 0
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (1,044,000)	$ 170,000

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized			3,000,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value of Restricted Stock
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation	0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Restricted Stock Rollforward, Shares
Unvested balance at December 31, 2016	349,885
Granted	19,317
Vested	(8,997)
Forfeited	(670)
Unvested balance at Period End	359,535
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value of Restricted Stock
Unvested balance at December 31, 2015, USD per share	$ 10.26		$ 10.26	$ 10.62
Granted, USD per share	7.77
Vested, USD per share	17.97
Forfeited, USD per share	22.68
Unvested balance at Period End, USD per share	$ 10.26
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 2,021,000	$ 2,349,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	1 year 7 months
Restricted Stock [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation costs	$ 350,000	$ 331,000

XML

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.49%
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0
Description of Location of Foreign Currency Derivatives on Balance Sheet	Prepaid expense other current assets	Prepaid expense other current assets
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Liability [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Description of Location of Foreign Currency Derivatives on Balance Sheet	Accrued other liabilities	Accrued other liabilities
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 226,000	$ 1,000,000
Derivative, Notional Amount	27,385,000	27,588,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0
Description of Location of Foreign Currency Derivatives on Balance Sheet	Prepaid expense other current assets	Prepaid expense other current assets
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Liability [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Description of Location of Foreign Currency Derivatives on Balance Sheet	Accrued other liabilities	Accrued other liabilities
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 0
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 31,718,750	$ 32,375,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 35,000,000

XML

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Unrealized Loss on Foreign Currency Derivatives, before Tax	$ 701,000	$ 913,000
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	31,000	22,000
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	148,000	146,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Unrealized Loss on Foreign Currency Derivatives, before Tax	(252,000)	24,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ 1,000	$ 0

XML

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ 2,236,000		$ 2,117,000
Unrealized Foreign Currency Hedge Gain (Loss), Tax	(134,000)	$ (162,000)
Derivative [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(418,000)	410,000	(612,000)	$ (197,000)
Unrealized Loss on Foreign Currency Derivatives, before Tax	449,000	937,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(179,000)	(168,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	(76,000)	(162,000)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	2,654,000	2,203,000	2,729,000	2,267,000
Unrealized Loss on Foreign Currency Derivatives, before Tax	0	0
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Before Tax	95,000	81,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	20,000	17,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	2,236,000	2,613,000	$ 2,117,000	$ 2,070,000
Unrealized Loss on Foreign Currency Derivatives, before Tax	449,000	937,000
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax	(274,000)	(249,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	$ (56,000)	$ (145,000)