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The Screen · Industrials · Airports & Air Services

Corporación América Airports S.A. logoCorporación América Airports S.A.

CAAP · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $4.0B · 6,300 employees

Corporación América Airports S.A., through its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, and operates airport concessions.

PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0
24.78 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-10

Screened 2026-09-10 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its accumulation label.

Corporación América Airports S.A. holds its Accumulation at $24.78. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 44 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-10
PhaseAccumulation
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 44 days
Price at the screen$24.78
Valuation14.08 trailing · 11.02 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 70.0
Beta0.69
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load 27.57% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is just 27.6% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
Interest-bearing cash 17.84% Below 33% Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 17.8% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
Receivables 0.00% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads OPPORTUNITY: it trades at roughly a 45% discount to our $36.00 fair value, moderate competitive moat, 12.00% revenue growth.

33.74Conservative36.00Base case49.56Growth case 24.78Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 45.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
27.40Street low 32.00Street average 36.00Street high 24.78Price

Third-party analyst targets: 7 covering, consensus None. The average target sits +29% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$38.4$20.7$3.0TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONOur fair value$36.00 +45%Street high$36.00 +45%Conservative$33.74 +36%Street avg$32.00 +29%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-10 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Airports connecting emerging markets trade at a discount

Every time a passenger lands at one of the 52 airports this firm runs from Buenos Aires to Yerevan, landing fees and retail spend keep the cash flowing. Revenue growth of 20 percent, a 14 percent profit margin and 17 percent ROE show a concessions business converting rising travel into real earnings. The shares sit at 10.9 times forward earnings against our 36 dollar fair value, a 45 percent margin of safety that the market has yet to close.

Why it stands out. A moderate moat from long dated contracts, an ethical screen cleared without issue, and seven analysts carrying a buy rating with a 32 dollar median target all point to a straightforward infrastructure compounder in faster growing regions. The setup rewards patient holders as passenger volumes recover and expand without the premium valuations seen in developed markets.

Currency swings across Latin America, sudden aviation downturns and political pressure on concession terms remain the real threats. A moderate moat also leaves scope for renegotiations or new entrants over time. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E11.0xfairly priced for its growth rate
Trailing P/E14.1xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing1.76
EPS, forward2.25
Revenue growth+12.0%steady growth
Profit margin13.6%thin but positive margins
Return on equity17.4%a solid return on shareholder capital
FCF yield14.95%
Debt to equity0.56moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio1.51healthy short-term liquidity
Beta0.69steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.05%
52-week range17.36 - 30.50
MoatMODERATE
Market cap$4.0B
Employees6,300

The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Luxembourg and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

CAAP trades on the NYSE (the company is based in Luxembourg). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-08-24 Distribution · changed $26.14 +5.3% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 5.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $32.

2026-07-24 Markdown · changed $24.83 -6.1% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 6.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $32.

2026-07-18 Markup $26.43 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 6% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 22%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (7 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $32.

2026-07-03 Markup $26.43 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $26.43 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming CAAP
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
2026-06-16 Matt Van Epps Republican sell 1K–15K
2026-06-05 Gil Cisneros Democrat buy 1K–15K
2026-05-15 David Taylor Republican sell 1K–15K
2026-05-15 David Taylor Republican sell 1K–15K
2026-05-14 Cleo Fields Democrat buy 1K–15K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $25.10 -0.9% · $991 -0.9%
2 months $27.07 -8.1% · $919 -8.1%
3 months $24.81 +0.2% · $1,002 +0.2%
6 months $26.24 -5.2% · $948 -5.2%
1 year $20.34 +22.3% · $1,223 +22.3%
2 years $17.44 +42.6% · $1,426 +42.6%
3 years $10.92 +127.8% · $2,278 +127.8%
5 years $5.48 +353.8% · $4,538 +353.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CAAP does next, these words stay.

Corporación América Airports S.A. · CAAP · Accumulation · $24.78
Recorded 2026-09-10 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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