Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
LOMA · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $1.1B
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina.
Screened 2026-08-27 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · 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.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima holds its Accumulation at $9.67. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 126 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-08-27
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 126 days
Price at the screen
$9.67
Valuation
38.68 trailing · 12.57 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
0.69
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.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
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
15.99%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 16.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
1.14%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.1% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
4.56%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 4.6% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.22%
Below 5%
Only 0.2% 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.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-08-27 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 8.6% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 5 covering, consensus Strong Buy. The average target sits +50% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
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 2026-08-27 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
Cement producer stuck in Argentina's boom bust cycle
Picture a construction site where the next job depends on whether the peso holds up this quarter. Loma Negra makes the cement for those sites, yet its numbers show almost no growth and wafer thin returns. At a forward multiple of 13.8 times with revenue edging up just 1 percent and return on equity stuck at 3 percent, the shares look cheap only until earnings turn down again, which they always do in this line of work.
We pass because the margin of safety sits at minus 3 percent and the business carries the classic signs of a cyclical value trap. Low profit margins of 4 percent leave little room for the currency and demand shocks that hit Argentine building materials every few years. Analyst targets may sit higher, yet our fair value already prices in the limited runway.
Argentina exposure adds another layer of volatility that no low multiple can fully offset, even though the name clears the ethical screen. Peak cycle earnings often mask how quickly those returns can vanish when the next slowdown arrives.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Argentina and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
LOMA trades on the NYSE (the company is based in Argentina). 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
2026-09-04Markdown · changed$9.67-14.0%Entry 5
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 14.0% 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 momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-08-04Markup$11.25-10.4%Entry 4
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 10.4% 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 momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-07-18Markup$12.55+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 momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 8%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 32%. The street (5 analysts) rates it strong buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-07-03Markup$12.55+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.
2026-07-02Markup$12.55Entry 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.
