The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%.
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding Co.)
NCC.AE · DFM · USD · Market cap $1.8B
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding Co.) engages in the manufacture and sale of cement and related products in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-09-22 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 14 days ago
Screened 2026-09-22 · the tape above runs as of 07:26 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 5.00 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 1.39, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding Co.) holds its Accumulation at $5.00. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 18 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 18 days |
| Price at the screen | $5.00 |
| Valuation | 12.50 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
| Beta | -0.43 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Interest-bearing securities
| 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 | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 70.12% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are 70.1% of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | 12.19% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 12.2% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 5.99% | Below 5% | 6.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
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.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
National Cement Company (Public Shareholding Co.)'s business is fine, but its cash and interest-bearing securities are about 70% of its assets, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Price History & ProjectionsWhere 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 2026-09-22 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| Trailing P/E | 12.5xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.40 |
| Revenue growth | +42.3%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 49.2%highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 5.2%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 1.87% |
| Current ratio | 10.80comfortably covers its short-term bills |
| Beta | -0.43barely tracks the market's swings |
| 52-week range | 3.66 - 5.00 |
| Moat | MODERATE |
| Market cap | $1.8B |
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 United Arab Emirates and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeNCC.AE trades on DFM (the company is based in United Arab Emirates). 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.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 17.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 8.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 37%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 37%.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- Dana Gas PJSC And 2 Other Undiscovered Gems In The Middle East Simply Wall St. · 7 Nov 2025
- Exploring National Cement Company (Public Shareholding) And 2 Other Undiscovered Gems In The Middle East Simply Wall St. · 26 Sep 2025
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $4.55 | +2.2% | · | $1,022 | +2.2% |
| 2 months | $3.69 | +26.2% | $0.25 | $1,330 | +33.0% |
| 3 months | $4.05 | +14.7% | $0.25 | $1,209 | +20.9% |
| 6 months | $4.03 | +15.3% | $0.25 | $1,215 | +21.5% |
| 1 year | $3.39 | +37.0% | $0.25 | $1,444 | +44.4% |
| 2 years | $2.23 | +108.6% | $0.45 | $2,287 | +128.7% |
| 3 years | $1.88 | +146.8% | $0.60 | $2,787 | +178.7% |
| 5 years | $1.92 | +141.9% | $0.70 | $2,783 | +178.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever NCC.AE does next, these words stay.
Thirteen thousand names carry this page. One desk keeps them honest.
Membership opens the full screen archive, the composites built from it, and the daily coverage that prices what the screen approves.
Join the deskScreening is research, not a fatwa and not financial advice. Figures are drawn from public accounts at the screen date shown. Always manage your risk.