The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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 B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 24%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $124.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. OMAB
Clears the common standard
An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B.
read at $106.90
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. holds its Markdown at $106.90.
- PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markdown label
- INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
- SCScreen · passes the values gate
- edge confirmed
- edge broken
- edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
The investor read · the season, not the day
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 477 days |
| Price | $106.90 |
| Valuation | 16.60 trailing · 12.39 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.34 |
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
| Revenue growth | 2.60% |
| Profit margin | 33.21% |
| Debt to equity | 153.58 |
| Analyst consensus | Buy · 8 covering |
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
It depends which standard you follow. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor, and on this company they disagree. Here is how it did on each:
Used by most halal investing apps ✗ DOES NOT PASS
The one Titan applies ✓ PASSES
Why the two disagree. They fall out over one thing only: the company’s debt. Our stricter standard measures that debt against what the company owns, and it works out too high to pass. The common standard measures the same debt against what the company is worth on the stock market, where it works out low enough to pass. Every other check, the two agree on. So in practice, most halal apps would treat this as fine to hold, while our stricter view would not — and which line you follow is between you and your scholar.
What these two standards are, and how they differ →
- Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
- Debt load Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Against market value it is 267.1%, under the 30% line the market-value standard uses — so that standard clears it. Divergent
- Interest-bearing cash Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
- Receivables Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
- Revenue purity Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Mexican airports print cash but we pass
Picture a business traveller touching down in Monterrey or a tourist hitting the beach at Mazatlan. Every landing and departure feeds straight into this operator's pockets through fees that keep rolling in regardless of who runs the airline. Revenue is growing at 7 percent, profit margins sit at 33 percent and return on equity reaches 43 percent, all while the shares trade on a forward multiple of just 11.9 times.
Yet the opportunity rating stays at none. The moat is unknown, analyst price targets sit well below our own fair value and the business lacks the clear, durable edge we demand before committing capital even though the ethical screen clears without issue.
Mexico exposure adds real cyclical and currency risk that could turn strong airport economics into sharp earnings swings when travel slows or the peso moves. The low multiple reflects that uncertainty rather than a bargain.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 12.4x expensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 16.6x reasonably valued |
| Revenue growth | 2.6% slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 33.2% highly profitable on every dollar of sales |
| Return on equity | 60.5% an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 1.54 a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.66 below 1 — short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.34 barely tracks the market's swings |
| Market cap | $5.2B |
| Employees | 1,190 |
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Mexico and to currency swings; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are
OMAB trades on Nasdaq (the company is based in Mexico). As a US-listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering US markets. New to this, or investing from outside the US? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. 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.
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $104.97 | -8.5% | $2.92 | $943 | -5.7% |
| 2 months | $112.56 | -14.7% | $2.92 | $879 | -12.1% |
| 3 months | $103.32 | -7.1% | $2.92 | $958 | -4.2% |
| 6 months | $105.46 | -9.0% | $2.92 | $938 | -6.2% |
| 1 year | $100.64 | -4.6% | $5.44 | $1,008 | +0.8% |
| 2 years | $65.66 | +46.2% | $9.98 | $1,614 | +61.4% |
| 3 years | $73.35 | +30.9% | $15.30 | $1,518 | +51.8% |
| 5 years | $37.05 | +159.2% | $25.52 | $3,280 | +228.0% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.