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Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima

LOMA
48
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Price
$11.25
-0.09 (-0.79%)
Market Cap
$1.31B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

1.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 118.4M (2021) → 116.6M (2025)

Loma Negra is Argentina's largest cement producer. It makes cement, concrete, and other construction materials used by builders, contractors, and government infrastructure projects across Argentina. The company also produces lime and aggregates, and it operates a railroad to move materials from its plants to customers.

Loma Negra earns money by selling cement and related products by the ton, mostly in Argentina. It has a strong position in the domestic market due to its large network of plants and distribution infrastructure, which is hard for competitors to replicate quickly. However, the business is heavily tied to Argentina's economy, which has a long history of inflation, currency devaluations, and political instability — all of which can sharply reduce construction activity and squeeze profit margins. The key growth driver is any sustained recovery in Argentine infrastructure spending, but the main risk remains the country's ongoing macroeconomic volatility.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+34.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+91.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

56.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$46.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima grew revenue 34% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
26.1%
Modest — 26.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.9%
Healthy — 13.9% operating margin
ROCE
2.0%
Weak — 2.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+11.1%
Steady sales growth (11.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-58.5%
Earnings shrinking (-58.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
218%
Turns 218% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
2.5%
Thin free cash flow (2.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.25
Conservative — low debt load (0.25)
Interest Cover
1.43x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
+0.0
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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