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Argentina's largest cement producer, supplying construction and infrastructure projects nationwide.
Argentina's largest cement producer, supplying construction and infrastructure projects nationwide.
Much of its cement is sold in bags to distributors and hardware stores serving individuals and small builders, so local pricing in pesos and inflation drive profit. It owns Ferrosur Roca, a freight railway that moves its cement and also hauls other cargo.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution). Largest cement capacity and a rail/logistics network in Argentina behind import barriers.
Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina · Founded: 1926
Size Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA Sponsored ADR (LOMA) is a United States Materials company (Construction Materials) with a market value of $1.12B, the 2180th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $8.73 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.8%, against -10.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 5.2% over the last twelve months (peer median -5.5%); the operating margin is 9.1% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 16.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.3× (7th cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 14% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is +11 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.6 points below its cost of capital (7.9% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 1.0% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $637M | $681M | $764M | $1.43B | $1.11B |
| Revenue growth | — | -11% | -47% | +29% | — |
| Gross profit | $132M | $144M | $200M | $353M | $294M |
| EBITDA | $142M | $141M | $190M | $328M | $301M |
| Net income | $32.2M | $18.9M | $168M | $35.0M | $14.8M |
| Free cash flow | $32.7M | -$28.0M | -$10.8M | -$18.3M | $125M |
| Capital expenditure | $44.4M | $55.6M | $80.5M | $125M | $78.8M |
| Total debt | $206M | $208M | $169M | $187M | $123M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA Sponsored ADR LOMA | $1.12B | -21% | -5% | 9% | 16.6× | 13.6% |
| Cementos Pacasmayo SAA Sponsored ADR CPAC | $1.16B | +20% | +21% | 25% | 22.2× | -9.8% |
| Cemex SAB de CV Sponsored ADR CX | $16.6B | -18% | +10% | 13% | 11.2× | 4.4% |
| Holcim HOLN.SW | $48.4B | -3% | -26% | 16% | 19.5× | 1.4% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | LOMA | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -12.8% | +0.1% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -20.8% | -10.8% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -33.9% | -27.6% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -5.2% | -5.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 7.4% | 10th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 16.6× | 17.3× | 7th cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 13.6% | -3.6% | 2nd most demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.9% | +5.1% | 7th lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +10.6 pp | -6.7 pp | 3rd most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.6 pp | -2.3 pp | 8th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2× | 7.6× | 3rd most expensive of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3× | 1.2× | 5th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA Sponsored ADR LOMA | United States | $1.12B | -21% | -5% | 9% | 16.6× | 13.6% | +2.9% |
| Mitani Sekisan 5273.T | Japan | $1.12B | +33% | +9% | 18% | n/a | -8.4% | +7.7% |
| Cementos Pacasmayo SAA Sponsored ADR CPAC | United States | $1.16B | +20% | +21% | 25% | 22.2× | -9.8% | +9.9% |
| Goldsun Building Materials 2504.TW | Taiwan | $1.06B | -14% | -3% | 22% | 8.4× | -7.1% | +3.6% |
| Shandong Fiberglass 605006.SS | China | $1.25B | +10% | +31% | 5% | 64.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Caltagirone CALT.MI | Italy | $1.26B | +1% | +10% | 10% | n/a | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| Sumitomo Osaka Cement 5232.T | Japan | $969M | +49% | +5% | 7% | 13.7× | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| West China Cement 2233.HK | Hong Kong | $1.30B | -29% | -10% | 15% | 11.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Maeda Kosen 7821.T | Japan | $944M | +21% | +11% | 17% | 14.8× | -4.7% | +10.6% |
| Guangdong Tapai 002233.SZ | China | $1.34B | -10% | -11% | 7% | 20.3× | -15.3% | -10.2% |
| BBMG Jidong Cement 000401.SZ | China | $1.35B | -21% | -8% | n/a | n/a | 37.1% | -7.0% |
| Fsilon Furnishing and Construction Materials 605318.SS | China | $1.36B | -29% | -15% | -5% | 3,613.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Hanilcmt 300720.KS | South Korea | $905M | -4% | -10% | 11% | 11.9× | -3.2% | +7.9% |
| China West Construction 002302.SZ | China | $884M | -16% | -24% | -7% | n/a | 12.5% | -5.0% |
| China Resources Building Materials Technology 1313.HK | Hong Kong | $873M | -31% | -12% | -3% | n/a | -8.1% | -10.6% |
| NWPX Infrastructure NWPX | United States | $841M | -22% | +16% | 12% | 17.5× | 6.2% | +12.9% |
| Xinjiang Qingsong Building Materials & Chemicals (Group) 600425.SS | China | $833M | -16% | -8% | 9% | 17.3× | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| Ningxia Building Materials 600449.SS | China | $818M | -12% | -36% | 0% | 19.0× | -3.6% | +0.3% |
| Yang Guang 000608.SZ | China | $814M | +60% | +68% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sinostone (Guangdong) 001212.SZ | China | $814M | -52% | -21% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pan-United P52.SI | Singapore | $784M | -9% | +26% | 7% | 15.4× | -5.3% | +17.3% |