Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA)Basic Materials | Building Materials | Buenos Aires, Argentina | NYSE
10.12 USD
+0.21
(2.119%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 3:59 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.15 +0.03 (0.296%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:53 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Loma Negra is currently compromised by severe balance sheet fragility and a deteriorating multi-year price trajectory. While the company recently beat revenue expectations with a 14% gain, the underlying fundamentals tell a different story: debt-to-equity is dangerously high at 23.6x, free cash flow is negative, and return on equity sits at a paltry 3.8%. The stock has underperformed significantly over the last seven years, dropping nearly 4% cumulatively despite a recent single-year decline, indicating that the market has already priced in these structural issues. Although the forward P/E looks attractive at 13x, this likely reflects a deep discount for the risk of insolvency rather than genuine value. On the short end, the stock is range-bound and showing signs of distribution, with the 200-day average still acting as resistance. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders aggressively buying cheap put protection rather than betting on a rebound. Until the debt load is reduced and cash flow turns consistently positive, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.117996 |
| AutoETS | 0.145601 |
| MSTL | 0.146058 |
| AutoTheta | 0.147379 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 1.65 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.037 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2023-06-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2023-06-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 23.599 |
| Revenue per Share | 7332.129 |
| Market Cap | 1,180,969,856 |
| Trailing P/E | 32.65 |
| Forward P/E | 13.15 |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Profit Margins | 5.13% |
| Website | https://www.lomanegra.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume (especially at $7.50 and $10.00 strikes) relative to call activity. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for downside protection expiring in late 2026 and early 2027, while call interest remains thin and concentrated near the money. This suggests a market consensus expecting continued weakness or a lack of catalysts to drive a rally.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | 0.465 | 6.838235 |
| 2023-05-12 | 0.401 | 6.375199 |
| 2023-01-05 | 0.172 | 2.555721 |
| 2022-07-08 | 0.691 | 14.702128 |
| 2022-04-22 | 0.384 | 6.666666 |
| 2020-10-09 | 0.260 | 5.936073 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.26242042 |
| Address1 | Cecilia Grierson 355 |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 26.89 |
| All Time Low | 3.01 |
| Ask | 10.1 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 564,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 415,592 |
| Average Volume | 415,592 |
| Average Volume10Days | 564,590 |
| Beta | 0.647 |
| Bid | 10.07 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| Book Value | 7.353607 |
| City | Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.12 |
| Current Ratio | 2.252 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 10.17 |
| Day Low | 9.765 |
| Debt To Equity | 23.599 |
| Display Name | Loma Negra Compañía Indl |
| Dividend Date | 1,689,120,000 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 13.074 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 13.074 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 169,280,831,488 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.19784 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 1.631 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.323 |
| Enterprise Value | 276,128,825,344 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.6066 |
| Eps Forward | 0.76958 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,688,083,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.7486 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.37139988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.038097765 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.242043 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 13.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.23333333 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.47 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35475236 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.47 - 13.2 |
| Financial Currency | ARS |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,509,543,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 50,904,237 |
| Forward Eps | 0.76958 |
| Forward P E | 13.150029 |
| Free Cashflow | -34,396,946,432 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Fullday Change | 0.23999977 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.421794 |
| Fullday Price | 10.15 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21350001 |
| Gross Profits | 182,674,276,352 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.19906001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 116,696,630 |
| Industry | Building Materials |
| Industry Disp | Building Materials |
| Industry Key | building-materials |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,688,083,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.465 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. It operates through Cement, Masonry Cement, and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. The company offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others. It also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, Plasticor, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima was incorporated in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima operates as a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada. |
| Long Name | Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,180,969,856 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_5705108 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 43,897,937,920 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,178,142,898 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 9.87 |
| Operating Cashflow | 136,159,813,632 |
| Operating Margins | 0.068390004 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 54 11 4319 3048 |
| Post Market Change | 0.029999733 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.29644006 |
| Post Market Price | 10.15 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,094,689 |
| Previous Close | 9.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.683151 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3761953 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.001380227 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0513 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.682 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.21000004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.1190722 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.765 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.765 - 10.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.87 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,390 |
| Regular Market Volume | 296,858 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02654 |
| Return On Equity | 0.03821 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.021 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7,332.129 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16440773 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 116,696,630 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.010199999 |
| Shares Short | 1,188,296 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,149,116 |
| Short Name | Loma Negra Compania Industrial |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.021300001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LOMA |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.3 |
| Target Median Price | 14.5 |
| Total Cash | 28,854,863,872 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 247.264 |
| Total Debt | 305,888,493,568 |
| Total Revenue | 855,634,477,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.31 |
| Trailing P E | 32.64516 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.9414 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.8213997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07507263 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 296,858 |
| Website | https://www.lomanegra.com |
| Zip | C1107CPG |