# Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADS (LOMA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Construction Materials. Price $10.27, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 41.1×** (5-yr avg 0.7×, 3-yr avg 0.1×). Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADS trades at 41.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 13.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 21.5%**. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADS keeps 21.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 9.1%**. 9.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.8%**. 2.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.2%**. 2.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 21.3%** (3-yr -4.8%/yr, 5-yr 47.3%/yr). Revenue grew 21.3% over the last year, against 47.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.28**. Debt is 0.28 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Interest coverage: 1.6×**. Operating profit covers interest 1.6×, thin but manageable.
- **Current ratio: 1.44** (quick 0.48). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.44 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.46**. A Z-score of 1.46 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima ADS does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 12.2%** (YTD -20.7%, 3-mo -7.8%). The shares are up 12.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.2%** (45.9% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.51** (volatility 58%). Beta of 1.51 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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