Q4 2025 Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina SA (LOMA) achieved a significant reduction in CO2 equivalent emissions by 22% compared to their 2021 baseline, reflecting ongoing decarbonization efforts.
- The company advanced its circular economy strategy by valorizing 85% of waste generated and recovering over 270,000 tons of waste and byproducts.
- Net debt declined by $23 million quarter over quarter to $183 million, resulting in a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.47 times, reinforcing the company's solid financial position.
- Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina SA (LOMA) celebrated its 100th anniversary, marking a century of contributing to Argentina's sustainable and productive development.
- The company issued a new Class VI corporate bond for USD60 million with a 33-month tenure, reflecting strong investor demand and securing a 6.5% interest rate.
- Net revenue for the fourth quarter declined by 1.7% year over year, reflecting a challenging demand environment.
- Consolidated adjusted EBITDA for the quarter decreased by 33.4% year over year, primarily driven by lower EBITDA generation in the cement segment.
- Gross profit declined by 29.1%, with gross margin contracting by 906 basis points year over year to 23.5%.
- Net profit attributable to the owners of the company fell significantly to 6.2 billion pesos from 29.5 billion pesos in the fourth quarter of 2024.
- The cement industry posted a broadly flat quarter, with growth expectations affected by the electoral process and financial tensions, impacting recovery momentum.
Good morning everyone and welcome to the Loma Negra fourth quarter 2025 conference call and webcast. (Operator Instructions) Also, Mr. Sergio Faifman will be responding in Spanish immediately following an English translation. (Operator Instructions)
There's also no today's event is being recorded. At this time I'd like to turn the conference call over to Mr. Diego Jalon, Head of IR. Mr. Diego, please go ahead.
Mr President, good morning and welcome to Loma Negra's earnings conference call. By now, everyone should have access to our earnings press release, and the presentation for today's call, both of which were distributed yesterday after market close. Joining me on the call this morning are Sergio Faifman, our CEO and Vice President of the Board of Directors; Marcos Gradin, our CFO; and Lucrecia Loureiro , our Human Capital, Sustainability and Legal Affairs Director. Sergio and Marcos will be available for the Q&A session.
Before we proceed, I would
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