Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina (Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina) PB Ratio

: 1.38 (As of Today)

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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-19), Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's share price is $6.90. Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $5.01. Hence, Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio of today is 1.38.

The historical rank and industry rank for Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LOMA' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9 Med: 2.56 Max: 40.94
Current: 4.31

During the past 9 years, Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's highest PB Ratio was 40.94. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 2.56.

LOMA's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.86% of 377 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs LOMA: 4.31

During the past 12 months, Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 113.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 47.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 62.70% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina was 268.00% per year. The lowest was 47.40% per year. And the median was 108.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

PB Ratio

2.14

1.51

0.88

0.56

1.16

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
PB Ratio																1.05	1.16	1.10	1.30	1.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina PB Ratio Distribution

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio falls into.

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2023)
	=	6.90	/	5.013
	=	1.38

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PB Ratio

Market Cap

(Total Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock)

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina (Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina) Business Description

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Address

Boulevard Cecilia Grierson 355, Piso 4, 4th Floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1107CPG

Website

https://www.lomanegra.com

Loma Negra Cia Industria Argentina SA is a cement producer in Argentina. The company operates in five segments: Cement, masonry cement, and lime; Concrete; Rail services; Aggregates; and Others. The majority of its revenue comes from Cement, masonry cement, and lime segment.