Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) Altman Z-Score: 2.48 (As of Jul. 17, 2026) — 119% Above Median

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BOG:CEMARGOS Cementos Argos SA BOG:CEMARGOS
46 GF Score
Price COP11,520.00
GF Value COP7,654.07
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score?

Cementos Argos BOG:CEMARGOS -2.37% 46 Altman Z-Score is 2.48 as of Jul. 17, 2026, which is 119% above its 10-year median of 1.13. GuruFocus rates BOG:CEMARGOS with a GF Score™ of 46/100 and a GF Value™ of COP7,654.07 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 403 Building Materials companies, Cementos Argos ranks better than 55.83% on this metric.

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.48 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Cementos Argos has a Altman Z-Score of 2.48, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Cementos Argos is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOG:CEMARGOS' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.13   Max: 2.76
Current: 2.48

During the past 13 years, Cementos Argos's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.76. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.13.


Cementos Argos  (BOG:CEMARGOS) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score Related Terms


Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score 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.

Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score Chart

Cementos Argos Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 1.02 0.80 2.23 2.76

Cementos Argos Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.16 2.26 2.33 2.76 2.50

BOG:CEMARGOS vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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.


Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Cementos Argos Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Cementos Argos's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.4573+1.4*0.088+3.3*0.0657+0.6*2.1373+1.0*0.3047
=2.48

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was COP16,889,292 Mil.
Total Current Assets was COP10,311,718 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was COP2,587,883 Mil.
Retained Earnings was COP1,486,926 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 127736 + 72411 + 300923 + 183364 = COP684,434 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + -411447 + -14182 + 0 = COP-425,629 Mil.
Revenue was 1221694 + 1274809 + 1366446 + 1283387 = COP5,146,336 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was COP14,063,627 Mil.
Total Liabilities was COP6,580,124 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(10311718 - 2587883)/16889292
=0.4573

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=1486926/16889292
=0.088

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(684434 - -425629)/16889292
=0.0657

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=14063627.013/6580124
=2.1373

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=5146336/16889292
=0.3047

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Cementos Argos has a Altman Z-Score of 2.48 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 2.48 mean?
Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) has a Altman Z-Score of 2.48 as of Jul. 17, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Cementos Argos and its competitors. This is 119% above median its historical median of 1.13. Over the past decade, Cementos Argos' Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.70 to 2.76. According to the industry distribution chart, Cementos Argos ranks #178 out of 403 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 44.2%.
Is Cementos Argos' Altman Z-Score too high?
Cementos Argos' current Altman Z-Score of 2.48 is 119% above median its 10-year median of 1.13. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.70 to a high of 2.76. The Building Materials industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.22. Cementos Argos' value of 2.48 is 11.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Cementos Argos ranks #178 out of 403 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Cementos Argos has a GF Score™ of 46/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cementos Argos' Altman Z-Score compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Cementos Argos ranks #178 out of 403 companies for Altman Z-Score. This puts Cementos Argos in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.22. Cementos Argos' value of 2.48 is 11.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Cementos Argos' own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.70 to 2.76 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.13 vs. the industry median of 2.22, Cementos Argos has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Building Materials company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Building Materials companies is 2.22, based on 403 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Cementos Argos's current Altman Z-Score of 2.48 is 11.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Cementos Argos and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.22 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cementos Argos's current Altman Z-Score is 2.48, which is 119% above median its own 10-year median of 1.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cementos Argos stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is COP7,654.07, compared to a current price of COP11,520.00 — trading 50.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 2.48, which is 119% above median its 10-year median of 1.13 and 11.7% above the Building Materials industry median of 2.22. Cementos Argos' overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS), the current Altman Z-Score is 2.48 as of Jul. 17, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Cementos Argos (BOG:CEMARGOS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cementos Argos stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of COP11,520.00 is trading 50.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of COP7,654.07. GuruFocus considers Cementos Argos to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BOG:CEMARGOS:

  • Altman Z-Score: 2.48 (119% above median its 10-year median of 1.13)
  • GF Value™: COP7,654.07 vs. price of COP11,520.00 (50.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 46/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 11.7% above the Building Materials median (#178 of 403)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOG:CEMARGOS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Cementos Argos Business Description

Address Carrera 53, No. 106 - 280, Piso 17, Centro Empresarial Buenavista, Barranquilla, COL
Cementos Argos SA is a cement-producing company. In terms of the concrete and cement business, it is Colombia's key producer and one of the key producers in the sector across Central America and the Caribbean. The company's corporate purpose is the exploitation of the cement industry, the production of concrete mixes and any other materials or items made of cement, lime or clay, the acquisition and exploitation of minerals or deposits of exploitable minerals in the cement industry, and similar rights to explore and mine the aforementioned minerals, whether by concession, privilege, lease or other title. Its operating segments are: Colombia, which generates maximum revenue, the Caribbean, Central America, Trading, and Corporate and others.
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