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Loma Negra Receives Upgrade, Highlights Strong Fundamentals

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA has seen its rating surge from 49% to 76%. This upgrade reflects the company's solid fundamentals and strong price performance, suggesting potential positive momentum in its stock.

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AI Rating:   7

Rating Upgrade and Strong Fundamentals

The report highlights a significant upgrade for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA (LOMA), showing an increase in the rating from 49% to 76%. This shift suggests a more favorable outlook based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and valuation. A rating above 80% typically indicates interest from investors, while above 90% signals strong interest.

Importantly, the analysis indicates that Loma Negra has successfully passed the following tests in the strategy’s criteria:

  • Profit Margin: PASS
  • Relative Strength: PASS
  • Sales and EPS Growth Comparisons: PASS
  • Cash Flow from Operations: PASS
  • Profit Margin Consistency: PASS
  • Inventory to Sales: PASS
  • Accounts Receivable to Sales: PASS
  • The Fool Ratio (P/E to Growth): PASS
  • Average Shares Outstanding: PASS
  • Daily Dollar Volume: PASS
  • Price: PASS
  • Income Tax Percentage: PASS

Despite these strong indicators, there are areas of concern:

  • Insider Holdings: FAIL
  • Cash and Cash Equivalents: FAIL
  • Long Term Debt/Equity Ratio: FAIL
  • Sales: FAIL

These shortcomings could present risks to investors, particularly in the areas of liquidity and leverage as indicated by the cash reserves and debt levels. Nonetheless, the strong indicators in profitability and cash flow may provide a buffer against these risks.

Investors should closely monitor Loma Negra as the positive momentum suggested by the rating upgrade, alongside its thriving profit margins and cash flow, could attract increased buying interest, potentially driving the stock price higher in the near term.

Stocks:  LOMA