China Resources Cement (OTCMKTS:CARCY) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) Head to Head Analysis

China Resources Cement (OTCMKTS:CARCY) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for China Resources Cement and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Resources Cement	0	0	0	0	0.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	0	1	1	0	2.50

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

China Resources Cement has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

China Resources Cement pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. China Resources Cement pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Resources Cement and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Cement	$2.93 billion	0.33	$66.68 million	$0.10	41.00
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	$855.63 billion	0.00	$18.87 million	$0.29	32.17

China Resources Cement has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Resources Cement, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Cement and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Cement	0.86%	0.39%	0.25%
Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina	5.05%	3.79%	2.15%

Summary

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina beats China Resources Cement on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Cement

China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells cement, concrete, aggregates, and related products and services in Mainland China. It operates through Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates and Others segments. The company engages in the excavation of limestone; and production, sale, and distribution of cement, clinker, and concrete. The company's products are used in the construction of infrastructure projects, such as railways, highways, subways, bridges, airports, ports, dams, and hydroelectric and nuclear power stations, as well as high-rise buildings, and suburban and rural area development. It also engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered and natural stones, and other products; prefabricated construction materials; mining of aggregates; marine transportation activities; provides environmental protection engineering, and warehouse management and fuel supply services; and offers building materials testing and consultancy services. In addition, the company trades in steel pipes, aggregates, and construction materials; and holds properties. The company was formerly known as China Resources Cement Holdings Limited and changed its name to China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited in November 2023. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of CRH (Cement) Limited.

About Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cement and its derivatives in Argentina. The company operates through Cement, Masonry Cement and Lime; Concrete; Railroad; Aggregates; and Others segments. It offers masonry cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, concrete, and lime to wholesale distributors, concrete producers, industrial customers, and others for use in the construction. The company also provides rail transportation services; and treats and recycles industrial waste for use as fuel and raw material. It markets its products under the Loma Negra, San Martín, Plasticor, Cacique Plus, Cacique Max, Loma Negra Plus, and Lomax brands. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Intercement Trading E Inversiones Argentina Sociedad Limitada.