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Item 11 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Loma Negra Compania Industrialargentina Sociedad Anonima · 20-F · FY 2025 · Period ended Dec 31, 2025
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We are exposed to market risks arising from our normal business activities. These market risks principally involve the possibility that changes in interest rate or exchange rates will adversely affect the value of our financial assets and liabilities or future cash flows and earnings. Liquidity risk is the risk of us not complying with all of our obligations as a result of a decrease in the fair value of our investments, an excessive concentration of liabilities from a particular source, the mismatch between assets and liabilities, the lack of liquidity of assets or the funding of long term assets with short-term liabilities, among other possible risks. We could enter into derivatives and other financial instruments for purposes other than trading, in order to manage and reduce the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. These instruments are intended to reduce the impacts of any devaluation of the peso against the U.S. dollar and any increase in international interest rates on U.S. dollar liabilities.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk because a significant portion of our indebtedness bears interest at floating rates. As of December 31, 2025, our total outstanding borrowings on a consolidated basis was Ps. 297,908 million, where 15% of the company's consolidated loans accrued interest at a variable rate.
In the event that the average floating rate applicable to our financial liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2025 were 1.0% higher than the average interest rate during such period, our financial expenses in the same period would have increased by Ps. 455 million.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Our liabilities that are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk are denominated in U.S. dollars. To partially offset our risk of any depreciation of the peso against the U.S. dollar, from time to time we may enter into derivative or dollar linked contracts. Because we borrow in U.S. dollars in international or local markets to fund our operations and investments, we are exposed to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates and interest rates.
Our foreign currency exposure gives rise to market risks associated with exchange rate movements. A significant portion of our borrowings are denominated in foreign currency. As of December 31, 2025, our consolidated foreign currency-denominated borrowings was Ps. 253,981 million, denominated in U.S. dollars.
As of December 31, 2025 we did not have foreign currency derivative financial instruments.
In the event that the peso was to depreciate by 25% against the U.S. dollar as compared to the peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate as of December 31, 2025, our foreign currency denominated indebtedness as of December 31, 2025 would have increased by Ps. 66,093 million.
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Additionally, considering the exchange regulations and restrictions currently applicable in Argentina, the Group constantly monitors the alternatives for collecting assets and settling liabilities in foreign currency and the related impact. The gain/loss arising from the use of financial instruments to settle transactions in foreign currency is recognized when the Group unconditionally commits to or irreversibly executes such settlement. As of December 31, 2025, the use of financial instruments to settle the above transactions would result in an impact of approximately 1.5%.
Liquidity Risk
Our board of directors has the ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management and has established an appropriate framework allowing our management to handle financing requirements for the short-, medium-and long-term. We manage liquidity risk by maintaining reserves, obtaining loan facilities, continuously monitoring projected and real cash flows, and reconciling maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
We consider that the liquidity risk exposure is low since we have been generating cash flow from our operating activities, supported on strong profits and have access to loans and financial resources. However, if we are unable to access the capital markets to finance our operations in the future, this could adversely affect our ability to obtain additional capital to grow our business. See “Item 3.D. Key Information—Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry—Management’s plans to obtain sufficient funds to settle current liabilities may not be accomplished and hence we may have negative working capital in the near future”.