LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
Price (delayed)
$9.5
Market cap
$282.88M
P/E Ratio
11.05
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$0.86
Enterprise value
$543.42M
El Pollo Loco (Nasdaq:LOCO) is the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant with a mission to bring people together around food, family, and culture in the communities it serves. El Pollo
Highlights
LOCO's P/E is 36% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.4 and 21% below its last 4 quarters average of 13.9
LOCO's EPS is up by 15% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quick ratio has decreased by 33% QoQ and by 33% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of LOCO
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
29.78M
Market cap
$282.88M
Enterprise value
$543.42M
Price to earnings (P/E)
11.05
Price to book (P/B)
1.09
Price to sales (P/S)
0.6
EV/EBIT
13.19
EV/EBITDA
9.55
EV/Sales
1.15
Revenue
$473.01M
Gross profit
$145.82M
Operating income
$41.17M
Net income
$25.68M
EBIT
$41.19M
EBITDA
$56.91M
Free cash flow
$27.7M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.86
EPS diluted
$0.86
Free cash flow per share
$0.93
Book value per share
$8.71
Revenue per share
$15.85
TBVPS
$9.43
Total assets
$592.01M
Total liabilities
$331.35M
Debt
$263.02M
Equity
$260.67M
Working capital
-$55.76M
Debt to equity
1.01
Current ratio
0.26
Quick ratio
0.16
Net debt/EBITDA
4.58
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
12%
Gross margin
30.8%
Net margin
5.4%
Operating margin
8.7%
Return on assets
4.3%
Return on equity
10.1%
Return on invested capital
8.8%
Return on capital employed
8%
Return on sales
8.7%
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
LOCO stock price
How has the El Pollo Loco Holdings stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.53%
1 week
-2.46%
1 month
-7.05%
1 year
12.29%
YTD
-17.68%
QTD
-7.77%
Financial performance
How have El Pollo Loco Holdings's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$473.01M
Gross profit
$145.82M
Operating income
$41.17M
Net income
$25.68M
Gross margin
30.8%
Net margin
5.4%
The gross profit has grown by 10% YoY
El Pollo Loco Holdings's gross margin has increased by 9% YoY
The net income has grown by 7% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 6% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is El Pollo Loco Holdings's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is El Pollo Loco Holdings stock price valuation
P/E
11.05
P/B
1.09
P/S
0.6
EV/EBIT
13.19
EV/EBITDA
9.55
EV/Sales
1.15
LOCO's P/E is 36% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.4 and 21% below its last 4 quarters average of 13.9
LOCO's EPS is up by 15% YoY and by 9% from the previous quarter
LOCO's price to book (P/B) is 32% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.6 and 22% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 1.4
The company's equity rose by 4% YoY and by 2.1% QoQ
LOCO's P/S is 40% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.7
Efficiency
How efficient is El Pollo Loco Holdings business performance
LOCO's ROE is up by 6% since the previous quarter and by 5% year-on-year
El Pollo Loco Holdings's return on assets has increased by 4.9% QoQ
El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROIC has increased by 4.8% from the previous quarter and by 2.3% YoY
LOCO's ROS is up by 3.6% from the previous quarter and by 2.4% YoY
Dividends
What is LOCO's dividend history
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
Dividend history
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did El Pollo Loco Holdings financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 79% higher than its total liabilities
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quick ratio has decreased by 33% QoQ and by 33% YoY
LOCO's current ratio is down by 26% year-on-year and by 16% since the previous quarter
The debt to equity has declined by 7% year-on-year
The debt has contracted by 3.8% YoY
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.