LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

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  2. Consumer Cyclical
  3. NASDAQ: LOCO

Price (delayed)

$10.32

Market cap

$320.95M

P/E Ratio

12.74

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$0.81

Enterprise value

$582.95M

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 EPS is up by 23% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.9% from the previous quarter
LOCO's P/E is 28% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.8 but 4.4% above its last 4 quarters average of 12.2
The company's equity fell by 9% YoY but it rose by 2.2% QoQ
The debt has grown by 8% YoY
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Peers: JACK MCD WEN PBPB

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LOCO
Market
Shares outstanding
31.1M
Market cap
$320.95M
Enterprise value
$582.95M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
12.74
Price to book (P/B)
1.26
Price to sales (P/S)
0.68
EV/EBIT
14.05
EV/EBITDA
10.24
EV/Sales
1.24
Earnings
Revenue
$470.29M
EBIT
$41.5M
EBITDA
$56.94M
Free cash flow
$28.52M
Per share
EPS
$0.81
Free cash flow per share
$0.93
Book value per share
$8.19
Revenue per share
$15.28
TBVPS
$9.34
Balance sheet
Total assets
$598.02M
Total liabilities
$341.73M
Debt
$271.13M
Equity
$256.29M
Working capital
-$48.39M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
1.06
Current ratio
0.36
Quick ratio
0.26
Net debt/EBITDA
4.6
Margins
EBITDA margin
12.1%
Gross margin
29.1%
Net margin
5.6%
Operating margin
8.9%
Efficiency
Return on assets
4.5%
Return on equity
10.2%
Return on invested capital
8.9%
Return on capital employed
7.9%
Return on sales
8.8%
Dividend
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
3.1%
1 week
18.76%
1 month
13.03%
1 year
10.43%
YTD
17.01%
QTD
5.95%

Financial performance

How have El Pollo Loco Holdings's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$470.29M
Gross profit
$136.84M
Operating income
$41.83M
Net income
$26.55M
Gross margin
29.1%
Net margin
5.6%
El Pollo Loco Holdings's operating income has increased by 22% YoY and by 5% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has increased by 22% YoY and by 4.7% from the previous quarter
The net margin has grown by 12% YoY
The net income has grown by 12% YoY and by 3.9% 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
12.74
P/B
1.26
P/S
0.68
EV/EBIT
14.05
EV/EBITDA
10.24
EV/Sales
1.24
LOCO's P/E is 28% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.8 but 4.4% above its last 4 quarters average of 12.2
LOCO's EPS is up by 23% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
LOCO's price to book (P/B) is 21% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.6 but 5% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 1.2
The company's equity fell by 9% YoY but it rose by 2.2% QoQ
LOCO's P/S is 32% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 and 2.9% 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 31% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
LOCO's ROS is up by 19% YoY and by 3.5% from the previous quarter
El Pollo Loco Holdings's return on assets has increased by 15% YoY and by 4.7% QoQ
El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROIC has increased by 11% YoY and by 3.5% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is LOCO's dividend
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

There are no recent dividends present for LOCO.

Financial health

How did El Pollo Loco Holdings financials performed over time
The company's total assets is 75% higher than its total liabilities
The total liabilities has increased by 10% YoY
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quick ratio has increased by 8% QoQ but it has decreased by 3.7% YoY
The debt is 6% more than the equity
The debt to equity has grown by 19% year-on-year but it has declined by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The company's equity fell by 9% YoY but it rose by 2.2% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.