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LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Price (delayed)

$11.2

Market cap

$336.58M

P/E Ratio

13.18

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$0.85

Enterprise value

$593.8M

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 29% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.1 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 14.1
The gross profit has grown by 7% YoY
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quick ratio has increased by 44% QoQ but it has decreased by 12% YoY
The net income has contracted by 4.9% YoY

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of LOCO
Market
Shares outstanding
30.05M
Market cap
$336.58M
Enterprise value
$593.8M
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
13.18
Price to book (P/B)
1.26
Price to sales (P/S)
0.68
EV/EBIT
14.67
EV/EBITDA
10.56
EV/Sales
1.25
Earnings
Revenue
$476.03M
Gross profit
$146.32M
Operating income
$40.46M
Net income
$25.25M
EBIT
$40.48M
EBITDA
$56.23M
Free cash flow
$22.05M
Per share
EPS
$0.85
EPS diluted
$0.86
Free cash flow per share
$0.76
Book value per share
$8.92
Revenue per share
$16.37
TBVPS
$9.62
Balance sheet
Total assets
$590.45M
Total liabilities
$324.75M
Debt
$261.54M
Equity
$265.7M
Working capital
-$50.96M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.98
Current ratio
0.32
Quick ratio
0.23
Net debt/EBITDA
4.57
Margins
EBITDA margin
11.8%
Gross margin
30.7%
Net margin
5.3%
Operating margin
8.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
4.3%
Return on equity
9.8%
Return on invested capital
8.7%
Return on capital employed
7.9%
Return on sales
8.5%
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
8.84%
1 week
9.06%
1 month
22.27%
1 year
1.27%
YTD
-2.95%
QTD
8.74%

Financial performance

How have El Pollo Loco Holdings's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$476.03M
Gross profit
$146.32M
Operating income
$40.46M
Net income
$25.25M
Gross margin
30.7%
Net margin
5.3%

LOCO financials

The gross profit has grown by 7% YoY
El Pollo Loco Holdings's gross margin has increased by 5% YoY
The net income has contracted by 4.9% YoY
The net margin has contracted by 5% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does LOCO's price correlate with its fundamentals

LOCO Price vs fundamentals

LOCO Earnings waterfall

LOCO Price vs fair value

Growth

What is El Pollo Loco Holdings's growth rate over time

LOCO growth chart

Valuation

What is El Pollo Loco Holdings stock price valuation
P/E
13.18
P/B
1.26
P/S
0.68
EV/EBIT
14.67
EV/EBITDA
10.56
EV/Sales
1.25

Valuation vs average

Price to earnings (P/E)

LOCO's P/E is 29% below its 5-year quarterly average of 17.1 and 14% below its last 4 quarters average of 14.1
LOCO's EPS is up by 4.9% YoY

Price to book (P/B)

LOCO's price to book (P/B) is 23% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5 and 18% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 1.4
The company's equity rose by 3.7% YoY

Price to sales (P/S)

LOCO's P/S is 30% below its 5-year quarterly average of 0.9 and 10% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.7

Efficiency

How efficient is El Pollo Loco Holdings business performance
LOCO's ROE is down by 3.9% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
El Pollo Loco Holdings's return on assets has decreased by 4.4% YoY
LOCO's ROS is down by 3.4% YoY and by 2.3% from the previous quarter
El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROIC has decreased by 2.2% 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

Assets vs liabilities

The company's total assets is 82% higher than its total liabilities
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quick ratio has increased by 44% QoQ but it has decreased by 12% YoY
LOCO's current ratio is up by 23% since the previous quarter but it is down by 11% year-on-year

Debt vs equity

The debt to equity has declined by 8% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
The debt has contracted by 3.5% YoY

Balance sheet

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