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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Stock Price: $17.32 USD -0.63 (-3.51%)

Updated Oct 16, 2020 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

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Key Info

Market Cap	622.17M
Revenue (ttm)	424.38M
Net Income (ttm)	19.00M
Shares Out	35.92M
EPS (ttm)	0.54
PE Ratio	32.07
Forward PE	n/a
Dividend	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a

Stock Quote

Trading Day	Oct 16, 2020
Last Price	$17.32
Previous Close	$17.95
Change ($)	-0.63
Change (%)	-3.51%
Day's Open	17.85
Day's Range	17.22 - 18.16
Day's Volume	297,858
52-Week Range	6.15 - 19.90

More Stats

Market Cap	622.17M
Enterprise Value	907.77M
Earnings Date (est)	Oct 29, 2020
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a
Shares Outstanding	35.92M
Float	18.61M
EPS (basic)	0.55
EPS (diluted)	0.54
FCF / Share	0.64

Dividend	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Earnings Yield	3.12%
FCF Yield	3.59%
Payout Ratio	n/a
Shares Short	3.54M
Short Ratio	11.77
Short % of Float	19.02%
Beta	1.50

PE Ratio	32.07
Forward PE	n/a
P/FCF Ratio	27.85
PS Ratio	1.47
PB Ratio	2.51
Revenue	424.38M
Operating Income	28.59M
Net Income	19.00M
Free Cash Flow	22.34M

Net Cash	-285.60M
Net Cash / Share	-7.95
Gross Margin	22.80%
Operating Margin	6.74%
Profit Margin	4.50%
FCF Margin	5.26%
ROA	3.72%
ROE	7.32%
ROIC	5.00%

Stats based on trailing-twelve-month (ttm) numbers.

Analyst Summary

Analyst Ratings (5)

Buy	2
Overweight	0
Hold	3
Underweight	0
Sell	0

What these ratings mean

Analyst Consensus: Overweight

Price Target

$19.67*

(13.57% upside)

Low

18.0

Current: $17.32

High

21.0

Target: 19.67

*Average 12-month price target from 3 stock analysts.

Financial Performance

Financial numbers in millions USD.

Financial Overview

Year	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012
Revenue	442	436	402	380	355	345	315	294
Revenue Growth	1.49%	8.5%	5.68%	7.06%	2.96%	9.57%	7.19%	-
Gross Profit	124	121	99.59	97.67	94.93	93.07	82.32	73.14
Operating Income	38.33	-9.46	6.82	34.60	48.82	46.63	41.99	33.05
Net Income	24.90	-8.99	8.62	18.34	24.05	42.46	-16.87	-7.87
Shares Outstanding	36.74	38.57	38.45	38.36	37.95	32.29	28.71	28.71
Earnings Per Share	0.67	-0.23	0.22	0.47	0.62	1.24	-0.59	-0.27
EPS Growth	-	-	-53.19%	-24.19%	-50%	-	-	-
Operating Cash Flow	36.14	45.44	53.67	49.30	57.97	26.09	19.70	19.41
Capital Expenditures	-15.44	-27.80	-36.24	-37.41	-30.84	-26.84	-13.82	-14.99
Free Cash Flow	20.70	17.64	17.43	11.89	27.14	-0.75	5.88	4.42
Cash & Equivalents	8.07	6.97	8.55	2.29	6.23	11.62	17.15	-
Total Debt	311	74.18	93.32	104	124	166	289	-
Net Cash / Debt	-303	-67.22	-84.77	-102	-117	-154	-272	-
Assets	625	450	443	471	461	455	417	-
Liabilities	379	185	168	206	216	245	368	-
Book Value	246	265	275	265	245	210	48.54	-

Numbers in millions USD, except per-share numbers.

Company Profile

Company Details

Full Name	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Country	United States
Employees	5,005
CEO	Bernard Acoca

Stock Information

Ticker Symbol	LOCO
Stock Exchange	NASDAQ
Sector	Consumer Cyclical
Industry	Restaurants
Unique Identifier	NASDAQ: LOCO
IPO Date	July 25, 2014

Description

El Pollo Loco Holdings, through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. The company offers fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken in various entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tostada salads, and chicken tortilla soup, as well as provides 500 calorie entrees, and Pollo Bowl and Pollo salad products. As of December 25, 2019, it operated 482 restaurants, including 195 company-operated and 287 franchised restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses 1 restaurant in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.