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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
LOCO
$469M
Mkt Cap
$15.93
+3.17%
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a current P/E ratio of 17.9, compared to its historical median P/E of 18.3. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 7.2%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a market capitalization of $469M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.39%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) appears fair. The current P/E of 17.9 is 2% below its historical median of 18.3. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 9.4%.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) operates in the Retail-Eating Places industry, within the Consumer Cyclical sector.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. operates in the Retail-Eating Places industry, Consumer Cyclical sector. Full business description from SEC filing not yet available.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net Income | 26M | 26M | 26M | 26M | 21M | 29M |
| EPS | $0.90 | $0.90 | $0.86 | $0.74 | $0.57 | $0.80 |
| Free Cash Flow | 25M | 25M | 28M | 19M | 19M | 35M |
| ROIC | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8.1% |
| Gross Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Debt/Equity | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | $1.50 | - |
| Operating Income | 42M | 42M | 41M | 40M | 30M | 41M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - |
| ROE | 9.1% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 7.0% | 9.9% |
| Shares Outstanding | 29M | 29M | 30M | 35M | 36M | 36M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 345M | 355M | 380M | 402M | 436M | 442M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| Gross Margin | 76.6% | 76.3% | 74.4% | 73.5% | 14.3% | 22.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 30M | 29M | 35M | 39M | 50M | 40M | 36M | 40M | 39M | 42M | 46M | 50M | 50M |
| EBIT | 49M | 49M | 35M | 6.8M | -9.5M | 38M | 34M | 41M | 30M | 40M | 41M | 42M | 42M |
| Op. Margin | 14.3% | 13.8% | 9.1% | 1.7% | -2.2% | 8.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 42M | 24M | 18M | 8.6M | -9.0M | 25M | 24M | 29M | 21M | 26M | 26M | 26M | 26M |
| Net Margin | 12.3% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | -2.1% | 5.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 94K | -382K | -520K | 33M | 9.4M | 3.3M | 3.5M | 253K | 2.1M | 8.3M | 268K | 22K | 22K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 16.9% | 8.1% | 5.7% | 1.8% | -2.5% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| ROE | 32.8% | 10.6% | 7.2% | 3.2% | -3.3% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| ROA | 9.7% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 1.9% | -2.0% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 26M | 58M | 49M | 54M | 45M | 36M | 41M | 52M | 39M | 41M | 47M | 48M | 48M |
| Free Cash Flow | -751K | 27M | 12M | 17M | 18M | 21M | 34M | 35M | 19M | 19M | 28M | 25M | 25M |
| Owner Earnings | 13M | 44M | 32M | 34M | 26M | 16M | 21M | 34M | 21M | 22M | 27M | 27M | 27M |
| CapEx | 27M | 31M | 37M | 36M | 28M | 15M | 6.7M | 17M | 20M | 21M | 19M | 23M | 23M |
| Maint. CapEx | 12M | 13M | 16M | 18M | 18M | 18M | 17M | 15M | 14M | 15M | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Growth CapEx | 15M | 18M | 21M | 18M | 10.0M | 0 | 0 | 1.9M | 5.5M | 6.1M | 3.4M | 6.7M | 6.7M |
| D&A | 12M | 13M | 16M | 18M | 18M | 18M | 17M | 15M | 14M | 15M | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| CapEx/OCF | 102.9% | 53.2% | 75.9% | 67.5% | 61.2% | 42.7% | 16.5% | 32.7% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 40.8% | N/A | 47.1% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 981K | 48M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59M | 21M | 1.8M | 1.8M |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.2% | 10.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1.1M | 539K | 1.1M | 1.1M | 2.0M | 2.5M | 3.1M | 3.2M | 3.5M | 3.0M | 3.9M | 5.4M | 5.4M |
| Debt Repayment | 1.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 154M | 117M | 102M | 85M | 67M | 89M | 112M | 50M | 112M | 161M | 140M | 96M | 96M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 11M | 6.1M | 2.2M | 8.6M | 7.0M | 8.1M | 13M | 30M | 20M | 7.3M | 2.5M | 6.2M | 6.2M |
| Long-Term Debt | 166M | 124M | 105M | 93M | 74M | 83K | 63M | 40M | 66M | 84M | 71M | 51M | 51M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Interest Coverage | 2.7 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 2.1 | -2.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 22.7 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Equity | 210M | 245M | 265M | 275M | 265M | 246M | 278M | 311M | 281M | 251M | 261M | 291M | 291M |
| Total Assets | 455M | 461M | 471M | 443M | 450M | 625M | 605M | 614M | 597M | 592M | 592M | 607M | 607M |
| Total Liabilities | 245M | 216M | 206M | 168M | 185M | 379M | 328M | 303M | 316M | 342M | 331M | 316M | 316M |
| Intangibles | 778K | 638K | 484K | 377K | 280K | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | -149M | -125M | -107M | -98M | -111M | -86M | -62M | -32M | -12M | 14M | 19M | 44M | 44M |
| Working Capital | 12M | -956K | -31M | -27M | -61M | -49M | -35M | -25M | -31M | -47M | -56M | -53M | -53M |
| Current Assets | 44M | 39M | 14M | 21M | 22M | 25M | 32M | 50M | 37M | 25M | 20M | 26M | 26M |
| Current Liabilities | 32M | 40M | 45M | 47M | 83M | 74M | 66M | 75M | 69M | 73M | 76M | 79M | 79M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.24 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.22 | -0.23 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
| Owner EPS | 0.39 | 1.14 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
| Book Value | 6.14 | 6.31 | 6.80 | 7.02 | 6.78 | 6.61 | 7.71 | 8.53 | 7.70 | 7.26 | 8.73 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.76 | 1.49 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 1.43 | 1.06 | 1.18 | 1.57 | 1.63 | 1.44 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 34.2M | 38.8M | 39.0M | 39.2M | 39.1M | 37.2M | 36.0M | 36.4M | 36.5M | 34.5M | 29.9M | 29.4M | 29.4M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 14.6 | 17.9 | 23.2 | 40.0 | N/A | 19.2 | 23.4 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 12.2 | 13.5 | N/A | 17.7 |
| P/FCF | N/A | 15.8 | 35.8 | 19.8 | 28.9 | 23.1 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 19.5 | 16.1 | 12.5 | N/A | 18.4 |
| EV/EBIT | 12.4 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 49.2 | N/A | 14.8 | 18.6 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | N/A | 13.4 |
| Price/Book | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | N/A | 1.6 |
| Price/Sales | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | N/A | N/A |
| FCF Yield | -0.1% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 8.0% | N/A | 5.4% |
| Market Cap | 620M | 430M | 426M | 344M | 510M | 478M | 573M | 443M | 363M | 312M | 346M | 0 | 469M |
| Avg. Price | 28.00 | 16.61 | 10.99 | 10.55 | 10.14 | 11.07 | 12.73 | 14.95 | 9.66 | 9.77 | 11.04 | 0.00 | 15.93 |
| Year-End Price | 18.10 | 11.09 | 10.91 | 8.79 | 13.05 | 12.87 | 15.92 | 12.16 | 9.96 | 9.03 | 11.59 | 0.00 | 15.93 |
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. trades at 17.9x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 18.3x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 22.2x vs a median of 19.5x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 7.2%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 0.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +4.1%.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) generated $25 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.90 in its most recent fiscal year.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.6%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
The Ledger Terminal provides 14 years of financial data for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a book value per share of $9.89, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.