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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Data quality: 83%
LOCO
Nasdaq Retail Trade Eating & Drinking Places
$14.18
▲ $0.17 (1.21%)
Mkt Cap: 424.78 M
Price
$14.18
Mkt Cap
424.78 M
Day Range
$13.85 — $14.25
52-Week Range
$8.29 — $14.50
Volume
127,200
Open $13.85
50D / 200D Avg
$11.76
20.55% above
50D / 200D Avg
$10.81
31.21% above

Quick Summary

Key Takeaways

Debt/Equity of 0.22 — conservative balance sheet
Generating 25.44 M in free cash flow
Cash machine — converts 96.05% of earnings into free cash flow

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
N/A
Revenue (1Y)N/A
Earnings (1Y)3.12%
FCF Growth (3Y)14.65%

Quality

Return on Equity
9.51%
Above sector avg (-4.11%)
ROIC5.63%
Net MarginN/A
Op. MarginN/A

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.22
Below sector avg (0.68)
Current Ratio0.41
Interest Coverage9.41

Valuation

PE (TTM)
16.04
Above sector avg (-2.16)
P/B Ratio1.50
EV/EBITDA8.19
Dividend YieldN/A

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Retail Trade sector median (65 peers)
Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 16.0 -2.2
P/B 1.5 1.5
ROE % 9.5 -4.1
Net Margin % — -0.9
Rev Growth 5Y % — 2.7
D/E 0.2 0.7

ETFs Holding This Stock

EATZ logo EATZ AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF
5.16% weight
VICE logo VICE AdvisorShares Vice ETF
3.85% weight
FDM logo FDM First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund
0.45% weight
SQLV logo SQLV Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF
0.25% weight
BSVO logo BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF
0.13% weight
GSSC logo GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
0.05% weight
AVSC logo AVSC Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
0.03% weight
EES logo EES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund
0.03% weight
IWV logo IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF
0.00% weight

All Fundamental Metrics
Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) N/A Revenue Growth (3Y) N/A
Earnings Growth (1Y) 3.12% Earnings Growth (3Y) 1.81%
Revenue Growth (5Y) N/A Earnings Growth (5Y) -2.34%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) N/A Net Income (TTM) 26.49 M
ROE 9.51% ROA 4.42%
Gross Margin N/A Operating Margin N/A
Net Margin N/A Free Cash Flow (TTM) 25.44 M
ROIC 5.63% FCF Growth (3Y) 14.65%
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.22 Current Ratio 0.41
Interest Coverage 9.41 Asset Turnover N/A
Working Capital -41.40 M Tangible Book Value 34.26 M
Dividends
Dividend Yield N/A Payout Ratio N/A
Dividend Growth (3Y) N/A Dividend Growth (5Y) N/A
Consecutive Div Years N/A
Valuation
P/E Ratio 16.04 Forward P/E N/A
P/B Ratio 1.50 P/S Ratio N/A
PEG Ratio N/A Forward PEG N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.19 Fwd EV/EBITDA N/A
Forward P/S N/A Fwd Earnings Yield N/A
FCF Yield 5.99%
Market Cap 424.78 M Enterprise Value 474.91 M
Per Share
EPS (Diluted TTM) 0.90 Revenue / Share N/A
FCF / Share 0.85 OCF / Share 1.60
EPS CAGR (1Y) 4.65% EPS CAGR (5Y) 2.99%
EPS CAGR (10Y) 7.49%
Efficiency
CapEx / Revenue N/A FCF Conversion 96.05%
SBC-Adj. FCF 20.25 M Growth Momentum N/A

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue — — — — —
Net Income 26.49 M 25.68 M 25.55 M 20.80 M 29.12 M
EPS (Diluted) 0.90 0.86 0.74 0.57 0.80
Gross Profit — — — — —
Operating Income 42.05 M 41.17 M 39.79 M 30.12 M 41.34 M
EBITDA — — — — —
R&D Expenses — — — — —
SG&A Expenses — — — — —
D&A 15.97 M 15.72 M 15.24 M 14.42 M 15.18 M
Interest Expense 4.47 M 5.90 M 4.81 M 1.68 M 1.82 M
Income Tax 11.09 M 9.61 M 9.32 M 8.08 M 10.33 M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 606.65 M 592.01 M 592.30 M 597.22 M 613.79 M
Total Liabilities 315.57 M 331.35 M 341.61 M 316.07 M 303.16 M
Shareholders' Equity 291.08 M 260.67 M 250.70 M 281.15 M 310.62 M
Total Debt 51.00 M 71.00 M 84.00 M 66.00 M 40.00 M
Cash & Equivalents 6.23 M 2.48 M 7.29 M 20.49 M 30.05 M
Current Assets 25.62 M 19.90 M 25.13 M 37.45 M 49.50 M
Current Liabilities 79.08 M 75.66 M 72.58 M 68.51 M 74.58 M