NASDAQ
LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Restaurants
Consumer Cyclical

Prices are adjusted according to historical splits.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Stock Price

Vitals

Today's Low:
$9.16
Today's High:
$9.34
Open Price:
$9.28
52W Low:
$7.3963
52W High:
$13
Prev. Close:
$9.3
Volume:
214348

Company Statistics

Market Cap.:
$306.57 million
Book Value:
7.77
Revenue TTM:
$471.82 million
Operating Margin TTM:
7.36%
Gross Profit TTM:
$83.70 million
Profit Margin:
4.99%
Return on Assets TTM:
3.57%
Return on Equity TTM:
7.83%

Company Profile

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc had its IPO on 2014-07-25 under the ticker symbol LOCO.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc has a staff strength of 4,931 employees.

Stock update

Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc opened at $9.28 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $9.16 - $9.34, and closed at $9.16.

This is a -1.51% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 214,348 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc have slipped by -4.48%.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's Key Ratios

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc has a market cap of $306.57 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2244 and a price to sales ratio of 0.8546.

In the last 12-months El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s revenue was $471.82 million with a gross profit of $83.70 million and an EBITDA of $49.26 million. The EBITDA ratio measures El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s operating margin was 7.36% while its return on assets stood at 3.57% with a return of equity of 7.83%.

In Q2, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 1.3% while revenue growth was a negative 2.1%.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE
14.0252
Trailing PE
14.5313
PEG
1.16

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.64 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 14.0252 and a PEG multiple of 1.16. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s profitability.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.282 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.6048. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.8546.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 2.24%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets
$597.16 million
Total Liabilities
$73.74 million
Operating Cash Flow
$-3219000.00
Capital Expenditure
$3.26 million
Dividend Payout Ratio
2.24%

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc ended 2024 with $597.16 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $597.16 million while shareholder equity stood at $276.96 million.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc ended 2024 with $8.83 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $73.74 million in other current liabilities, 356000.00 in common stock, $382000.00 in retained earnings and $248.67 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $10.18 million and cash and short-term investments were $10.18 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $19,575,000 while long-term debt stood at $60.00 million.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc’s total current assets stands at $27.14 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $11.44 million compared to accounts payable of $16.58 million and inventory worth $2.04 million.

In 2024, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's operating cash flow was $-3219000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $3.26 million.

Comparatively, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc paid $0.02 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price
$9.16
52-Week High
$13
52-Week Low
$7.3963
Analyst Target Price
$11.33

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc stock is currently trading at $9.16 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $13 and a 52-week low of $13. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $11.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $9.91 and 200-day moving average was $10.28 The short ratio stood at 2.95 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 1000.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6898.3% are held by institutions.

Frequently Asked Questions About El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The stock symbol (also called stock or share ticker) of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is LOCO

The IPO of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc took place on 2014-07-25

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About

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates franchised restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants 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 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Address

3535 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92626