El Pollo Loco Holdings
Market Cap
US$668.1m
Last Updated
2021/03/01 00:36 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
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. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has El Pollo Loco Holdings's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: LOCO is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LOCO's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.8%
LOCO
3.2%
US Hospitality
-3.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
42.1%
LOCO
27.2%
US Hospitality
36.5%
US Market
Return vs Industry: LOCO exceeded the US Hospitality industry which returned 27.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LOCO exceeded the US Market which returned 36.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| LOCO | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.8% | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 30 Day | -9.9% | 17.6% | 2.7% |
| 90 Day | 17.0% | 19.8% | 7.5% |
| 1 Year | 42.1%42.1% | 28.4%27.2% | 39.5%36.5% |
| 3 Year | 92.9%92.9% | 12.3%5.5% | 53.5%43.6% |
| 5 Year | 28.6%28.6% | 68.8%52.1% | 117.5%93.2% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is El Pollo Loco Holdings's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Should You Use El Pollo Loco Holdings's (NASDAQ:LOCO) Statutory Earnings To Analyse It?Valuation
Is El Pollo Loco Holdings undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
28.38x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LOCO ($18.33) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($5.23)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LOCO is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LOCO is good value based on its PE Ratio (28.4x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (43.6x).
PE vs Market: LOCO is poor value based on its PE Ratio (28.4x) compared to the US market (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LOCO is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LOCO is good value based on its PB Ratio (2.5x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (3.6x).
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Future Growth
How is El Pollo Loco Holdings forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
18.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LOCO's forecast earnings growth (18.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: LOCO's earnings (18.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (20.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LOCO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: LOCO's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LOCO's revenue (4.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if LOCO's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has El Pollo Loco Holdings performed over the past 5 years?
-14.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LOCO has a large one-off loss of $9.7M impacting its September 23 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: LOCO became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LOCO's earnings have declined by 14.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LOCO has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: LOCO has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Hospitality industry (-40.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: LOCO's Return on Equity (8.3%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is El Pollo Loco Holdings's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LOCO's short term assets ($44.9M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($69.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: LOCO's short term assets ($44.9M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($280.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LOCO's debt to equity ratio (30.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: LOCO's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 52.5% to 30.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LOCO's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (45.1%).
Interest Coverage: LOCO's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (11.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is El Pollo Loco Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LOCO's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LOCO's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LOCO's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LOCO's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LOCO's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bernard Acoca (50 yo)
2.92yrs
Tenure
US$1,936,501
Compensation
Mr. Bernard Acoca has been Independent Director of Planet Fitness, Inc. since January 20, 2021. He has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. since March 12, 2...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bernard's total compensation ($USD1.94M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.28M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Bernard's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.92yrs | US$1.94m | 0.48% $ 3.2m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 7.58yrs | US$1.03m | 0.26% $ 1.7m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.83yrs | US$744.88k | 0.22% $ 1.5m | |
| Vice President of Accounting & Finance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer & Senior VP | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | no data | no data | no data |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LOCO's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.92yrs | US$1.94m | 0.48% $ 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 14.08yrs | US$125.01k | 0.049% $ 328.6k | |
| Director | 15.25yrs | US$120.01k | 0.042% $ 281.1k | |
| Independent Director | 4.83yrs | US$183.01k | 0.063% $ 418.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.67yrs | US$132.51k | 0.069% $ 463.0k | |
| Chairman | 10.08yrs | US$120.01k | 0.050% $ 332.4k | |
| Independent Director | 10.08yrs | US$130.01k | 0.062% $ 414.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.08yrs | US$173.01k | 0.042% $ 281.1k | |
| Independent Director | 4.83yrs | US$173.01k | 0.063% $ 418.3k |
5.7yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LOCO's board of directors are considered experienced (5.7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 4.5%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- Ticker: LOCO
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Restaurants
- Sector: Consumer Services
- Market Cap: US$668.069m
- Shares outstanding: 36.45m
- Website: https://www.elpolloloco.com
Number of Employees
Location
- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
- 3535 Harbor Boulevard
- Suite 100
- Costa Mesa
- California
- 92626
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCO | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Jul 2014 |
| EP6 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jul 2014 |
Biography
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/01 00:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/02/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/23 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/25 |
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