El Pollo Loco Statistics

Share Statistics

El Pollo Loco has 30.05M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by -4.25% in one year.

Shares Outstanding Shares Outstanding n/a Close	30.05M
Shares Change (YoY) Shares Change (YoY) n/a Close	-4.25%
Shares Change (QoQ) Shares Change (QoQ) n/a Close	-0.54%
Owned by Institutions (%) Owned by Institutions (%) n/a Close	88.73%
Shares Floating Shares Floating n/a Close	27.02M
Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares n/a Close	509
FTD / Avg. Volume FTD / Avg. Volume n/a Close	0.17%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 1.32M, so 4.39% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest Short Interest n/a Close	1.32M
Short % of Shares Out Short % of Shares Out n/a Close	4.39%
Short % of Float Short % of Float n/a Close	5.31%
Short Ratio (days to cover) Short Ratio (days to cover) n/a Close	4.41

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 13.73 and the forward PE ratio is 11.81. El Pollo Loco's PEG ratio is 0.94.

PE Ratio PE Ratio n/a Close	13.73
Forward PE Forward PE n/a Close	11.81
PS Ratio PS Ratio n/a Close	0.75
Forward PS Forward PS n/a Close	0.6
PB Ratio PB Ratio n/a Close	1.35
P/FCF Ratio P/FCF Ratio n/a Close	12.73
PEG Ratio PEG Ratio n/a Close	0.94

Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

El Pollo Loco has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 613.07M.

EV / Sales EV / Sales n/a Close	1.3
EV / EBITDA EV / EBITDA n/a Close	10.77
EV / EBIT EV / EBIT n/a Close	13.11
EV / FCF EV / FCF n/a Close	22.13

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 0.26, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.01.

Current Ratio Current Ratio n/a Close	0.26
Quick Ratio Quick Ratio n/a Close	0.24
Debt / Equity Debt / Equity n/a Close	1.01
Debt / EBITDA Debt / EBITDA n/a Close	4.62
Debt / FCF Debt / FCF n/a Close	9.5
Interest Coverage Interest Coverage n/a Close	6.98

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 9.85% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.99%.

Return on Equity Return on Equity n/a Close	9.85%
Return on Assets Return on Assets n/a Close	4.34%
Return on Invested Capital Return on Invested Capital n/a Close	4.99%
Revenue Per Employee Revenue Per Employee n/a Close	$118,252
Profits Per Employee Profits Per Employee n/a Close	$6,421
Employee Count Employee Count n/a Close	4,000
Asset Turnover Asset Turnover n/a Close	0.8
Inventory Turnover Inventory Turnover n/a Close	198.77

Taxes

Income Tax Income Tax n/a Close	9.61M
Effective Tax Rate Effective Tax Rate n/a Close	27.22%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by -1.72% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 1.03, so El Pollo Loco's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta Beta n/a Close	1.03
52-Week Price Change 52-Week Price Change n/a Close	-1.72%
50-Day Moving Average 50-Day Moving Average n/a Close	9.72
200-Day Moving Average 200-Day Moving Average n/a Close	11.58
Relative Strength Index (RSI) Relative Strength Index (RSI) n/a Close	52.16
Average Volume (20 Days) Average Volume (20 Days) n/a Close	308,063

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, El Pollo Loco had revenue of 473.01M and earned 25.68M in profits. Earnings per share was 0.86.

Revenue Revenue n/a Close	473.01M
Gross Profit Gross Profit n/a Close	87.8M
Operating Income Operating Income n/a Close	41.17M
Net Income Net Income n/a Close	25.68M
EBITDA EBITDA n/a Close	56.91M
EBIT EBIT n/a Close	41.19M
Earnings Per Share (EPS) Earnings Per Share (EPS) n/a Close	0.86

Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 2.48M in cash and 263.02M in debt, giving a net cash position of -260.54M.

Cash & Cash Equivalents Cash & Cash Equivalents n/a Close	2.48M
Total Debt Total Debt n/a Close	263.02M
Net Cash Net Cash n/a Close	-260.54M
Retained Earnings Retained Earnings n/a Close	18.91M
Total Assets Total Assets n/a Close	590.45M
Working Capital Working Capital n/a Close	-50.96M

Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 46.78M and capital expenditures -19.08M, giving a free cash flow of 27.7M.

Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow n/a Close	46.78M
Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures n/a Close	-19.08M
Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow n/a Close	27.7M
FCF Per Share FCF Per Share n/a Close	0.93

Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 18.56%, with operating and profit margins of 8.7% and 5.43%.

Gross Margin Gross Margin n/a Close	18.56%
Operating Margin Operating Margin n/a Close	8.7%
Pretax Margin Pretax Margin n/a Close	7.46%
Profit Margin Profit Margin n/a Close	5.43%
EBITDA Margin EBITDA Margin n/a Close	12.03%
EBIT Margin EBIT Margin n/a Close	8.7%
FCF Margin FCF Margin n/a Close	5.86%

Dividends & Yields

LOCO does not appear to pay any dividends at this time.

Dividend Per Share Dividend Per Share n/a Close	n/a
Dividend Yield Dividend Yield n/a Close	n/a
Dividend Growth (YoY) Dividend Growth (YoY) n/a Close	n/a
Payout Ratio Payout Ratio n/a Close	n/a
Earnings Yield Earnings Yield n/a Close	7.29%
FCF Yield FCF Yield n/a Close	7.86%

Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for LOCO is $15.5, which is 51.1% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

Price Target Price Target n/a Close	$15.5
Price Target Difference Price Target Difference n/a Close	51.1%
Analyst Consensus Analyst Consensus n/a Close	Hold
Analyst Count Analyst Count n/a Close	3

Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

Lynch Fair Value Lynch Fair Value n/a Close	$4.3
Lynch Upside Lynch Upside n/a Close	-58.09%
Graham Number Graham Number n/a Close	13
Graham Upside Graham Upside n/a Close	26.71%

Scores

Altman Z-Score Altman Z-Score n/a Close	1.45
Piotroski F-Score Piotroski F-Score n/a Close	8

El Pollo Loco Inc. (LOCO)