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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:LOCO

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:LOCO
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Price: 8.27 USD -2.25% Market Closed
Updated: Apr 18, 2024

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. engages in the development, franchising, licensing, and operation of quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. [ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one LOCO stock under the Base Case scenario is 12.68 USD. Compared to the current market price of 8.27 USD, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is Undervalued by 35%.

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Undervaluation 35%
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Balance Sheet Decomposition
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Current Assets 29.1m
Cash & Short-Term Investments 13.8m
Receivables 9.6m
Other Current Assets 5.7m
Non-Current Assets 563.9m
PP&E 250.3m
Intangibles 310.6m
Other Non-Current Assets 3m
Current Liabilities 69.6m
Accounts Payable 10.1m
Accrued Liabilities 51.5m
Other Current Liabilities 8m
Non-Current Liabilities 264.8m
Long-Term Debt 81.5m
Other Non-Current Liabilities 183.3m
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Earnings Waterfall
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Revenue
468.7m USD
Cost of Revenue
-235.5m USD
Gross Profit
233.2m USD
Operating Expenses
-197.1m USD
Operating Income
36.1m USD
Other Expenses
-10.6m USD
Net Income
25.6m USD

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LOCO Profitability Score
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's profitability score is 51/100. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's profitability score is 51/100. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's solvency score is 41/100. The higher the solvency score, the more solvent the company is.

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LOCO Price Targets Summary
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Wall Street analysts forecast LOCO stock price to rise over the next 12 months.

According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LOCO is 10.71 USD with a low forecast of 10.1 USD and a high forecast of 11.55 USD.

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10.1 USD
22% Upside
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10.71 USD
30% Upside
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11.55 USD
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LOCO Price
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1M 1M
-1%
6M 6M
-1%
1Y 1Y
-10%
3Y 3Y
-45%
5Y 5Y
-23%
10Y 10Y
-60%
Annual Price Range
8.27
52w Low
8.18
52w High
10.75
Price Metrics
Average Annual Return -0.17%
Standard Deviation of Annual Returns 24.39%
Max Drawdown -61%
Shares Statistics
Market Capitalization 272.9m USD
Shares Outstanding 31 282 800
Percentage of Shares Shorted 5.18%

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Country

United States of America

Industry

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Market Cap

272.9m USD

Dividend Yield

0%

Description

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. engages in the development, franchising, licensing, and operation of quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California and currently employs 4,626 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-07-25. The firm's menu features its signature product, citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken, as well as a variety of Mexican, and Los Angeles (LA)-inspired entrees that it creates from its chicken. The company serves individual and family-sized chicken meals, a variety of Mexican and LA-inspired entrees and sides, as well as proteins like shrimp. Its entrees include Chicken Avocado Burrito, Pollo Fit entrees, chicken tostada salads, and Pollo Bowls. Its Creamy Cilantro dressings and salsas are prepared fresh daily, allowing its customers to create their favorite flavor profiles to enhance their culinary experience. The firm operates approximately 480 restaurants, which consists of approximately 189 Company-operated and 291 franchised restaurants. Its restaurants are located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Louisiana.

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CALIFORNIA
Costa Mesa
3535 Harbor Blvd Ste 100
+17145995000.0
http://www.elpolloloco.com

IPO

2014-07-25

Employees

4 626

Officers

President & COO
Ms. Maria Hollandsworth
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Ira M. Fils
Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Anne E. Jollay
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Jill Adams
Chief People Officer
Rosanne Setoguchi
Chief Development Officer
Mr. Brian Carmichall

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What is the Intrinsic Value of one LOCO stock?

The intrinsic value of one LOCO stock under the Base Case scenario is 12.68 USD.

Is LOCO stock undervalued or overvalued?

Compared to the current market price of 8.27 USD, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is Undervalued by 35%.