El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 12.76
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 1.21
Market capitalization 390.5M
Operating cash flow 31.67M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

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. As of May 04, 2022, the company operated 480 restaurants comprising 189 company-operated and 291 franchised restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses one restaurant 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.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Restaurants

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.63
Working Capital-1.16
Return On Equity0.09
Debt To Equity0.13
Fixed Asset Ratio0.11
Fixed Interest Cover24.53

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-26 2019-12-25 2020-12-30 2021-12-29
Change To Liabilities 482k -3.19M 666k 2.53M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -27.8M -10.67M -6.69M -12.48M
Net Borrowings -19.82M 22.93M -34.24M -22.95M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -19.22M -24.36M -28.71M -22.79M
Change To Operating Activities 30.69M -25.66M -9.45M -1.5M
Issuance Of Stock 1.84M 1.45M 5.87M 866k
Net Income -8.99M 24.9M 24.47M 29.12M
Change In Cash -1.58M 1.1M 5.15M 16.83M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 45.44M 36.13M 40.55M 52.1M
Depreciation 17.78M 17.86M 16.88M 15.18M
Change To Account Receivables -2.39M 1.09M -1.16M -3.44M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -138k
Change To Netincome 7.74M 20.99M 11.12M 6.77M
Capital Expenditures -27.8M -15.44M -6.69M -17.04M

Income Statement 2018-12-26 2019-12-25 2020-12-30 2021-12-29
Research Development
Income Before Tax -12.96M 34.64M 30.26M 39.51M
Net Income -8.99M 24.9M 24.47M 29.12M
Selling General Administrative 36.73M 37.21M 35.31M 39.36M
Gross Profit 96.45M 96.75M 91.67M 99.27M
Ebit 41.9M 41.68M 39.48M 44.74M
Operating Income 41.9M 41.68M 39.48M 44.74M
Interest Expense -3.5M -3.69M -3.29M -1.82M
Income Tax Expense -3.97M 9.74M 5.79M 10.39M
Total Revenue 435.83M 442.33M 426.09M 454.36M
Cost Of Revenue 339.37M 345.58M 334.41M 355.09M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -54.86M -7.04M -9.22M -5.23M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -8.99M 24.9M 24.47M 29.12M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -8.99M 24.9M 24.47M 29.12M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-26 2019-12-25 2020-12-30 2021-12-29
Total Liabilities 184.99M 379.19M 327.64M 303.16M
Total Stockholder Equity 265.24M 245.57M 277.58M 310.62M
Other Current Liabilities 53.46M 28.87M 13.16M 12.76M
Total Assets 450.23M 624.75M 605.22M 613.79M
Common Stock 390k 351k 364k 365k
Other Current Assets
Retained Earnings -110.89M -85.99M -61.51M -32.39M
Treasury Stock 253k -833k -290k
Cash 6.97M 8.07M 13.22M 30.05M
Total Current Liabilities 82.9M 73.96M 66.41M 74.58M
Other Stockholder Equity 253k -833k -290k
Property, Plant, and Equipment 104.16M 284.17M 258.43M 249.28M
Total Current Assets 22.05M 24.68M 31.67M 49.5M
Net Tangible Assets -45.61M -65M -32.98M 61k
Net Receivables 9.6M 8.88M 12.48M 13.41M
Accounts Payable 9.56M 5.63M 7.47M 10.63M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
HOLLANDSWORTH MARIAStock Award(Grant) at price 11.12 per share.D2022-11-08Chief Operating Officer4.5k
FILS IRA MARCStock Award(Grant) at price 9.35 per share.D2022-08-23Chief Financial Officer53.48k
KEHLER DEAN CStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security5.69k
ROTH JOHN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
FLOYD WILLIAM RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
BABB DOUGLAS J.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
BULLER MARKStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
MASELLI MICHAEL GStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director10.44k
BORGESE SAMUEL NICHOLASStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
ROBERTS LAURANCEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Chief Executive Officer47.44k
LYNTON CAROLStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
LOZANO MIGUELStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Chief Operating Officer23.72k
GONZALEZ DEBORAHStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
FAGINAS CODY NANCYStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-05-10Director5.69k
LOZANO MIGUELSale at price 12.87 per share.D2022-02-04Chief Operating Officer25.24k
LOZANO MIGUELConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 11.47 per share.D2022-02-04Chief Operating Officer8.55k
ROBERTS LAURANCEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-11-09Chief Executive Officer13.12k
ROBERTS LAURANCESale at price 18.00 per share.D2021-06-24Chief Financial Officer5k
ROBERTS LAURANCEConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 5.84 per share.D2021-06-24Chief Financial Officer5k
ROBERTS LAURANCESale at price 16.94 per share.D2021-06-10Chief Financial Officer13.6k
ROBERTS LAURANCEConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 4.09 - 5.84 per share.D2021-06-10Chief Financial Officer13.6k
KEHLER DEAN CStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security3.42k
ROTH JOHN MStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
FLOYD WILLIAM RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
BABB DOUGLAS J.Stock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
BULLER MARKStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
MASELLI MICHAEL GStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director6.27k
BORGESE SAMUEL NICHOLASStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
ROBERTS LAURANCEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Chief Financial Officer14.24k
LYNTON CAROLStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Director3.42k
ACOCA BERNARDStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Chief Executive Officer28.49k
LOZANO MIGUELStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-05-12Chief Operating Officer14.24k
ROBERTS LAURANCESale at price 19.57 - 19.58 per share.D2021-03-11Chief Financial Officer18.6k
ROBERTS LAURANCEConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 4.09 per share.D2021-03-11Chief Financial Officer18.6k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 31.3% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

31.3 %

Latent gain

706.38 $

Invested capital

2257.05 $

Annualized return

7.56 %
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Momentum strategy results on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 45.92% of return on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. That represents 2186.8$ of latent gain with 4762.53$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 41.08% of return on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. That represents 1226.21$ of latent gain with 2984.98$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

45.92 %

Latent gain

2186.8 $

Invested capital

4762.53 $

Annualized return

3.86 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

41.08 %

Latent gain

1226.21 $

Invested capital

2984.98 $

Annualized return

11.22 %

Momentum equity curve on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc since the beginning:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Buy the dip entry openings on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is 8.25%. That represents 40.95$ of latent gain with 496.28$ of employed capital. The following chart shows El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

8.25 %

Latent gain

40.95 $

Invested capital

496.28 $

Annualized return

3.86 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Note: the dividends potentially given by El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.

Equity curve comparison on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc investment comparison

Performance comparison on El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 31.3% 706.38$ 2257.05$ 7.56%
Momentum 1 quarter 45.92% 2186.8$ 4762.53$ 11.77%
Momentum 2 quarters 41.08% 1226.21$ 2984.98$ 11.22%
Non-directional 8.25% 40.95$ 496.28$ 3.86%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

7.56 %

Momentum 1Q

11.22 %

Momentum 2Q

11.22 %

Non-directional

3.86 %

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    Company information

    Company name El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
    Country United States
    City Costa Mesa
    Address 3535 Harbor Boulevard
    Phone 714 599 5000
    Website www.elpolloloco.com
    FullTime employees 4626
    Industry Restaurants
    Sector Consumer Cyclical
    Exchange XNAS
    Ticker LOCO
    Market www.nasdaq.com

    El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown