NASDAQ
LOCO
Last Price
US $16.68
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$0.5B
EPS
TTM
$0.99
PEG
TTM
1.03x
P/E
TTM
16.99x
P/S
TTM
1.05x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
2.84%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $16.68
-99.88%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $16.68
-64.81%
Default assumptions
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 20.07% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -8.16% from $27.70M last year to $25.44M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.77, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.01 last year to 0.77 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.02x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 11.52 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (8.05%) in the last year from 5.43% to 5.87%, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s short-term liabilities of $79.08M exceed its short-term assets of $6.23M, signaling financial risk
Decreasing performance - ROA.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s return on assets of 4.79% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.14%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.97%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 3.12% since last year from $25.68M to $26.49M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 3.60% since last year from $473.01M to $490.05M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 5.96% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 1.40% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.02 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has an earnings yield of 5.90%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 5.87 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 11.93x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.64x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.03x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
10.14%
Return on equity
ROIC: 5.96%
Valuation History
17.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 11.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
2.90%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-5.56%
(FY vs FY)
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