El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:LOCO

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Price: 12.09 USD 0.92% Market Closed
Market Cap: 362m USD
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The intrinsic value of one LOCO stock under the Base Case scenario is 15.61 USD. Compared to the current market price of 12.09 USD, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is Undervalued by 23%.

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LOCO Intrinsic Value
15.61 USD
Undervaluation 23%
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Current Assets 23.5m
Cash & Short-Term Investments 7.9m
Receivables 11.1m
Other Current Assets 4.5m
Non-Current Assets 566.5m
PP&E 252.8m
Intangibles 310.6m
Other Non-Current Assets 3.1m
Current Liabilities 75.6m
Accounts Payable 8.5m
Accrued Liabilities 62.4m
Other Current Liabilities 4.6m
Non-Current Liabilities 259.2m
Long-Term Debt 77.6m
Other Non-Current Liabilities 181.6m
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Revenue
471m USD
Cost of Revenue
-228.6m USD
Gross Profit
242.4m USD
Operating Expenses
-201.7m USD
Operating Income
40.7m USD
Other Expenses
-16.6m USD
Net Income
24.1m 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 38/100. The higher the solvency score, the more solvent the company is.

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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 14.28 USD with a low forecast of 13.13 USD and a high forecast of 15.75 USD.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc

Country

United States of America

Industry

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Market Cap

362.1m USD

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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
www.elpolloloco.com

IPO

2014-07-25

Employees

4 626

Officers

President & COO
Ms. Maria Hollandsworth
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Ira M. Fils
CEO & Director
Ms. Elizabeth Goodwin Williams
Chief Information Officer
Mr. Clark Matthews
EVP, Chief People and Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Ms. Anne E. Jollay
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Jill Adams
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Mr. Tim Welsh
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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 15.61 USD.

Is LOCO stock undervalued or overvalued?

Compared to the current market price of 12.09 USD, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is Undervalued by 23%.

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