El Pollo Loco Holdings Company Profile (NASDAQ:LOCO)

About El Pollo Loco Holdings

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is a restaurant concept that offers fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken. The Company operates in the limited service restaurant segment. The Company's activities are conducted through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (EPL), which develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The restaurants are located in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Utah. The Company offers flame-grilled chicken in a range of contemporary Mexican-influenced entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup, Pollo Bowls and Pollo Salads. The Company operates approximately 190 and franchises over 250 El Pollo Loco restaurants. In addition, the Company licenses approximately two restaurants in the Philippines. The Company serves individual and family-sized chicken meals, a range of Mexican-inspired entrees and sides. It offers alternative proteins, such as shrimp, carnitas and beef.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Exchange: NASDAQ
• Symbol: LOCO
• CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

• Previous Close: $13.88
• 50 Day Moving Average: $13.60
• 200 Day Moving Average: $12.95
• 52-Week Range: $38,419,000.00 - $9.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.53
• Foreward P/E Ratio: 18.51
• P/E Growth: 1.30
• Market Cap: $533.26M
• Outstanding Shares: 38,419,000
• Beta: 0.2

Profitability:

• Net Margins: 6.20%
• Return on Equity: 11.01%
• Return on Assets: 5.92%

Debt:

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.45%
• Current Ratio: 1.05%
• Quick Ratio: 1.00%

Additional Links:

• Visit El Pollo Loco Holdings' Official Website
• View LOCO on Google Finance
• View LOCO on Yahoo Finance
• View LOCO's Company Profile on Reuters
• Search for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. on Google

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Earnings

Earnings History for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call	Details
11/10/2016
8/4/2016	Q2	$0.18	$0.19	$96.66 million	$97.50 million	View	N/A
5/5/2016	Q116	$0.18	$0.17	$97.28 million	$94.30 million	View	N/A
3/10/2016	Q4	$0.13	$0.15	$88.03 million	$86.30 million	View	Listen
11/12/2015	Q315	$0.15	$0.18	$90.40 million	$88.90 million	View	Listen
8/13/2015	Q215	$0.18	$0.19	$92.96 million	$86.90 million	View	Listen
5/14/2015	Q115	$0.17	$0.18	$88.49 million	$90.43 million	View	Listen
3/12/2015	Q414	$0.12	$0.14	$87.48 million	$90.00 million	View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	$0.12	$0.12	$84.75 million	$86.60 million	View	N/A
9/4/2014	Q214	$0.16	$0.21	$76.50 million	$81.40 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Estimates

Earnings Estimates for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.17	$0.19	$0.18
Q2 2016	4	$0.17	$0.22	$0.19
Q3 2016	4	$0.18	$0.19	$0.19
Q4 2016	3	$0.13	$0.16	$0.15
Q1 2017	1	$0.18	$0.18	$0.18
Q2 2017	1	$0.20	$0.20	$0.20
Q3 2017	1	$0.19	$0.19	$0.19
Q4 2017	1	$0.17	$0.17	$0.17

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividends

Dividend History for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trades

Insider Trading History for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Details
6/2/2015	Samuel N Borgese	Director	Sell	25,249	$21.00	$530,229.00
5/29/2015	Samuel N Borgese	Director	Sell	17,200	$20.92	$359,824.00
11/25/2014	Douglas K Ammerman	Director	Sell	16,231	$27.00	$438,237.00
11/25/2014	Edward Valle	CMO	Sell	67,440	$27.00	$1,820,880.00
11/25/2014	Kay Bogeajis	COO	Sell	44,318	$27.00	$1,196,586.00
11/25/2014	Stephen J Sather	CEO	Sell	255,088	$27.00	$6,887,376.00
11/25/2014	Trimaran Pollo Partners, L.L.C	Major Shareholder	Sell	6,408,945	$27.00	$173,041,515.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headlines

Latest Headlines for El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO)

Date	Headline
	El Pollo LoCo Holdings Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from ... - Petro Global News 24 (NASDAQ:LOCO) petroglobalnews24.com - September 22 at 9:11 AM
	Stock Update: Estimates & Target in Focus for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:LOCO) friscofastball.com - September 21 at 10:05 AM
	Jefferies Says El Pollo LoCo On Track For Positive Comps In Q3 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.benzinga.com - September 19 at 5:57 PM
	Expected For El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Sales Of $469.12 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.investornewswire.com - September 19 at 10:30 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. : September 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - September 19 at 10:30 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Accounts Payable Is $9.05 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.realistinvestor.com - September 17 at 5:39 PM
	Avis Leaps After Being Added To The S&P Midcap 400 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.benzinga.com - September 16 at 5:48 PM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:LOCO) : September 15, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - September 15 at 3:57 PM
	El Pollo Loco Celebrates National Chicken Month with Special Offers (NASDAQ:LOCO) finance.yahoo.com - September 14 at 6:02 PM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Posted A Surprise Factor Of 5.56 Percent - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.investornewswire.com - September 14 at 10:12 AM
	Investor Scope: Checking in on Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 14 at 10:12 AM
	Shares Going Lower in Trade: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 14 at 10:12 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : LOCO-US : September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 10:12 AM
	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Makes its Way to the S&P 600 List (NASDAQ:LOCO) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 10:47 AM
	Market Focus: Checking on Session Activity for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 12 at 5:43 PM
	Market Review: Watching Session Activity of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Shares - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 10 at 10:18 AM
	Stock Moving Up in Today's Session: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc ... - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 10 at 10:18 AM
	Placing El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Shares Under the Microscope - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 8 at 9:50 AM
	Trading Update: Following Activity of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Shares During the Current Session - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 7 at 6:06 PM
	El Pollo Loco Announces the Grand Opening of New Livermore, CA Restaurant (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - September 5 at 5:24 PM
	Market Checkup: Performance Review on Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) - Post News (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 9:02 AM
	El Pollo Loco Announces the Grand Opening of New Helotes Restaurant (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - August 30 at 5:58 PM
	El Pollo Loco Launches New Chicken Tenders (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - August 29 at 10:33 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Stock Rating Update - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.investornewswire.com - August 24 at 5:50 PM
	El Pollo Loco Continues Dallas-Fort Worth Expansion with Opening of Allen Location (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - August 24 at 5:50 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. : August 24, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - August 24 at 5:50 PM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Reports Accounts Payable Of $9.05 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.realistinvestor.com - August 20 at 5:48 PM
	El Pollo Loco Announces the Grand Opening of New Las Vegas Restaurant (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - August 16 at 6:06 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. : August 11, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - August 11 at 6:16 PM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. :LOCO-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 10, 2016 (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.capitalcube.com - August 10 at 6:20 PM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) at $13.45: How much higher it can go - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:LOCO) reviewfortune.com - August 10 at 8:58 AM
	El Pollo Loco Brings the Heat with Grand Opening of First Dallas/Fort Worth Location (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.publicnow.com - August 9 at 6:12 PM
	El Pollo Loco 2Q same-store sales rise 2.4% (NASDAQ:LOCO) nrn.com - August 7 at 10:12 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:LOCO) globenewswire.com - August 6 at 8:52 AM
	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Tops Q2 EPS by 1c; Guides In-Line - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.streetinsider.com - August 5 at 6:10 PM
	El Pollo Loco 2Q same-store sales rise 2.4% - Nation's Restaurant News (NASDAQ:LOCO) nrn.com - August 5 at 6:10 PM
	El Pollo Loco heats up on positive earnings results (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.cnbc.com - August 5 at 6:10 PM
	Bank of America, Priceline, Kraft Heinz climb; FireEye falls (NASDAQ:LOCO) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 5 at 6:10 PM
	Guidance Trim Subdues Baird's Appetite For El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) feeds.benzinga.com - August 5 at 12:52 PM
	El Pollo Loco beats Street 2Q forecasts (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.cnbc.com - August 5 at 9:02 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results (NASDAQ:LOCO) globenewswire.com - August 5 at 9:02 AM
	BRIEF-El Pollo Loco Holdings posts Q2 earnings per share $0.19 - Reuters (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.reuters.com - August 4 at 6:20 PM
	El Pollo Loco's EPS beat (NASDAQ:LOCO) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 6:20 PM
	Q2 2016 El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:LOCO) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:04 AM
	El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ: LOCO) Earnings Due August 4 - BNB Daily (blog) (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.baseball-news-blog.com - August 2 at 6:17 PM
	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards? - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.nasdaq.com - August 2 at 6:17 PM
	El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards? (NASDAQ:LOCO) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 10:48 AM
	Commit To Purchase El Pollo Loco Holdings At $8, Earn 6.2% Using Options (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.marketnewsvideo.com - July 29 at 6:07 PM
	Yesterday's Analyst's Downgrade: El Pollo LoCo Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:LOCO) reviewfortune.com - July 28 at 9:10 AM
	Stifel Downgrades Pollo Loco Based On Weak Comps Forecast (NASDAQ:LOCO) www.benzinga.com - July 26 at 6:15 PM

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