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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) ROE % : 6.83% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. El Pollo Loco Holdings's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.4 Mil. El Pollo Loco Holdings's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $254.7 Mil. Therefore, El Pollo Loco Holdings's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.83%.

The historical rank and industry rank for El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

LOCO' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: 9.49   Max: 32.8
Current: 9.48

During the past 12 years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's highest ROE % was 32.80%. The lowest was -3.33%. And the median was 9.49%.

LOCO's ROE % is ranked better than
52.27% of 331 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 8.76 vs LOCO: 9.48

El Pollo Loco Holdings ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings ROE % Chart

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.75 9.36 9.90 7.03 9.61

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.56 7.00 10.13 13.78 6.83

Competitive Comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE %

For the Restaurants subindustry, El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where El Pollo Loco Holdings's ROE % falls into.



El Pollo Loco Holdings ROE % Calculation

El Pollo Loco Holdings's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=25.554/( (281.148+250.696)/ 2 )
=25.554/265.922
=9.61 %

El Pollo Loco Holdings's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=17.404/( (258.672+250.696)/ 2 )
=17.404/254.684
=6.83 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


El Pollo Loco Holdings  (NAS:LOCO) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=17.404/254.684
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(17.404 / 448.988)*(448.988 / 592.6645)*(592.6645 / 254.684)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=3.88 %*0.7576*2.3271
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=2.94 %*2.3271
=6.83 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=17.404/254.684
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (17.404 / 24.056) * (24.056 / 33.164) * (33.164 / 448.988) * (448.988 / 592.6645) * (592.6645 / 254.684)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7235 * 0.7254 * 7.39 % * 0.7576 * 2.3271
=6.83 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 100, Costa Mesa, CA, USA, 92626
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. Restaurant locations are typically free-standing and include drive-thrus, and menus include many low-priced options. Poultry is the company's largest food cost, accounting for roughly 38% of total food and paper cost, and the company manages that commodity price risk by using multiple suppliers and entering supply contracts of varying lengths depending on market conditions.
Executives
Sardar Biglari, 10 percent owner C/O BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC., 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Biglari Holdings Inc. 10 percent owner 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
John M Roth director 299 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
Fs Capital Partners V, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 1900, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Biglari Capital Corp. 10 percent owner 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Lion Fund Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Laurance Roberts officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC., 3535 HARBOR BLVD., SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Maria Hollandsworth officer: Chief Operating Officer 3535 HARBOR BLVD, STE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Fs Equity Partners V Lp 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Fs Affiliates V, L.p. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1900, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
John M. Roth director, 10 percent owner C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC., 3535 HARBOR BLVD., SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Ira Fils officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS, INC., 3535 HARBOR BLVD., SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92614
Miguel Lozano officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 3535 HARBOR BLVD., # 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Deborah Gonzalez director 3535 HARBOR BLVD., SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Faginas Cody Nancy director 3535 HARBOR BLVD, SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626