LOCO (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Accounts Receivable : $10.6 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Accounts Receivable?

Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. El Pollo Loco Holdings's accounts receivables for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $10.6 Mil.

Accounts receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 8.04.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $-10.62.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Accounts Receivable Historical Data

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

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Accounts Receivable Chart

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data

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8.51

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13.41

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10.15

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Accounts Receivable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9.62	10.15	10.61	10.28	10.61

El Pollo Loco Holdings Accounts Receivable Calculation

Accounts Receivable is money owed to a business by customers and shown on its Balance Sheet as an asset.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Accounts Receivable Explanation

1. Accounts Receivable are created when a customer has received a product but has not yet paid for that product. Days Sales Outstanding measures of the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's accounts receivables are being managed.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding
=	Accounts Receivable	/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	10.608	/	120.395	*	91
=	8.04

2. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), El Pollo Loco Holdings's accounts receivable are only considered to be worth 75% of book value:

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

	Net-Net Working Capital Per Share
=	(Cash And Cash Equivalents	+	0.75 * Accounts Receivable	+	0.5 * Total Inventories	-	Total Liabilities
-	Preferred Stock	-	Minority Interest)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=	(7.895	+	0.75 * 10.608	+	0.5 * 1.851	-	334.764
-	0	-	0)	/	29.9505
=	-10.62

Be Aware

Net receivables tells us a great deal about the different competitors in the same industry. In competitive industries, some attempt to gain advantage by offering better credit terms, causing increase in sales and receivables.

If company consistently shows lower % Net receivables to gross sales than competitors, then it usually has some kind of competitive advantage which requires further digging.

Average Days Sales Outstanding is a good indicator for measuring a company's sales channel and customers. A company may book great revenue and earnings growth but never receive payment from their customers. This may force a write-off in the future and depress future earnings.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Business Description

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Address

3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 100, Costa Mesa, CA, USA, 92626

Website

https://www.elpolloloco.com

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