El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.80 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings COGS-to-Revenue?

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $89.4 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $112.2 Mil.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.33%.

El Pollo Loco Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings's COGS-to-Revenue can be seen below:

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El Pollo Loco Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Chart

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data

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0.80

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data
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COGS-to-Revenue	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.81	0.81	0.79	0.81	0.80

El Pollo Loco Holdings COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

El Pollo Loco Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	374.969	/	468.664
	=	0.80

El Pollo Loco Holdings's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	89.424	/	112.247
	=	0.80

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NAS:LOCO) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	89.424 / 112.247
	=	20.33 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings (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