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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.67 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-28), El Pollo Loco Holdings's current share price is $8.91. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.37. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.67.

The historical rank and industry rank for El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LOCO' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 0.72   Max: 1
Current: 0.67

During the past years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.00. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 0.72.

LOCO's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
57.26% of 241 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.79 vs LOCO: 0.67

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.512. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $13.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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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
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 0.79 0.74 0.67 0.67 0.66

Competitive Comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Restaurants subindustry, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=8.91/13.37
=0.67

* 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.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, El Pollo Loco Holdings's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=3.512/129.4194*129.4194
=3.512

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 2.836 99.695 3.682
201406 3.026 100.560 3.894
201409 2.351 100.428 3.030
201412 2.247 99.070 2.935
201503 2.323 99.621 3.018
201506 2.289 100.684 2.942
201509 2.272 100.392 2.929
201512 2.212 99.792 2.869
201603 2.419 100.470 3.116
201606 2.502 101.688 3.184
201609 2.452 101.861 3.115
201612 2.368 101.863 3.009
201703 2.553 102.862 3.212
201706 2.698 103.349 3.379
201709 2.630 104.136 3.269
201712 2.438 104.011 3.034
201803 2.713 105.290 3.335
201806 2.859 106.317 3.480
201809 2.861 106.507 3.476
201812 2.742 105.998 3.348
201903 2.759 107.251 3.329
201906 2.948 108.070 3.530
201909 3.079 108.329 3.678
201912 3.051 108.420 3.642
202003 2.975 108.902 3.536
202006 2.813 108.767 3.347
202009 3.077 109.815 3.626
202012 3.035 109.897 3.574
202103 2.957 111.754 3.424
202106 3.350 114.631 3.782
202109 3.168 115.734 3.543
202112 2.992 117.630 3.292
202203 3.017 121.301 3.219
202206 3.403 125.017 3.523
202209 3.284 125.227 3.394
202212 3.148 125.222 3.254
202303 3.140 127.348 3.191
202306 3.419 128.729 3.437
202309 3.595 129.860 3.583
202312 3.512 129.419 3.512

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


El Pollo Loco Holdings  (NAS:LOCO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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

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