What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Financial Strength?
El Pollo Loco Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its
Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3.
Altman Z-Score.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.72.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.61.
As of today, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.44.
Competitive Comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings's Financial Strength
For the Restaurants subindustry, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where El Pollo Loco Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Financial Strength Calculation
GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors
A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.
1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
El Pollo Loco Holdings's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $253.7 Mil.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
3. Altman Z-Score.
Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.
El Pollo Loco Holdings has a Z-score of 1.44, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
Warning Sign:
Altman Z-score of 1.44 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
* 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 (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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