El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported earnings Thur 12 Nov 2015

Ticker: LOCO

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El Pollo Loco beats by $0.03, misses on revs; guides FY15 EPS in-line :

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.18 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.15; revenues rose 2.7% year/year to $88.87 mln vs the $90.85 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues in-line guidance for FY15, sees EPS of $0.67-0.69, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.68 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate and vs prior guidance of $0.67-0.71.
• System-wide comparable restaurant sales grew 0.6%, including flat growth for company-operated restaurants, and a 1.1% increase for franchised restaurants.
• Co says it's taking actions to reengage its value conscious customers and has several current initiatives to enhance the overall experience of its customers.
• Co says its new restaurant pipeline is strong and growing stronger, and co continues to be excited about the long runway of growth ahead of it in both new and existing markets.

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported earnings on Thur 14 May 2015

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In stocks, El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) tanked 14%, despite clearing most analyst hurdles in a Q1 report delivered late Thursday. The sticking point appeared to be management's earnings guidance, which met current consensus estimates but apparently disappointed investors anticipating an increase. The stock has been consolidating since August, but ended Thursday still 94% above its July IPO price.

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) : 5-month performance

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El Pollo Loco (LOCO) : 3-month performance

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El Pollo Loco reports first earnings as public company

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• Second-quarter same-store sales rise 5.4 percent
• LOCO +4% a/h

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. reported Thursday a 5.4-percent increase in systemwide same-store sales in its first quarterly report as a public company.

For the second quarter ended June 25, the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based quick-service operator recorded a 10-percent increase in pro forma net income, to $6.1 million, or 16 cents per share, compared with $5.5 million, or 15 cents per share, a year ago, adjusting for charges related to the company’s July 30 initial public offering.

A 5-percent increase in same-store sales at company-owned restaurants included a 2.8-percent increase in average check and a 2.2-percent rise in traffic.

“Our success continues to be driven by our compelling value proposition and the growing appeal of healthier, better-for-you offerings found on our menu. Our signature citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken and hand-chopped entrées offered at quick-service price points reinforce our QSR-plus positioning,” El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. president and chief executive Steve Sather said.

El Pollo Loco operates and franchises more than 400 restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas and Utah.

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) : 1-month performance

Ticker: LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) began trading on the NASDAQ on 25 July 2014

El Pollo Loco, which serves up Mexican-style dishes, is the latest restaurant chain to soar in its stock market debut. Others, including Zoe's Kitchen Inc., Potbelly Corp. and Noodles & Co., also climbed in their initial public offerings.

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The chain, whose headquarters is in Costa Mesa, California, grills chicken in front of customers to make its Mexican-style dishes at its 400 restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas and Utah. It raised more than $107 million after pricing 7.14 million shares at $15 per share. It plans to use the cash raised to pay down debt. Shares of El Pollo Loco, which are trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol "LOCO," rose $9.03, or 60.2 percent, to close at $24.03.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (EPL) develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco and operates under one business segment. The restaurants, which are located principally in California but also in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Utah, specialize in flame-grilled chicken in a variety of contemporary Mexican-influenced entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup, Pollo Bowls and Pollo Salads. The Company is a subsidiary of Trimaran Pollo Partners, LLC. At December 25, 2013, the Company operated 168 (133 in the greater Los Angeles area) and franchised 233 (136 in the greater Los Angeles area) El Pollo Loco restaurants.

Address

3535 Harbor Blvd Ste 100
COSTA MESA, CA 92626-1494
United States 

Website 

http://www.elpolloloco.com

Key stats and ratios

	Q1 (Mar '14)	2013
Net profit margin	6.72%	-5.36%
Operating margin	14.14%	6.63%
EBITD margin	-	18.05%
Return on average assets	5.24%	-4.04%
Return on average equity	42.72%	-29.83%
Employees	4,460