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Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. ?
1
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.14 times
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.84% and Operating profit at 2.26% over the last 5 years
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 48.82%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 2 consecutive quarters
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 2,312.18
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 56.35 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 10.26%
4
With ROCE of 12.52%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.35 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 39.96%, its profits have risen by 5.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.9
5
High Institutional Holdings at 99.6%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Market Beating Performance
- The stock has generated a return of 39.96% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 22.24%
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
39.96%
1.32
36.32%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.67
13.28%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.84%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.26%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
15.76
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.32
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.33
Tax Ratio
27.79%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
99.60%
ROCE (avg)
11.10%
ROE (avg)
9.58%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.42
EV to EBIT
10.76
EV to EBITDA
7.91
EV to Capital Employed
1.35
EV to Sales
0.97
PEG Ratio
2.88
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.52%
ROE (Latest)
9.47%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend18What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 2,312.18
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 56.35 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.26%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 75.73 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -18.19% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 219.2 times
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 126.18 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 16.9 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 13.39 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 11.67 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 8.29 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.27
-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 37.87 times
Here's what is working for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 2,312.18 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 75.73 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 56.35 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 126.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 16.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 13.39 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 11.67 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 8.29 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 8.29 MM has Grown at 51.02%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.27
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 219.2 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.19% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 4.31 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 37.87 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
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