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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO
Nasdaq · XNAS · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 2014-07-25
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7/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.09
Altman Z″ — distress risk · distress
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Dividend payout · no dividend
Financials & ratios (annual, from 10-K)
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | |||||
| Revenue | $490.0M | $473.0M | $468.7M | $470.0M | $454.4M |
| Operating income | $42.0M | $41.2M | $39.8M | $30.1M | $41.3M |
| Net income | $26.5M | $25.7M | $25.6M | $20.8M | $29.1M |
| Operating cash flow | $48.1M | $46.8M | $40.7M | $38.5M | $52.1M |
| Free cash flow | $25.4M | $27.7M | $19.4M | $18.6M | $35.1M |
| Total assets | $606.6M | $592.0M | $592.3M | $597.2M | $613.8M |
| Total liabilities | $315.6M | $331.3M | $341.6M | $316.1M | $303.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $291.1M | $260.7M | $250.7M | $281.1M | $310.6M |
| Ratios | |||||
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 9.1% |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% |
| Return on assets | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 9.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.18× | 0.27× | 0.34× | 0.23× | 0.13× |
| Current ratio | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.66 |
| Revenue growth | 3.6% | 0.9% | -0.3% | 3.4% | 6.6% |
Notable holders (13F)
| Investor | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 306,200 | $4.2M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 73,591 | $1.0M |
Why these scores methodology →
Piotroski F-score: 7/9
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″: 1.09 (distress)
- Working capital / assets -0.088
- Retained earnings / assets 0.072
- EBIT / assets 0.069
- Equity / liabilities 0.922
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings · CIK 0001606366 · as of 2025-12-31. Figures are facts from filings plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.