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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.23 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-26), El Pollo Loco Holdings's current share price is $10.40. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.47. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.23.

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

LOCO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98   Med: 1.18   Max: 1.63
Current: 1.23

During the past years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 1.63. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 1.18.

LOCO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.67% of 231 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.05 vs LOCO: 1.23

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $8.219. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $8.47 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PB 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 1.21 1.10 1.11 1.08 1.15

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

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

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

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



El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=10.40/8.47
=1.23

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, El Pollo Loco Holdings's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=8.219/131.7762*131.7762
=8.219

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201406 2.120 100.560 2.778
201409 5.398 100.428 7.083
201412 5.623 99.070 7.479
201503 5.814 99.621 7.691
201506 5.982 100.684 7.829
201509 6.259 100.392 8.216
201512 6.390 99.792 8.438
201603 6.529 100.470 8.563
201606 6.723 101.688 8.712
201609 6.860 101.861 8.875
201612 6.893 101.863 8.917
201703 7.024 102.862 8.998
201706 7.202 103.349 9.183
201709 7.106 104.136 8.992
201712 7.112 104.011 9.011
201803 7.105 105.290 8.892
201806 7.256 106.317 8.994
201809 7.399 106.507 9.154
201812 6.799 105.998 8.452
201903 6.797 107.251 8.351
201906 6.965 108.070 8.493
201909 6.878 108.329 8.367
201912 6.991 108.420 8.497
202003 7.085 108.902 8.573
202006 7.156 108.767 8.670
202009 7.439 109.815 8.927
202012 7.621 109.897 9.138
202103 7.754 111.754 9.143
202106 7.980 114.631 9.174
202109 8.288 115.734 9.437
202112 8.487 117.630 9.508
202203 8.589 121.301 9.331
202206 8.752 125.017 9.225
202209 8.893 125.227 9.358
202212 7.597 125.222 7.995
202303 7.697 127.348 7.965
202306 7.770 128.729 7.954
202309 7.849 129.860 7.965
202312 7.996 129.419 8.142
202403 8.219 131.776 8.219

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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 PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB 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