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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.76 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-26), El Pollo Loco Holdings's current share price is $10.40. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.66. El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.76.

The historical rank and industry rank for El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

LOCO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.61   Med: 15.17   Max: 21.58
Current: 15.72

During the past years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 21.58. The lowest was 12.61. And the median was 15.17.

LOCO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
50.41% of 123 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 15.67 vs LOCO: 15.72

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 Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.226. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $0.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Chart

El Pollo Loco Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 16.88 13.67

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 Price-to-FCF 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 15.56 13.90 13.70 13.67 14.72

Competitive Comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Restaurants subindustry, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



El Pollo Loco Holdings Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF 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 Price-to-FCF.

El Pollo Loco Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=10.40/0.66
=15.76

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

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.226/131.7762*131.7762
=0.226

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

El Pollo Loco Holdings Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.253 100.560 0.332
201409 -0.021 100.428 -0.028
201412 -0.279 99.070 -0.371
201503 0.307 99.621 0.406
201506 0.231 100.684 0.302
201509 0.152 100.392 0.200
201512 0.006 99.792 0.008
201603 0.130 100.470 0.171
201606 0.042 101.688 0.054
201609 0.166 101.861 0.215
201612 -0.034 101.863 -0.044
201703 0.193 102.862 0.247
201706 0.106 103.349 0.135
201709 0.318 104.136 0.402
201712 -0.166 104.011 -0.210
201803 0.146 105.290 0.183
201806 0.153 106.317 0.190
201809 0.235 106.507 0.291
201812 -0.084 105.998 -0.104
201903 0.147 107.251 0.181
201906 0.030 108.070 0.037
201909 0.387 108.329 0.471
201912 -0.010 108.420 -0.012
202003 -0.259 108.902 -0.313
202006 0.502 108.767 0.608
202009 0.570 109.815 0.684
202012 0.129 109.897 0.155
202103 0.059 111.754 0.070
202106 0.430 114.631 0.494
202109 0.324 115.734 0.369
202112 0.149 117.630 0.167
202203 -0.167 121.301 -0.181
202206 0.249 125.017 0.262
202209 0.162 125.227 0.170
202212 0.265 125.222 0.279
202303 -0.059 127.348 -0.061
202306 0.414 128.729 0.424
202309 0.139 129.860 0.141
202312 0.067 129.419 0.068
202403 0.226 131.776 0.226

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF 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 Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow 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 Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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