El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Listed Company

LOCOCIK 0001606366NasdaqAcceleratedRetail-Eating PlacesDelawareFY ends Dec 30

Period

FY 2025

Revenue

—

Net Income

$26.49M

Total Assets

$606.65M

Equity

$291.08M

Shares Out

29.96M

Op. Cash Flow

$48.08M

Business

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. operates a differentiated limited service restaurant concept specializing in citrus‑marinated, fire‑grilled chicken and Mexican‑inspired menu items. Its main products include signature fire‑grilled chicken meals (bone‑in and boneless), burritos, tostadas, bowls, salads, family meals, freshly prepared salsas, and dressings. The Company operates one reportable segment consisting of retail food and beverage sales through company‑operated restaurants, franchised restaurants and licensed international locations, supported by franchise training, operations, marketing, and supply programs. Restaurants are located principally in California and also in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Louisiana and select licensed locations in the Philippines, with sales through in‑restaurant, drive‑thru, digital ordering and third‑party delivery channels.

Summary from filing dated 2025-03-07

Financials

Consolidated Statement of Income

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-12-31	FY 2024 2024-12-31	FY 2023 2023-12-31	FY 2022 2022-12-31	FY 2021 2021-12-31
Total revenue	490	473	469	470	454
Food and paper cost	100	101	108	118	104
Labor and related expenses	127	127	127	131	120
Occupancy and other operating expenses	106	99	101	102	98
Gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, lost profits, net	—	−300,000	−327,000	—	0
Company restaurant expenses	334	327	337	350	322
General and administrative expenses	50	46	42	39	40
Franchise expenses	48	42	38	36	33
Depreciation and amortization	16	16	15	14	15
Loss on disposal of assets	277,000	221,000	192,000	165,000	289,000
Gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses	—	−41,000	−200,000	—	—
Loss (gain) on disposition of restaurants	—	7,000	−5	−848,000	2
Impairment and closed-store reserves	11,000	175,000	2	752,000	1
Total expenses	448	432	429	440	413
Income from operations	42	41	40	30	41
Interest expense, net	4	6	5	2	—
Income tax receivable agreement (income) expense	—	−20,000	103,000	−436,000	58,000
Income before provision for income taxes	38	35	35	29	39
Provision for income taxes	11	10	9	8	10
Net income	26	26	26	21	29
Basic (usd per share)	0.91	0.86	0.75	0.57	0.81
Diluted (usd per share)	0.9	0.86	0.74	0.57	0.8
Basic (shares)	29	30	34	36	36
Diluted (shares)	29	30	34	37	36

Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-12-31	FY 2024 2024-12-31	FY 2023 2023-12-31	FY 2023 2023-11-30	FY 2022 2022-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents	6	2	7	7	20
Accounts and other receivables, net	11	9	10	—	10
Inventories	2	2	2	—	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6	6	6	—	4
Income tax receivable	—	493,000	153,000	—	768,000
Total current assets	26	20	25	—	37
Property and equipment, net	97	86	84	—	79
Property and equipment held under finance lease, net	1	1	2	—	2
"Property and equipment held under operating leases, net (""ROU asset"")"	168	170	168	—	166
Goodwill	249	249	249	—	249
Trademarks	62	62	62	—	62
Deferred tax assets	187,000	336,000	0	—	512,000
Other assets	4	3	3	—	3
Total assets	607	592	592	—	597
Current portion of obligations under finance leases	142,000	170,000	140,000	—	110,000
Current portion of obligations under operating leases	18	20	19	—	20
Accounts payable	16	12	13	—	13
Accrued salaries and vacation	11	14	9	—	9
Accrued insurance	12	11	12	—	11
Accrued income taxes payable	2	2	70,000	—	0
Accrued interest	44,000	319,000	394,000	—	291,000
Current portion of income tax receivable agreement payable	0	0	422,000	—	263,000
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities	21	16	18	—	15
Total current liabilities	79	76	73	—	69
Revolver loan	51	71	84	—	66
Obligations under finance leases, net of current portion	1	2	2	—	2
Obligations under operating leases, net of current portion	171	171	168	—	165
Deferred tax liabilities, net	8	6	9	—	9
Other noncurrent liabilities	6	6	6	—	6
Total liabilities	316	331	342	—	316
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)	—	—	—	—	—
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 100,000 shares designated as Series A Preferred Stock; none issued or outstanding	—	—	0	—	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 29,957,385 and 29,839,721 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 25, 2024, respectively	299,000	298,000	313,000	—	370,000
Additional paid-in-capital	247	241	236	—	292
Retained earnings	44	19	14	—	−12
Total stockholders' equity	291	261	251	—	281
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	607	592	592	—	597

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts

Concept	FY 2025 2025-12-31	FY 2024 2024-12-31	FY 2023 2023-12-31	FY 2022 2022-12-31	FY 2021 2021-12-31
Net income	26	26	26	21	29
Stock-based compensation expense	5	4	3	3	3
Fire insurance proceeds for expenses paid and lost profit	—	—	327,000	—	—
Gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses, net	—	−41,000	−247,000	—	—
Impairment of property and equipment and ROU assets	—	123,000	2	481,000	711,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs	195,000	197,000	201,000	340,000	251,000
Deferred income taxes, net	1	−3	906,000	5	957,000
Accounts and other receivables	−2	677,000	−216,000	3	−3
Inventories	128,000	−27,000	531,000	−125,000	−218,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	−860,000	125,000	−2	71,000	133,000
Income taxes receivable/ payable	−45,000	2	838,000	−2	3
Operating lease assets	20	19	19	19	—
Other assets	−1	−232,000	−309,000	−240,000	−1
Accounts payable	5	−544,000	−4	4	3
Accrued salaries and vacation	−3	5	459,000	−3	1
Accrued insurance	569,000	−414,000	711,000	−73,000	777,000
Payment related to tax receivable agreement	—	−399,000	−350,000	−430,000	−2
Operating lease liabilities	−19	−19	−19	−20	—
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	−1	−2	3	−6	−1
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	48	47	41	39	52
Proceeds from disposition of restaurants	—	100,000	8	1	5
Proceeds from fire insurance for property and equipment	—	41,000	163,000	—	—
Purchase of property and equipment	−23	−19	−21	−20	−17
Net cash flows used in investing activities	−23	−19	−13	−19	−12
Proceeds from borrowings on revolver and swingline loans	9	14	39	46	0
Payments on revolver and swingline loan	−29	−27	−21	−20	−23
Minimum tax withholdings related to net share settlements	−737,000	−440,000	−243,000	−322,000	−705,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net of expenses	1	2	1	2	866,000
Payment of obligations under finance leases	−223,000	−207,000	−158,000	−162,000	−148,000
Repurchases of common stock	−2	−21	−59	—	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	−22	−33	−40	−29	−23
Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4	−5	−13	−10	17
Cash paid during the period for interest	4	6	5	1	1
Cash paid during the period for income taxes	10	10	8	5	6
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment	8	4	5	1	2
Unpaid repurchases of common stock and excise tax	—	204,000	—	—	—

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