Portillo's Inc.
Business
Portillo's Inc. operates and manages a multichannel restaurant business serving iconic Chicago-style street food across company-operated restaurants and related operations. Its menu features Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-broiled burgers, fresh chopped salads, crinkle-cut fries, specialty cakes and signature shakes, together with catering and digital ordering options. The company’s operating structure includes its consolidated operating company, company-operated restaurants, commissaries and distribution partnerships. It serves U.S. markets with a focus on Sunbelt expansion and multichannel access including dine-in, double-lane drive-thrus, carryout, delivery, kiosks and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUES, NET | 732 | 711 | 680 | 587 | 535 | |
| Food, beverage and packaging costs | 252 | 242 | 231 | 204 | 167 | |
| Labor | 192 | 181 | 174 | 154 | 139 | |
| Occupancy | 41 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 28 | |
| Other operating expenses | 90 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 59 | |
| Total restaurant operating expenses | 574 | 542 | 515 | 455 | 393 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 77 | 75 | 79 | 67 | 87 | |
| Pre-opening expenses | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | |
| Net income attributable to equity method investment | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −797,000 | |
| Other loss (income), net | 946,000 | −312,000 | −1 | −204,000 | −1 | |
| OPERATING INCOME | 44 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 30 | |
| Interest expense | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 40 | |
| Interest income | −275,000 | −309,000 | −212,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment | −3 | −9 | −3 | −5 | 0 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 24 | 42 | 28 | 19 | −17 | |
| Income tax expense | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | −4 | |
| NET INCOME | 21 | 35 | 25 | 17 | −13 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | −19 | |
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PORTILLO'S INC. | 19 | 30 | 18 | 11 | −15 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.28 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.28 | −0.42 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.25 | −0.42 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 69 | 61 | 54 | 39 | 36 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 71 | 64 | 57 | 43 | 36 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 20 | 23 | 10 | 44 | 39 | |
| Accounts and tenant improvement receivables | 17 | 15 | 14 | 9 | — | |
| Inventories | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 52 | 53 | 42 | 65 | 59 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 420 | 359 | 296 | 227 | 191 | |
| Operating lease assets | 261 | 222 | 194 | 167 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | |
| Trade names | 222 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 36 | |
| Equity method investment | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 211 | 197 | 185 | 150 | 74 | |
| Other assets | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total other assets | 874 | 866 | 854 | 821 | 750 | |
| Total assets | 1,607 | 1,500 | 1,386 | 1,280 | 1,000 | |
| Accounts payable | 43 | 46 | 33 | 30 | 27 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Short-term debt | 90 | 25 | 15 | 0 | — | |
| Current portion of Tax Receivable Agreement liability | 8 | 8 | 4 | 813,000 | 0 | |
| Deferred revenue | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| Accrued expenses | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | |
| Total current liabilities | 194 | 136 | 105 | 77 | 67 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 238 | 275 | 284 | 314 | 316 | |
| Tax Receivable Agreement liability | 345 | 317 | 295 | 252 | 157 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 329 | 279 | 238 | 200 | 0 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 915 | 874 | 821 | 770 | 509 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,109 | 1,010 | 925 | 847 | 576 | |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 16) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 405 | 357 | 308 | 261 | 187 | |
| Retained earnings | 62 | 43 | 14 | −5 | −16 | |
| Total stockholders' equity attributable to Portillo's Inc. | 468 | 401 | 322 | 256 | 171 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 29 | 89 | 138 | 177 | 252 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 497 | 490 | 460 | 433 | 423 | |
| Total liabilities and members' equity | 1,607 | 1,500 | 1,386 | 1,280 | 1,000 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount | 692,000 | 873,000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Loss on sales of assets | 434,000 | 528,000 | 592,000 | 398,000 | 256,000 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 29 | |
| Deferred income tax expense | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
| Gift card breakage | −900,000 | −900,000 | −900,000 | −800,000 | −700,000 | |
| Asset impairment | 2 | 657,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts receivables | −2 | 862,000 | −679,000 | 191,000 | −777,000 | |
| Receivables from related parties | 25,000 | −46,000 | −82,000 | 96,000 | −152,000 | |
| Inventories | −292,000 | 818,000 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Other current assets | 221,000 | 357,000 | −4 | 914,000 | −3 | |
| Operating lease assets | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 316,000 | 11 | 209,000 | −4 | 2 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 310,000 | 2 | 3 | 2 | −5 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | 0 | |
| Deferred lease incentives | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 690,000 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | 2 | −258,000 | −2 | −14,000 | −128,000 | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 72 | 98 | 71 | 57 | 43 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | −90 | −88 | −88 | −47 | −36 | |
| Other | 242,000 | 77,000 | 81,000 | — | — | |
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | −90 | −88 | −88 | −47 | −36 | |
| Proceeds from short-term debt, net | 65 | 10 | 15 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of long-term debt | −42 | −6 | −328 | −3 | −158 | |
| Proceeds from equity offering, net of underwriting discounts | 0 | 115 | 179 | 365 | 437 | |
| Repurchase of outstanding equity / Portillo's OpCo units | 0 | −115 | −179 | −365 | −57 | |
| Distributions paid to non-controlling interest holders | −1 | −838,000 | −399,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Employee withholding taxes related to net settled equity awards | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan purchases | 453,000 | 508,000 | 527,000 | 129,000 | 0 | |
| Payments of Tax Receivable Agreement liability | −8 | −4 | −813,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of deferred financing costs | −1 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contributions from non-controlling interests | 350,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED) IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 15 | 3 | −17 | −5 | −9 | |
| NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | −3 | 12 | −34 | 5 | −2 | |
| Interest paid | 23 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 44 | |
| Income tax paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | |
| Establishment of liabilities under Tax Receivable Agreement | 38 | 38 | 51 | 102 | 157 |