El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) will be releasing its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 2nd. Analysts expect El Pollo Loco to post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter. Persons that wish to register for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 7th. The restaurant operator reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.16. El Pollo Loco had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 5.45%. The firm had revenue of $112.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.07 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.16 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect El Pollo Loco to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

El Pollo Loco Stock Performance

NASDAQ LOCO opened at $8.43 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $8.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.81. El Pollo Loco has a twelve month low of $8.11 and a twelve month high of $11.02. The company has a market capitalization of $262.87 million, a PE ratio of 11.24 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered El Pollo Loco from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 19th.

About El Pollo Loco

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc, develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines.