earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
El Pollo Loco Q3 revenue up 4.2% to $115.7M; comp sales +9.3%; net income $0.28/sh
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
2021-Q3 EPS reported
$0.63
revenue$345,406,000
- Total revenue $115.7M vs $111.0M a year ago; system-wide comparable restaurant sales up 9.3%.
- Net income $10.2M ($0.28 diluted) vs $9.9M ($0.28); pro forma net income $10.0M ($0.27).
- Income from operations $14.2M vs $12.2M; adjusted EBITDA $18.9M vs $19.3M.
- Restaurant contribution margin weakened to 20.4% from 22.4%; recognized $3.2M employee retention credit under CARES Act.