Profitability
Weight: 20%
D+
43
- 5yr Avg ROIC 5.2%
- Operating Margin Trend +0.14 pp/yr
LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B
70
- 5yr Avg ROE 8.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -5.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
C-
46
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 1.9%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 3.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
B
72
- 5yr FCF Margin 5.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.98x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
C-
48
- Net Debt / EBITDA 3.99x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 9.50x
- Altman Z-Score 1.93
Stability
Weight: 15%
B
72
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.31
- Piotroski F-Score 8
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added.
- Holders
- 2 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +36.9%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0