El Pollo Loco

Profile

Total revenues (MM)	Total revenue growth
$402.0	7.5%
Systemwide restaurants	Avg sales per square foot
473	$691
Avg restaurant gross sq ft	Total employment
2,700	5,355

Corporate Name	El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Sector	Quick Service Restaurants
Headquarters	Costa Mesa, CA
Primary SIC Code	5812 – Eating Places
Primary NAICS Code	722111 – Limited-Service Restaurants
Fiscal Year Ended	December 28, 2016

El Pollo Loco is a limited service restaurant that specialized in fire-grilling citrus -marinated chicken in front of customers and serves a variety of Mexican-inspired entrees that are created from their chicken. As of Sep 27, 2017, there were 473 restaurants systemwide across California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Utah, comprised of 208 company-operated and 265 franchised restaurants.

Total revenues (MM)	$402.0	7.5%	$380.1	7.1%	6.5%	6.8%
Operating income (MM)	$18.4	-56.6%	$34.6	-29.1%	-6.5%	5.1%
Net income (MM)	$9.1	-61.0%	$18.3	-23.8%	N/A	N/A
Diluted EPS	$0.23	-61.0%	$0.47	-23.7%	N/A	N/A
Systemwide restaurants	473	6.1%	460	6.2%	4.7%	3.1%
Avg restaurant gross sq ft	2,700	-0.2%	2,700	-0.2%	-0.1%	0.7%
Avg sales per restaurant (M)	$1,853	-1.2%	$1,865	-1.6%	2.1%	4.2%
Avg sales per square foot	$691	-0.9%	$694	-1.3%	2.0%	3.3%
Net advertising spending (MM)	N/A	N/A	$14.7	5.8%	7.3%	N/A
Total employment	N/A	N/A	5,355	3.6%	6.3%	N/A