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LOCO (LOCO) Stock

$15.16 -7.39% NASDAQ: LOCO Consumer Cyclical

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$15.16
Market Cap$461.70M
P/E Ratio15.54
P/B Ratio1.46
P/S Ratio0.86
EPS (TTM)$0.90
52-Week High$17.30
52-Week Low$8.98
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE8.93%
ROA4.28%
ROCE14.43%
Gross Margin8.57%
Operating Margin8.57%
Net Margin5.87%
Debt/Equity0.77
Current Ratio0.08

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$454.0M$470.0M$469.0M$473.0M$490.0M
Operating Profit$41.0M$30.0M$40.0M$41.0M$42.0M
Net Profit$29.0M$21.0M$26.0M$26.0M$26.0M
EPS$0.80$0.57$0.74$0.86$0.90
Op Margin9.1%6.4%8.5%8.7%8.7%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$614.0M$597.0M$592.0M$592.0M$607.0M
Total Liabilities$303.0M$316.0M$342.0M$331.0M$316.0M
Cash$30.0M$20.0M$7.0M$2.0M$6.0M
Borrowings$233.0M$253.0M$273.0M$263.0M$240.0M

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$52.0M$39.0M$41.0M$47.0M$48.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-30.0M$-39.0M$-35.0M$-38.0M$-45.0M
Financing Cash Flow$0$1.0M$-58.0M$-19.0M$-3.0M
Net Cash Flow$17.0M$-10.0M$-13.0M$-5.0M$4.0M
Free Cash Flow$35.0M$19.0M$19.0M$28.0M$25.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA11.38
FCF Yield6.26%
Quick Ratio0.32
Interest Coverage10.50
Return 1Y40.11%
Return 3Y52.42%
Return 5Y4.60%

Ownership

Insiders Held2.47%
Institutions Held92.41%
Institutions Float Held94.74%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Biglari Capital Corp.4,000,0002026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.2,284,2252026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,013,3732026-03-31
LSV Asset Management1,456,8522026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,090,1942026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
BNED $12.78 -0.47% -4.55 $442.74M 0.00%
DENNDenny's Corporation $6.25 -0.16% 115.23 $321.87M 0.00%
DINDine Brands Global, Inc. $35.34 +3.67% 32.47 $448.29M 2.23%
HVT $29.09 +0.69% 17.83 $481.95M 5.90%
JACKJack in the Box Inc. $15.65 +7.56% 3.35 $298.50M 0.00%

About LOCO

LOCO is led by CEO Elizabeth Goodwin Williams, employs 4,000 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2014.

LOCO stock trades at $15.16 with a market capitalization of $461.70M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.54, price-to-book of 1.46, price-to-sales of 0.86. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $8.98 and $17.30, and currently trades 12.4% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, LOCO generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.93%, return on capital employed of 14.43%, an operating margin of 8.57%, a net profit margin of 5.87%.

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