El Pollo Loco vs RCI Hospitality
LOCO and RICK side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LOCO and RICK compare
El Pollo Loco is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as RCI Hospitality ($450M against $207M).
El Pollo Loco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.1% versus 0.95% for RCI Hospitality).
El Pollo Loco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.8% compared with −1.5% at RCI Hospitality.
RCI Hospitality pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; El Pollo Loco does not pay one.
El Pollo Loco scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for RCI Hospitality), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LOCO | RICK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $450M | $207M |
| Share price | $14.80 | $27.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 38.1% | 11.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.7% | −62.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.65 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 4,034 | 6 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.9× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5× (better) | 9.8× |
| P/FCF | 14.3× | 6.0× (better) |
| PEG | 0.78 | – |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | 16.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.96 | $48.66 |
| Margin of safety | 29.4% | 44.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.1% (better) | 0.95% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.8% | 16.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.8% (better) | −125% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 30.7% (better) | −122% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 10.2% (better) | 9.6% |
| Net margin | 6.8% (better) | −1.5% |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 12.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.3% (better) | −1.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% (better) | 2.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.02 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.93 |
| Interest coverage | 17.5× (better) | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.29 | 0.56 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.08 (better) | 1.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 7 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.9% |
| Buyback yield | −0.74% | 7.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.74% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.7% | 49.5% |
| Held by insiders | 20.3% | 9.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.3M | $91.8K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.3% | 9.5% |
Go deeper
- LOCO stock overview
- LOCO income statement
- LOCO valuation and score
- RICK stock overview
- RICK income statement
- RICK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.