$LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Stock $loco

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2018 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000160636619000007 Filed on March 08, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2018	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
Revenue	$435.8M	$95.20M	$101.2M
YoY Change	8.5%	2.94%	5.57%
Cost Of Revenue	$223.6M	$51.50M	$55.40M
YoY Change	3.28%	1.78%	7.78%
Gross Profit	$212.3M	$43.70M	$45.80M
YoY Change	14.63%	4.3%	3.15%
Gross Profit Margin	48.71%	45.9%	45.28%
Selling, General & Admin	$166.1M	$33.00M	$31.20M
YoY Change	30.27%	11.49%	7.22%
% of Gross Profit	78.24%	75.51%	68.12%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$17.83M	$4.480M	$4.697M
YoY Change	-1.67%	5.41%	15.29%
% of Gross Profit	8.4%	10.25%	10.26%
Operating Expenses	$183.9M	$37.50M	$35.90M
YoY Change	26.3%	10.62%	8.13%
Operating Profit	-$9.461M	-$9.665M	-$5.612M
YoY Change	-238.64%	-601.82%	-162.3%
Interest Expense	$3.502M	-$800.0K	$903.0K
YoY Change	-206.12%	14.29%	15.03%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$800.0K	$5.700M	$0.00
YoY Change	-85.71%	5600.0%	-100.0%
Pretax Income	-$12.20M	-$4.800M	-$6.496M
YoY Change	-233.85%	-469.23%	-180.79%
Income Tax	-$3.208M	-$4.800M	-$2.457M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$8.994M	-$38.00K	-$4.039M
YoY Change	-204.35%	-109.09%	-177.51%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-2.06%	-0.04%	-3.99%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.23	$0.00	-$0.11
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.23	$0.00	-$0.11
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	38.57M	38.47M shares	38.46M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.57M	38.47M shares	38.46M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$7.000M	$8.600M	$7.100M
YoY Change	-18.6%	290.91%	9.23%
Cash & Equivalents	$7.000M	$8.550M	$7.062M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$3.000M	$2.700M	$3.000M
YoY Change	11.11%	-15.63%	-77.94%
Inventory	$2.500M	$2.289M	$2.233M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$9.600M	$7.200M	$8.000M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.00M	$20.73M	$20.31M
YoY Change	6.28%	43.68%	-33.21%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$104.2M	$102.8M	$114.9M
YoY Change	1.36%	-13.23%	-2.04%
Goodwill		$248.7M	$248.7M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$61.89M	$61.89M
YoY Change		0.0%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$13.20M	$1.041M	$1.136M
YoY Change	60.98%	-25.22%	-23.3%
Total Long-Term Assets	$428.2M	$422.0M	$433.4M
YoY Change	1.47%	-7.64%	-0.79%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.00M	$20.73M	$20.31M
Total Long-Term Assets	$428.2M	$422.0M	$433.4M
Total Assets	$450.2M	$442.7M	$453.7M
YoY Change	1.69%	-6.07%	-2.9%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$9.600M	$12.31M	$10.36M
YoY Change	-21.95%	5.76%	10.19%
Accrued Expenses	$61.00M	$20.40M	$22.10M
YoY Change	199.02%	16.57%	7.28%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$100.0K	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	-50.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$82.90M	$47.33M	$58.24M
YoY Change	75.26%	4.43%	52.85%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$74.10M	$93.20M	$85.20M
YoY Change	-20.49%	-10.64%	-20.6%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$28.00M	$12.77M	$30.74M
YoY Change	2.56%	19.57%	-37.4%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$102.1M	$12.77M	$30.74M
YoY Change	-15.27%	19.57%	-80.35%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$82.90M	$47.33M	$58.24M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$102.1M	$12.77M	$30.74M
Total Liabilities	$185.0M	$167.8M	$179.0M
YoY Change	10.25%	-18.61%	-11.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$98.43M	-$98.39M
YoY Change		-8.05%
Common Stock		$373.4M	$373.1M
YoY Change		0.31%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$265.2M	$275.0M	$274.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$450.2M	$442.7M	$453.7M
YoY Change	1.69%	-6.07%	-2.9%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018	2017 Q4	2017 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$8.994M	-$38.00K	-$4.039M
YoY Change	-204.35%	-109.09%	-177.51%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$17.83M	$4.480M	$4.697M
YoY Change	-1.67%	5.41%	15.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$45.44M	$1.460M	$21.48M
YoY Change	-15.33%	-84.84%	15.17%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$27.80M	-$7.940M	-$9.260M
YoY Change	-23.28%	-27.42%	-23.85%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$27.80M	-$7.940M	-$9.260M
YoY Change	-23.28%	-27.42%	-25.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	-$856.0K
YoY Change	820.43%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-19.22M	7.970M	-9.530M
YoY Change	73.93%	-362.17%	3.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	45.44M	1.460M	21.48M
Cash From Investing Activities	-27.80M	-7.940M	-9.260M
Cash From Financing Activities	-19.22M	7.970M	-9.530M
Net Change In Cash	-1.581M	1.490M	2.690M
YoY Change	-124.77%	-134.25%	-190.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$45.44M	$1.460M	$21.48M
Capital Expenditures	$27.80M	-$7.940M	-$9.260M
Free Cash Flow	$17.64M	$9.400M	$30.74M
YoY Change	1.19%	-54.3%	-0.23%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Concentration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> of Risk</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally-insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances.</font></div></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively known as “we,” “us” or the “Company.” The Company’s activities are conducted principally through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“EPL”), which develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco ®. The restaurants, which are located principally in California but also in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Louisiana, specialize in flame-grilled chicken in a wide variety of contemporary Mexican-influenced entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup, variations on our Pollo Bowl® and Pollo Salads. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 26, 2018</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company operated </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">213</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">143</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in the greater Los Angeles area) and franchised </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">271</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">138</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in the greater Los Angeles area) El Pollo Loco restaurants. In addition, the Company currently licenses </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">one</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> restaurant in the Philippines. The Company’s largest stockholder is Trimaran Pollo Partners, L.L.C. (“LLC”), which is controlled by affiliates of Trimaran Capital, L.L.C. LLC acquired Chicken Acquisition Corp. (“CAC”), a predecessor of Holdings, on November 17, 2005 (the “Acquisition”) and has a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">42.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> ownership interest as of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 26, 2018</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. LLC’s only material asset is its investment in Holdings.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">April 22, 2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, CAC, its wholly owned subsidiary, Chicken Subsidiary Corp (“CSC”) and CSC’s wholly owned subsidiary, the former El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(“Old Holdings”) entered into the following reorganization transactions: (i) Old Holdings merged with and into CSC with CSC continuing as the surviving corporation; (ii) CSC merged with and into CAC with CAC continuing as the surviving corporation and (iii) CAC renamed itself El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Holdings has no material assets or operations. Holdings and Holdings’ direct subsidiary, EPL Intermediate, Inc. (“Intermediate”), guarantee EPL’s 2014 Revolver (see Note 6) on a full and unconditional basis and Intermediate has no subsidiaries other than EPL. EPL is a separate and distinct legal entity, and has no obligation to make funds available to Intermediate. EPL and Intermediate may pay dividends to Intermediate and to Holdings, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On July 13, 2018, the Company refinanced its credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender, and letter of credit issuer, the lenders party thereto, and the other parties thereto, (the "2014 Revolver"), pursuant to a credit agreement (the "2018 Credit Agreement") among EPL, as borrower, the Company and EPL Intermediate, Inc. (“Intermediate"), as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender, and letter of credit issuer, the lenders party thereto, and the other parties thereto, which provides for a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$150.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">five</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">-year senior secured revolving facility (the “2018 Revolver”). Under the 2018 Revolver, Holdings may not make certain payments such as cash dividends, except that it may, inter alia, (i) pay up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$1.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per year to repurchase or redeem qualified equity interests of Holdings held by past or present officers, directors, or employees (or their estates) of the Company upon death, disability, or termination of employment, (ii) pay under its income tax receivable agreement (the “TRA”), and, (iii) so long as no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing, (a) make non-cash repurchases of equity interests in connection with the exercise of stock options by directors, officers and management, provided that those equity interests represent a portion of the consideration of the exercise price of those stock options, (b) pay up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$0.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in any 12 month consecutive period to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire equity interests of any subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary from any holder of equity interest in such subsidiary, (c) pay up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$2.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per year pursuant to stock option plans, employment agreements, or incentive plans, (d) make up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$5.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in other restricted payments per year, and (e) make other restricted payments, subject to its compliance, on a pro forma basis, with (x) a lease-adjusted consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">4.25</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> times and (y) the financial covenants applicable to the 2018 Revolver. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company operates in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">one</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating segment. All significant revenues relate to retail sales of food and beverages to the general public through either company or franchised restaurants.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On August 2, 2018, the Company announced the Board of Directors had authorized a stock repurchase program (the "Stock Repurchase Program"). The Company entered into a stock repurchase plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended on August 28, 2018 (the "Stock Repurchase Plan"), which allows the repurchase of up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$20.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the Company's common stock. The Stock Repurchase Plan commenced purchases on November 6, 2018, and, if not terminated sooner by other provisions of the Stock Repurchase Plan, will terminate on June 26, 2019. The Stock Repurchase Plan may also be suspended or terminated at any time upon prior notice.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the Stock Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase its common stock from time to time, in amounts and at prices that the Company deems appropriate, subject to market conditions and other considerations. The Company's repurchases may be executed using open market purchases and/or through privately negotiated transactions. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the Stock Repurchase Plan for the quarterly period ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 26, 2018</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company repurchased </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">66,409</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of common stock, executed using open market purchases, for total consideration of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$1.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Leases Operating RevenueRecognitionLeasesOperating	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Operating</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> Leases</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Rent expense for the Company’s operating leases, which generally have escalating rents over the term of the lease, is recorded on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term. The lease term begins when the Company has the right to control the use of the leased property, which is typically before rent payments are due under the terms of the lease. Rent expense is included in occupancy and other operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. The difference between rent expense and rent paid is recorded as deferred rent, which is included in current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Percentage rent expenses are recorded based on estimated sales or gross margin for respective restaurants over the contingency period.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any leasehold improvements that are funded by lessor incentives under operating leases are recorded as leasehold improvements and amortized over the expected lease term. Such incentives are also recorded as deferred rent and amortized as reductions to rent expense over the expected lease term.</font></div></div>
CY2018	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Use of Estimates</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenue and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant estimates include estimates for impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment, insurance reserves, lease termination liabilities, closed-store reserves, stock-based compensation, income tax receivable agreement liability, and income tax valuation allowances.</font></div></div>

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