What is El Pollo Loco Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP)?
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. El Pollo Loco Holdings's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 31.4 Mil.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's quarterly shares outstanding
declined
from Sep. 2023 (33.0 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (31.4 Mil).
It means El Pollo Loco Holdingsbought back shares from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .
El Pollo Loco Holdings's annual shares outstanding
declined
from Dec. 2022 (37.0 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (31.4 Mil).
It means El Pollo Loco Holdingsbought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .
El Pollo Loco Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data
The historical data trend for El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart
Competitive Comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP)
For the Restaurants subindustry, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where El Pollo Loco Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Calculation
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (NAS:LOCO) Shares Outstanding (EOP) Explanation
A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.
Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.
Be Aware
Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.
Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.
If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings (El Pollo Loco Holdings) Business Description
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. Restaurant locations are typically free-standing and include drive-thrus, and menus include many low-priced options. Poultry is the company's largest food cost, accounting for roughly 38% of total food and paper cost, and the company manages that commodity price risk by using multiple suppliers and entering supply contracts of varying lengths depending on market conditions.
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