El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) vs Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH)
- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO 16.34 +0.12%
- Nathan's Famous, Inc. NATH 101.90 +0.02%
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. and Nathan's Famous, Inc. are both Restaurants companies. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $496.7M against $417.5M — 1.2× the size. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.8× against 20.9×. Nathan's Famous, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.4% against 4.40%. Nathan's Famous, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.8% vs 6.96%) and the higher return on invested capital (119.2% vs 9.82%). Across the 21 metrics below, Nathan's Famous, Inc. leads on 11 and El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. on 10.
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| Metric | LOCO | NATH | Restaurants median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 32.23% | 30.37% | 38.77% |
| Operating margin | 10.52% | 17.73% | 4.30% |
| Net margin | 6.96% | 11.78% | 1.85% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.19% | 11.28% | 3.12% |
| Return on equity | 11.79% | (241.41%) | 3.72% |
| Return on assets | 5.74% | 31.07% | 1.50% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.82% | 119.24% | 3.14% |
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