El Pollo Loco: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $4.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Costa Mesa, California-based company said it had profit of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, were 16 cents per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 16 cents per share.

The Tex-Mex fast food chain posted revenue of $112.2 million in the period, which topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $108.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $25.6 million, or 74 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $468.7 million.

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