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BRCB vs LOCO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BRCB 3
— LOCO 3
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LOCO
LAST: $10.59 (+3.82%) • MKT CAP: $530.3M
valuation
17.3x
LAST: $15.37 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $467.8M
valuation
7.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BRCB VS. LOCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BRCB | LOCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.60% | 11.70% | -10.10 | LOCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 17.3x | 7.5x | +9.80 | LOCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -6.17% | 5.44% | -11.61 | LOCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.40% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.50% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.98 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | BRCB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 74.0 | 53.4 | +20.58 | BRCB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $530.3M | $467.8M | $62.5M | BRCB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BRCB REV | LOCO REV | BRCB GROSS % | LOCO GROSS % | BRCB FCF | LOCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $200.3M | $0 | — | — | -$32.7M | $25.4M |
| FY 2024 | $160.9M | $0 | — | — | -$8.9M | $27.7M |
| FY 2023 | $133.2M | $0 | — | — | $5.2M | $40.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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