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LOCO vs KRUS // NET PROFIT MARGIN
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Kura Sushi USA Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOCO 4
— KRUS 0
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $15.37 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $467.8M
net-margins
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LAST: $34.93 (+6.59%) • MKT CAP: $424.4M
net-margins
-0.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOCO VS. KRUS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOCO | KRUS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | -1.90% | +13.60 | LOCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.5x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.44% | -5.05% | +10.49 | LOCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | -1.70% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | -0.70% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 18.90% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 1.74 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.4 | 42.8 | +10.62 | LOCO | /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 | $467.8M | $424.4M | $43.4M | LOCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOCO REV | KRUS REV | LOCO GROSS % | KRUS GROSS % | LOCO FCF | KRUS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $282.8M | — | — | $25.4M | -$21.4M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $237.9M | — | — | $27.7M | -$28.6M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $187.4M | — | — | $40.7M | $18.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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