PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:PTLO • US73642K1060
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This PTLO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. PTLO Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- PTLO had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year PTLO had a positive cash flow from operations.
- PTLO had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- PTLO had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.20%, PTLO is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
- PTLO has a Return On Equity (4.14%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- PTLO has a worse Return On Invested Capital (2.61%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
- PTLO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.42%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.92%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.2% | ||
| ROE | 4.14% | ||
| ROIC | 2.61% |
ROA(3y)1.5%
ROA(5y)0.77%
ROE(3y)5.74%
ROE(5y)2.52%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)3.17%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 2.64%, PTLO is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.83% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PTLO has grown nicely.
- PTLO has a Operating Margin (6.25%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- PTLO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- With an excellent Gross Margin value of 65.62%, PTLO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.95% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PTLO has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.25% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.64% | ||
| GM | 65.62% |
OM growth 3Y1.68%
OM growth 5Y-10.17%
PM growth 3Y12.49%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.2%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
2. PTLO Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PTLO is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, PTLO has more shares outstanding
- PTLO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- PTLO has about the same debt/assets ratio as last year.
2.2 Solvency
- Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.75, we must say that PTLO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of PTLO (0.75) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
- PTLO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.70. This is a neutral value indicating PTLO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of PTLO (0.70) is better than 62.70% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.7 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.75 |
ROIC/WACC0.31
WACC8.31%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.27 indicates that PTLO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Current ratio value of 0.27, PTLO is not doing good in the industry: 95.24% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.22 indicates that PTLO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.22, PTLO is doing worse than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.27 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.22 |
3. PTLO Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for PTLO have decreased strongly by -21.74% in the last year.
- PTLO shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 12.92% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, PTLO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.03% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing by 9.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.74%
EPS 3Y12.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.03%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.62%
3.2 Future
- PTLO is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 13.79% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 19.19% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-34.55%
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.34%
Revenue Next 3Y8.52%
Revenue Next 5Y19.19%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. PTLO Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 18.03, PTLO is valued on the expensive side.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PTLO is valued a bit cheaper than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
- PTLO's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.64.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.54, PTLO can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- PTLO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PTLO to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.36), we can say PTLO is valued slightly more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.03 | ||
| Fwd PE | 27.54 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 69.84% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PTLO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as PTLO's earnings are expected to grow with 13.79% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%
5. PTLO Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for PTLO!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
PTLO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
6.49
+0.24 (+3.84%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Industry Strength28.57
Industry Growth42.24
Earnings (Last)02-24 2026-02-24/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-05 2026-05-05/bmo
Inst Owners79.27%
Inst Owner Change0.02%
Ins Owners2.26%
Ins Owner Change50.23%
Market Cap490.06M
Revenue(TTM)732.07M
Net Income(TTM)19.34M
Analysts73.68
Price Target7.65 (17.87%)
Short Float %14.8%
Short Ratio7.1
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)91.29%
Min EPS beat(2)72.15%
Max EPS beat(2)110.43%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)45.4%
Min EPS beat(4)-3.57%
Max EPS beat(4)110.43%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)61.47%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)45.38%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)94.5%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.94%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.74%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.63%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.29%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.92%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.32%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.19%
PT rev (1m)-3.85%
PT rev (3m)-5.06%
EPS NQ rev (1m)20%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-53.05%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.02%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.14%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.53%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.03 | ||
| Fwd PE | 27.54 | ||
| P/S | 0.67 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 6.81 | ||
| P/B | 1.05 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3 |
EPS(TTM)0.36
EY5.55%
EPS(NY)0.24
Fwd EY3.63%
FCF(TTM)-0.25
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.95
OCFY14.67%
SpS9.69
BVpS6.2
TBVpS-2.27
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.08384 (9.15%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.2% | ||
| ROE | 4.14% | ||
| ROCE | 3.24% | ||
| ROIC | 2.61% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.64% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.65% | ||
| OM | 6.25% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.64% | ||
| GM | 65.62% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)1.5%
ROA(5y)0.77%
ROE(3y)5.74%
ROE(5y)2.52%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)3.17%
ROICexc(3y)3.46%
ROICexc(5y)3.25%
ROICexgc(3y)6.57%
ROICexgc(5y)7.42%
ROCE(3y)4.11%
ROCE(5y)3.77%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-7.54%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-30.82%
ROICexc growth 3Y0.8%
ROICexc growth 5Y-12.63%
OM growth 3Y1.68%
OM growth 5Y-10.17%
PM growth 3Y12.49%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.2%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.46
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.7 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.38 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 310.65% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 12.35% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 96.07% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.27 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.22 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.75 |
F-Score4
WACC8.31%
ROIC/WACC0.31
Cap/Depr(3y)331.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)275.12%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)10.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.74%
EPS 3Y12.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.29%
EPS Next Y-34.55%
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.03%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.62%
Revenue Next Year6.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.34%
Revenue Next 3Y8.52%
Revenue Next 5Y19.19%
EBIT growth 1Y-21.8%
EBIT growth 3Y9.44%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.22%
EBIT Next Year111%
EBIT Next 3Y36.56%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-288.08%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-26.65%
OCF growth 3Y8.12%
OCF growth 5Y4.3%
PORTILLO'S INC-CL A / PTLO Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for PTLO stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to PTLO.
Can you provide the valuation status for PORTILLO'S INC-CL A?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) stock?
PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for PORTILLO'S INC-CL A?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) is expected to decline by -34.55% in the next year.