El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Q3 2022 Results Conference Call November 3, 2022 4:30 PM ET
Company Participants
Ira Fils - CFO
Larry Roberts - CEO
Maria Hollandsworth - COO
Conference Call Participants
Jack Corrigan - Truist Securities
David Tarantino - Baird
Operator
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the El Pollo Loco Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded today, November 3, 2022.
And now I’d like to turn the conference over to Ira Fils, the company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Ira Fils
Thank you, operator, and good afternoon. By now, everyone should have access to our third quarter 2022 earnings release. If not, it can be found at www.elpolloloco.com in the Investor Relations section.
Before we begin our formal remarks, I need to remind everyone that our discussions today will include forward-looking statements, including statements related to the impact of the COVID pandemic and macro environment on the business as well as our marketing and new product initiatives, cash flow expectations, capital expenditure plans, remodel plans for new store openings and expected income tax rate among others. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and therefore, you should not put undue reliance on them.
These statements are also subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what we currently expect. We refer you to our recent SEC filings, including our Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of the risks that could impact our future operating results and financial condition. We expect to file our 10-Q for the third quarter of 2022 tomorrow and would encourage you to review that document at your earliest convenience.
During today’s call, we will discuss non-GAAP measures, which, we believe, can be useful in evaluating our performance. The presentation of this additional information should not be included in isolation or as a substitute, for results prepared in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to comparable GAAP measures are available in our earnings release.
Now I’d like to turn it over to Larry Roberts, Chief Executive Officer.
Larry Roberts
Thanks, Ira, and good afternoon, everyone.
Before we get into the quarter, let me start by welcoming our new Chief Operating Officer, Maria Hollandsworth, to El Pollo Loco family. As you may have seen from our press release, Maria joins us from Dunkin’, where she was Regional Vice President of Operations. Prior to Dunkin’, Maria spent over 20 years with Jack in the Box in numerous operating roles, including her most recent position as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Operations Services. With the recent addition of Ira Fils as CFO and now Maria, I believe we have an outstanding leadership team that will provide the necessary skills and expertise to drive the continued expansion of El Pollo Loco.