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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc
(NASDAQ:LOCO) 

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. As of March 11, 2021, the company operated approximately 475 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California,...

Founded: 1975
Full Time Employees: 5,005
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants

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    Unit: USD2026-04-01 2025-12-31 2025-09-24 2025-06-25 2025-03-26 2024-12-25 2024-09-25 2024-06-26 2024-03-27 2023-12-27 2023-09-27 2023-06-28 2023-03-29 2022-12-28 2022-09-28 2022-06-29 2022-03-30 2021-12-29 2021-09-29 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-30 2020-09-23 2020-06-24 2020-03-25 2019-12-25 2019-09-25 2019-06-26 2019-03-27 2018-12-26 2018-09-26 2018-06-27 2018-03-28 2017-12-27 2017-09-27 2017-06-28 2017-03-29 2016-12-28 2016-09-28 2016-06-29 2016-03-30 2015-12-30 2015-09-30 2015-07-01 2015-04-01 2014-12-31 2014-09-24 2014-06-25 
                                                    
      revenue
                                                    
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      company-operated restaurant revenue
    105,915,000 102,413,000 100,721,000 104,318,000 98,365,000 95,622,000 101,178,000 102,307,000 97,153,000 93,960,000 102,703,000 103,901,000 97,873,000 99,633,000 103,174,000 106,454,000 93,957,000 93,616,000 99,986,000 106,970,000 94,161,000 96,447,000 97,276,000 87,707,000 92,634,000 94,771,000 99,052,000 100,139,000 97,150,000 94,631,000 100,024,000 99,627,000 94,553,000 89,299,000 94,982,000 98,885,000 93,449,000 86,484,000 89,738,000 90,877,000 88,369,000 80,745,000 82,986,000 83,575,000 84,733,000 84,084,000 80,861,000 81,358,000 
      franchise revenue
    12,028,000 12,970,000 12,864,000 13,372,000 13,183,000 11,232,000 11,330,000 11,651,000 11,348,000 10,956,000 10,255,000 10,119,000 9,672,000 9,363,000 9,543,000 10,064,000 9,255,000 8,810,000 8,918,000 8,389,000 7,612,000 7,856,000 7,781,000 6,719,000 7,062,000 7,184,000 7,273,000 7,918,000 6,444,000 6,447,000 6,665,000 6,553,000 6,106,000 5,903,000 6,173,000 6,688,000 6,322,000 5,995,000 6,078,000 6,597,000 5,985,000 5,561,000 5,884,000 5,879,000 5,693,000 5,889,000 5,696,000 5,546,000 
      franchise advertising fee revenue
    8,239,000 8,132,000 7,935,000 8,144,000 7,629,000 7,430,000 7,887,000 8,218,000 7,652,000 7,331,000 7,441,000 7,472,000 6,981,000 6,926,000 7,161,000 7,593,000 6,836,000 6,531,000 6,796,000 6,626,000 5,948,000 6,038,000 5,922,000 5,178,000 5,467,000 5,591,000 5,742,000 5,683,000 5,383,000 5,183,000 5,489,000 5,453,000 5,097,000                
      total revenue
    126,182,000 123,515,000 121,520,000 125,834,000 119,177,000 114,284,000 120,395,000 122,176,000 116,153,000 112,247,000 120,399,000 121,492,000 114,526,000 115,922,000 119,878,000 124,111,000 110,048,000 108,957,000 115,700,000 121,985,000 107,721,000 110,341,000 110,979,000 99,604,000 105,163,000 107,546,000 112,067,000 113,740,000 108,977,000 106,261,000 112,178,000 111,633,000 105,756,000 95,202,000 101,155,000 105,573,000 99,771,000 92,479,000 95,816,000 97,474,000 94,354,000 86,306,000 88,870,000 89,454,000 90,426,000 89,973,000 86,557,000 86,904,000 
      cost of operations
                                                    
      food and paper cost
    26,389,000 24,969,000 24,879,000 25,496,000 24,739,000 23,974,000 25,401,000 25,731,000 25,619,000 25,322,000 27,552,000 28,474,000 26,902,000 28,188,000 30,163,000 31,691,000 27,732,000 25,423,000 26,698,000 27,882,000 24,391,000 25,417,000 24,922,000 22,873,000 25,562,000 20,637,500 27,512,000 27,886,000 27,152,000 21,066,250 28,349,000 28,681,000 27,235,000 21,017,250 27,851,000 29,146,000 27,072,000 20,190,000 26,960,000 27,032,000 26,768,000 20,137,250 26,371,000 27,055,000 27,123,000 18,958,500 25,881,000 25,930,000 
      labor and related expenses
    31,839,000 32,276,000 30,648,000 32,155,000 32,179,000 30,987,000 32,744,000 32,868,000 30,580,000 30,334,000 33,092,000 32,277,000 31,541,000 31,807,000 33,279,000 33,015,000 32,672,000 30,248,000 27,802,000 31,526,000 30,732,000 31,247,000 28,756,000 25,759,000 28,693,000 28,563,000 29,292,000 29,272,000 29,576,000 27,735,000 29,164,000 27,856,000 27,662,000 25,645,000 27,514,000 26,592,000 26,833,000 24,148,000 24,455,000 24,361,000 24,507,000 20,738,000 20,822,000 21,089,000 21,582,000 21,094,000 20,137,000 20,102,000 
      occupancy and other operating expenses
    27,330,000 27,242,000 26,730,000 26,741,000 25,673,000 24,671,000 26,088,000 24,656,000 23,865,000 23,647,000 27,289,000 25,576,000 24,886,000 24,946,000 26,920,000 25,832,000 23,845,000 23,269,000 25,108,000 25,336,000 23,844,000 24,555,000 23,836,000 21,922,000 22,109,000 21,902,000 23,844,000 23,032,000 23,227,000 22,366,000 24,187,000 22,913,000 21,919,000 21,273,000 22,242,000 21,574,000 20,542,000 19,862,000 20,071,000 19,496,000 18,834,000 17,245,000 18,207,000 17,388,000 17,136,000 17,447,000 18,102,000 16,945,000 
      company restaurant expenses
    85,558,000 84,487,000 82,257,000 84,392,000 82,591,000 79,632,000 84,233,000 83,255,000 80,064,000 79,127,000 87,933,000 86,327,000 83,178,000 84,941,000 90,362,000 90,538,000 84,249,000 78,940,000 79,608,000 84,744,000 78,967,000 81,219,000 75,514,000 70,554,000 76,364,000 77,179,000 80,648,000 80,190,000 79,955,000 76,978,000 81,700,000 79,450,000 76,816,000 72,747,000 77,607,000 77,312,000 74,447,000 70,468,000 70,984,000 70,889,000 70,109,000 63,351,000 65,400,000 65,532,000 65,841,000 65,318,000 64,120,000 62,977,000 
      general and administrative expenses
    12,794,000 13,120,000 12,343,000 13,532,000 11,263,000 11,140,000 11,418,000 11,787,000 11,925,000 10,574,000 9,144,000 11,108,000 11,199,000 9,605,000 9,855,000 9,679,000 9,954,000 9,498,000 9,357,000 10,523,000 10,474,000 6,319,000 9,803,000 10,465,000 9,331,000 10,154,000 9,539,000 9,348,000 11,348,000 12,399,000 12,186,000 12,474,000 13,202,000 10,929,000 8,285,000 9,576,000 9,733,000 8,885,000 8,252,000 8,287,000 9,237,000 8,791,000 6,316,000 6,405,000 7,485,000 8,545,000 7,509,000 6,835,000 
      franchise expenses
    11,189,000 11,286,000 11,407,000 12,627,000 12,442,000 10,346,000 10,488,000 10,871,000 10,602,000 10,297,000 9,583,000 9,492,000 9,032,000 8,854,000 9,027,000 9,557,000 8,731,000 8,374,000 8,545,000 8,161,000 7,751,000 7,651,000 7,572,000 6,627,000 6,911,000 6,920,000 7,006,000 7,542,000 6,144,000 6,005,000 6,342,000 6,250,000 5,832,000 803,000 709,000 1,006,000 817,000 863,000 797,000 1,239,000 924,000 836,000 925,000 840,000 855,000 877,000 901,000 943,000 
      depreciation and amortization
    4,314,000 4,177,000 3,973,000 3,929,000 3,887,000 3,962,000 4,034,000 3,870,000 3,851,000 3,958,000 3,946,000 3,694,000 3,637,000 3,673,000 3,530,000 3,618,000 3,597,000 3,636,000 3,685,000 3,917,000 3,938,000 4,249,000 4,092,000 4,168,000 4,369,000 4,297,000 4,343,000 4,454,000 4,761,000 4,762,000 4,507,000 4,344,000 4,212,000 4,482,000 4,697,000 4,632,000 4,317,000 4,257,000 4,074,000 3,964,000 3,758,000 3,468,000 3,278,000 3,200,000 3,146,000 3,267,000 2,924,000 2,752,000 
      loss on disposal of assets
    96,000 150,000 73,000 43,000 11,000 40,000 77,000 63,000 41,000 226,000 16,000 -80,000 30,000 36,000 21,000 42,000 66,000 95,000 83,000 85,000 26,000 33,000 29,000 27,000 100,000 53,000 35,000 134,000 44,000 85,000 140,000 -8,000 61,000 75,000 65,000 434,000 225,000 150,000 58,000 267,000 199,000 44,000 261,000 85,000 81,000 37,000 118,000 215,000 
      impairment and closed-store reserves
    14,000 -15,000 9,000 6,000 11,000 130,000 8,000 5,000 32,000 609,000 1,008,000 38,000 77,000 154,000 219,000 248,000 131,000 -4,000 167,000 360,000 564,000 76,000 1,776,000 437,000 2,402,000                        
      total expenses
    113,965,000 113,205,000 110,062,000 114,529,000 110,205,000 105,250,000 110,258,000 109,858,000 106,474,000 104,786,000 106,707,000 110,604,000 106,775,000 106,415,000 113,014,000 113,682,000 106,728,000 100,539,000 101,455,000 109,314,000 101,720,000 102,113,000 98,786,000 92,155,000 99,477,000 102,210,000 101,949,000 93,160,000 106,685,000 137,251,000 102,686,000 104,044,000 101,308,000 104,867,000 106,767,000 92,833,000 90,410,000 90,553,000 86,803,000 84,106,000 84,060,000 76,558,000 76,343,000 75,872,000 77,459,000 78,662,000 75,594,000 74,062,000 
      income from operations
    12,217,000 10,310,000 11,458,000 11,305,000 8,972,000 9,034,000 10,137,000 12,318,000 9,679,000 7,461,000 13,692,000 10,888,000 7,751,000 9,507,000 6,864,000 10,429,000 3,320,000 8,418,000 14,245,000 12,671,000 6,001,000 8,228,000 12,193,000 7,449,000 5,686,000 5,336,000 10,118,000 20,580,000 2,292,000 -30,990,000 9,492,000 7,589,000 4,448,000 -9,665,000 -5,612,000 12,740,000 9,361,000 1,926,000 9,008,000 13,401,000 10,294,000 9,748,000 12,527,000 13,582,000 12,967,000 11,311,000 13,621,000 12,842,000 
      yoy
    36.17% 14.12% 13.03% -8.22% -7.30% 21.08% -25.96% 13.13% 24.87% -21.52% 99.48% 4.40% 133.46% 12.94% -51.81% -17.69% -44.68% 2.31% 16.83% 70.10% 5.54% 54.20% 20.51% -63.80% 148.08% -117.22% 6.60% 171.18% -48.47% 220.64% -269.14% -40.43% -52.48% -601.82% -162.30% -4.93% -9.06% -80.24% -28.09% -1.33% -20.61% -13.82% -8.03% 5.76%     
      qoq
    18.50% -10.02% 1.35% 26.00% -0.69% -10.88% -17.71% 27.27% 29.73% -45.51% 25.75% 40.47% -18.47% 38.51% -34.18% 214.13% -60.56% -40.91% 12.42% 111.15% -27.07% -32.52% 63.69% 31.01% 6.56% -47.26% -50.84% 797.91% -107.40% -426.49% 25.08% 70.62% -146.02% 72.22% -144.05% 36.10% 386.03% -78.62% -32.78% 30.18% 5.60% -22.18% -7.77% 4.74% 14.64% -16.96% 6.07%  
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      interest expense
    731,000 965,000 1,122,000 1,207,000 1,176,000 1,272,000 1,536,000 1,527,000 1,564,000 1,449,000 1,382,000 976,000 1,004,000 720,000 108,000 419,000 430,000 425,000 449,000 433,000 517,000 709,000 770,000 908,000 905,000 933,000 973,000 922,000              758,750 810,000 1,014,000 1,211,000 3,821,500 3,960,000 5,703,000 
      income before provision for income taxes
    11,486,000 9,345,000 10,336,000 10,098,000 7,796,000 7,782,000 8,601,000 10,791,000 8,115,000 6,014,000 12,204,000 9,791,000 6,869,000 8,878,000 6,785,000 10,196,000 3,020,000 7,866,000 13,815,000 12,211,000 5,561,000 7,406,000 11,567,000 6,251,000 4,901,000 4,226,000 9,342,000 19,752,000 1,262,000 -31,820,000 9,223,000 5,917,000 4,478,000 -4,795,000 -6,496,000 12,063,000 8,344,000 7,462,750 8,041,000 12,606,000 9,204,000 8,742,250 11,171,000 12,292,000 11,505,000 -5,628,500 -35,540,000 7,139,000 
      provision for income taxes
    3,329,000 2,805,000 2,978,000 2,991,000 2,315,000 1,829,000 2,415,000 3,158,000 2,203,000 1,663,000 2,975,000 2,735,000 1,951,000 2,342,000 1,776,000 3,055,000 905,000 1,688,000 3,654,000 3,393,000 1,597,000 1,951,000 1,647,000 752,000 1,301,000 728,000 2,940,000 5,665,000 349,000 -8,410,000 2,388,000 865,000 1,949,000 -5,751,000 -2,457,000 4,244,000 3,467,000 2,982,500 2,830,000 5,339,000 3,761,000 4,070,250 6,505,000 5,062,000 4,714,000 -15,100,500 -61,389,000 -570,000 
      net income
    8,157,000 6,540,000 7,358,000 7,107,000 5,481,000 5,953,000 6,186,000 7,633,000 5,912,000 4,351,000 9,229,000 7,056,000 4,918,000 6,536,000 5,009,000 7,141,000 2,115,000 6,178,000 10,161,000 8,818,000 3,964,000 5,455,000 9,920,000 5,499,000 3,600,000 3,498,000 6,402,000 14,087,000 913,000 -23,410,000 6,835,000 5,052,000 2,529,000 -38,000 -4,039,000 7,819,000 4,877,000 418,000 5,211,000 7,267,000 5,443,000 5,366,000 4,666,000 7,230,000 6,791,000 4,575,000 25,849,000 6,569,000 
      yoy
    48.82% 9.86% 18.95% -6.89% -7.29% 36.82% -32.97% 8.18% 20.21% -33.43% 84.25% -1.19% 132.53% 5.79% -50.70% -19.02% -46.64% 13.25% 2.43% 60.36% 10.11% 55.95% 54.95% -60.96% 294.30% -114.94% -6.34% 178.84% -63.90% 61505.26% -269.23% -35.39% -48.14% -109.09% -177.51% 7.60% -10.40% -92.21% 11.68% 0.51% -19.85% 17.29% -81.95% 10.06%     
      qoq
    24.72% -11.12% 3.53% 29.67% -7.93% -3.77% -18.96% 29.11% 35.88% -52.86% 30.80% 43.47% -24.76% 30.49% -29.86% 237.64% -65.77% -39.20% 15.23% 122.45% -27.33% -45.01% 80.40% 52.75% 2.92% -45.36% -54.55% 1442.94% -103.90% -442.50% 35.29% 99.76% -6755.26% -99.06% -151.66% 60.32% 1066.75% -91.98% -28.29% 33.51% 1.43% 15.00% -35.46% 6.46% 48.44% -82.30% 293.50%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      net income per share
                                                    
      basic
    0.28 0.23 0.25 0.24 0.19 0.2 0.21 0.25 0.19 0.14 0.28 0.2 0.14 0.18 0.14 0.2 0.06 0.17 0.28 0.25 0.11 0.16 0.28 0.16 0.1 0.11 0.18 0.37 0.02 -0.6 0.18 0.13 0.07 -0.01 -0.11 0.2 0.13 0.01 0.14 0.19 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.19 0.18 0.08 0.76 0.23 
      diluted
    0.27 0.22 0.25 0.24 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.25 0.19 0.14 0.28 0.2 0.13 0.18 0.14 0.2 0.06 0.17 0.28 0.24 0.11 0.15 0.28 0.16 0.1 0.11 0.18 0.37 0.02 -0.6 0.17 0.13 0.06  -0.11 0.2 0.12 0.01 0.13 0.19 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.18 0.17 0.11 0.7 0.21 
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                                                    
      basic
    29,407,496 29,178,940 29,219,480 29,097,871 29,085,836 29,850,256 29,199,971 30,240,170 30,777,769 34,253,542 33,412,674 35,433,414 36,234,105 36,350,579 36,402,899 36,331,099 36,225,747 35,973,892 36,067,754 35,927,781 35,795,205 35,193,325 35,471,452 34,836,410 34,659,160 36,739,209 35,859,502 37,939,912 38,653,702 38,574,553 38,602,658 38,482,074 38,465,208 38,453,347 38,462,100 38,449,240 38,437,020 38,357,805 38,415,189 38,294,575 38,284,435 37,949,316 38,275,317 37,812,767 37,424,745 32,285,484 34,221,829 28,715,485 
      diluted
    29,691,297 29,396,890 29,406,754 29,272,394 29,337,906 30,034,978 29,423,649 30,378,048 30,937,226 34,374,706 33,490,004 35,534,104 36,478,158 36,575,904 36,507,050 36,473,960 36,480,354 36,446,756 36,525,424 36,416,686 36,424,068 35,796,406 36,064,559 35,410,198 35,347,456 37,441,503 36,397,368 38,580,722 39,496,436 38,574,553 39,205,090 39,043,434 38,987,351 39,086,676 38,462,100 39,123,961 39,079,007 39,026,950 39,083,577 38,962,802 39,001,078 39,039,558 39,107,241 39,085,206 38,921,884 34,346,241 37,171,670 30,596,998 
      gain on recovery of insurance proceeds
                                           -600,000 -289,000        
      loss on disposition of restaurants
           7,000    25,000       10,000       -4,000 11,000 927,000                     
      gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses
            -41,000 -5,000   -242,000                                    
      gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, lost profits
             -176,000   -151,000          -2,000,000                          
      income tax receivable agreement expense
             -2,000 106,000 121,000    -186,000  127,000 -19,000 27,000  113,000 -144,000 290,000 -120,000   -94,000 171,000 16,000 -571,000 712,000 -918,000 -5,677,000 -19,000 -101,000 227,000 -59,000 182,000 -35,000 264,000 -866,000 546,000 226,000 251,000 1,263,000 40,119,000  
      gain on disposition of restaurants
             -1,258,500 -4,923,000  -136,000                          -5,000 33,000         
      income tax receivable agreement income
                -122,000 -86,250 -29,000  -130,000    -77,000     -30,000 -197,000                      
      loss on assets held for sale
                       1,524,000         4,124,000                    
      recovery of securities lawsuits related legal expenses and other insurance claims
                           -123,000                         
      recovery of securities lawsuits related legal expenses
                               -10,000,000  -2,257,000 -2,036,000 -2,429,000 -1,634,000 -521,000 -634,000              
      asset impairment and closed-store reserves
                             310,250 367,000 565,000 309,000 3,021,000 -153,000 3,963,000 2,819,000 16,352,000 16,038,000 384,000 871,000 5,930,000 2,490,000 60,000 74,000 6,000 163,000      
      interest expense, net of interest income of 9 and 8 for the quarters ended march 27, 2019 and march 28, 2018, respectively.
                                859,000                    
      interest expense, net of interest income of 14 and 6 for the quarters ended september 26, 2018 and september 27, 2017, respectively, and 29 and 17 for year-to-date ended september 26, 2018 and september 27, 2017, respectively.
                                 672,000 840,000                  
      interest expense, net of interest income of 7 and 6 for the quarters ended june 27, 2018 and june 28, 2017, respectively, and 15 and 11 for year-to-date ended june 27, 2018 and june 28, 2017, respectively.
                                   960,000                 
      interest expense, net of interest income of 8 and 5 for the quarters ended march 28, 2018 and march 29, 2017, respectively.
                                    888,000                
      gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, lost profit
                                         -125,500 -502,000          
      expenses related to fire loss
                                            48,000        
      loss on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses
                                                    
      interest expense, net of interest income of 6 and 7 for the quarters ended september 27, 2017 and september 28, 2016, respectively and 17 and 22 for year-to-date ended september 27, 2017 and september 28, 2016, respectively.
                                     617,750 903,000              
      recovery of securities class action legal expense
                                       -511,000             
      interest expense-net of interest income of 6 and 7 for the quarters ended june 28, 2017 and june 29, 2016, respectively and 11 and 15 for year-to-date ended june 28, 2017 and june 29, 2016, respectively.
                                       778,000             
      interest expense-net of interest income of 5 and 7 for the quarters ended march 29, 2017 and march 30, 2016, respectively
                                        790,000            
      loss on recovery of insurance proceeds
                                         -185,250 148,000          
      interest expense-net of interest income
                                         610,250 785,000 830,000 826,000        
      expenses related to selling shareholders
                                             12,500  50,000     
      gain on sale of restaurants
                                                 664,500 2,658,000  
      early extinguishment of debt
                                                 4,636,000 5,082,000  
      asset impairment and close-store reserves
                                               -190,000 51,000 618,000 22,000 340,000 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-04-01 2025-12-31 2025-09-24 2025-06-25 2025-03-26 2024-12-25 2024-09-25 2024-06-26 2024-03-27 2023-12-27 2023-09-27 2023-06-28 2023-03-29 2022-12-28 2022-09-28 2022-06-29 2022-03-30 2021-12-29 2021-09-29 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-30 2020-09-23 2020-06-24 2020-03-25 2019-12-25 2019-09-25 2019-06-26 2019-03-27 2018-12-26 2018-09-26 2018-06-27 2018-03-28 2017-12-27 2017-09-27 2017-06-28 2017-03-29 2016-12-28 2016-09-28 2016-06-29 2016-03-30 2015-12-30 2015-09-30 2015-07-01 2015-04-01 2014-12-31 2014-09-24 2014-06-25 
                                                      
        assets
                                                      
        current assets:
                                                      
        cash and cash equivalents
      3,900,000 6,228,000 10,872,000 8,989,000 4,323,000 2,484,000 7,895,000 10,465,000 9,121,000 7,288,000 13,815,000 10,183,000 4,789,000 20,493,000 19,275,000 34,311,000 25,451,000 30,046,000 24,669,000 12,624,000 6,669,000 13,219,000 29,529,000 60,342,000 43,404,000 8,070,000 12,069,000 11,281,000 6,699,000 6,969,000 8,142,000 13,085,000 6,203,000 8,550,000 7,062,000 4,371,000 6,652,000 2,168,000 6,529,000 9,496,000 8,864,000 6,101,000 8,207,000 6,414,000 8,587,000 11,499,000 41,825,000 27,134,000 
        accounts and other receivables
      13,724,000 11,210,000 10,258,000 11,994,000 12,526,000 9,471,000 10,608,000 10,279,000 10,613,000 10,148,000 9,622,000 11,439,000 12,303,000 10,084,000 14,946,000 13,999,000 14,052,000 13,407,000 11,510,000 10,470,000 11,018,000 9,963,000 10,842,000 16,115,000 12,075,000 8,505,000 10,857,000 11,683,000 10,750,000 9,599,000 8,887,000 7,612,000 7,799,000 7,212,000 7,994,000 8,317,000 7,969,000 6,919,000 8,495,000 6,682,000 6,687,000 6,186,000 6,051,000 5,735,000 6,031,000 5,759,000 5,720,000 5,648,000 
        inventories
      1,693,000 1,810,000 1,736,000 1,728,000 1,850,000 1,938,000 1,851,000 1,743,000 1,736,000 1,911,000 2,039,000 2,041,000 2,107,000 2,442,000 2,209,000 2,250,000 2,363,000 2,318,000 2,127,000 2,027,000 1,928,000 2,100,000 1,937,000 1,954,000 2,092,000 2,009,000 2,085,000 2,069,000 2,219,000 2,479,000 2,242,000 2,077,000 2,071,000 2,289,000 2,233,000 2,130,000 1,913,000 2,112,000 1,834,000 1,751,000 1,811,000 1,899,000 1,752,000 1,675,000 1,708,000 1,900,000 1,626,000 1,665,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      6,561,000 6,369,000 3,348,000 3,669,000 5,144,000 5,509,000 2,639,000 3,518,000 5,361,000 5,634,000 3,653,000 3,473,000 4,735,000 3,662,000 2,977,000 3,470,000 4,599,000 3,732,000 3,041,000 3,308,000 4,438,000 3,865,000 2,555,000 2,696,000 4,607,000 5,718,000 2,123,000 3,440,000 3,841,000 2,998,000 2,450,000 3,232,000 3,468,000 2,679,000 3,016,000 3,728,000 4,446,000 3,104,000 3,426,000 5,357,000 3,877,000 2,656,000 3,830,000 4,796,000 4,090,000 5,108,000 3,258,000 3,218,000 
        total current assets
      25,878,000 25,617,000 28,453,000 26,819,000 23,843,000 19,895,000 23,486,000 26,005,000 26,831,000 25,134,000 29,129,000 27,136,000 23,934,000 37,449,000 39,977,000 55,458,000 46,465,000 49,503,000 41,347,000 32,708,000 24,668,000 31,669,000 44,863,000 81,107,000 62,516,000 24,678,000 27,134,000 28,473,000 28,003,000 22,045,000 21,721,000 26,006,000 19,541,000 20,730,000 20,305,000 18,546,000 20,980,000 35,885,000 30,441,000 36,351,000 39,319,000 38,623,000 39,072,000 38,237,000 40,003,000 43,983,000 53,131,000 38,232,000 
        property and equipment
      97,165,000 97,043,000 88,893,000 86,826,000 84,426,000 86,149,000 85,007,000 86,178,000 86,304,000 84,027,000 82,187,000 85,079,000 80,326,000 78,644,000 78,107,000 76,073,000 76,170,000 75,668,000 74,836,000 74,215,000 80,059,000 79,642,000    91,778,000                       
        property and equipment held under finance lease
      1,232,000 1,303,000 1,356,000 1,402,000 1,451,000 1,499,000 1,467,000 1,511,000 1,635,000 1,528,000 1,434,000 1,467,000 1,500,000 1,532,000 1,565,000 1,598,000 1,631,000 1,635,000 1,666,000 1,797,000 1,830,000 1,661,000 52,000                          
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      168,377,000                                                
        goodwill
      248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 248,674,000 249,324,000 
        trademarks
      61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000    61,888,000   
        deferred tax assets
      227,000 187,000    336,000      449,000 313,000 512,000 1,253,000 2,017,000 2,454,000 2,245,000 2,136,000 3,047,000 3,193,000 3,166,000 3,565,000 4,185,000 3,543,000 3,709,000 4,305,000 5,910,000 11,435,000 11,709,000 5,530,000 6,713,000 7,078,000 7,167,000 6,317,000 6,360,000 6,482,000 21,457,000 10,032,000 12,940,000 17,955,000 21,656,000 18,975,000 19,360,000 19,360,000 19,490,000 577,000 442,000 
        other assets
      5,680,000 3,964,000 3,527,000 3,240,000 3,086,000 3,079,000 3,119,000 3,083,000 3,063,000 3,043,000 3,019,000 2,906,000 2,928,000 2,935,000 2,920,000 2,879,000 2,487,000 2,192,000 915,000 1,578,000 1,431,000 1,392,000 1,280,000 1,168,000 1,366,000 1,630,000 1,399,000 1,322,000 1,404,000 1,469,000 1,541,000 1,073,000 867,000 1,041,000 1,136,000 1,205,000 1,300,000 1,392,000 1,481,000 1,633,000 1,723,000 1,804,000 1,666,000 1,743,000 1,803,000 2,199,000 4,555,000 7,462,000 
        total assets
      609,121,000 606,648,000 602,748,000 596,777,000 590,452,000 592,014,000 589,974,000 593,846,000 598,023,000 592,301,000 593,028,000 597,164,000 590,325,000 597,218,000 602,369,000 619,403,000 609,440,000 613,786,000 604,285,000 598,927,000 598,581,000 605,221,000 621,648,000 665,592,000 653,499,000 624,752,000 635,428,000 636,993,000 646,715,000 450,226,000 444,905,000 448,648,000 440,934,000 442,711,000 453,672,000 463,785,000 463,352,000 471,305,000 467,213,000 467,018,000 466,053,000 461,028,000 450,785,000 443,323,000 447,463,000 455,306,000 477,025,000 433,168,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                      
        current liabilities:
                                                      
        current portion of obligations under finance leases
      117,000 142,000 152,000 174,000 183,000 170,000 155,000 156,000 168,000 140,000 111,000 111,000 110,000 110,000 109,000 109,000 138,000 143,000 149,000 147,000 134,000 70,000 50,000 37,000 36,000 34,000 32,000 31,000 41,000                    
        current portion of obligations under operating leases
      16,379,000 17,616,000 17,060,000 22,427,000 22,148,000 19,738,000 19,869,000 19,903,000 19,640,000 19,490,000 19,425,000 19,464,000 19,592,000 19,995,000 20,063,000 20,154,000 20,052,000 19,959,000 19,718,000 19,572,000 19,949,000 19,907,000 19,847,000 17,979,000 17,585,000 16,406,000 17,904,000 18,727,000 17,697,000                    
        accounts payable
      9,598,000 15,668,000 10,845,000 15,330,000 11,825,000 12,087,000 8,548,000 11,704,000 11,881,000 12,541,000 10,087,000 16,576,000 11,706,000 12,741,000 12,486,000 9,288,000 10,233,000 10,626,000 7,391,000 6,119,000 9,622,000 7,472,000 6,238,000 9,338,000 6,456,000 5,627,000 9,811,000 10,234,000 8,541,000 9,564,000 6,848,000 9,053,000 8,955,000 12,307,000 10,358,000 9,614,000 12,334,000 11,637,000 9,388,000 9,050,000 8,786,000 11,046,000 10,595,000 7,156,000 5,038,000 5,528,000 14,716,000 15,421,000 
        other accrued expenses and current liabilities
      49,508,000 20,985,000 18,925,000 14,893,000 15,449,000 15,896,000 23,284,000 18,854,000 21,984,000 18,361,000 14,975,000 11,318,000 13,252,000 15,120,000 18,930,000 19,020,000 19,505,000 19,796,000 20,546,000 24,655,000 17,587,000 16,715,000 16,216,000 16,376,000 12,216,000 28,597,000 27,594,000 26,098,000 48,545,000 51,764,000 16,048,000 15,172,000 14,730,000 13,270,000 32,732,000 33,817,000 22,993,000 22,021,000 13,903,000 13,098,000 17,543,000 16,126,000 16,166,000 11,925,000 13,054,000 13,013,000 13,811,000 8,159,000 
        total current liabilities
      75,602,000 79,079,000 69,850,000 76,776,000 74,804,000 75,658,000 75,587,000 74,886,000 75,221,000 72,581,000 69,599,000 73,743,000 64,085,000 68,513,000 70,266,000 70,133,000 71,021,000 74,582,000 69,707,000 73,398,000 66,358,000 66,412,000 69,727,000 67,042,000 58,858,000 73,959,000 80,359,000 77,329,000 98,599,000 82,903,000 51,872,000 50,622,000 51,362,000 47,325,000 58,236,000 57,460,000 50,695,000 45,318,000 38,074,000 34,599,000 41,487,000 39,579,000 39,878,000 30,389,000 30,923,000 31,577,000 45,118,000 42,858,000 
        revolver loan
      44,000,000 51,000,000 61,000,000 69,000,000 73,000,000 71,000,000 76,000,000 87,000,000 80,000,000 84,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 58,000,000 66,000,000 20,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 53,800,000 62,800,000 83,800,000 138,800,000 141,500,000 97,000,000 101,000,000 85,000,000 71,000,000 74,000,000 71,000,000 86,000,000 85,000,000 93,000,000 85,000,000 94,500,000 101,000,000 104,000,000 107,000,000 116,500,000 120,500,000 123,000,000 125,000,000 135,000,000 150,000,000 165,000,000   
        obligations under finance leases, net of current portion
      1,378,000 1,436,000 1,474,000 1,493,000 1,527,000 1,583,000 1,559,000 1,597,000 1,703,000 1,617,000 1,542,000 1,570,000 1,598,000 1,626,000 1,653,000 1,681,000 1,708,000 1,712,000 1,742,000 1,780,000 1,818,000 1,692,000 94,000 63,000 73,000 83,000 92,000 100,000 109,000                    
        obligations under operating leases, net of current portion
      171,099,000 170,812,000 172,655,000 165,222,000 164,683,000 170,529,000 166,236,000 166,408,000 169,617,000 168,084,000 166,864,000 169,742,000 170,779,000 165,149,000 167,562,000 170,354,000 169,401,000 171,651,000 172,797,000 175,192,000 178,648,000 178,658,000 182,753,000 189,060,000 192,422,000 197,492,000 198,849,000 198,612,000 200,443,000                    
        deferred tax liabilities
      8,910,000 7,611,000 8,745,000 3,949,000 4,608,000 6,357,000                                          33,206,000 
        other noncurrent liabilities
      5,634,000 5,633,000 6,092,000 6,159,000 6,129,000 6,218,000 6,236,000 6,301,000 6,380,000 6,445,000 6,627,000 5,920,000 5,932,000 5,856,000 5,862,000 5,898,000 5,912,000 8,653,000 8,355,000 8,606,000 8,633,000 11,292,000 9,772,000 8,978,000 6,547,000 5,679,000 5,784,000 5,842,000 5,337,000 20,024,000 20,876,000 21,278,000 19,463,000 12,772,000 30,739,000 25,784,000 37,749,000 36,988,000 48,039,000 47,375,000 43,658,000 43,367,000 44,474,000 47,105,000 46,833,000 46,147,000 44,337,000 8,277,000 
        total liabilities
      306,623,000 315,571,000 319,816,000 322,599,000 324,751,000 331,345,000 334,764,000 345,268,000 341,734,000 341,605,000 334,356,000 320,204,000 309,781,000 316,070,000 272,858,000 295,560,000 293,834,000 303,163,000 300,367,000 306,541,000 315,719,000 327,643,000 350,572,000 409,033,000 404,894,000 379,186,000 395,414,000 374,169,000 383,477,000 184,990,000 155,856,000 168,520,000 166,417,000 167,761,000 179,003,000 185,400,000 193,152,000 206,123,000 203,268,000 208,717,000 215,995,000 216,395,000 211,169,000 214,424,000 229,803,000 244,906,000 277,693,000 372,283,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                      
        stockholders' equity:
                                                      
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                      
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      304,000 299,000 299,000 299,000 300,000 298,000 299,000 299,000 312,000 313,000 329,000 356,000 364,000 370,000 370,000 369,000 366,000 365,000 366,000 367,000 365,000 364,000 364,000 359,000 351,000                        
        additional paid-in-capital
      250,483,000 247,224,000 245,619,000 244,223,000 242,830,000 241,462,000 221,218,000 220,772,000 236,103,000 236,421,000 248,732,000 276,222,000 286,791,000 292,244,000 347,079,000 346,095,000 345,296,000 342,941,000 342,656,000 341,358,000 340,739,000 339,561,000 338,622,000 334,088,000 331,484,000  329,047,000 358,335,000 372,825,000  376,163,000 374,081,000 373,522,000  372,671,000 372,348,000 371,984,000  371,024,000 370,592,000 369,617,000  369,984,000 363,935,000 359,934,000  352,977,000 240,461,000 
        retained earnings
      51,711,000 43,554,000 37,014,000 29,656,000 22,571,000 18,909,000 33,693,000 27,507,000 19,874,000 13,962,000 9,611,000 382,000                                     
        total stockholders' equity
      302,498,000                        248,605,000  240,014,000 262,824,000 263,238,000  289,049,000 280,128,000 274,517,000  274,669,000 278,385,000 270,200,000  263,945,000 258,301,000 250,058,000  239,616,000 228,899,000     
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      609,121,000                        653,499,000  635,428,000 636,993,000 646,715,000                    
        income tax receivable
        2,239,000 439,000  493,000 493,000   153,000    768,000 570,000 1,428,000    507,000 615,000 2,522,000   338,000 376,000                 132,000 132,000 102,000 102,000   
        property and equipment held under operating leases
       167,972,000 169,957,000 167,928,000 167,084,000 170,494,000 166,333,000 166,507,000 169,628,000 168,007,000 166,697,000 169,565,000 170,762,000 165,584,000 167,985,000 170,816,000 169,671,000 171,981,000 172,823,000 175,020,000 176,838,000 177,129,000 180,781,000                          
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                      
        accrued salaries and vacation
       11,070,000 10,803,000 12,319,000 7,668,000 13,926,000 10,802,000 11,782,000 6,877,000 9,332,000 7,253,000 10,698,000 7,139,000 8,873,000 6,975,000 9,648,000 6,237,000 11,539,000 8,050,000 10,446,000 6,722,000 10,166,000 9,929,000 6,277,000 7,619,000  9,833,000 7,087,000 8,921,000 7,574,000 9,899,000 6,652,000 9,235,000 7,339,000 9,315,000 7,864,000 9,378,000 5,754,000 9,231,000 7,048,000 8,524,000 6,693,000 7,891,000 6,190,000 7,838,000 7,970,000 7,419,000 7,999,000 
        accrued insurance
       11,987,000 11,716,000 11,331,000 11,305,000 11,417,000 12,108,000 11,930,000 11,739,000 11,831,000 11,557,000 11,480,000 11,293,000 11,120,000 11,286,000 11,474,000 11,589,000 11,193,000 11,031,000 10,777,000 10,650,000 10,416,000 10,256,000 10,138,000 9,881,000 9,440,000 8,939,000 8,239,000 7,840,000 7,076,000 6,746,000 6,297,000 6,005,000 5,851,000 5,548,000 5,715,000 5,585,000 5,444,000 5,161,000 4,973,000 4,971,000 5,021,000 4,851,000 4,575,000 3,982,000 3,818,000 3,946,000 4,401,000 
        accrued income taxes payable
       1,567,000   5,852,000 2,105,000 513,000 156,000 2,185,000 70,000 5,622,000 3,459,000 374,000    2,827,000 889,000 1,094,000    1,888,000 1,693,000   174,000 68,000 147,000 71,000 2,000 90,000 93,000 35,000 3,000 134,000 88,000 120,000 32,000 28,000 107,000 67,000      34,000 
        accrued interest
       44,000 349,000 302,000 374,000 319,000 285,000 378,000 325,000 394,000 246,000 366,000 350,000 291,000     90,000 85,000 97,000 89,000 143,000 217,000 78,000 302,000 364,000 113,000 135,000 149,000 154,000 350,000 332,000 110,000 151,000 174,000 192,000 198,000 200,000 230,000 248,000 245,000 190,000 349,000 808,000 208,000 2,236,000 4,301,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                      
        total stockholders’ equity
       291,077,000 282,932,000 274,178,000 265,701,000 260,669,000 255,210,000 248,578,000 256,289,000 250,696,000 258,672,000 276,960,000 280,544,000 281,148,000 329,511,000 323,843,000 315,606,000 310,623,000 303,918,000 292,386,000 282,862,000 277,578,000 271,076,000 256,559,000      265,236,000    274,950,000    265,182,000    244,633,000    210,400,000   
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
       606,648,000 602,748,000 596,777,000 590,452,000 592,014,000 589,974,000 593,846,000 598,023,000 592,301,000 593,028,000 597,164,000 590,325,000 597,218,000 602,369,000 619,403,000 609,440,000 613,786,000 604,285,000 598,927,000 598,581,000 605,221,000 621,648,000 665,592,000      450,226,000    442,711,000    471,305,000    461,028,000    455,306,000   
        current portion of income tax receivable agreement payable
            23,000 23,000 422,000 422,000 323,000 271,000 269,000 263,000 417,000 440,000 440,000 437,000 1,638,000 1,597,000 1,597,000 1,577,000 5,160,000 4,987,000 4,987,000 4,935,000 5,708,000 6,732,000 6,732,000 6,637,000 12,080,000 12,887,000 11,876,000 8,281,000               
        deferred taxes
            9,146,000 9,076,000 8,813,000 8,878,000 9,270,000 8,829,000 9,105,000 8,517,000 6,739,000 6,712,000 4,823,000 5,464,000 6,334,000 6,073,000 4,997,000 5,227,000 1,325,000 1,671,000 2,366,000 1,672,000 1,216,000    2,188,000 895,000 517,000  3,966,000 6,505,000 2,465,000            
        income tax receivable agreement payable, net of current portion
                454,000 400,000 282,000 409,000 776,000 782,000 969,000 1,101,000 1,432,000 1,492,000 1,465,000 1,562,000 3,101,000 3,419,000 3,128,000 3,301,000 8,114,000 7,286,000 7,381,000 7,305,000 9,119,000 8,883,000 9,181,000 13,694,000               
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                  63,000 126,000 190,000 516,000 222,000     -833,000 -941,000 -999,000 -842,000  104,000                      
        accumulated deficit
                  -6,674,000 -11,592,000 -18,128,000 -23,137,000 -30,278,000 -32,393,000 -38,571,000 -48,732,000 -57,550,000 -61,514,000 -66,969,000 -76,889,000 -82,388,000 -85,988,000 -89,486,000 -95,888,000 -109,975,000 -110,888,000 -87,505,000 -94,340,000 -99,392,000 -98,427,000 -98,389,000 -94,350,000 -102,169,000 -107,046,000 -107,464,000 -112,675,000 -119,942,000 -125,385,000 -130,751,000 -135,418,000 -142,648,000 -149,439,000 -154,014,000 -179,863,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                       -290,000 -533,000 -607,000 -692,000                            
        assets held for sale
                         3,772,000         4,494,000                    
        property and equipment owned
                            80,545,000 84,262,000 87,902,000  93,364,000 91,259,000 94,319,000 104,145,000 105,225,000 103,937,000 102,499,000 102,794,000 114,903,000 126,631,000 123,516,000 118,470,000 117,259,000 110,970,000 106,871,000 102,421,000 93,011,000 85,825,000 83,015,000 82,090,000 79,806,000 75,255,000 
        property held under operating leases
                             184,308,000 187,610,000 192,395,000 198,659,000 199,461,000 200,726,000                    
        stockholders' equity
                                                      
        property held under finance lease
                                                      
        other intangible assets
                                  256,000 280,000 304,000 329,000 353,000 377,000 403,000 429,000 454,000 484,000 509,000 535,000 605,000 638,000 673,000 707,000 742,000 778,000 815,000 853,000 
        accrued salaries and benefits
                               8,618,000                       
        other intangible liabilities
                                  608,000 642,000 677,000 711,000 745,000 786,000 843,000 899,000 955,000 1,012,000 1,068,000 1,125,000 1,189,000 1,248,000 1,311,000 1,380,000 1,455,000 1,544,000 1,640,000 1,735,000 
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value—100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
                                                      
        common stock
                               351,000 349,000 377,000 388,000 390,000 391,000 387,000 387,000 387,000 387,000 387,000 385,000 385,000 385,000 384,000 383,000 383,000 383,000 382,000 374,000 374,000 369,000 287,000 
        additional paid-in capital
                               330,950,000    375,734,000    372,990,000    371,843,000    369,635,000    359,465,000   
        property held under finance leases
                                5,000 6,000 10,000                    
        property held under capital lease
                                   16,000    40,000    64,000    89,000    128,000   
        current portion of obligations under capital leases
                                   68,000 95,000 121,000 136,000 132,000 129,000 125,000 125,000 144,000 159,000 172,000 171,000 177,000 185,000 194,000 203,000 208,000 222,000 239,000 
        obligations under capital leases, net of current portion
                                   116,000 124,000 131,000 149,000 184,000 219,000 252,000 288,000 317,000 347,000 378,000 421,000 461,000 506,000 550,000 592,000 638,000 691,000 744,000 
        property held under capital leases
                                    22,000 28,000 34,000  46,000 52,000 58,000  70,000 76,000 82,000  99,000 108,000 118,000  142,000 154,000 
        total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                    444,905,000 448,648,000 440,934,000  453,672,000 463,785,000 463,352,000  467,213,000 467,018,000 466,053,000  450,785,000 443,323,000 447,463,000  477,025,000 433,168,000 
        restricted cash
                                           125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 
        accrued advertising
                                         17,000     1,137,000 204,000    832,000 868,000 404,000 
        deferred taxes, net of current portion
                                           18,488,000 8,740,000 8,740,000 8,740,000 8,740,000       
        notes receivables, net of current portion
                                                202,000 220,000 238,000    
        domestic trademarks
                                                61,888,000 61,888,000 61,888,000  61,888,000 61,888,000 
        noncurrent liabilities:
                                                      
        commitments, contingencies and subsequent events
                                                      
        liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                                      
        stockholder’s equity
                                                      
        total stockholder’s equity
                                                  217,660,000  199,332,000 60,885,000 
        current portion of first lien term loan
                                                      
        first lien term loan, net of current portion
                                                    185,907,000 186,334,000 
        second lien term loan
                                                     99,129,000 
        current portion of senior secured term loan
                                                    1,900,000 1,900,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-04-01 2025-12-31 2025-09-24 2025-06-25 2025-03-26 2024-12-25 2024-09-25 2024-06-26 2024-03-27 2023-12-27 2023-09-27 2023-06-28 2023-03-29 2022-12-28 2022-09-28 2022-06-29 2022-03-30 2021-12-29 2021-09-29 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-30 2020-09-23 2020-06-24 2020-03-25 2019-12-25 2019-09-25 2019-06-26 2019-03-27 2018-12-26 2018-09-26 2018-06-27 2018-03-28 2017-12-27 2017-09-27 2017-06-28 2017-03-29 2016-12-28 2016-09-28 2016-06-29 2016-03-30 2015-12-30 2015-09-30 2015-07-01 2015-04-01 2014-12-31 2014-09-24 
                                                       
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                       
          net income
        8,157,000 6,540,000 7,358,000 7,107,000 5,481,000 5,953,000 6,186,000 7,633,000 5,912,000 4,351,000 9,229,000 7,056,000 4,918,000 6,536,000 5,009,000 7,141,000 2,115,000 6,178,000 10,161,000 8,818,000 3,964,000 5,455,000 9,920,000 5,499,000 3,600,000 3,498,000 6,402,000 14,087,000 913,000 -23,410,000 6,835,000 5,052,000 2,529,000 -38,000 -4,039,000 7,819,000 4,877,000 418,000 5,211,000 7,267,000 5,443,000 5,366,000 4,667,000 7,230,000 6,791,000 4,575,000 25,849,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                       
          depreciation and amortization
        4,314,000 4,177,000 3,973,000 3,929,000 3,887,000 3,962,000 4,034,000 3,870,000 3,851,000 3,958,000 3,946,000 3,694,000 3,637,000 3,673,000 3,530,000 3,618,000 3,597,000 3,636,000 3,685,000 3,917,000 3,938,000 4,249,000 4,092,000 4,168,000 4,369,000 4,297,000 4,343,000 4,454,000 4,761,000 4,762,000 4,507,000 4,344,000 4,212,000 4,482,000 4,697,000 4,632,000 4,317,000 4,257,000 4,074,000 3,964,000 3,758,000 3,468,000 3,278,000 3,200,000 3,146,000 3,267,000 2,924,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        1,288,000 1,280,000 1,369,000 1,700,000 1,047,000 1,034,000 1,080,000 897,000 920,000 425,000 926,000 842,000 771,000 685,000 1,010,000 970,000 826,000 284,000 1,042,000 1,041,000 853,000 923,000 909,000 727,000 534,000 677,000 668,000 641,000 488,000 458,000 377,000 639,000 531,000 318,000 324,000 273,000 141,000 819,000 105,000 128,000 11,000 -69,000 165,000 146,000 297,000 458,000  
          loss on disposal of assets
        96,000 150,000 73,000 43,000 11,000 40,000 77,000 63,000 41,000 226,000 16,000 -80,000 30,000 36,000 21,000 42,000 66,000 95,000 83,000 85,000 26,000 33,000 29,000 27,000 100,000 53,000 35,000 134,000 44,000 85,000 140,000 -8,000 61,000 75,000 65,000 434,000 225,000 150,000 58,000 267,000 199,000 44,000 261,000 85,000 81,000 78,000 113,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs
        48,000 51,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 53,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 47,000 48,000 58,000 48,000 166,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 62,000 64,000 62,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 62,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 65,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 76,000 75,000 77,000 76,000 76,000 75,000 77,000 76,000 76,000 129,000 394,000 
          deferred income taxes
        1,259,000 -1,321,000 4,796,000 -659,000 -1,413,000 -3,125,000 70,000 263,000 -65,000 -232,000 889,000 -474,000 723,000 2,249,000 1,171,000 2,219,000 -1,039,000 -1,069,000 1,145,000 1,191,000 -310,000 4,118,000 253,000 -1,279,000 916,000 995,000 2,784,000 5,526,000 273,000 -7,253,000 2,476,000 743,000 606,000 -4,816,000 -2,496,000 4,162,000 3,400,000 766,000 2,908,000 5,015,000 3,701,000 4,668,000 806,000 5,060,000 4,715,000 -6,465,000 -61,355,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                       
          accounts and other receivables
        -2,401,000 -952,000 1,736,000 532,000 -3,055,000 1,137,000 -482,000 334,000 -312,000 -678,000 1,817,000 863,000 -2,218,000 4,862,000 -947,000 53,000 -645,000 -1,897,000 -1,040,000 548,000 -1,055,000 1,372,000 5,083,000 -4,041,000 -3,569,000 2,351,000 827,000 -934,000 -1,150,000 -712,000 -1,275,000 186,000 -586,000 781,000 323,000 -348,000 -1,050,000 1,222,000 -1,459,000 5,000 -612,000 -135,000 -316,000 296,000 -272,000 -39,000 -72,000 
          inventories
        117,000 -74,000 -8,000 122,000 88,000 -87,000 -109,000 -6,000 175,000 128,000 2,000 66,000 335,000 -233,000 40,000 113,000 -45,000 -191,000 -100,000 -99,000 172,000 -164,000 17,000 138,000 -83,000 77,000 -16,000 17,000 260,000 -236,000 -166,000 -6,000 218,000 -56,000 -103,000 -217,000 199,000 -278,000 -83,000 52,000 88,000 -147,000 -77,000 33,000 192,000 -274,000 39,000 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        -192,000 -3,021,000 321,000 1,475,000 365,000 -2,870,000 879,000 1,843,000 273,000 -1,980,000 -181,000 1,262,000 -1,073,000 -684,000 493,000 1,129,000 -867,000 -692,000 267,000 1,130,000 -572,000 -1,310,000 142,000 1,910,000 1,111,000 -3,595,000 1,318,000 393,000 -843,000 -548,000 782,000 237,000 -790,000 337,000 712,000 718,000 -1,342,000 322,000 1,931,000 -1,480,000 -1,221,000 1,174,000 966,000 -706,000 1,018,000 -1,850,000 -120,000 
          income taxes receivable/payable
        2,030,000  -1,800,000                 107,000 1,907,000                     -81,000      
          operating lease assets
        4,941,000 5,490,000 4,848,000 4,826,000 4,825,000                                           
          other assets
        -16,000 -488,000 -335,000 -202,000 -55,000 -7,000 -91,000 -67,000 -67,000 -73,000 -155,000 -30,000 -51,000 -90,000 662,000 -455,000 -357,000 -1,341,000 601,000 -211,000 -101,000 -172,000 -180,000 138,000 201,000 -294,000 -141,000   9,000 -4,000 20,000 97,000 19,000 -9,000 -104,000 141,000 13,000 75,000 14,000 5,000 -11,000 18,000 1,000 83,000 -244,000 23,000 
          accounts payable
        -6,422,000 5,501,000 -4,588,000 3,722,000 173,000 2,073,000 -2,876,000 2,991,000 -2,732,000 1,833,000 -4,703,000 -289,000 -806,000 2,692,000 1,739,000 392,000 -846,000 3,040,000 50,000 -3,368,000 2,811,000 190,000 -3,134,000 3,120,000 490,000 -1,535,000 -2,714,000 1,840,000 -783,000 2,688,000 -1,155,000 -378,000 -673,000 341,000 1,934,000 -3,881,000 2,694,000 1,690,000 -380,000 -1,081,000 -4,808,000 1,817,000 243,000 2,517,000 -2,260,000 -7,566,000 -1,527,000 
          operating lease liabilities
        -6,297,000 -4,785,000 -4,799,000 -4,853,000 -4,850,000                                           
          other accrued expenses and current liabilities
        6,086,000                                               
          net cash flows from operating activities
        13,008,000 13,910,000 15,294,000 14,137,000 4,735,000 5,635,000 13,029,000 16,954,000 11,163,000 8,179,000 10,713,000 17,977,000 3,819,000 16,642,000 10,087,000 14,125,000 -2,305,000 9,767,000 15,708,000 19,226,000 7,398,000 7,028,000 22,437,000 18,608,000 -7,526,000 4,240,000 19,036,000 2,882,000 9,977,000  15,971,000 13,297,000 12,333,000  21,477,000 11,600,000 19,133,000  18,652,000 10,015,000 11,003,000  13,604,000 15,504,000 14,313,000  8,251,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                       
          purchase of property and equipment
        -10,248,000 -8,824,000 -5,384,000 -5,038,000 -3,389,000 -4,503,000 -3,891,000 -6,525,000 -4,162,000 -6,035,000 -6,060,000 -3,257,000 -5,980,000 -6,895,000 -4,191,000 -5,059,000 -3,772,000 -4,342,000 -3,871,000 -3,571,000 -5,257,000 -2,341,000 -1,870,000 -847,000 -1,632,000 -4,591,000 -4,950,000 -1,715,000 -4,183,000 -7,091,000 -6,759,000 -7,304,000 -6,648,000 -7,943,000 -9,255,000 -7,439,000 -11,601,000 -10,945,000 -12,154,000 -8,376,000 -5,935,000 -14,323,000 -7,643,000 -6,490,000 -2,379,000 -7,422,000 -9,023,000 
          net cash flows from investing activities
        -10,248,000 -8,824,000 -5,384,000 -5,038,000 -3,389,000 -4,503,000 -3,891,000 -6,425,000 -4,121,000 -6,035,000 1,487,000 -3,219,000 -5,680,000 -5,893,000 -4,191,000 -5,059,000 -3,772,000 -4,342,000 -3,871,000 985,000 -5,257,000 -2,341,000 -1,870,000 -847,000 -1,632,000 -4,591,000 -4,950,000 3,055,000 -4,183,000 -7,091,000 -6,759,000 -7,304,000 -6,648,000 -7,943,000 -9,255,000 -7,439,000 -11,601,000 -10,945,000 -12,403,000 -6,189,000 -5,665,000 -14,323,000 -7,643,000 -6,490,000 -2,379,000 -7,422,000 -3,588,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                       
          proceeds from borrowings on revolver and swingline loans
         1,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000   14,000,000 23,000,000                                     
          payments on revolver and swingline loan
        -7,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -11,000,000 -7,000,000 -4,000,000 -10,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000    -13,800,000 -9,000,000 -28,000,000 -55,000,000 -2,700,000 -8,000,000 -4,000,000                     
          minimum tax withholdings related to net share settlements
        -210,000 -246,000 -56,000 -334,000 -101,000 -228,000 -64,000   -26,000 -46,000   -79,000 -25,000   -45,000   -4,000 -51,000   -24,000 -46,000   -35,000                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net of expenses
        2,186,000 570,000 83,000 26,000 426,000 1,000 498,000   347,000 781,000 43,000 133,000 50,000 1,530,000 300,000 240,000 326,000 20,000 3,681,000   1,370,000   127,000                 
          payment of obligations under finance leases
        -64,000 -55,000 -54,000 -57,000 -57,000 -54,000 -52,000 -53,000 -48,000 -45,000 -37,000 -38,000 -38,000 -38,000 -38,000 -38,000 -48,000 -48,000 -47,000 -36,000 -17,000 -13,000 -10,000 -8,000 -8,000 -7,000 -8,000 -18,000 -35,000                   
          repurchases of common stock
         1,000 -68,000 -1,775,000 -1,262,000 -1,090,000 -17,041,000 -1,161,000 -12,600,000 -28,832,000 -11,936,000 -5,848,000                                   
          net cash flows from financing activities
        -5,088,000 -9,730,000 -8,027,000 -4,433,000 493,000       -9,364,000 -13,843,000 -9,531,000 -20,932,000 -206,000 1,482,000 -48,000 208,000 -14,256,000 -8,691,000 -20,997,000 -51,380,000 -823,000 44,492,000 -3,648,000 -13,298,000 -1,355,000 -6,064,000 2,077,000 -14,155,000 889,000 -8,032,000 7,970,000 -9,531,000 -6,442,000 -3,048,000 -3,045,000 -9,216,000 -3,194,000 -2,575,000 -2,333,000 -4,168,000 -11,187,000 -14,846,000 -19,147,000 10,028,000 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -2,328,000 -4,644,000 1,883,000 4,666,000 1,839,000  -2,570,000 1,344,000 1,833,000     1,218,000 -15,036,000   5,377,000 12,045,000 5,955,000 -6,550,000 -16,310,000 -30,813,000 16,938,000 35,334,000 -3,999,000    -1,173,000 -4,943,000 6,882,000 -2,347,000 1,488,000 2,691,000 -2,281,000 4,484,000  -2,967,000 632,000 2,763,000  1,793,000 -2,173,000 -2,912,000 -30,326,000 14,691,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        6,228,000 2,484,000 7,288,000 20,493,000 30,046,000 13,219,000 8,070,000  6,969,000  8,550,000  2,168,000  6,101,000  11,499,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        3,900,000 -4,644,000 1,883,000 4,666,000 4,323,000 -5,411,000 -2,570,000 1,344,000 9,121,000 -6,527,000 3,632,000 5,394,000 4,789,000 1,218,000 -15,036,000 8,860,000 25,451,000 5,377,000 12,045,000 5,955,000 6,669,000 -16,310,000 -30,813,000 16,938,000 43,404,000  788,000 4,582,000 6,699,000  -4,943,000 6,882,000 6,203,000  2,691,000 -2,281,000 6,652,000  -2,967,000 632,000 8,864,000  1,793,000 -2,173,000 8,587,000  14,691,000 
          income tax receivable agreement expense
                 -2,000        127,000 -19,000   113,000 -144,000 290,000 -120,000   -94,000 171,000 16,000 -571,000 712,000 -918,000 -5,677,000 -19,000 -101,000 227,000 -59,000 182,000 -35,000 264,000 -866,000 545,000 226,000 251,000 1,263,000  
          fire insurance proceeds for expenses paid and lost profit
                 176,000 151,000                         354,000          
          loss on disposition of restaurants
                              -4,000 11,000                     
          gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses
               -5,000 -242,000                                   
          impairment of property and equipment and rou assets
                                                       
          income taxes receivable
                      857,000                                 
          accrued salaries and vacation
         267,000 -1,516,000 4,651,000 -6,258,000 3,124,000 -980,000 4,905,000 -2,455,000 2,078,000 -3,445,000 3,559,000 -1,733,000 1,897,000 -2,673,000 3,411,000 -5,302,000 3,489,000 -2,395,000 3,723,000 -3,444,000 237,000 3,653,000 -1,343,000 -999,000  2,746,000 -1,834,000 1,347,000 -2,325,000 3,247,000 -2,583,000 1,896,000 -1,976,000 1,451,000 -1,514,000 3,624,000 -3,477,000 2,183,000 -1,476,000 1,831,000 -1,198,000 1,701,000 -1,648,000 -166,000 551,000 -580,000 
          accrued insurance
         270,000 385,000 26,000 -112,000 -691,000 178,000 191,000 -92,000 274,000 77,000 187,000 173,000 -166,000 -188,000 -115,000 396,000 162,000 253,000 128,000 234,000 160,000 118,000 256,000 442,000 501,000 700,000 399,000 764,000 330,000 449,000 291,000 155,000 303,000 -167,000 130,000 141,000 283,000 188,000 2,000 -50,000 171,000 275,000 593,000 164,000 -128,000 -455,000 
          payment related to tax receivable agreement
                                                     
          other accrued expenses and liabilities
         -2,981,000 3,433,000 -2,039,000 313,000 -6,679,000 4,993,000 -3,549,000 3,551,000 3,051,000 3,922,000 -1,971,000 -1,778,000 -3,385,000 -913,000 -180,000 -2,164,000 -263,000 266,000 238,000 -1,313,000 1,387,000 -275,000 6,852,000 -16,539,000 871,000 2,046,000 -22,556,000 -521,000 34,105,000 515,000 22,000 2,059,000 2,048,000 2,852,000 -878,000 525,000 323,000 1,219,000 -1,887,000 2,341,000 -46,000 867,000 -1,345,000 199,000 -2,645,000 181,000 
          proceeds from disposition of restaurants
               7,547,000 13,000 162,000                                
          proceeds from fire insurance for property and equipment
             41,000 25,000 138,000                                   
          gain on recovery of insurance proceeds
                                               -600,000 -289,000       
          income taxes receivable/ payable
            4,240,000 1,592,000                                          
          common stock dividends paid
                                                       
          deferred financing costs for revolver loan
                     27,000                                  
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                    -15,704,000    -4,595,000           4,582,000 -270,000                   
          impairment of property and equipment
                 504,000 979,000 13,000 40,000 89,000 139,000 164,000 89,000 10,000 35,000 363,000 303,000 20,000 1,506,000 52,000 1,920,000  56,000   3,356,000 83,000   17,114,000 15,035,000 423,000 22,000 5,892,000 2,452,000 21,000 35,000 45,000 123,000 6,000 7,000 231,000 26,000 
          net cash flows from by financing activities
              -11,708,000 -9,185,000 -5,209,000 -8,671,000                                      
          income tax receivable agreement income
                   121,000 -122,000  -29,000 -186,000 -130,000    -77,000                           
          income taxes payable
               -2,029,000 2,115,000  2,164,000 3,085,000 1,142,000    1,938,000 -206,000     195,000 2,031,000 38,000  105,000 -79,000 76,000  -88,000     46,000 -32,000  -80,000 203,000 11,000     3,863,000 -34,000 
          gain on disposition of restaurants
                  -4,923,000 25,000 -136,000                                   
          income taxes (receivable) payable
                                        58,000               
          bad debt expense
                                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from provided by operating activities:
                                                       
          loss on assets held for sale
                                                       
          proceeds from deposit for disposition of restaurants
                                                       
          closed-store reserve expense
                                      -236,000                 
          amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases
                                  -352,000 -10,000 -10,000 -10,000 -10,000 -17,000 -31,000 -31,000 -31,000 -26,000 -31,000 -31,000 6,000 -26,000 -28,000 -35,000 -40,000 -53,000 -59,000 -57,000 
          borrowings on revolver and swingline loan
                              52,500,000  16,000,000                     
          stock buybacks
                                  -29,244,000 -15,122,000 -3,029,000                   
          loss on held for sale assets
                                    4,124,000                   
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                       
          adjustments to reconcile changes in net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                       
          impairment of property, equipment and rou asset
                                                       
          closed-store reserves
                                                       
          amortization of other intangible assets
                                                       
          accrued salaries and benefits
                                                       
          restricted cash
                                         125,000           
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                       
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                       
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                       
          deferred financing costs on revolver loan
                                                       
          payments on revolver loan
                                    -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -16,000,000 -5,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,500,000 -6,500,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -9,500,000 -4,000,000 -2,500,000       
          excess income tax benefit related to share-based compensation plans
                                             84,000 -282,000 29,000 280,000      
          other
                                                       
          net cash from operating activities
                                                       
          capital expenditures
                                                       
          free cash flows
                                                       
          proceeds from disposition of restaurant
                                                       
          proceeds from borrowings on revolver and term loans
                                                       
          payment of obligations under capital leases
                                     -34,000 -34,000 -32,000 -32,000 -30,000 -31,000 -35,000 -48,000 -45,000 -44,000 -42,000 -46,000   -50,000 -52,000 -67,000 -70,000 
          borrowings on revolver loan
                                      307,000                 
          closed-store reserve
                                        2,819,000  1,003,000 -39,000 849,000  38,000 39,000 39,000       
          gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, lost profits
                                                       
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                       
          cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest
                                                       
          cash paid during the year for income taxes
                                                       
          noncash investing and financing activity
                                                       
          unpaid purchases of property and equipment
                                                       
          cashless stock option exercise
                                                       
          proceeds from sale of restaurant
                                                      
          fire insurance proceeds for property and equipment
                                                       
          proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of expenses
                                              412,000      206,000   
          expenses related to fire loss
                                                48,000       
          gain on recovery of insurance proceeds for property, equipment and expenses
                                                       
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                       
          interest accretion
                                                     40,000 65,000 
          proceeds from disposition of assets
                                                       
          proceeds from issuance of common stock for initial public offering, net of expenses
                                                       
          payment of call premium on notes
                                                     -14,000  
          repayments on senior secured notes
                                                       
          deferred financing costs for revolver
                                                       
          amendment fee
                                                      
          gain on sale of restaurant
                                              5,000         
          gain on recovery of insurance proceeds for lost profits
                                                       
          fire insurance proceeds for expenses paid
                                                       
          proceeds from asset disposition
                                                       
          proceeds from insurance
                                                130,000       
          close-store reserves
                                                       
          revolver loan payments
                                                       
          proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
                                                       
          unpaid purchase of property and equipment
                                                       
          gain on sale of restaurants
                                                       
          early extinguishment of debt
                                                       
          proceeds from sale of restaurants
                                                       
          payments on senior secured loan
                                                      -100,475,000 
          payments of call premium on notes
                                                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                  185,000     
          payments on obligations under capital leases
                                                       
          close-store reserve
                                                   -196,000 44,000  -4,000 
          payments on revolver
                                                   -15,000,000 -15,000,000   
          proceeds from borrowings on term loans
                                                       
          cash from net stock option exercises
                                                       
          cash paid during the year for interest
                                                       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                       
          stock-based compensation
                                                       
          cash paid during the period for interest
                                                       
          cash paid during the period for income taxes