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Investors devour Portillo’s shares in IPO

By Monte Stewart


Updated

Portillo's restaurant and food
The company plans to expand to more than 600 restaurants - Photo: Shutterstock

Investors devoured Portillo’s shares on Thursday as the Chicago street food chain began trading.

Portillo’s stock sizzled from the outset as its share price skyrocketed more than 53%. Morning trading volume approached nine million shares and the total approached 11 million in the afternoon.

Portillo’s shares rose above $28 after the company said in a news release that it priced its IPO at $20. The company sold 20.27 million shares of its common stock. Underwriters were granted an over-allotment of about three million shares.

Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities and Piper Sandler were all part of the underwriting group for the offering. Shares began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker PTLO.

History and future 

Investors accrued a 28% stake in Portillo’s through the offering, but the company remained under the control of private equity firm Berkshire Partners.

Portillo’s edibles include hot dogs and sausages, which are available in 67 locations as of the end of June. The company plans to expand to more than 600 restaurants, according to its IPO registration statement.

Berkshire Partners purchased Portillo’s in 2014 from its founder Dick Portillo, who began with an investment of around $1,000. The investment company paid around $1bn for the brand. In its registration statement, Portillo’s said it has never closed a restaurant and all locations are profitable.

Financials

Revenue for the first half ended 27 June was $258m, up 18.8% year over year.

Net income was $13.9m compared with a loss of $733,000 in the first half of 2020. 

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Adjusted EBITDA was $51.1m, up from $37.9m.

The company's margin improved to 19.8% from 17.4%.

Read more: Chicagoland icon Portillo's is going public

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