COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) _ El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.1 million.

The Costa Mesa, California-based company said it had profit of 6 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 7 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 8 cents per share.

The Tex-Mex fast food chain posted revenue of $110 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $106.8 million.

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