MEX

Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC

Travel and Leisure First-pass screen £30m

340/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 25

Operating leverage 25% 47

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 42

First-pass take

Tortilla uses AI internally for energy cost management only, with zero strategic exposure to enterprise AI spending. UK operations improving under new CEO (Vital 5 strategy), but group profitability flat despite 3.5% revenue growth, weighed by loss-making Fresh Burritos acquisition. High leverage (£43m total debt+leases vs £4.5m EBITDA) and negative equity (£-485k) present downside risk.

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