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Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
6.77 USD -0.08 (-1.168%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 6:12 p.m. EDT

ARKR is a distressed turnaround play with deteriorating fundamentals, a historical dividend cut (0.188 vs 0.125 previously), and negative earnings growth, making it unsuitable for income seekers while short-term momentum remains fragile despite recent price recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.043166
AutoARIMA0.043184
MSTL0.044540
AutoTheta0.065458

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 100%
H-stat 0.69
Ljung-Box p 0.311
Jarque-Bera p 0.544
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2024-05-30
Last Dividend Date 2024-05-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 252.491
Revenue per Share 44.796
Market Cap 24,413,690
Beta 0.34
Profit Margins -8.50%
Website https://arkrestaurants.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2024-05-31 0.188 1.275441
2024-02-28 0.188 1.335582
2023-11-29 0.188 1.240406
2023-08-30 0.188 1.209621
2023-05-30 0.188 1.082799
2023-02-27 0.125 0.745486
2022-11-29 0.125 0.681829
2022-08-30 0.125 0.668841
2022-05-27 0.125 0.801281
2020-03-13 0.250 1.919390
2019-12-13 0.250 1.363882
2019-09-20 0.250 1.339334
2019-06-20 0.250 1.425859
2019-03-14 0.250 1.417212
2018-12-17 0.250 1.347212
2018-09-27 0.250 1.265631
2018-06-21 0.250 1.144527
2018-03-16 0.250 1.195596
2017-12-18 0.250 1.184632
2017-09-19 0.250 1.254925
2017-06-15 0.250 1.229869
2017-03-15 0.250 1.251637
2016-12-16 0.250 1.393468
2016-09-19 0.250 1.377472
2016-06-14 0.250 1.571457
2016-03-16 0.250 1.586030
2015-12-16 0.250 1.462137
2015-09-16 0.250 1.353915
2015-06-17 0.250 1.365476
2015-03-12 0.250 1.389370
2014-12-23 0.250 1.601158
2014-09-17 0.250 1.575240
2014-06-16 0.250 1.633646
2014-03-12 0.250 1.604985
2013-12-12 0.250 1.663599
2013-09-24 0.250 1.646583
2013-06-19 0.250 1.689773
2013-03-18 0.250 1.840507
2012-12-12 0.250 2.291669
2012-09-18 0.250 2.326925
2012-06-13 0.250 2.755102
2012-03-19 0.250 2.487562
2011-12-19 0.250 3.078360
2011-09-16 0.250 2.955845
2011-06-23 0.250 2.790531
2011-03-11 0.250 2.922184
2010-12-06 0.250 2.944584
2010-09-13 0.250 3.004719
2010-06-11 0.250 3.297417
2010-03-11 0.250 3.376864
2009-12-11 0.250 3.242494
2009-09-30 1.000 10.949637
2008-10-22 0.440 5.869086
2008-07-22 0.440 3.994183
2008-04-22 0.440 3.424700
2008-01-17 0.440 2.973227
2007-10-18 0.440 2.611781
2007-07-23 0.440 2.570694
2007-04-20 0.350 2.245345
2007-01-22 3.350 23.947349
2006-10-18 0.350 3.088657
2006-07-21 0.350 3.346929
2006-04-20 0.350 2.958550
2006-01-20 0.350 3.150818
2005-10-19 0.350 3.240791
2005-07-21 0.350 2.832715
2005-04-21 0.350 3.119315
2005-01-20 0.350 2.463856
2004-10-20 0.350 3.155390
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2024-05-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.188
lastDividendDate 2024-05-31
dividendDate 2024-06-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.24188131
Address1 85 5th Avenue
Address2 14th Floor
All Time High 43.48
All Time Low 1.125
Ask 7.03
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,931
Average Volume 1,931
Average Volume10Days 3,330
Beta 0.337
Bid 6.84
Bid Size 1
Book Value 9.333
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.77
Current Ratio 0.763
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 6.975
Day Low 6.77
Debt To Equity 252.491
Display Name Ark Restaurants
Dividend Date 1,718,150,400
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,739,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,739,200
Earnings Growth -0.717
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.717
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,529,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,529,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,529,600
Ebitda 2,132,000
Ebitda Margins 0.013200001
Enterprise To Ebitda 46.093
Enterprise To Revenue 0.608
Enterprise Value 98,270,680
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -3.81
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,717,113,600
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 206 8814
Fifty Day Average 6.84
Fifty Day Average Change -0.07000017
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.010233943
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -24.188131
Fifty Two Week High 12.6
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.8300004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.46269843
Fifty Two Week Low 5.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1773913
Fifty Two Week Range 5.75 - 12.6
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 503,332,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.64
Float Shares 1,546,104
Free Cashflow -1,064,875
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 1,047
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.22490999
Gross Profits 36,325,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.51958
Held Percent Institutions 0.19299
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,606,158
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,717,113,600
Last Dividend Value 0.188
Last Fiscal Year End 1,758,931,200
Long Business Summary Ark Restaurants Corp., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States. It operates restaurants and bars in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas, Nevada; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Florida; and Alabama, as well as fast food concepts and catering operations. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.
Long Name Ark Restaurants Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 24,413,690
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251829
Most Recent Quarter 1,766,793,600
Net Income To Common -13,734,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,467,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 24,413,682
Open 6.8192
Operating Cashflow 2,548,000
Operating Margins 0.026819998
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio -1.35
Phone 212 206 8800
Previous Close 6.85
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.72538304
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.15115713
Profit Margins -0.085030004
Quick Ratio 0.558
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.07999992
Regular Market Change Percent -1.1678821
Regular Market Day High 6.975
Regular Market Day Low 6.77
Regular Market Day Range 6.77 - 6.975
Regular Market Open 6.8192
Regular Market Previous Close 6.85
Regular Market Price 6.77
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,600
Regular Market Volume 1,696
Return On Assets -0.00368
Return On Equity -0.32182997
Revenue Growth -0.094
Revenue Per Share 44.796
Sand P52 Week Change 0.3140242
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Shares Outstanding 3,606,157
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.002
Shares Short 7,223
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,116
Short Name Ark Restaurants Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0041
Short Ratio 6.05
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol ARKR
Total Cash 9,139,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.534
Total Debt 83,557,000
Total Revenue 161,512,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -3.81
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.1075
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.3375001
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.047485065
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,696
Website https://arkrestaurants.com
Zip 10,003