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Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
5.76 USD

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:16 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely clouded by deteriorating operational fundamentals and a broken price trend. The company is currently losing money, with negative profit margins and a trailing EPS of -$1.74, while revenue contracted by nearly 8% year-over-year. This is compounded by a precarious balance sheet where debt is nearly nine times the equity, creating significant solvency risks. On the price front, the stock has endured three consecutive years of declines, dropping 63% over the last nine years, which confirms a structural deterioration rather than a temporary dip. While there was a brief spike in insider buying, the broader context of sales weakness and reported losses suggests this may be a desperate retention effort rather than a vote of confidence in the business's recovery. The recent price action shows volatility but remains trapped well below its moving averages, offering no clear catalyst for a near-term rebound. Investors should avoid this security until the path to profitability is clearly re-established and the debt burden is reduced.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.058945
MSTL0.068039
AutoARIMA0.068392
AutoETS0.069208
MSTL_1150.074388
MSTL_900.091835
MSTL_90_1150.093140

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 3.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.261
Excess Kurtosis 0.66
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2024-05-30
Last Dividend Date 2024-05-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 276.943
Revenue per Share 43.918
Market Cap 20,771,466
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins -3.97%
Website https://arkrestaurants.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2024-05-31 0.188 1.275441
2024-02-28 0.188 1.319298
2023-11-29 0.188 1.209003
2023-08-30 0.188 1.164808
2023-05-30 0.188 1.030702
2023-02-27 0.125 0.702247
2022-11-29 0.125 0.637755
2022-08-30 0.125 0.621581
2022-05-27 0.125 0.740083
2020-03-13 0.250 1.759324
2019-12-13 0.250 1.230921
2019-09-20 0.250 1.193887
2019-06-20 0.250 1.255650
2019-03-14 0.250 1.232742
2018-12-17 0.250 1.157407
2018-09-27 0.250 1.074345
2018-06-21 0.250 0.961169
2018-03-16 0.250 0.994431
2017-12-18 0.250 0.975419
2017-09-19 0.250 1.023332
2017-06-15 0.250 0.992457
2017-03-15 0.250 1.000000
2016-12-16 0.250 1.102293
2016-09-19 0.250 1.077586
2016-06-14 0.250 1.215953
2016-03-16 0.250 1.212415
2015-12-16 0.250 1.104240
2015-09-16 0.250 1.011327
2015-06-17 0.250 1.009693
2015-03-12 0.250 1.017087
2014-12-23 0.250 1.160093
2014-09-17 0.250 1.128159
2014-06-16 0.250 1.156872
2014-03-12 0.250 1.123596
2013-12-12 0.250 1.151543
2013-09-24 0.250 1.126634
2013-06-19 0.250 1.143118
2013-03-18 0.250 1.230921
2012-12-12 0.250 1.514234
2012-09-18 0.250 1.514234
2012-06-13 0.250 1.765537
2012-03-19 0.250 1.566416
2011-12-19 0.250 1.908397
2011-09-16 0.250 1.798561
2011-06-23 0.250 1.666667
2011-03-11 0.250 1.718213
2010-12-06 0.250 1.701838
2010-09-13 0.250 1.707650
2010-06-11 0.250 1.842299
2010-03-11 0.250 1.851852
2009-12-11 0.250 1.745810
2009-09-30 1.000 5.793743
2008-10-22 0.440 2.941176
2008-07-22 0.440 1.946042
2008-04-22 0.440 1.638734
2008-01-17 0.440 1.399491
2007-10-18 0.440 1.212455
2007-07-23 0.440 1.178993
2007-04-20 0.350 1.017738
2007-01-22 3.350 10.744067
2006-10-18 0.350 1.250000
2006-07-21 0.350 1.337409
2006-04-20 0.350 1.166667
2006-01-20 0.350 1.228070
2005-10-19 0.350 1.247772
2005-07-21 0.350 1.076923
2005-04-21 0.350 1.172922
2005-01-20 0.350 0.915991
2004-10-20 0.350 1.162404
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 -0.33487296
Address1 85 5th Avenue
Address2 14th Floor
All Time High 43.48
All Time Low 1.125
Ask 5.82
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,740
Average Daily Volume3 Month 5,949
Average Volume 5,949
Average Volume10Days 3,740
Beta 0.324
Bid 6.84
Bid Size 1
Book Value 8.84
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.76
Current Ratio 0.88
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 5.76
Day Low 5.76
Debt To Equity 276.943
Display Name Ark Restaurants
Dividend Date 1,718,150,400
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,598,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,598,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,529,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,392,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,392,000
Ebitda 1,674,000
Ebitda Margins 0.010570001
Enterprise To Ebitda 56.994
Enterprise To Revenue 0.602
Enterprise Value 95,408,464
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.74
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 6.3624
Fifty Day Average Change -0.6023998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.094681226
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -33.487297
Fifty Two Week High 9.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.7399998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39368418
Fifty Two Week Low 5.58
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.1800003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03225812
Fifty Two Week Range 5.58 - 9.5
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 -3,270,875
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 1,047
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.21722999
Gross Profits 34,402,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.51958
Held Percent Institutions 0.19624001
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,606,157
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
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 20,771,466
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_251829
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,656,000
Net Income To Common -6,284,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,467,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 21,312,387
Open 5.76
Operating Cashflow 969,000
Operating Margins -0.045289997
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio -1.35
Phone 212 206 8800
Previous Close 5.76
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.65158373
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.13115783
Profit Margins -0.03968
Quick Ratio 0.67
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 5.76
Regular Market Day Low 5.76
Regular Market Day Range 5.76 - 5.76
Regular Market Open 5.76
Regular Market Previous Close 5.76
Regular Market Price 5.76
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 8
Return On Assets -0.00538
Return On Equity -0.16513
Revenue Growth -0.079
Revenue Per Share 43.918
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Shares Outstanding 3,606,157
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0029
Shares Short 10,448
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 12,715
Short Name Ark Restaurants Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.006
Short Ratio 3.67
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol ARKR
Total Cash 11,487,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.185
Total Debt 86,697,000
Total Revenue 158,370,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -1.74
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.75255
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9925499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1469889
Type Disp Equity
Volume 8
Website https://arkrestaurants.com
Zip 10,003