Ark Restaurants (Nasdaq:ARKR) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

ARKR Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States.

ARKR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 10.8% per year over past 5 years

Does not have a meaningful market cap ($46M)

Dividend of 5.83% is not well covered by earnings

Ark Restaurants Corp. Competitors

Flanigan's Enterprises

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Good Times Restaurants

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US$32.4m

Rave Restaurant Group

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US$26.3m

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

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US$68.4m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Ark Restaurants
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$12.86
52 Week High	US$17.08
52 Week Low	US$10.27
Beta	1
11 Month Change	-3.89%
3 Month Change	-17.49%
1 Year Change	-21.39%
33 Year Change	-21.10%
5 Year Change	-36.18%
Change since IPO	40.93%

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) Performance Completely

Aug 06

Does Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 21

Recent updates

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) Performance Completely

Aug 06

Does Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

May 21

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.1875

May 15

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Compensation

Mar 08

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Mar 09

Ark Restaurants: Strong Quarter, 11.0x P/E Suggests Further 45% Recovery Play Upside

Feb 22

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ark Restaurants' (NASDAQ:ARKR) Returns On Capital

Feb 17

Ark Restaurants: Strong Quarter, 9.8x P/E Suggests Further 56% Recovery Play Upside

Dec 23

Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

Mar 10

How Much Is Ark Restaurants' (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Getting Paid?

Feb 23

Is Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Using Debt Sensibly?

Jan 17

Ark Restaurants: Pure Unlock And Recovery Play Trading At 11% FCF Yield With 51% Upside

Dec 24

Ark Restaurants reports FQ4 results

Dec 21

Ark Restaurants'(NASDAQ:ARKR) Share Price Is Down 39% Over The Past Three Years.

Nov 25

Shareholder Returns

	ARKR	US Hospitality	US Market
7D	11.3%	2.3%	1.6%
1Y	-21.4%	11.4%	26.3%

Return vs Industry: ARKR underperformed the US Hospitality industry which returned 11.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ARKR underperformed the US Market which returned 26.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ARKR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ARKR volatility
ARKR Average Weekly Movement	6.6%
Hospitality Industry Average Movement	6.6%
Market Average Movement	6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: ARKR's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: ARKR's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1983	1,697	Michael Weinstein	arkrestaurants.com

Ark Restaurants Corp., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States. It operates restaurants 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.

Ark Restaurants Corp. Fundamentals Summary

How do Ark Restaurants's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ARKR fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$46.35m
Earnings (TTM)	-US$9.80m
Revenue (TTM)	US$184.54m

0.3x

P/S Ratio

-4.7x

P/E Ratio

Is ARKR overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ARKR income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$184.54m
Cost of Revenue	US$141.18m
Gross Profit	US$43.36m
Other Expenses	US$53.16m
Earnings	-US$9.80m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 29, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-2.72
Gross Margin	23.50%
Net Profit Margin	-5.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio	11.5%

How did ARKR perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.8%

Current Dividend Yield

-28%

Payout Ratio

ARKR Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Ark Restaurants Corp. Competitors

NYSEAM:BDL

US$48.7m

NasdaqCM:GTIM

US$32.4m

NasdaqCM:RAVE

US$26.3m

NasdaqGS:RRGB

US$68.4m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) Performance Completely

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share

New major risk - Financial position

Does Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.40 loss per share (vs US$0.13 loss in 2Q 2023)

First quarter dividend of US$0.19 announced

Recent updates

Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) Performance Completely

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share

New major risk - Financial position

Does Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: US$0.40 loss per share (vs US$0.13 loss in 2Q 2023)

First quarter dividend of US$0.19 announced

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 12, 2024

Ark Restaurants Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 12, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.38 (vs US$0.48 in 1Q 2023)

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.19 announced

Ark Restaurants Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 13, 2024

New major risk - Financial position

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Goodwill Impairment Charges for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share at 4.8% yield

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Declaration of Dividend, Payable on December 13, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share at 4.4% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.89 (vs US$1.48 in 3Q 2022)

Ark Restaurants Declares Dividend, Payable on September 12, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.19 per share at 4.1% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.13 loss per share (vs US$0.30 profit in 2Q 2022)

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.1875

Ark Restaurants Corp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on May 16, 2023

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on June 13, 2023

Senior Vice President notifies of intention to sell stock

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Compensation

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share at 2.6% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.48 (vs US$0.62 in 1Q 2022)

Ark Restaurants Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 14, 2023

Ark Restaurants Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 14, 2023

Insider recently bought US$159k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.61 (vs US$3.67 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

Insufficient new directors

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Dividend, Payable on December 13, 2022

Is Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) A Risky Investment?

Ark Restaurants: Strong +100% EPS Quarter, 7.8x P/E

Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Upcoming dividend of US$0.13 per share

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.48 (vs US$0.76 in 3Q 2021)

Ark Restaurants Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 13, 2022

Insider recently bought US$600k worth of stock

Ark Restaurants Corp. Appoints Jessica Kates to Serve as A Member of the Board

Insider recently bought US$433k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insider recently bought US$109k worth of stock

Senior Vice President notifies of intention to sell stock

We Think Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Ark Restaurants Corp. Announces Resignation of Arthur Stainman from the Board, Effective Immediately

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.30 (vs US$1.19 in 2Q 2021)

Ark Restaurants Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 13, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Ark Restaurants Corp.'s (NASDAQ:ARKR) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Ark Restaurants: Strong Quarter, 11.0x P/E Suggests Further 45% Recovery Play Upside

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Ark Restaurants' (NASDAQ:ARKR) Returns On Capital

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Ark Restaurants Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2022

Ark Restaurants Corp., Annual General Meeting, Mar 15, 2022

Ark Restaurants: Strong Quarter, 9.8x P/E Suggests Further 56% Recovery Play Upside