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ARKR logoArk Restaurants Corp.(ARKR)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

ARKR•NASDAQ
$7.21
$26M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorConsumer CyclicalIndustryRestaurantsSub-IndustryCasual and Family Dining Chains
AboutArk Restaurants Corp., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States. As of December 20, 2021, it owned and operated 17 restaurants and bars, including four restaurants located in New York City; one in Washington, D.C.; five in Las Vegas, Nevada; one in Atlantic City, New Jersey; four on the east coast of Florida; and two on the gulf coast of Alabama, as well as had 17 fast food concepts and catering operations. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.Show more
  • Revenue$166M-9.7%
  • EBITDA-$655K-108.6%
  • Net Income-$11M-194.3%
  • EPS (Diluted)-3.18-194.4%
  • Gross Margin35.58%+325.6%
  • EBITDA Margin-0.4%-109.5%
  • Operating Margin-2.45%-246.0%
  • Net Margin-6.92%-225.9%
  • ROE-30.27%-270.5%
  • ROIC-2.59%-253.8%
  • Debt/Equity2.67+21.6%
  • Interest Coverage-9.82-297.8%
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ARKR Key Insights

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading at only 0.8x book value
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.2x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.7x
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 1.0%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

ARKR Price & Volume

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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ARKR Growth Metrics

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years1.29%
5 Years9.25%
3 Years-3.36%
TTM-11.35%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-168.79%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-168.31%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.08%
5 Years2.68%
3 Years0.67%
Last Year-3.42%

ARKR Peer Comparison

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) competitors in Casual and Family Dining Chains — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
TXRH logoTXRHTexas Roadhouse, Inc.Direct Competitor10.58B159.6924.6816.01%7.49%29.6%0.62
CAKE logoCAKEThe Cheesecake Factory IncorporatedDirect Competitor3.02B60.6219.754.75%3.96%37.06%7.93
BJRI logoBJRIBJ's Restaurants, Inc.Direct Competitor841.83M40.0518.543.08%3.15%11.97%1.34
NATH logoNATHNathan's Famous, Inc.Direct Competitor950.03M101.2417.256.91%13.59%
DRI logoDRIDarden Restaurants, Inc.Product Competitor23.17B195.7022.096.03%8.66%50.71%2.70
EAT logoEATBrinker International, Inc.Product Competitor6.31B147.1117.6821.95%8.07%123.43%4.57
BLMN logoBLMNBloomin' Brands, Inc.Product Competitor692.05M8.12128.680.14%0.21%2.24%9.10
CBRL logoCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.Product Competitor686.62M30.7214.910.37%-0.12%-0.9%2.44

Compare ARKR vs Peers

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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ARKR Income Statement

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25TTM
Sales/Revenue153.88M159.99M162.35M106.49M131.87M183.67M184.79M183.54M165.75M161.51M
Revenue Growth %2.48%3.97%1.48%-34.41%23.83%39.28%0.61%-0.68%-9.69%-11.35%
Cost of Goods Sold136.6M143.74M143.13M103.76M115.95M112.57M167.23M168.2M106.77M150.32M
COGS % of Revenue88.77%89.85%88.16%97.44%87.93%61.29%90.49%91.64%64.42%-
Gross Profit
17.28M▲ 0%
16.25M▼ 6.0%
19.22M▲ 18.3%
2.73M▼ 85.8%
15.92M▲ 483.6%
71.1M▲ 346.6%
17.57M▼ 75.3%
15.35M▼ 12.6%
58.98M▲ 284.3%
11.19M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %11.23%10.15%11.84%2.56%12.07%38.71%9.51%8.36%35.58%6.93%
Gross Profit Growth %-11.54%-5.97%18.31%-85.81%483.58%346.61%-22.95%-12.65%-13.5%-
Operating Expenses11.32M11.21M12.01M29.34M29.39M61.24M12.41M12.26M63.04M12.03M
OpEx % of Revenue7.35%7.01%7.4%27.55%22.28%33.34%6.71%6.68%38.03%-
Selling, General & Admin11.32M11.21M12.01M25.55M25.27M35.12M12.41M12.26M34.53M12.03M
SG&A % of Revenue7.35%7.01%7.4%23.99%19.16%19.12%6.71%6.68%20.83%-
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0003.79M4.12M26.12M0028.51M0
Operating Income
5.96M▲ 0%
5.03M▼ 15.6%
7.21M▲ 43.3%
-7.8M▼ 208.1%
6.21M▲ 179.6%
9.86M▲ 58.9%
5.16M▼ 47.7%
3.08M▼ 40.3%
-4.06M▼ 231.9%
-839K▲ 0%
Operating Margin %3.87%3.15%4.44%-7.32%4.71%5.37%2.79%1.68%-2.45%-0.52%
Operating Income Growth %-23.81%-15.58%43.26%-208.14%183.52%82.77%-47.69%-40.27%5.36%-
EBITDA10.1M10.11M12.44M-3.16M11.64M15.03M9.98M7.61M-655K2.22M
EBITDA Margin %6.56%6.32%7.66%-2.96%8.83%8.19%5.4%4.15%-0.4%1.37%
EBITDA Growth %-18.41%0.07%23.11%-125.37%517.08%38.75%-33.64%-23.7%-377.54%19.84%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)4.14M5.07M5.23M4.64M5.44M5.17M4.82M4.53M3.41M3.06M
EBIT7.18M5.09M3.31M-7.58M16.66M12.81M-4.18M-3.94M-3.42M-7.92M
Net Interest Income-583K-1.11M-1.38M-1.29M-1.18M-1.08M-906K-577K-369K-319K
Interest Income170K57K61K126K51K109K333K44K45K45K
Interest Expense753K1.16M1.44M1.42M1.23M1.19M1.24M621K414K364K
Other Income/Expense464K-1.11M-5.34M-1.21M9.22M1.76M-10.58M-7.64M225K-7.42M
Pretax Income
6.42M▲ 0%
3.93M▼ 38.9%
1.87M▼ 52.4%
-9M▼ 581.4%
15.43M▲ 271.4%
11.62M▼ 24.7%
-5.42M▼ 146.7%
-4.56M▲ 15.9%
-3.84M▲ 15.8%
-8.26M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %4.18%2.45%1.15%-8.45%11.7%6.33%-2.93%-2.48%-2.32%-5.11%
Income Tax1.67M-1.15M-591K-4.38M1.18M1.45M-64K-815K5.32M4.88M
Effective Tax Rate %25.96%-29.22%-31.6%48.71%7.65%12.46%1.18%17.87%-138.68%-59.07%
Net Income
4.04M▲ 0%
4.66M▲ 15.3%
2.68M▼ 42.5%
-4.69M▼ 275.2%
12.89M▲ 375.1%
9.28M▼ 28.0%
-5.93M▼ 163.9%
-3.9M▲ 34.3%
-11.47M▼ 194.3%
-13.73M▲ 0%
Net Margin %2.62%2.91%1.65%-4.4%9.78%5.05%-3.21%-2.12%-6.92%-8.5%
Net Income Growth %0.22%15.25%-42.51%-275.19%375.06%-28.03%-163.87%34.28%-194.3%-168.79%
Net Income (Continuing)4.76M5.07M2.46M-4.62M14.25M10.17M-5.36M-3.75M-9.16M-13.14M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest2M1.44M843K626K1.04M318K1.43M-496K-612K-561K
EPS (Diluted)
1.14▲ 0%
1.31▲ 14.9%
0.76▼ 42.0%
-1.34▼ 276.3%
3.58▲ 367.2%
2.58▼ 27.9%
-1.65▼ 164.0%
-1.08▲ 34.5%
-3.18▼ 194.4%
-3.81▲ 0%
EPS Growth %-0.87%14.91%-41.98%-276.32%367.16%-27.93%-163.95%34.55%-194.44%-168.31%
EPS (Basic)1.181.350.77-1.343.672.61-1.65-1.08-3.18-
Diluted Shares Outstanding3.53M3.55M3.53M3.5M3.6M3.6M3.6M3.6M3.6M3.61M
Basic Shares Outstanding3.42M3.44M3.48M3.5M3.52M3.56M3.6M3.6M3.6M3.61M
Dividend Payout Ratio63.6%73.96%130.08%--9.63%----

ARKR Balance Sheet

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25TTM
Total Current Assets10.08M13.21M13.71M26.9M34.27M39.09M21.93M18.23M17.84M15.97M
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.41M5.01M7.18M16.89M19.17M28.46M13.41M10.27M11.32M9.14M
Cash Only1.41M5.01M7.18M16.89M19.17M23.44M13.41M10.27M11.32M9.14M
Short-Term Investments000005.02M0000
Accounts Receivable4.7M4.56M3.29M2.12M4.49M3.63M3.64M3.77M2.13M2.54M
Days Sales Outstanding11.1410.47.397.2812.447.27.197.54.686.54
Inventory1.99M2.09M2.22M2.55M3.51M3.71M3.09M2.29M2.02M2M
Days Inventory Outstanding5.325.325.678.9811.0512.026.754.976.892.47
Other Current Assets1.98M1.55M767K2.47M3.21M1.52M1.57M1.6M2.38M2.3M
Total Non-Current Assets69.98M71.53M80.94M126.42M126.94M170.44M155.03M137.82M115.66M114.46M
Property, Plant & Equipment45.22M45.26M47.78M91.87M92.51M136.4M130.77M116.55M102.53M101.37M
Fixed Asset Turnover3.40x3.53x3.40x1.16x1.43x1.35x1.41x1.57x1.62x2.92x
Goodwill9.88M9.88M15.57M15.57M17.44M17.44M7.44M3.44M00
Intangible Assets3.74M3.68M4.02M3.77M4.6M4.49M4.41M4.32M13K0
Long-Term Investments6.98M7.04M6.82M6.87M6.42M6.46M6.51M6.55M6.74M20.05M
Other Non-Current Assets2.68M2.68M2.64M2.43M2.27M2.52M2.16M2.16M6.38M220.18M
Total Assets
80.07M▲ 0%
84.74M▲ 5.8%
94.65M▲ 11.7%
153.32M▲ 62.0%
161.22M▲ 5.2%
209.53M▲ 30.0%
176.96M▼ 15.5%
156.04M▼ 11.8%
133.5M▼ 14.4%
130.44M▲ 0%
Asset Turnover1.92x1.89x1.72x0.69x0.82x0.88x1.04x1.18x1.24x1.19x
Asset Growth %17.31%5.83%11.7%61.98%5.15%29.97%-15.55%-11.82%-14.44%-64.54%
Total Current Liabilities26.16M17.84M18.08M30.14M31.7M34.88M27.86M28.88M23.22M20.93M
Accounts Payable4.75M5.02M3.55M2.33M4.89M4.47M4.06M4.55M4.48M4.74M
Days Payables Outstanding12.6912.749.058.1915.3814.488.869.8715.3211.09
Short-Term Debt10.37M1.25M2.7M9M6.97M6.58M1.99M5.19M1.49M7.5M
Deferred Revenue (Current)4.19M4.44M4.55M3.66M4.99M5.53M5.96M4.38M4.26M10.31M
Other Current Liabilities000000002.92M13.43M
Current Ratio0.39x0.74x0.76x0.89x1.08x1.12x0.79x0.63x0.77x0.77x
Quick Ratio0.31x0.62x0.64x0.81x0.97x1.01x0.68x0.55x0.68x0.68x
Cash Conversion Cycle3.772.974.018.068.14.745.092.6-3.75-2.09
Total Non-Current Liabilities11.47M23.16M33.86M86.03M78.06M114.53M97.37M83.52M78.17M76.42M
Long-Term Debt7.82M19.86M23.79M36.07M25.51M17.09M5.14M02.02M76.06M
Capital Lease Obligations00049.96M52.55M97.44M92.23M83.52M75.78M232.27M
Deferred Tax Liabilities00000000360K720K
Other Non-Current Liabilities3.65M3.3M10.08M0000000
Total Liabilities37.63M41M51.95M116.16M109.76M149.42M125.23M112.4M101.39M97.34M
Total Debt18.2M21.11M26.49M101.15M91.2M128.64M107.35M95.81M85.74M83.56M
Net Debt16.79M16.1M19.31M84.26M72.03M105.2M93.93M85.53M74.42M74.42M
Debt / Equity0.43x0.48x0.62x2.72x1.77x2.14x2.08x2.20x2.67x2.67x
Debt / EBITDA1.80x2.09x2.13x-7.83x8.56x10.76x12.59x-37.69x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.66x1.59x1.55x-6.19x7.00x9.41x11.24x-33.57x
Interest Coverage7.92x4.33x5.02x-5.49x5.05x8.28x4.16x4.96x-9.82x-21.75x
Total Equity
42.44M▲ 0%
43.74M▲ 3.1%
42.71M▼ 2.4%
37.15M▼ 13.0%
51.45M▲ 38.5%
60.12M▲ 16.8%
51.72M▼ 14.0%
43.64M▼ 15.6%
32.11M▼ 26.4%
33.09M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %-0.62%3.05%-2.35%-13%38.49%16.84%-13.97%-15.62%-26.41%-113.81%
Book Value per Share12.0212.3212.0910.6214.2816.6914.3612.118.919.18
Total Shareholders' Equity40.44M42.3M41.86M36.53M50.41M59.8M50.29M44.14M32.73M33.65M
Common Stock34K35K35K35K36K36K36K36K36K36K
Retained Earnings27.77M29.36M28.55M22.99M35.88M44.27M36.09M30.17M18.7M19.6M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-59.03M-64.04M00000000
Minority Interest2M1.44M843K626K1.04M318K1.43M-496K-612K-561K

ARKR Cash Flow Statement

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemSep'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20Sep'21Sep'22Sep'23Sep'24Sep'25TTM
Cash from Operations10.35M9.57M10.62M-4.53M9.29M20.35M8.39M4.65M1.75M1.75M
Operating CF Margin %6.73%5.98%6.54%-4.25%7.05%11.08%4.54%2.54%1.06%-
Operating CF Growth %36.15%-7.49%10.86%-142.66%305.26%118.93%-58.79%-44.5%-62.36%198.96%
Net Income4.76M5.07M2.46M-4.62M14.25M10.17M-5.93M-3.75M-9.16M-13.73M
Depreciation & Amortization4.13M5.07M5.23M4.64M5.44M5.17M4.82M4.53M3.41M3.12M
Stock-Based Compensation-389K47K112K176K280K298K314K-919K34K24K
Deferred Taxes1.55M-1.5M-1.12M-1.79M2.2M582K-620K-1.06M5.16M4.77M
Other Non-Cash Items-783K-383K3.4M165K-11.2M-2.43M10.32M7.39M2.15M5.16M
Working Capital Changes1.08M1.26M528K-3.1M-1.67M6.56M-516K-1.54M165K2.82M
Change in Receivables397K-99K831K883K-2.38M928K-128K-203K1.53M1.73M
Change in Inventory193K-102K-48K-331K-918K-197K614K804K252K170K
Change in Payables1.87M269K-1.48M-1.22M2.56M-420K-408K489K-64K-20K
Cash from Investing-14.64M-5.05M-3.2M-2.46M-3.45M-7.76M1.28M-2.39M3.43M-2.33M
Capital Expenditures-13.9M-5.06M-3.42M-2.49M-2.14M-2.7M-3.86M-2.46M-3.25M-3.86M
CapEx % of Revenue9.04%3.16%2.11%2.33%1.62%1.47%2.09%1.34%1.96%-
Acquisitions-791K0-25K0-1.82M00000
Investments----------
Other Investing54K13K248K29K505K-60K112K73K6.67M1.54M
Cash from Financing-1.54M-919K-5.25M16.69M-3.56M-8.32M-19.69M-5.4M-4.13M-4.18M
Debt Issued (Net)2.25M3.02M-1.61M18.59M-3.33M-6.51M-16.33M-1.99M-1.63M-1.12M
Equity Issued (Net)00050K710K703K39K021K0
Dividends Paid-2.57M-3.44M-3.48M-1.75M0-894K-2.25M-2.03M00
Share Repurchases00-268K-50K000000
Other Financing-1.22M-495K-165K-200K-938K-1.61M-1.14M-1.39M-2.52M-3.06M
Net Change in Cash
-5.83M▲ 0%
3.61M▲ 161.8%
2.17M▼ 40.0%
9.71M▲ 348.5%
2.29M▼ 76.5%
4.27M▲ 86.8%
-10.02M▼ 334.9%
-3.14M▲ 68.7%
1.05M▲ 133.5%
-3.96M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
-3.55M▲ 0%
4.51M▲ 227.0%
7.2M▲ 59.5%
-7.01M▼ 197.5%
7.16M▲ 202.0%
17.65M▲ 146.6%
4.53M▼ 74.3%
2.19M▼ 51.7%
-1.5M▼ 168.3%
-1.46M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %-2.31%2.82%4.43%-6.59%5.43%9.61%2.45%1.19%-0.9%-0.91%
FCF Growth %-165.31%226.96%59.49%-197.47%202.02%146.59%-74.33%-51.67%-168.3%-262.13%
FCF per Share-1.011.272.04-2.001.994.901.260.61-0.41-0.41
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.56x2.06x3.97x0.97x0.72x2.19x-1.41x-1.19x-0.15x0.11x
Interest Paid707K1.01M1.42M1.4M1.07M1.12M1.29M439K364K255K
Taxes Paid1.49M127K732K219K8K826K345K170K199K-30K

ARKR Key Ratios

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)9.49%10.8%6.19%-11.74%29.11%16.64%-10.6%-8.17%-30.27%-41.5%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.71%6.34%8.87%-6.38%3.8%5.12%2.49%1.68%-2.59%-2.59%
Gross Margin11.23%10.15%11.84%2.56%12.07%38.71%9.51%8.36%35.58%6.93%
Net Margin2.62%2.91%1.65%-4.4%9.78%5.05%-3.21%-2.12%-6.92%-8.5%
Debt / Equity0.43x0.48x0.62x2.72x1.77x2.14x2.08x2.20x2.67x2.67x
Interest Coverage7.92x4.33x5.02x-5.49x5.05x8.28x4.16x4.96x-9.82x-21.75x
FCF Conversion2.56x2.06x3.97x0.97x0.72x2.19x-1.41x-1.19x-0.15x0.11x
Revenue Growth2.48%3.97%1.48%-34.41%23.83%39.28%0.61%-0.68%-9.69%-11.35%

ARKR Frequently Asked Questions

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) reported $161.5M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 107% increase from $78.0M in 1996.

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) saw revenue decline by 9.7% over the past year.

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) reported a net loss of $13.7M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) has a return on equity (ROE) of -30.3%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) had negative free cash flow of $1.5M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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