Ark Restaurants Corp.
ARKR · Price history
Price at last available close
$4.79
+$0.32 (+7.16%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Ark Restaurants Corp.
Primary reporting period: 2025-09-27 · Research updated Oct 13, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Ark Restaurants Corp. is a hospitality company that owns and manages a diverse portfolio of restaurants and bars throughout the United States, primarily operating through its subsidiary companies. By December 20, 2021, its holdings encompassed 17 full-service dining and drinking venues. These establishments were geographically dispersed, with four in New York City, one in Washington, D.
How they make money
Ark Restaurants Corp. generates revenue primarily through the ownership and operation of restaurants, bars, and fast-food concepts. The company earns income by selling food and beverages to customers at its various locations, supplemented by catering operations and management services provided to third-party facilities.
Products & services
The company operates full-service casual and fine-dining restaurants, bars, fast-food concepts, and catering services, offering scratch-prepared cuisine and full bar service.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- General public dining and catering clientsSource
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Food and beverage distributors — The company relies on various suppliers for food and beverage products used in its restaurant operations.Source
Competitors
- National and local restaurant and retail establishments — The company competes with numerous well-established restaurant and retail operators for customer traffic, prime real estate sites, and management personnel.Source
Strengths
- Portfolio of diverse restaurant and bar conceptsSource
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
19
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
15
Poor
Financial Strength
39
Business Quality / Moat
7
Management
0
Growth Quality
7
Risk / Durability
10
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
28
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
28/100
Building Historical Record
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Elevated debt risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ARKR
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving ARKR's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •How long can ARKR fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is ARKR's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for ARKR to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ARKR's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
19
Opportunity Score
28
Market Cap
$17.3M
P/E Ratio
-5.1
EPS
$-0.88
52-Week High
$9.50
52-Week Low
$4.40
Beta
0.34
Shares Outstanding
3.6M
Total Revenue
$155.5M
Total Debt
$84.0M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$8.57
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ARKR
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Elevated debt risk
Interest coverage is below 2x • Free cash flow is negative • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ARKR.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Portfolio of diverse restaurant and bar concepts.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Interest coverage is below 2x.
- −Free cash flow is negative.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Sensitivity to economic conditions and consumer spending.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
19
Sep 8, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
19
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ARKR score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
15
Projected Change
-3.5 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 3.5 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$4.79
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
—
Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $155.5M | $165.8M | $183.5M | $184.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $111.6M | $106.8M | $115.4M | $115.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $44.0M | $59.0M | $68.2M | $68.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $28.3M | $34.5M | $36.9M | $35.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $46.4M | $60.3M | $65.1M | $63.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $433K | -$16K | $591K | $634K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$2.4M | -$1.3M | $3.1M | $5.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $318K | $414K | $621K | $1.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$2.4M | -$3.8M | -$4.6M | -$5.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $367K | $5.3M | -$815K | -$64K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$3.2M | -$11.5M | -$3.9M | -$5.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.88 | $-3.18 | $-1.08 | $-1.65 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 3.61M | 3.60M | 3.60M | 3.60M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 3.61M | 3.60M | 3.60M | 3.60M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$40.9M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.10
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-4.0%
Cash Change
-23.0%
Margin Change
+7.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 6.5%. EPS declined 89.6%. Cash declined 23.0%. Total debt declined 4.0%. Net income margin improved by 7.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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