Ark Restaurants Corp

Company Profile

Ark Restaurants Corp had its IPO on 1985-12-13 under the ticker symbol ARKR.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. Ark Restaurants Corp has a staff strength of 339 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Ark Restaurants Corp opened at $15.96 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $15.78 - $16.05, and closed at $15.78.

This is a -0.44% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,119 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Ark Restaurants Corp have slipped by -4.36%.

Ark Restaurants Corp's Key Ratios

Ark Restaurants Corp has a market cap of $75.28 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.0988 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3768.

In the last 12-months Ark Restaurants Corp’s revenue was $187.13 million with a gross profit of $48.92 million and an EBITDA of $13.53 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Ark Restaurants Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Ark Restaurants Corp’s operating margin was 4.96% while its return on assets stood at 3.2% with a return of equity of 16.98%.

In Q4, Ark Restaurants Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -23% while revenue growth was a positive 7.9%.

Ark Restaurants Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

7.6146

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.53 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Ark Restaurants Corp’s profitability.

Ark Restaurants Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.7872 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 5.6929. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3768.

Ark Restaurants Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0.375 per share, indicating a yield of 2.64% and a payout ratio of 20.55%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$203.63 million

Total Liabilities

$30.59 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-751000.00

Capital Expenditure

$797000

Dividend Payout Ratio

20.55%

Ark Restaurants Corp ended 2025 with $203.63 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $203.63 million while shareholder equity stood at $61.15 million.

Ark Restaurants Corp ended 2025 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $30.59 million in other current liabilities, 36000.00 in common stock, $45.55 million in retained earnings and $17.44 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $19.43 million and cash and short-term investments were $19.43 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $13,509,000 while long-term debt stood at $15.98 million.

Ark Restaurants Corp’s total current assets stands at $35.44 million while long-term investments were $6.48 million and short-term investments were $5.04 million. Its net receivables were $4.19 million compared to accounts payable of $4.75 million and inventory worth $3.45 million.

In 2025, Ark Restaurants Corp's operating cash flow was $-751000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $797000.

Comparatively, Ark Restaurants Corp paid $0.21 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$15.78

52-Week High

$22.0121

52-Week Low

$15.3907

Analyst Target Price

$17

Ark Restaurants Corp stock is currently trading at $15.78 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $22.0121 and a 52-week low of $22.0121. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $17.

Its 50-day moving average was $17.27 and 200-day moving average was $17.62 The short ratio stood at 2.81 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 5076.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 1797.5% are held by institutions.