Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) Stock

Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $5.76 (as of 2026-07-15), with a market capitalization of $20.77M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Ark 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.

Understand Ark Restaurants Corp.: how it makes money

Ark Restaurants Corp. owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States, and also has fast food concepts and catering operations that generate revenue from selling food and beverages to customers.

Ark Restaurants' profit model is structurally driven by same-store sales performance at its existing restaurants, while payroll expense as a percentage of sales is a key constraint on operating profitability.

Business quality (Weak): The provided operational KPIs (same-store sales, entrée volume, and payroll expense as a percentage of sales) help explain operating performance drivers, but there is no clean, official reportable segment revenue breakdown supplied here, and the financial snapshot shows operating margin is negative while revenue is shown as 0.0B (both of which limit interpretability).

Bull case

Same-store sales improved at the company-wide level (excluding Gallagher's Steakhouse): Company-Wide Same Store Sales Excluding Gallagher's Steakhouse is 2.3 percent, which suggests some resilience in existing restaurant performance.
Operational expansion signal: Blue Moon Added Seats is reported as 50.0 (count), indicating some capacity growth.
Anchor locations contribute a large share of revenue: Revenue Concentration from Bryant Park Grill and Cafe is 19.5 percent, and Revenue Concentration from The Porch at Bryant Park is 22.3 percent, implying meaningful contribution from specific venues.

Bear case

Labor costs are a major headwind: Payroll Expense as a Percentage of Sales is 34.8 percent, which can pressure margins even if sales are stable.
Demand softness at the menu category level: Entrée Volume Decline (Approximate) is 10.0 percent, which can indicate traffic or ordering weakness.
Profitability is currently negative: Operating margin is -4.5 in the provided financial snapshot, reflecting weak profitability.
Revenue concentration increases risk if key venues underperform: Two Bryant Park area venues together represent a large portion of revenue (19.5 percent and 22.3 percent), so issues at these locations could disproportionately affect results.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$5.76
Market Cap	$20.77M
Price / Book	0.66
Price / Sales	0.13
FCF Yield	-17.0%
DCF Value (model)	$10.31
DCF Upside vs Price	79.0%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$165.75M
Net Margin	-6.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-7.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-80.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)	131.3%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	1.41 (distress)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)	21.6
Industry P/E (Restaurants, Hotels & Motels)	26.1

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	CM Management, LLC ($1.48M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10

Company
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Restaurants, Hotels & Motels
CEO	Michael Weinstein
Employees	1,246
Country	US
IPO Date	1985-12-13

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Data as of 2026-07-15.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.