Ark Restaurants Corp. Common Stock (ARKR)

FairStock Score: 33/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a value investor, I start with business quality and staying power. Ark Restaurants operates restaurants and bars across New York, Washington, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Florida, and Alabama. It is a small, competitive, capital-intensive operator with little evidence of a durable moat. The numbers are sobering: in fiscal 2025, the period ended 2025-09-27, revenue was $165.8M and net income was -$11.5M, or diluted EPS -$3.18. That followed fiscal 2024 revenue of $183.5M and a net loss of $3.9M, and fiscal 2023 revenue of $184.8M and a net loss of $5.9M. Sales are shrinking and losses have persisted. The latest report offers a modest positive: in fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-27, revenue was $40.9M and net loss was only $347,000, or diluted EPS -$0.10, a big improvement over the -$3.5M net loss in fiscal Q3 2025. FairStock's Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 also suggests some balance-sheet and operating improvement. Still, trailing free cash flow is -$6.3M, a -40.0% FCF yield, while debt-to-equity is 2.72 and the Altman Z-Score is 0.56, which signals financial distress risk. The stock closed at $4.39 on 2026-10-13 and trades at 0.50 times book value, per FairStock, so asset-based value is visible. But FairStock calculations show P/E is -4.99 and EV/EBITDA is 193.83, meaning earnings and cash flow do not support the price. FairStock labels it a TURNAROUND - a loss in the latest year after earlier profits. A Graham-style investor might see a low price versus book, but the debt and cash burn make this speculative, not a classic bargain.

In plain English: Ark Restaurants runs restaurants, bars, and catering operations in several U.S. cities. The business looks weak right now: sales have been falling and the company lost money in its latest fiscal year. The stock price is low compared with the company's book value, but the cheapness comes with high debt and negative cash flow.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-28) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-27) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-27) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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