Ark Restaurants
Operates destination restaurants, fast-food concepts, and catering at high-traffic U.S. venues.
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Operates a multi-brand portfolio of restaurants, bars, fast-food concepts, and catering businesses in U.S. leisure markets. Revenue depends on location-specific dining, group events, and venue traffic rather than a single national chain.
Runs a location-based hospitality portfolio of restaurants, bars, fast-food concepts, and catering businesses. Its facilities serve U.S. leisure markets including New York City, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Florida, and Alabama, with destination settings around tourism, casinos, waterfronts, parks, museums, and events.
Builds the offer around named local concepts, private events, and group travel instead of a single standardized national banner. Operations depend on guest traffic, individual venues, landlords, leases, and local tourism, casino, and event conditions; the closure of El Rio Grande and termination of the Tampa Food Court lease illustrate that location dependence.
Company facts
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Key statistics
Year to date −17.1% · Average volume (30d) 4.8K
Analysts
No analyst consensus on record.
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026Q3 FY26 | — | −$0.10 | — | — | $40.9M | — | +0.85% |
| May 11, 2026Q2 FY26 | — | −$0.50 | — | — | $36.6M | — | −7.70% |
| Feb 9, 2026Q1 FY26 | — | $0.25 | — | — | $40.7M | — | 0.00% |
| Dec 15, 2025Q4 FY25 | — | −$0.59 | — | — | $37.3M | — | −3.35% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $39.7M | $43.7M | $37.3M | $40.7M | $36.6M | $40.9M | |
| Gross profit | $13.8M | $16.4M | $12.3M | $15.9M | $12.5M | $3.2M | |
| Operating income | −$1.3M | $1.1M | −$1.7M | $1.1M | −$1.7M | −$141.0K | |
| Net income | −$9.3M | −$3.5M | −$1.9M | $896.0K | −$1.8M | −$347.0K | |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.57 | −$0.96 | −$0.53 | $0.25 | −$0.50 | −$0.10 | |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 37.5% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 34.3% | 7.9% | |
| Operating margin | -3.3% | 2.5% | -4.6% | 2.7% | -4.5% | -0.3% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $131.9M · FY22 $183.7M · FY23 $184.8M · FY24 $183.5M · FY25 $165.8M
Revenue by product · Q3 FY26
Balance sheet, Jun 27, 2026Cash & short-term investments $9.5M · Total debt $84.0M · Total assets $128.9M · Shareholders' equity $31.5M
Dividends
Last raised to $0.1875 from $0.125 in May 2023.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | May 31 | Jun 12 | $0.1875 | |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Feb 29 | Mar 13 | $0.1875 | |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Nov 30 | Dec 13 | $0.1875 | |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Aug 31 | Sep 12 | $0.1875 | |
| May 30, 2023 | May 31 | Jun 13 | $0.1875 | raised from $0.125 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Feb 28 | Mar 14 | $0.125 | |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Nov 30 | Dec 13 | $0.125 | |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Aug 31 | Sep 13 | $0.125 |
Ownership
Shares outstanding 3.61M · Float 1.55M · 42.9% free float
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lawrence Weinstein · director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO | 944.5K | 26.19% | Form 4 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| CM Management, LLC | 225.0K | 6.24% | 13F | May 8, 2026 |
| Satterfield Thomas A Jr · 10 percent owner | 183.0K | 5.08% | Form 4 | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Desai Ravi Ramesh | 180.4K | 5.00% | 13G | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 117.2K | 3.25% | 13F | May 7, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
Nothing filed in the last 12 months.
View detailsPeers
- MGM Resorts International
Las Vegas casino-resort dining and group-event destination rival
- Caesars Entertainment
Casino-resort dining and visitor-spend rival in Las Vegas and Atlantic City
- The ONE Group Hospitality
Upscale dining and casino-hotel food-service competitor
- Darden Restaurants
Large multi-brand full-service dining competitor
- The Cheesecake Factory
High-volume upscale-casual dining rival across U.S. leisure markets
- Dave & Buster's
Entertainment dining and group-event venue competitor
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Restaurants | $5.49 | +0.18% | $19.8M | — | — | 0.1 | −6.5% |
| MGM Resorts International | $42.20 | −0.13% | $10.64B | 25.6 | 25.7 | 0.6 | +1.1% |
| Caesars Entertainment | $29.74 | +0.02% | $6.06B | — | — | 0.5 | +3.0% |
| The ONE Group Hospitality | $1.67 | 0.00% | $52.7M | — | 5.7 | 0.1 | −3.3% |
| Darden Restaurants | $215.68 | −0.03% | $24.70B | 20.8 | 19.1 | 1.9 | +13.7% |
| The Cheesecake Factory | $112.01 | −0.06% | $5.57B | 30.4 | 24.3 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| Dave & Buster's | $9.46 | +0.53% | $327.0M | — | — | 0.2 | −1.5% |
| Median | 25.6 | 21.7 | 0.6 | +2.0% |