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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-21-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2021-08-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:42:41.797009+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Q3 revenue $42.97M, same-store sales +455% YoY, net income $0.76/sh

## Summary
- Revenue for Q3 2021: $42.965M vs $7.199M prior year; same-store sales up 455% YoY but down 7.1% vs pre-pandemic Q3 2019.
- Net income attributable to Ark: $2.67M ($0.76 basic, $0.73 diluted) vs net loss ($2.526M) prior year.
- EBITDA of $9.39M (including $3.195M PPP loan forgiveness) vs ($4.642M) prior year; adjusted EBITDA $5.61M.
- Year-to-date net income $6.067M ($1.73/sh diluted) vs loss ($2.791M) prior year.
- New York City vaccine mandate for indoor dining effective Aug 16, enforcement Sep 13; all restaurants currently open with no capacity restrictions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-21-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2021-08-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954421000022/0000779544-21-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954421000022/q320218-k.htm

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