---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-22-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T12:56:42.050748+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Q2 revenue $39.6M (+54% YoY); net income $1.1M ($0.30 EPS); reinstates $0.125 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Q2 total revenues $39.6M vs $25.8M a year ago; adjusted EBITDA $1.5M vs ($0.5M) prior year.
- GAAP net income $1.055M ($0.30 diluted EPS) includes $1.122M PPP loan forgiveness; prior year net income $4.161M ($1.15 diluted EPS) included $4.124M PPP.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable June 13, 2022 to holders of record May 31, 2022.
- Director Arthur Stainman resigned effective May 17, 2022; no disagreement with company operations.
- All restaurants currently operating with no dining restrictions; cannot predict further COVID-19 impact.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-22-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000016/0000779544-22-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000016/arkr-20220516.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Arthur Stainman resigned as Director at ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 17, 2022, Arthur Stainman, a member of the Board of Directors ("Board") of Ark Restaurants Corp. (the "Company"), tendered to the Company his resignation from the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000016/0000779544-22-000016-index.htm

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