---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-22-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T23:37:39.941142+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Q3 revenue $53.2M, net income $5.3M; declares $0.125/share dividend

## Summary
- Total revenues $53.2M for Q3 vs $42.96M YoY, driven by Las Vegas traffic, menu price increases, and event business.
- Net income $5.255M ($1.48 basic EPS) vs $2.67M ($0.76 EPS) YoY; includes $1.298M PPP forgiveness.
- Adjusted EBITDA (ex-PPP) $6.207M vs $5.610M YoY.
- Cash balance $26.6M, total debt $25.0M as of July 2, 2022.
- Board declared $0.125 quarterly dividend, payable Sept 13 to holders of record Aug 31.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-22-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000027/0000779544-22-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954422000027/arkr-20220810.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-22-000027.txt

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