Ark Restaurants Q2 net loss $0.13/sh; revenue up 5.8%; same-store sales +8.3% ex-Gallagher's
ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- Q2 net loss of $(484K) ($0.13/sh) vs net income of $1.055M ($0.30) a year ago; adjusted EBITDA fell to $1.0M from $1.5M.
- Revenue rose 5.8% to $41.9M; ex-Gallagher's closure same-store sales up 8.3% driven by NYC and DC events business.
- Gallagher's Steakhouse renovation (Feb-Apr 2023) cost ~$1.9M; revenue from that location fell to $714K from $2.326M.
- Declared quarterly dividend of $0.1875/sh, payable June 13 to holders of record May 31.
- Cash $17.9M; total debt $14.3M; repaid $6.0M in notes post-quarter.