---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-24-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T02:59:29.663898+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Q2 net loss widens to $0.40/share; adjusted EBITDA negative $321K

## Summary
- Net loss of $1.45M ($0.40 per share) vs net loss of $0.48M ($0.13) a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA turned negative to $(321K) from $1.0M in Q2 2023.
- Revenue rose slightly to $42.3M from $41.9M; Gallagher's renovation weighed ($2.1M vs $0.7M).
- Cash $10.4M, total debt $6.2M; declared $0.1875 quarterly dividend payable June 12.
- 26-week net loss $79K (incl. $285K PPP forgiveness) vs net income $1.24M a year ago.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-24-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954424000031/0000779544-24-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954424000031/arkr-20240513.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-24-000031
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-24-000031.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779544-24-000031.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ARK RESTAURANTS CORP reported financial results for second quarter ended March 30, 2024.
  - Period: second quarter ended March 30, 2024
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 13, 2024 Ark Restaurants Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954424000031/0000779544-24-000031-index.htm

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