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accession: "0000779544-25-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:18:16.190695+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2025 Results with Net Loss of $1.9M and Ongoing Bryant Park Litigation

## Summary
- Net loss for Q4 fiscal 2025 was $(1,919,000) or $(0.53) per share, compared to $(4,457,000) or $(1.24) per share in the prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was negative $(1,071,000), down from positive $503,000, driven by over $400,000 in litigation expenses related to Bryant Park.
- Bryant Park Grill & Café and The Porch at Bryant Park accounted for $25.5 million (15.4%) of total revenue; leases expired and a lawsuit over new operator selection is ongoing.
- The company recognized a $3.44 million goodwill impairment in fiscal 2025 due to stock price decline and Bryant Park uncertainty, plus $4.7 million in impairment charges at its Sequoia property.
- A gain of $5.235 million was recorded from termination of the Tampa Food Court lease, while El Rio Grande closure resulted in a net gain of $173,000 after prior loss.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-25-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954425000052/0000779544-25-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954425000052/arkr-20251215.htm

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