Ark Restaurants Corp. (ARKR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Ark Restaurants Corp. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 6.79%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.79% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 14.17% and Operating profit at 14.13% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Dec 25

NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 0.04 MM has Grown at -97.85%
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 2.44 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -33.91%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -31.30%, its profits have fallen by -314.5%

Falling Participation by Institutional Investors

Institutional investors have decreased their stake by -0.62% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 19.38% of the company
These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -31.30% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Ark Restaurants Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Ark Restaurants Corp.

-29.42%

-1.03

51.75%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

14.17%

EBIT Growth (5y)

14.13%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.52

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.41

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.02

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.29

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

19.38%

ROCE (avg)

9.00%

ROE (avg)

6.79%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.73

EV to EBIT

-24.77

EV to EBITDA

11.24

EV to Capital Employed

0.73

EV to Sales

0.15

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-2.47%

ROE (Latest)

-15.79%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Sideways

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

11What is working for the Company

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 72.23 times

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 1.16 MM has Grown at 137.22%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 0.9 MM has Grown at 161.11%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -29.33% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 45.13 times

-11What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 0.04 MM has Grown at -97.85%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 2.44 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -33.91%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 20.46 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 221.13 %

Here's what is working for Ark Restaurants Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 1.16 MM has Grown at 137.22%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 0.9 MM has Grown at 161.11%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 72.23 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 45.13 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -29.33% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Ark Restaurants Corp.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 2.44 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 20.46 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 221.13 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio