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Ark Restaurants (Ark Restaurants) Net-Net Working Capital

: $-29.05 (As of Dec. 2023)
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In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Ark Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-29.05.

The industry rank for Ark Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

ARKR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 13.105
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Ark Restaurants Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ark Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Ark Restaurants Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.16 -27.79 -24.44 -32.51 -30.31

Ark Restaurants Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -31.43 -31.22 -29.78 -30.31 -29.05

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Ark Restaurants's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ark Restaurants Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ark Restaurants's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ark Restaurants's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Ark Restaurants Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ark Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(13.415+0.75 * 3.313+0.5 * 3.093-125.234
-0-1.434)/3.604
=-30.31

Ark Restaurants's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(12.122+0.75 * 4.632+0.5 * 2.972-121.272
-0-0.527)/3.60416
=-29.05

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Ark Restaurants  (NAS:ARKR) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Ark Restaurants (Ark Restaurants) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
85 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10003
Ark Restaurants Corp owns and operates around 17 restaurants and bars, 16 fast food concepts, and catering operations in the USA. The Las Vegas operations include New York Hotel & Casino Resort, hotel room service operations, banquet facilities, employee dining room, food court concepts, and a restaurant within the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. It operates a restaurant and a bar in the Resorts Atlantic City Hotel and Casino and a restaurant in the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. The Florida operations include The Rustic Inn in Dania Beach, Shuckers in Jensen Beach, JB's on the Beach in Deerfield Beach, The Blue Moon Fish Company in Fort Lauderdale, and fast food facilities in Tampa and Hollywood. In Alabama, it operates Original Oyster Houses in Gulf Shores and Spanish Fort.
Executives
Satterfield Thomas A Jr 10 percent owner 2609 CALDWELL MILL LN, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Michael S Weinstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O ARK RESTAURANTS CORP, 85 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Anthony Sirica director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 85 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Paul Gordon director, officer: Senior Vice President C/O ARK LAS VEGAS RESTAURANTS CORP, 3790 LAS VEGAS BLVD S SUITE 11, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Vincent Pascal director, officer: Senior Vice President C/O ARK RESTAURANTS CORP, 85 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Steven Shulman director C/O PARAGON TECHNOLOGIES INC, 600 KUEBLER ROAD, EASTON PA 18040
Robert J Stewart director, officer: President and CFO C/O ARK RESTAURANTS CORP, 85 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Arthur Stainman director 320 EAST 72ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10021
Bruce R Lewin director G&G RETAIL INC, 520 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert Towers director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O ARK RESTAURANTS CORP, 85 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Marcia Allen director P.O. BOX 399, 2600 W. HOMESTEAD CIRCLE, WILSON WY 83014
Prides Capital Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 200 HIGH STREET, SUITE 700, BOSTON MA 02110
Robert Thomas Zankel director 808 BROADWAY, PHB, NEW YORK NY 10003
Stephen A Novick director ANDREA & CHARLES BRONFMAN PHILANTROPIES, 110 EAST 59TH STREET, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Charles E Mccarthy 10 percent owner 200 HIGH STREET, SUITE 700, BOSTON MA 02110

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