Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Ark Restaurants (ARKR) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Restaurants
SuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
15.59%
@ $4.81
TTM Yield
Forward Annual
$0.75
Quarterly
Market Cap
$19.7m
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.1875
Ex 2024-05-31
3y CAGR
5y CAGR
-17.8%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2022-05-27.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WarningYield Trap: Green3 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.30)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (95.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -31.2%
⚠ Fired
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 9 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.40%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
9 of 9 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
2 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.96%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (24)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2024-05-31$0.1875Quarterly2024-06-12recurring
2024-02-28$0.1875Quarterly2024-03-13recurring
2023-11-29$0.1875Quarterly2023-12-13recurring
2023-08-30$0.1875Quarterly2023-09-12recurring
2023-05-30$0.1875Quarterly2023-06-13recurring
2023-02-27$0.1250Quarterly2023-03-14recurring
2022-11-29$0.1250Quarterly2022-12-13recurring
2022-08-30$0.1250Quarterly2022-09-13recurring
2022-05-27$0.1250Quarterly2022-06-13recurring
2019-12-13$0.2500Quarterly2020-01-07recurring
2019-09-20$0.2500Quarterly2019-10-07recurring
2019-06-20$0.2500Quarterly2019-07-08recurring
2019-03-14$0.2500Quarterly2019-04-05recurring
2018-12-17$0.2500Quarterly2019-01-03recurring
2018-09-27$0.2500Quarterly2018-10-12recurring
2018-06-21$0.2500Quarterly2018-07-06recurring
2018-03-16$0.2500Quarterly2018-04-04recurring
2017-12-18$0.2500Quarterly2018-01-03recurring
2017-09-19$0.2500Quarterly2017-10-04recurring
2017-06-15$0.2500Quarterly2017-07-05recurring
2017-03-15$0.2500Quarterly2017-04-03recurring
2016-12-16$0.2500Quarterly2017-01-03recurring
2016-09-19$0.2500Quarterly2016-10-05recurring
2016-06-14$0.2500Quarterly2016-07-01recurring