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ARKR vs NCT // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Ark Restaurants Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Intercont (Cayman) Limited (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARKR 3
— NCT 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.64 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $16.7M
gross-margins
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LAST: $1.55 (-0.64%) • MKT CAP: $4.8M
gross-margins
31.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARKR VS. NCT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARKR | NCT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 31.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -13.10% | 15.70% | -28.80 | NCT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.93% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -2.50% | 19.50% | -22.00 | NCT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.90% | 12.40% | -19.30 | NCT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -9.70% | -1.50% | -8.20 | NCT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.44 | 0.64 | +0.80 | ARKR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 5/9 | -3.00 | NCT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 69.0 | 24.3 | +44.64 | ARKR | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $16.7M | $4.8M | $11.9M | ARKR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARKR REV | NCT REV | ARKR GROSS % | NCT GROSS % | ARKR FCF | NCT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $165.8M | $25.1M | — | 31.2% | -$1.5M | $6.3M |
| FY 2024 | $183.5M | $25.5M | — | 28.8% | $2.2M | $5.8M |
| FY 2023 | $184.8M | $32.4M | — | — | $8.4M | $13.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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