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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. PLAY R2K

Communication Services · Entertainment · United States
https://daveandbusters.com

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. Its venues offer a menu of entrées and appetizers, as well as a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company also provides food, drinks, and entertainment, including bowling, laser tag, arcade games, and virtual reality. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.

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$13.37
-39.12% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$464.47M
Current Price
$13.37
High / Low (52W)
$34.55 / $9.73
Beta
1.78

Valuation

Stock P/E
-
Industry PE
23.46
Forward P/E
141.51
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$2.62
Price to Book
5.10
P/S
0.22
EV/EBITDA
9.96
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
2.11%
ROE
-41.10%
ROA
1.90%
Profit Margin
-2.32%
Op Margin
3.08%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-1.15
EPS (TTM)
$-1.40

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
-
Quick Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
0.29
Debt
$3.57B
Total Assets
$4.12B
Current Assets
$124.10M
Working Capital
$-310.50M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
2.23%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
119.45%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.02%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$4.01B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
EBITDA
$403.10M
Free Cash Flow
$-133.71M
Operating Cash Flow
$290.80M
Shares Outstanding
34.74M
Gross Margin
39.82%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
2.30%
Profit 5Y
-45.17%
Revenue (YoY)
-0.90%
Earnings (YoY)
-

PROS

No notable strengths flagged.

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -45.2% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Trading 61.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. R2K 13.37 - $464.47M - 2.11% -41.10% 2.30% -45.17%
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI 380.34 28.99 $4.61T 0.23% 32.40% 38.88% 12.51% 30.14%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI 632.51 22.99 $1.61T 0.33% 26.87% 32.93% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI 86.02 27.75 $362.21B - 30.26% 48.49% 12.64% 34.71%
5 APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI 613.09 53.17 $205.96B - 70.20% - 24.84% 609.87%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX 187.53 19.93 $202.95B 2.18% 9.27% 18.02% 3.53% 61.90%
7 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX 47.81 11.66 $199.63B 5.92% 8.59% 17.20% 0.33% -6.86%
8 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX 101.83 16.29 $176.83B 1.47% 8.46% 11.01% 4.51% 58.00%
9 T AT&T Inc. SPX 24.80 8.16 $172.32B 4.48% 9.23% 18.37% 1.34% 119.18%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Feb 2018May 2018Aug 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Aug 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Aug 2020Nov 2020Jan 2021May 2021Aug 2021Oct 2021May 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023May 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025May 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026
Revenue -----280.75M249.98M-332.19M319.19M282.14M-363.58M344.60M299.35M-159.81M50.83M109.05M-265.34M377.64M317.98M451.10M468.40M481.20M597.30M542.10M466.90M588.10M557.10M453.00M534.50M567.70M567.70M557.40M557.40M448.20M448.20M529.60M
Cost of Revenue --------------------------------77.50M82.10M-76.40M-63.50M-78.20M
Gross Profit --------------------------------457.00M485.60M-481.00M-384.70M-451.40M
Operating Expenses --------------------------------406.80M416.30M-423.90M-396.20M-461.10M
Operating Income 51.17M36.00M18.67M-64.23M39.16M19.93M-58.60M45.93M15.47M-57.75M46.21M6.50M--61.41M-81.11M-56.04M-37.00M79.17M24.47M98.70M56.50M30.10M121.40M77.10M18.60M85.50M84.50M6.30M50.20M69.30M63.20M57.10M53.00M-11.50M-16.20M-9.70M
EBITDA --------------------------------105.90M124.40M-116.30M-44.50M-72.00M
Interest Expense --------------------------------33.20M34.80M-36.80M-37.90M-36.20M
Pretax Income --------------------------------8.70M26.40M-14.30M--56.40M--52.20M
Tax Provision ---------------------------------600.00K4.70M-2.90M--14.30M--12.50M
Net Income 31.16M21.51M10.76M27.37M42.80M30.36M12.16M35.64M42.15M33.78M11.86M29.44M42.44M32.36M482.00K24.98M-43.54M-58.60M-48.04M-56.78M---------41.40M40.30M-32.70M9.30M21.70M21.70M11.40M11.40M-42.10M-42.10M-39.70M
Diluted EPS 0.720.500.250.630.980.710.290.851.040.840.300.751.130.900.020.80-1.37-1.24-1.01-1.190.401.070.211.350.590.041.450.60-0.120.990.99-0.840.240.620.620.320.32-1.22-1.22-1.15

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Revenue ----1.01B1.14B1.27B1.35B436.51M1.30B1.96B2.21B2.21B2.13B2.13B2.10B2.10B
Cost of Revenue ----------323.20M353.00M-314.40M-300.30M-
Gross Profit ----------1.64B1.85B-1.82B-1.80B-
Operating Expenses ----------1.36B1.53B-1.58B-1.70B-
Operating Income 43.71M51.04M73.86M110.04M150.52M165.77M161.00M148.08M-252.61M187.20M277.10M325.00M306.60M239.10M220.40M105.10M86.10M
EBITDA ----------422.40M491.90M-433.20M-357.20M-
Interest Expense ----------79.50M120.30M-125.10M-145.70M-
Pretax Income ----------173.60M163.10M-69.90M--67.90M-
Tax Provision ----------36.50M36.20M-11.60M--19.20M-
Net Income ----------137.10M126.90M126.90M58.30M58.30M-48.70M-48.70M
Diluted EPS 0.260.060.211.392.102.842.932.94-4.752.212.792.882.881.461.46-1.40-1.40

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:2.30%
1 Year:-0.90%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-45.17%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-39.12%
6 Months:-16.44%
3 Months:-9.17%
1 Month:+20.02%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2012Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total Assets --861.76M950.32M1.00B1.05B1.20B1.27B2.37B2.35B-3.76B3.75B3.75B4.02B4.02B4.12B4.12B
Current Assets -----------293.70M137.50M-94.40M-124.10M-
Cash & Equivalents 33.68M36.12M38.08M70.88M25.50M20.08M18.80M21.59M24.66M11.89M-181.60M37.30M37.30M6.90M6.90M16.60M16.60M
Inventory -----------45.40M37.20M-39.80M-39.90M-
Receivables -----------21.70M21.90M-20.10M-19.30M-
Total Liabilities -----------3.35B3.50B-3.87B-4.03B-
Current Liabilities --113.04M125.77M156.65M177.80M207.82M244.39M290.87M271.64M-438.00M435.60M435.60M433.90M433.90M434.60M434.60M
Long Term Debt --484.18M429.02M329.92M256.63M351.25M378.47M632.69M596.39M-1.22B1.28B1.28B1.48B1.48B1.51B1.51B
Total Debt -----------2.86B2.91B-3.14B-3.17B-
Total Equity 137.51M147.41M150.45M258.70M346.34M439.45M421.65M387.84M169.65M153.20M-410.50M251.20M251.20M145.80M145.80M91.20M91.20M
Shares Outstanding -----------62.42M62.86M-63.16M-63.47M-

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Operating Cash Flow ----231.33M264.67M337.62M288.95M-49.22M-444.40M364.20M364.20M312.30M312.30M290.80M290.80M
Investing Cash Flow -----159.49M-216.62M-203.81M-227.29M-81.96M--1.05B-329.10M-329.10M-529.80M-529.80M-386.90M-386.90M
Financing Cash Flow -----77.26M-49.34M-131.02M-58.59M118.42M-762.90M-179.40M-179.40M187.10M187.10M105.80M105.80M
Capital Expenditure -78.69M-105.89M-129.69M-162.89M-180.58M-219.90M-216.29M-228.09M-83.02M--234.20M-330.20M-330.20M-530.20M-530.20M-391.40M-391.40M
Free Cash Flow ----50.75M44.77M121.33M60.85M-132.24M-210.20M34.00M34.00M-217.90M-217.90M-100.60M-100.60M
Net Change in Cash ----------155.70M-144.30M--30.40M-9.70M-
Share Buybacks ----28.82M151.91M149.12M297.32M0025.00M-300.00M-171.90M-23.90M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Feb 2013Feb 2014Feb 2015Jan 2016Jan 2017Feb 2018Feb 2019Feb 2020Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Gross Margin % ----------83.5%84.0%-85.3%-85.7%-
Operating Margin % ----15.0%14.5%12.7%10.9%-57.9%14.4%14.1%14.7%13.9%11.2%10.3%5.0%4.1%
Net Margin % ----------7.0%5.8%5.8%2.7%2.7%-2.3%-2.3%
ROE % ----------33.4%50.5%50.5%40.0%40.0%-53.4%-53.4%
ROCE % -6.8%9.0%13.0%17.2%16.8%15.6%7.1%-12.1%-8.3%9.8%9.2%6.7%6.2%2.9%2.3%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
2.23%
Institutions
119.45%
Public Float
122.17%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Hill Path Capital, LP 20.49% 7.12M $95.18M
2 Nomura Holdings Inc. 6.94% 2.41M $32.24M
3 Eminence Capital, LP 6.75% 2.35M $31.37M
4 Blackrock Inc. 6.20% 2.15M $28.78M
5 Morgan Stanley 4.46% 1.55M $20.73M
6 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 4.35% 1.51M $20.19M
7 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.24% 1.47M $19.71M
8 Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund 4.19% 1.46M $19.47M
9 MUFG Securities EMEA PLC 3.37% 1.17M $15.66M
10 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.34% 1.16M $15.50M

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