dave & buster's entertainment inc. - PLAY

PLAY

Close Chg Chg %
8.19 -0.13 -1.59%

Closed Market

8.06

-0.13 (1.59%)

Volume: 1.12M

Last Updated:

Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: dave & buster's entertainment inc. - PLAY

PLAY Key Data

Open

$8.26

Day Range

7.93 - 8.34

52 Week Range

6.26 - 22.10

Market Cap

$272.03M

Shares Outstanding

34.83M

Public Float

33.06M

Beta

1.94

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$2.56

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.16

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jan 9, 2020

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.95M

 

PLAY Performance

1 Week
 
4.87%
 
1 Month
 
18.70%
 
3 Months
 
-20.25%
 
1 Year
 
-41.54%
 
5 Years
 
-78.46%
 

PLAY Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11
Full Ratings ➔

About dave & buster's entertainment inc. - PLAY

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of entertainment and dining venues under the name Dave & Buster's. It offers a full menu of entrées and appetizers, a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. The company was founded by David O. Corriveau and James W. Corley in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

PLAY At a Glance

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
1221 Beltline Road
Coppell, Texas 75019
Phone 1-214-357-9588 Revenue 2.10B
Industry Movies/Entertainment Net Income -48,700,000.00
Sector Consumer Services Employees 23,610
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2027
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PLAY Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.32
Price to Book Ratio 7.403
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 2.32
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.934
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.009
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.844

PLAY Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 89,063.956
Income Per Employee -2,062.685
Receivables Turnover 38.583
Total Asset Turnover 0.517

PLAY Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.286
Quick Ratio 0.194
Cash Ratio 0.038

PLAY Profitability

Gross Margin 12.469
Operating Margin 6.938
Pretax Margin -3.229
Net Margin -2.316
Return on Assets -1.198
Return on Equity -41.097
Return on Total Capital -1.331
Return on Invested Capital -1.385

PLAY Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 3,912.39
Total Debt to Total Capital 97.508
Total Debt to Total Assets 86.676
Long-Term Debt to Equity 3,813.377
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 95.04
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Annual Financials for Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. - PLAY

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.96B 2.21B 2.13B 2.10B
Sales Growth
+50.64% +12.26% -3.29% -1.40%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.55B 1.76B 1.77B 1.84B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
169.30M 208.50M 238.20M 279.40M
Depreciation
- - 169.30M 207.70M
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+49.96% +13.50% +0.50% +4.19%
Gross Income
415.81M 447.60M 366.20M 262.20M
Gross Income Growth
+53.22% +7.65% -18.19% -28.40%
Gross Profit Margin
+21.17% +20.30% +17.17% +12.47%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
110.74M 111.50M 96.10M 116.30M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
110.74M 111.50M 96.10M 116.30M
SGA Growth
+46.67% +0.69% -13.81% +21.02%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
29.42M 27.20M 18.60M 700.00K
EBIT after Unusual Expense
275.65M 308.90M 251.50M 145.20M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(18.08M) (13.70M) (45.90M) (58.50M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
628.00K 4.70M 400.00K 600.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
83.90M 132.10M 135.70M 154.60M
Interest Expense Growth
+80.97% +57.44% +2.73% +13.93%
Gross Interest Expense
86.17M 135.00M 139.30M 158.90M
Interest Capitalized
2.27M 2.90M 3.60M 4.30M
Pretax Income
173.67M 163.10M 69.90M (67.90M)
Pretax Income Growth
+36.04% -6.08% -57.14% -197.14%
Pretax Margin
+8.84% +7.40% +3.28% -3.23%
Income Tax
36.53M 36.20M 11.60M (19.20M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
8.82M 17.70M 32.10M (16.70M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
76.00K 1.30M 500.00K 500.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
28.15M 18.70M (20.80M) (3.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- (522.00K) (1.50M) (200.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
137.13M 126.90M 58.30M (48.70M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
137.13M 126.90M 58.30M (48.70M)
Net Income Growth
+26.23% -7.46% -54.06% -183.53%
Net Margin Growth
+6.98% +5.75% +2.73% -2.32%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
137.13M 126.90M 58.30M (48.70M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
137.13M 126.90M 58.30M (48.70M)
EPS (Basic)
2.8276 2.9375 1.4922 -1.4047
EPS (Basic) Growth
+25.30% +3.89% -49.20% -194.14%
Basic Shares Outstanding
48.50M 43.20M 39.07M 34.67M
EPS (Diluted)
2.7886 2.8795 1.4571 -1.4047
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+26.45% +3.26% -49.40% -196.40%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
49.18M 44.07M 40.01M 34.67M
EBITDA
474.37M 544.60M 508.30M 425.30M
EBITDA Growth
+41.94% +14.80% -6.67% -16.33%
EBITDA Margin
+24.15% +24.70% +23.83% +20.23%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 14.25
Number of Ratings 11 Current Quarters Estimate -0.161
FY Report Date 01 / 2027 Current Year's Estimate -1.731
Last Quarter’s Earnings -1.406 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -1.40 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -1.18
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 5 9 8
Mean Estimate -0.16 0.31 -1.73 -1.18
High Estimates 0.01 0.47 -1.50 -0.14
Low Estimate -0.38 0.12 -2.13 -1.63
Coefficient of Variance -86.21 41.41 -12.77 -42.36

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 5
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 7 7 7
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. - PLAY

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 6, 2026 Kevin M. Sheehan Director 91,339 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Nov 6, 2026 Nathaniel J. Lipman Director 42,724 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Nov 6, 2026 Allen R. Weiss Director 30,684 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Nov 6, 2026 Charles H. Protell Director 23,499 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 9, 2026 Darin E. Harper Chief Executive Officer 307,344 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 2,016,176.64
Oct 9, 2026 Les L. Lehner SVP, Chief Development Officer 88,249 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 578,913.44
Oct 9, 2026 Tony Wehner President Main Event 113,259 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 742,979.04
Oct 9, 2026 Antonio Pineiro President, International 86,884 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 569,959.04
Oct 9, 2026 Cory Hatton Interim CFO 103,740 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 680,534.40
Oct 9, 2026 Aldo Rosales Chief Strategy & Revenue Ofc 103,696 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $6.56 per share 680,245.76

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