Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
General ticker "PLAY" information:
- Sector: Communication Services
- Industry: Entertainment
- Capitalization: $513.6M (TTM average)
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -23.3%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 4.1%: low 7.32$, high 7.95$
Factors to consider:
- Total employees count: 23610 (+0.8%) as of 2026
- Top business risk factors: Strategic risks and growth management, Economic downturns and volatility, Consumer preference shifts, Market competition, Food safety issues
- Current price 17.6% below estimated low
- Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2026-02-03 to 2028-02-03
- 2026-02-03 to 2027-02-03 estimated range: [9.23$, 21.52$]
- 2027-02-03 to 2028-02-03 estimated range: [8.82$, 20.42$]
Financial Metrics affecting the PLAY estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of -17.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 43.25 > 24.19
- Positive: 0.56 < Operating profit margin, % of 4.17
- Negative: Shareholder equity ratio, % of 2.22 <= 7.04
- Negative: Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 1.18 <= 3.66
- Negative: -0.92 < Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of -0.48
- Negative: Interest expense per share per price, % of 22.90 > 10.35
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Financial data
| YTD | 2024-02-04 | 2025-02-04 | 2026-02-03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $2,205.30MM | $2,132.70MM | $2,062.70MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,880.30MM | $1,893.60MM | $1,976.60MM |
| Operating Income | $325.00MM | $239.10MM | $86.10MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-161.90MM | $-169.20MM | $-154.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $127.40MM | $135.30MM | $154.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $163.10MM | $69.90MM | $-67.90MM |
| Taxes | $36.20MM | $11.60MM | $-19.20MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $126.90MM | $58.30MM | $-48.70MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $251.20MM | $145.80MM | $91.20MM |
| Inventory | $37.20MM | $39.80MM | $39.90MM |
| Assets | $3,754.40MM | $4,015.80MM | $4,116.60MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $364.20MM | $312.30MM | $290.80MM |
| Capital expenditure | $330.20MM | $530.20MM | $391.40MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-329.10MM | $-529.80MM | $-386.90MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-179.40MM | $187.10MM | $105.80MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $2.94 | $1.49 | $-1.40 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.