Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Financials

$21.54 +0.23 (+1.08%)

As of 04:00 PM Eastern

Annual Income Statements for Dave & Buster's Entertainment

This table shows Dave & Buster's Entertainment's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2025	2023	2022	2021
Period end date	2/4/2025	2/4/2024	1/29/2023	1/30/2022
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	58	127	137	109
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	58	127	137	109
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	58	127	137	109
Total Pre-Tax Income	70	163	174	128
Total Operating Income	220	307	263	187
Total Gross Profit	1,818	1,852	1,641	1,099
Total Revenue	2,133	2,205	1,964	1,304
Operating Revenue	2,133	2,205	1,964	1,304
Total Cost of Revenue	314	353	323	205
Operating Cost of Revenue	314	353	323	205
Total Operating Expenses	1,598	1,546	1,379	912
Selling, General & Admin Expense	1,313	1,309	1,195	766
Depreciation Expense	238	209	169	138
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)	28	9.60	0.10	-
Other Special Charges / (Income)	19	18	15	8.10
Total Other Income / (Expense), net	-151	-144	-89	-60
Interest Expense	151	144	89	60
Income Tax Expense	12	36	37	19
Basic Earnings per Share	$1.49	$2.94	$2.83	$2.26
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	39.07M	43.20M	48.49M	48.14M
Diluted Earnings per Share	$1.46	$2.88	$2.79	$2.21
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	40.01M	44.07M	49.17M	49.26M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	34.52M	40.30M	48.41M	48.57M

This table shows Dave & Buster's Entertainment's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022
Period end date	11/5/2024	8/6/2024	5/5/2024	2/4/2024	10/29/2023	7/30/2023	4/30/2023	1/29/2023	10/30/2022
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	-33	40	41	36	-5.20	26	70	39	1.90
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	-33	40	41	36	-5.20	26	70	39	1.90
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	-33	40	41	36	-5.20	26	70	39	1.90
Total Pre-Tax Income	-42	51	52	50	-10	33	91	47	1.70
Total Operating Income	6.30	85	86	90	19	77	121	77	30
Total Gross Profit	385	475	501	513	391	455	503	477	405
Total Revenue	453	557	588	599	467	542	597	564	481
Operating Revenue	453	557	588	599	467	542	597	564	481
Total Cost of Revenue	68	82	87	86	76	87	94	87	76
Operating Cost of Revenue	68	82	87	86	76	87	94	87	76
Total Operating Expenses	379	391	415	423	372	378	382	399	375
Selling, General & Admin Expense	320	329	349	359	316	325	328	347	323
Depreciation Expense	54	58	63	59	52	49	49	49	48
Other Special Charges / (Income)	5.20	4.10	3.30	5.70	4.00	4.00	4.70	3.80	3.90
Total Other Income / (Expense), net	-48	-34	-33	-40	-29	-44	-31	-31	-28
Interest Expense	48	34	33	40	29	44	31	31	28
Income Tax Expense	-9.10	10	11	14	-5.10	7.10	21	7.60	-0.20
Basic Earnings per Share	($0.84)	$1.02	$1.03	$1.00	($0.12)	$0.60	$1.46	$0.81	$0.04
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	39.11M	39.67M	40.32M	43.20M	41.81M	43.01M	47.93M	48.49M	48.26M
Diluted Earnings per Share	($0.84)	$0.99	$0.99	$0.95	($0.12)	$0.60	$1.45	$0.81	$0.04
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	39.11M	40.78M	41.64M	44.07M	41.81M	43.38M	48.47M	49.17M	48.74M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.50M	39.30M	39.56M	40.30M	40.19M	42.95M	42.92M	48.41M	48.29M

This table details how cash moves in and out of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2025	2023	2022	2021
Period end date	2/4/2025	2/4/2024	1/29/2023	1/30/2022
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents	-30	-144	156	14
Net Cash From Operating Activities	312	364	444	283
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities	312	364	444	283
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	58	127	137	109
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	58	127	137	109
Depreciation Expense	238	209	169	138
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income	66	52	37	32
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net	-50	-23	101	4.00
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-530	-329	-1,052	-92
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities	-530	-329	-1,052	-92
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment	-530	-330	-234	-92
Acquisitions	0.00	0.00	-819	0.00
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment	0.40	1.10	1.30	0.70
Net Cash From Financing Activities	187	-179	763	-178
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities	187	-179	763	-178
Repayment of Debt	-1,279	-178	-34	-256
Repurchase of Common Equity	-172	-300	-25	0.00
Issuance of Debt	1,448	214	822	83
Other Financing Activities, net	190	85	0.20	-4.40
Cash Interest Paid	124	122	69	45
Cash Income Taxes Paid	20	9.70	-30	22

This table details how cash moves in and out of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022
Period end date	11/5/2024	8/6/2024	5/5/2024	2/4/2024	10/29/2023	7/30/2023	4/30/2023	1/29/2023	10/30/2022
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents	-4.50	-19	-5.20	-27	-19	-8.90	-90	73	7.80
Net Cash From Operating Activities	-7.20	102	109	97	71	104	92	143	68
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities	-7.20	102	109	97	71	104	92	143	68
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	-33	40	41	36	-5.20	26	70	39	1.90
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	-33	40	41	36	-5.20	26	70	39	1.90
Depreciation Expense	54	58	63	59	52	49	49	49	48
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income	30	8.70	9.80	8.50	8.60	25	10	12	6.80
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net	-59	-4.70	-5.20	-6.00	16	4.00	-37	44	11
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-131	-116	-113	-122	-74	-83	-51	-70	-60
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities	-131	-116	-113	-122	-74	-83	-51	-70	-60
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment	-131	-116	-113	-123	-74	-83	-51	-70	-64
Net Cash From Financing Activities	134	-4.90	-1.20	-2.00	-16	-30	-132	-0.30	-0.40
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities	134	-4.90	-1.20	-2.00	-16	-30	-132	-0.30	-0.40
Repayment of Debt	-791	-188	-78	-72	-59	-43	-4.30	-2.00	-0.10
Repurchase of Common Equity	-28	-50	-9.80	-	-100	-73	-127	-	-
Issuance of Debt	924	189	81	67	59	87	0.00	-	-
Other Financing Activities, net	29	45	5.80	2.60	84	-1.30	-0.50	1.70	-0.30
Cash Interest Paid	34	24	36	47	18	31	27	35	11
Cash Income Taxes Paid	17	2.80	0.10	9.10	-17	17	1.30	-10	0.40

This table presents Dave & Buster's Entertainment's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2025	2023	2022	2021
Period end date	2/4/2025	2/4/2024	1/29/2023	1/30/2022
Total Assets	4,016	3,754	3,761	2,346
Total Current Assets	94	138	294	146
Cash & Equivalents	6.90	37	182	26
Accounts Receivable	20	22	22	-
Inventories, net	40	37	45	40
Prepaid Expenses	19	18	20	11
Current Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	9.10	23	26	65
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net	1,635	1,333	1,180	779
Total Noncurrent Assets	2,287	2,284	2,287	1,422
Goodwill	743	743	745	273
Intangible Assets	178	178	178	79
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	10	6.00	0.50	9.96
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets	1,356	1,358	1,364	1,060
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	4,016	3,754	3,761	2,346
Total Liabilities	3,870	3,503	3,351	2,070
Total Current Liabilities	434	436	438	312
Short-Term Debt	7.00	9.00	8.50	0.00
Accounts Payable	134	119	85	62
Accrued Expenses	291	306	343	248
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	1.80	2.00	1.90	0.53
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	3,436	3,068	2,913	1,759
Long-Term Debt	1,479	1,284	1,223	431
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	73	90	66	12
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities	1,884	1,694	1,624	1,315
Commitments & Contingencies	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests	146	251	411	275
Total Preferred & Common Equity	146	251	411	275
Preferred Stock	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Common Equity	146	251	411	275
Common Stock	611	598	578	549
Retained Earnings	658	599	472	335
Treasury Stock	-1,121	-	-	-605
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)	-1.60	-0.90	-0.90	-3.63

This table presents Dave & Buster's Entertainment's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q3 2022
Period end date	11/5/2024	8/6/2024	5/5/2024	10/29/2023	7/30/2023	4/30/2023	10/30/2022
Total Assets	3,941	3,834	3,785	3,698	3,729	3,694	3,685
Total Current Assets	112	96	138	157	208	208	234
Cash & Equivalents	8.60	13	32	64	83	92	108
Accounts Receivable	22	16	21	20	23	20	-
Inventories, net	38	37	38	43	44	48	45
Prepaid Expenses	21	25	34	23	25	27	16
Current Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	23	4.90	13	6.10	33	21	46
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net	1,520	1,425	1,371	1,243	1,222	1,186	1,156
Total Noncurrent Assets	2,309	2,313	2,276	2,298	2,300	2,301	2,296
Goodwill	743	743	743	743	743	742	787
Intangible Assets	178	178	178	178	178	178	178
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	7.30	7.20	6.10	5.50	-	0.40	1.35
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets	1,381	1,385	1,349	1,372	1,379	1,381	1,329
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	3,941	3,834	3,785	3,698	3,729	3,694	3,685
Total Liabilities	3,715	3,550	3,493	3,486	3,415	3,335	3,324
Total Current Liabilities	391	408	424	419	423	410	406
Short-Term Debt	7.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	8.50	8.50
Accounts Payable	90	84	109	70	70	64	57
Accrued Expenses	293	308	303	339	341	332	339
Current Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	0.50	7.30	2.70	2.10	3.10	4.90	1.27
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	3,324	3,141	3,069	3,067	2,993	2,925	2,918
Long-Term Debt	1,445	1,292	1,289	1,281	1,279	1,221	1,222
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	84	86	91	74	84	78	57
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities	1,795	1,763	1,689	1,712	1,630	1,626	1,638
Commitments & Contingencies	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests	227	284	293	212	314	360	361
Total Preferred & Common Equity	227	284	293	212	314	360	361
Preferred Stock	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Common Equity	227	284	293	212	314	360	361
Common Stock	615	612	610	594	591	585	567
Retained Earnings	648	681	641	563	568	542	433
Treasury Stock	-1,036	-1,008	-957	-945	-844	-767	-638
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)	-1.00	-1.00	-1.00	-1.10	-0.80	-0.90	-1.02

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Dave & Buster's Entertainment's official financial filings.

Metric	2025	2023	2022	2021
Period end date	2/4/2025	2/4/2024	1/29/2023	1/30/2022
Growth Metrics	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth	0.00%	12.26%	50.64%	198.73%
EBITDA Growth	0.00%	19.29%	32.66%	385.97%
EBIT Growth	0.00%	16.80%	40.22%	174.11%
NOPAT Growth	0.00%	15.07%	30.10%	190.11%
Net Income Growth	0.00%	-7.44%	26.13%	152.52%
EPS Growth	0.00%	3.23%	26.24%	146.53%
Operating Cash Flow Growth	0.00%	-18.05%	56.92%	675.33%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth	0.00%	133.53%	-364.58%	277.34%
Invested Capital Growth	0.00%	3.21%	114.42%	-7.70%
Revenue Q/Q Growth	0.00%	1.63%	12.65%	20.99%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth	0.00%	4.44%	11.83%	44.77%
EBIT Q/Q Growth	0.00%	4.18%	13.21%	116.19%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth	0.00%	-0.10%	14.75%	92.36%
Net Income Q/Q Growth	0.00%	-2.31%	10.82%	314.81%
EPS Q/Q Growth	0.00%	5.11%	11.16%	301.82%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth	0.00%	-11.26%	15.22%	56.44%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth	0.00%	-32.58%	4.47%	55.65%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth	0.00%	4.80%	-1.58%	-3.31%
Profitability Metrics	-	-	-	-
Gross Margin	85.26%	84.72%	84.28%	84.29%
EBITDA Margin	21.50%	23.36%	21.98%	24.96%
Operating Margin	10.33%	13.90%	13.36%	14.36%
EBIT Margin	10.33%	13.90%	13.36%	14.36%
Profit (Net Income) Margin	2.73%	5.75%	6.98%	8.34%
Tax Burden Percent	83.40%	77.81%	78.97%	85.12%
Interest Burden Percent	31.72%	53.20%	66.13%	68.22%
Effective Tax Rate	16.60%	22.20%	21.03%	14.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	11.31%	16.08%	19.37%	22.46%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)	2.83%	6.39%	9.72%	12.23%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)	28.67%	22.28%	20.61%	28.25%
Return on Equity (ROE)	39.99%	38.36%	39.97%	50.71%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)	0.00%	12.93%	-53.42%	30.47%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)	5.49%	8.16%	8.60%	7.97%
Return on Assets (ROA)	1.45%	3.38%	4.49%	4.63%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)	39.99%	38.36%	39.97%	50.71%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)	39.99%	50.52%	33.40%	39.46%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	184	239	207	159
NOPAT Margin	8.62%	10.82%	10.55%	12.22%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)	8.49%	9.69%	9.65%	10.23%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)	11.26%	-	-	-
Cost of Revenue to Revenue	14.74%	15.28%	15.72%	15.71%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue	61.58%	60.53%	61.55%	58.70%
R&D to Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue	74.92%	70.82%	70.91%	69.93%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)	220	307	263	187
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	459	515	432	326
Valuation Ratios	-	-	-	-
Price to Book Value (P/BV)	7.23	8.83	4.89	6.21
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)	0.49	1.01	1.02	1.31
Price to Earnings (P/E)	18.08	17.48	14.65	15.73
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Earnings Yield	5.53%	5.72%	6.82%	6.36%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)	1.56	2.31	2.09	3.11
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)	1.19	1.58	1.56	1.62
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)	5.52	6.74	7.08	6.50
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)	11.49	11.33	11.65	11.30
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)	13.78	14.56	14.75	13.27
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)	8.11	9.54	6.88	7.47
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)	0.00	18.12	0.00	9.79
Leverage & Solvency	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity	10.19	5.15	3.00	1.57
Long-Term Debt to Equity	10.14	5.11	2.98	1.57
Financial Leverage	10.15	3.48	2.12	2.31
Leverage Ratio	27.54	11.36	8.90	10.96
Compound Leverage Factor	8.74	6.04	5.89	7.48
Debt to Total Capital	91.07%	83.73%	75.00%	61.03%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital	0.43%	0.58%	0.52%	0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital	90.64%	83.15%	74.48%	61.03%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital	8.93%	16.27%	25.00%	38.97%
Debt to EBITDA	3.24	2.51	2.85	1.33
Net Debt to EBITDA	3.23	2.44	2.43	1.25
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA	3.23	2.49	2.83	1.33
Debt to NOPAT	8.08	5.42	5.94	2.71
Net Debt to NOPAT	8.05	5.26	5.06	2.54
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT	8.05	5.38	5.90	2.71
Altman Z-Score	1.00	1.36	1.24	1.43
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Liquidity Ratios	-	-	-	-
Current Ratio	0.22	0.32	0.67	0.47
Quick Ratio	0.06	0.14	0.46	0.08
Cash Flow Metrics	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)	0.00	192	-572	216
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx	58.95%	110.67%	190.81%	309.51%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense	0.00	1.34	-6.43	3.63
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense	2.08	2.54	5.00	4.76
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-1.45	0.24	2.38	3.22
Efficiency Ratios	-	-	-	-
Asset Turnover	0.53	0.59	0.64	0.56
Accounts Receivable Turnover	106.10	101.16	0.00	0.00
Inventory Turnover	7.90	8.16	7.21	6.39
Fixed Asset Turnover	1.30	1.76	2.01	1.64
Accounts Payable Turnover	2.34	3.32	4.20	4.14
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)	3.44	3.61	0.00	0.00
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)	46.21	44.73	50.64	57.12
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)	156.03	110.10	86.96	88.08
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)	-106.39	-61.76	-36.32	-30.97
Capital & Investment Metrics	-	-	-	-
Invested Capital	1,625	1,507	1,460	681
Invested Capital Turnover	1.31	1.49	1.84	1.84
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital	0.00	47	779	-57
Enterprise Value (EV)	2,533	3,474	3,058	2,115
Market Capitalization	1,054	2,218	2,009	1,710
Book Value per Share	$3.79	$6.25	$8.50	$5.69
Tangible Book Value per Share	($20.13)	($16.66)	($10.61)	($1.57)
Total Capital	1,632	1,544	1,642	707
Total Debt	1,486	1,293	1,231	431
Total Long-Term Debt	1,479	1,284	1,223	431
Net Debt	1,479	1,256	1,050	405
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	530	329	233	92
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)	-339	-326	-317	-192
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)	-333	-289	-136	-166
Net Working Capital (NWC)	-340	-298	-144	-166
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)	126	112	70	51
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)	1,479	1,256	1,050	405
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)	238	209	169	138
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-15.91%	-14.80%	-16.16%	-14.71%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-15.59%	-13.11%	-6.91%	-12.73%
Net Working Capital to Revenue	-15.92%	-13.52%	-7.35%	-12.73%
Earnings Adjustments	-	-	-	-
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share	$1.49	$2.94	$2.83	$2.26
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	39.07M	43.20M	48.50M	48.14M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share	$1.46	$2.88	$2.79	$2.21
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	40.01M	44.07M	49.18M	49.26M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	34.52M	40.30M	48.41M	48.57M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	199	253	219	166
Normalized NOPAT Margin	9.35%	11.47%	11.14%	12.75%
Pre Tax Income Margin	3.28%	7.40%	8.84%	9.79%
Debt Service Ratios	-	-	-	-
EBIT to Interest Expense	1.46	2.14	2.95	3.15
NOPAT to Interest Expense	1.22	1.66	2.33	2.68
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-2.06	-0.16	0.33	1.61
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-2.30	-0.63	-0.29	1.14
Payout Ratios	-	-	-	-
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio	294.85%	236.41%	18.23%	0.00%

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Dave & Buster's Entertainment's official financial filings.

Metric	Q3 2024	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022
Period end date	11/5/2024	8/6/2024	5/5/2024	2/4/2024	10/29/2023	7/30/2023	4/30/2023	1/29/2023	10/30/2022
Growth Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth	-2.98%	2.77%	-1.54%	6.26%	-2.97%	15.73%	32.41%	64.32%	51.33%
EBITDA Growth	-14.61%	12.52%	-12.92%	17.35%	-10.19%	32.70%	29.02%	56.74%	33.39%
EBIT Growth	-66.13%	9.60%	-29.57%	15.93%	-38.21%	36.46%	23.00%	65.78%	23.01%
NOPAT Growth	-66.13%	11.22%	-28.00%	0.58%	-61.30%	39.49%	23.87%	72.05%	6.73%
Net Income Growth	-528.85%	55.60%	-40.94%	-7.67%	-373.68%	-11.00%	4.63%	52.08%	-82.05%
EPS Growth	-600.00%	65.00%	-31.72%	17.28%	-400.00%	1.69%	7.41%	52.83%	-80.95%
Operating Cash Flow Growth	-110.17%	-1.93%	17.75%	-32.22%	4.27%	22.84%	-37.82%	69.30%	16,460.98%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth	-487.99%	-44.01%	100.92%	102.55%	107.86%	103.22%	-699.43%	-857.28%	-951.80%
Invested Capital Growth	16.13%	3.50%	4.05%	3.21%	-3.07%	2.38%	132.38%	114.42%	110.66%
Revenue Q/Q Growth	-18.69%	-5.27%	-1.82%	28.29%	-13.87%	-9.24%	5.96%	17.14%	2.73%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth	-57.61%	-4.25%	0.14%	110.07%	-44.14%	-25.90%	34.94%	60.76%	-17.46%
EBIT Q/Q Growth	-92.54%	-1.17%	-4.47%	381.18%	-75.88%	-36.49%	57.25%	156.48%	-46.73%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth	-93.45%	-0.37%	3.91%	399.30%	-78.48%	-35.51%	45.16%	92.13%	-22.45%
Net Income Q/Q Growth	-181.14%	-2.66%	14.68%	794.23%	-120.08%	-63.05%	79.28%	1,957.89%	-93.47%
EPS Q/Q Growth	-184.85%	0.00%	4.21%	891.67%	-120.00%	-58.62%	79.01%	1,925.00%	-93.22%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth	-107.07%	-6.43%	11.93%	37.29%	-31.79%	12.34%	-35.56%	111.19%	-19.65%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth	-1,713.47%	102.82%	-61.82%	-68.94%	132.83%	103.32%	-6.30%	4.17%	4.52%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth	6.17%	0.90%	3.43%	4.80%	-5.37%	1.44%	2.60%	-1.58%	-0.04%
Profitability Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Margin	85.03%	85.32%	85.16%	85.59%	83.64%	83.93%	84.21%	84.55%	84.16%
EBITDA Margin	13.29%	25.49%	25.22%	24.72%	15.10%	23.28%	28.51%	22.39%	16.31%
Operating Margin	1.39%	15.17%	14.54%	14.94%	3.98%	14.22%	20.32%	13.70%	6.26%
EBIT Margin	1.39%	15.17%	14.54%	14.94%	3.98%	14.22%	20.32%	13.70%	6.26%
Profit (Net Income) Margin	-7.22%	7.23%	7.04%	6.03%	-1.11%	4.78%	11.74%	6.94%	0.39%
Tax Burden Percent	78.23%	79.64%	79.01%	72.64%	50.49%	78.48%	77.29%	83.73%	111.76%
Interest Burden Percent	-663.49%	59.88%	61.29%	55.53%	-55.38%	42.80%	74.71%	60.49%	5.65%
Effective Tax Rate	0.00%	20.36%	20.99%	27.36%	0.00%	21.52%	22.71%	16.27%	-11.76%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	1.38%	17.28%	16.51%	16.13%	4.14%	16.23%	30.95%	21.04%	11.14%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)	-1.40%	15.11%	14.33%	13.63%	2.59%	13.27%	27.63%	17.53%	7.13%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)	-8.55%	62.92%	52.81%	47.47%	10.63%	46.14%	55.56%	37.19%	18.54%
Return on Equity (ROE)	-7.17%	80.20%	69.31%	63.60%	14.77%	62.38%	86.51%	58.23%	29.68%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)	-1.80%	10.78%	9.97%	12.93%	19.47%	13.86%	-58.57%	-53.42%	-54.72%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)	0.80%	8.87%	8.54%	8.77%	2.34%	8.42%	13.98%	8.81%	3.61%
Return on Assets (ROA)	-4.15%	4.23%	4.13%	3.54%	-0.65%	2.83%	8.07%	4.46%	0.23%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)	-7.17%	80.20%	69.31%	63.60%	14.77%	62.38%	86.51%	58.23%	29.68%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)	37.56%	39.59%	33.57%	0.00%	61.39%	43.58%	38.96%	0.00%	34.27%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	4.41	67	68	65	13	61	94	65	34
NOPAT Margin	0.97%	12.08%	11.49%	10.85%	2.79%	11.16%	15.71%	11.47%	6.99%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)	2.78%	2.17%	2.18%	2.51%	1.55%	2.97%	3.32%	3.51%	4.02%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)	0.26%	-	-	-	0.87%	-	-	-	-
Cost of Revenue to Revenue	14.97%	14.68%	14.84%	14.41%	16.36%	16.07%	15.79%	15.45%	15.84%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue	70.60%	59.09%	59.38%	59.92%	67.68%	59.92%	54.91%	61.49%	67.04%
R&D to Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue	83.64%	70.15%	70.62%	70.65%	79.65%	69.71%	63.89%	70.85%	77.91%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)	6.30	85	86	90	19	77	121	77	30
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	60	142	148	148	71	126	170	126	79
Valuation Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Price to Book Value (P/BV)	6.66	4.50	7.28	8.83	7.03	6.20	4.77	4.89	5.38
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)	0.69	0.58	0.97	1.01	0.69	0.89	0.81	1.02	1.11
Price to Earnings (P/E)	17.72	11.36	21.68	17.48	11.45	14.22	12.24	14.65	15.69
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Earnings Yield	5.64%	8.80%	4.61%	5.72%	8.73%	7.03%	8.17%	6.82%	6.37%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)	1.77	1.63	2.18	2.31	1.89	2.08	1.91	2.09	2.07
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)	1.34	1.16	1.55	1.58	1.25	1.44	1.35	1.56	1.76
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)	5.92	5.04	6.88	6.74	5.50	6.29	6.07	7.08	7.94
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)	11.10	9.23	12.54	11.33	9.22	10.31	10.01	11.65	13.21
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)	14.47	11.67	15.94	14.56	11.37	12.96	12.64	14.75	16.96
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)	9.82	6.78	8.92	9.54	6.61	7.74	7.35	6.88	7.94
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)	0.00	15.40	22.27	18.12	9.54	15.15	0.00	0.00	0.00
Leverage & Solvency	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity	6.41	4.58	4.44	5.15	6.10	4.10	3.42	3.00	3.41
Long-Term Debt to Equity	6.38	4.54	4.41	5.11	6.06	4.07	3.39	2.98	3.39
Financial Leverage	6.09	4.16	3.69	3.48	4.10	3.48	2.01	2.12	2.60
Leverage Ratio	17.43	12.63	11.46	11.36	12.89	11.00	8.62	8.90	9.93
Compound Leverage Factor	-115.66	7.56	7.03	6.31	-7.14	4.71	6.44	5.39	0.56
Debt to Total Capital	86.50%	82.07%	81.61%	83.73%	85.91%	80.38%	77.36%	75.00%	77.32%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital	0.42%	0.57%	0.57%	0.58%	0.60%	0.56%	0.53%	0.52%	0.53%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital	86.08%	81.50%	81.05%	83.15%	85.31%	79.81%	76.82%	74.48%	76.79%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital	13.50%	17.93%	18.39%	16.27%	14.09%	19.62%	22.64%	25.00%	22.68%
Debt to EBITDA	2.91	2.56	2.63	2.51	2.62	2.57	2.62	2.85	3.19
Net Debt to EBITDA	2.89	2.53	2.57	2.44	2.49	2.40	2.42	2.43	2.91
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA	2.90	2.54	2.61	2.49	2.60	2.55	2.60	2.83	3.17
Debt to NOPAT	7.12	5.92	6.09	5.42	5.40	5.29	5.44	5.94	6.81
Net Debt to NOPAT	7.08	5.86	5.94	5.26	5.14	4.95	5.04	5.06	6.21
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT	7.08	5.88	6.05	5.38	5.37	5.25	5.41	5.90	6.76
Altman Z-Score	0.95	1.02	1.17	1.17	0.99	1.14	1.13	1.08	0.96
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Liquidity Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Current Ratio	0.29	0.24	0.32	0.32	0.37	0.49	0.51	0.67	0.58
Quick Ratio	0.08	0.07	0.12	0.14	0.20	0.25	0.27	0.46	0.27
Cash Flow Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)	-227	14	6.95	18	59	25	-760	-715	-746
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx	-5.49%	87.83%	96.45%	79.74%	95.94%	125.67%	181.89%	205.74%	106.59%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense	-4.73	0.42	0.21	0.46	2.03	0.57	-24.74	-23.43	-26.26
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense	-0.15	3.00	3.29	2.44	2.45	2.35	3.01	4.70	2.39
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-2.88	-0.42	-0.12	-0.62	-0.10	0.48	1.36	2.42	0.15
Efficiency Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Turnover	0.58	0.58	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.59	0.69	0.64	0.58
Accounts Receivable Turnover	104.63	112.52	107.39	101.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Inventory Turnover	7.74	8.03	7.70	8.16	7.77	7.60	7.45	7.21	6.69
Fixed Asset Turnover	1.59	1.67	1.72	1.76	1.81	1.84	2.14	2.01	1.80
Accounts Payable Turnover	3.95	4.23	3.81	3.32	5.44	5.03	5.62	4.20	5.73
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)	3.49	3.24	3.40	3.61	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)	47.17	45.47	47.39	44.73	46.95	48.01	49.02	50.64	54.56
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)	92.32	86.39	95.90	110.10	67.10	72.56	64.92	86.96	63.68
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)	-41.66	-37.67	-45.10	-61.76	-20.15	-24.55	-15.90	-36.32	-9.12
Capital & Investment Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Invested Capital	1,670	1,573	1,559	1,507	1,438	1,520	1,498	1,460	1,484
Invested Capital Turnover	1.41	1.43	1.44	1.49	1.49	1.45	1.97	1.84	1.59
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital	232	53	61	47	-46	35	853	779	779
Enterprise Value (EV)	2,952	2,567	3,395	3,474	2,714	3,154	2,855	3,058	3,064
Market Capitalization	1,508	1,279	2,129	2,218	1,488	1,949	1,717	2,009	1,941
Book Value per Share	$5.77	$7.19	$7.26	$6.25	$4.93	$7.33	$7.43	$8.50	$7.48
Tangible Book Value per Share	($17.66)	($16.08)	($15.59)	($16.66)	($16.51)	($14.13)	($11.58)	($10.61)	($12.53)
Total Capital	1,678	1,586	1,591	1,544	1,502	1,602	1,590	1,642	1,592
Total Debt	1,452	1,301	1,298	1,293	1,290	1,288	1,230	1,231	1,231
Total Long-Term Debt	1,445	1,292	1,289	1,284	1,281	1,279	1,221	1,223	1,222
Net Debt	1,443	1,288	1,266	1,256	1,226	1,205	1,138	1,050	1,122
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	131	116	113	122	74	83	51	70	64
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)	-281	-316	-309	-326	-317	-288	-285	-317	-272
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)	-272	-303	-277	-289	-253	-206	-193	-136	-164
Net Working Capital (NWC)	-279	-312	-286	-298	-262	-215	-202	-144	-173
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)	37	27	26	29	18	35	24	26	32
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)	1,443	1,288	1,266	1,256	1,226	1,205	1,138	1,050	1,122
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)	54	58	63	59	52	49	49	49	48
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-12.77%	-14.30%	-14.09%	-14.80%	-14.62%	-13.19%	-13.50%	-16.16%	-15.62%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-12.38%	-13.71%	-12.63%	-13.11%	-11.67%	-9.41%	-9.16%	-6.91%	-9.41%
Net Working Capital to Revenue	-12.70%	-14.12%	-13.04%	-13.52%	-12.09%	-9.82%	-9.57%	-7.35%	-9.90%
Earnings Adjustments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share	($0.84)	$1.02	$1.03	$1.00	($0.12)	$0.60	$1.46	$0.81	$0.04
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	39.11M	39.67M	40.32M	43.20M	41.81M	43.01M	47.93M	48.49M	48.26M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share	($0.84)	$0.99	$0.99	$0.95	($0.12)	$0.60	$1.45	$0.81	$0.04
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	39.11M	40.78M	41.64M	44.07M	41.81M	43.38M	48.47M	49.17M	48.74M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.50M	39.30M	39.56M	40.30M	40.19M	42.95M	42.92M	48.41M	48.29M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	8.05	71	70	69	16	64	97	68	24
Normalized NOPAT Margin	1.78%	12.67%	11.93%	11.54%	3.39%	11.74%	16.32%	12.03%	4.95%
Pre Tax Income Margin	-9.23%	9.08%	8.91%	8.30%	-2.21%	6.09%	15.19%	8.28%	0.35%
Debt Service Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBIT to Interest Expense	0.13	2.49	2.58	2.25	0.64	1.75	3.95	2.53	1.06
NOPAT to Interest Expense	0.09	1.99	2.04	1.63	0.45	1.37	3.06	2.12	1.18
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-2.60	-0.93	-0.82	-0.81	-1.91	-0.12	2.30	0.25	-1.18
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-2.64	-1.43	-1.37	-1.43	-2.10	-0.50	1.40	-0.17	-1.06
Payout Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio	103.41%	142.10%	186.25%	236.41%	230.95%	145.99%	108.35%	18.23%	20.21%

Frequently Asked Questions About Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Financials

When does Dave & Buster's Entertainment's fiscal year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's financial year ends in February. Their financial year 2025 ended on February 4, 2025.

How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net income changed over the last 3 years?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net income appears to be on a downward trend, with a most recent value of $58.30 million in 2025, falling from $108.70 million in 2021. The previous period was $126.90 million in 2023. See Dave & Buster's Entertainment's forecast for analyst expectations on what’s next for the company.

What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's operating income?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's total operating income in 2025 was $220.40 million, based on the following breakdown:

Total Gross Profit: $1.82 billion
Total Operating Expenses: $1.60 billion

How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment revenue changed over the last 3 years?

Over the last 3 years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's total revenue changed from $1.30 billion in 2021 to $2.13 billion in 2025, a change of 63.6%.

How much debt does Dave & Buster's Entertainment have?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's total liabilities were at $3.87 billion at the end of 2025, a 10.5% increase from 2023, and a 86.9% increase since 2021.

How much cash does Dave & Buster's Entertainment have?

In the past 3 years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's cash and equivalents has ranged from $6.90 million in 2025 to $181.60 million in 2022, and is currently $6.90 million as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

How has Dave & Buster's Entertainment's book value per share changed over the last 3 years?

Over the last 3 years, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's book value per share changed from 5.69 in 2021 to 3.79 in 2025, a change of -33.4%.

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