Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

US — Communication Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol PLAY
  • Rev/Share 57.0698
  • Book/Share 3.9015
  • PB 5.8029
  • Debt/Equity 21.5295
  • CurrentRatio 0.2176
  • ROIC 0.0509

 

  • MktCap 781725240.0
  • FreeCF/Share -5.8309
  • PFCF -3.5875
  • PE 14.5121
  • Debt/Assets 0.7817
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.2457

 

  • Rating C+
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 1
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade PLAY Gordon Haskett Buy Hold $40 $34 Dec. 11, 2024
Downgrade PLAY Truist Buy Hold $56 $36 Dec. 11, 2024
Downgrade PLAY William Blair Outperform Market Perform -- -- Dec. 11, 2024
Initiation PLAY The Benchmark Company -- Hold -- -- Oct. 7, 2024

News

Seeking Clues to Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
PLAY
Published: June 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Dave & Buster's (PLAY), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended April 2025.

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Analysts Estimate Dave & Buster's (PLAY) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
PLAY
Published: June 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Dave & Buster's (PLAY) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Dave & Buster's: In Welcomed Strategic Chaos Under Interim CEO
PLAY
Published: May 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s traffic has continued to decline. The company's persisting issues and macroeconomic uncertainty still weigh on the Q1 outlook. With Kevin Sheehan as interim CEO, Dave & Buster's has reverted much of its previous strategy. While chaotic, the change is welcome. PLAY stock remains incredibly volatile. There's significant upside potential, but high debt and uncertain earnings make such upside highly theoretical for now.

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Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Up 22.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
PLAY
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dave & Buster's (PLAY) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

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Dave & Buster's Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Lag
PLAY
Published: April 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

PLAY's fiscal fourth-quarter revenues reflect dismal contributions from food and beverage and entertainment segments.

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Dave & Buster's Gears Up for Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?
PLAY
Published: April 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

PLAY fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results are likely to be negatively impacted by the drop in comps and disruptions due to remodeling construction at certain locations.

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Earnings Preview: Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline
PLAY
Published: March 31, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Dave & Buster's (PLAY) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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image for news Earnings Preview: Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline

About Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

  • IPO Date 2014-10-10
  • Website https://ir.daveandbusters.com
  • Industry Entertainment
  • CEO Mr. Darin E. Harper
  • Employees 23420

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 non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of January 30, 2022, it owned and operated 144 stores located in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and one Canadian Province. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.