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DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:PLAY - Nasdaq - US2383371091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

19.46  -0.52 (-2.6%)

After market: 19.46 0 (0%)

Fundamental Rating

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PLAY gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 136 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. PLAY has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. PLAY scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

PLAY had positive earnings in the past year.
PLAY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
PLAY had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Of the past 5 years PLAY 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
PLAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPLAY Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 1.45%, PLAY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.79% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 39.99%, PLAY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.71% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of PLAY (5.02%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
PLAY had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.37%. This is significantly below the industry average of 15.69%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.45%
ROE 39.99%
ROIC 5.02%
ROA(3y)2.83%
ROA(5y)0.86%
ROE(3y)41.3%
ROE(5y)5.64%
ROIC(3y)6.37%
ROIC(5y)N/A
PLAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPLAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of PLAY (2.73%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
PLAY's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
PLAY has a Operating Margin of 10.47%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PLAY outperforms 55.88% of its industry peers.
PLAY's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
PLAY has a better Gross Margin (85.26%) than 97.79% of its industry peers.
PLAY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 10.47%
PM (TTM) 2.73%
GM 85.26%
OM growth 3Y-8.45%
OM growth 5Y0.15%
PM growth 3Y-31.02%
PM growth 5Y-18.07%
GM growth 3Y0.39%
GM growth 5Y0.59%
PLAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPLAY Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

PLAY has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, PLAY has less shares outstanding
PLAY has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
PLAY has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
PLAY Yearly Shares OutstandingPLAY Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
PLAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPLAY Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.95, we must say that PLAY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
PLAY's Altman-Z score of 0.95 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PLAY is outperformed by 69.85% of its industry peers.
PLAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 10.14. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 10.14, PLAY is not doing good in the industry: 63.97% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 10.14
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.95
ROIC/WACC0.5
WACC10.02%
PLAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPLAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

PLAY has a Current Ratio of 0.22. This is a bad value and indicates that PLAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
PLAY has a worse Current ratio (0.22) than 95.59% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.13 indicates that PLAY may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
PLAY has a worse Quick ratio (0.13) than 97.06% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.22
Quick Ratio 0.13
PLAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPLAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for PLAY have decreased strongly by -40.57% in the last year.
PLAY shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -10.14% yearly.
PLAY shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -3.29%.
The Revenue has been growing by 9.50% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-40.57%
EPS 3Y-8.78%
EPS 5Y-10.14%
EPS Q2Q%-72.73%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.29%
Revenue growth 3Y17.82%
Revenue growth 5Y9.5%
Sales Q2Q%-10.78%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, PLAY will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 28.20% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.17% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y45.67%
EPS Next 2Y32.6%
EPS Next 3Y28.2%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.94%
Revenue Next 2Y3.76%
Revenue Next 3Y3.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
PLAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPLAY Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
PLAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPLAY Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 -4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 11.65, which indicates a very decent valuation of PLAY.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PLAY is valued cheaply inside the industry as 84.56% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of PLAY to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.29), we can say PLAY is valued rather cheaply.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.00, the valuation of PLAY can be described as very cheap.
91.18% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PLAY, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.32. PLAY is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 11.65
Fwd PE 8
PLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

93.38% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PLAY, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.7
PLAY Per share dataPLAY EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PLAY's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as PLAY's earnings are expected to grow with 28.20% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.26
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y32.6%
EPS Next 3Y28.2%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

PLAY does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN

NASDAQ:PLAY (4/21/2025, 5:24:03 PM)

After market: 19.46 0 (0%)

19.46

-0.52 (-2.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)04-07 2025-04-07/amc
Earnings (Next)06-10 2025-06-10/amc
Inst Owners110.09%
Inst Owner Change-0.17%
Ins Owners1.47%
Ins Owner Change-2.32%
Market Cap671.76M
Analysts73.75
Price Target39.2 (101.44%)
Short Float %22.35%
Short Ratio4.35
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-56.98%
Min EPS beat(2)-66.74%
Max EPS beat(2)-47.23%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-35.35%
Min EPS beat(4)-66.74%
Max EPS beat(4)15.37%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-21.95%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-16.51%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)17.23%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.69%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.79%
Max Revenue beat(2)-4.6%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.79%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.19%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.58%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.07%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.92%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.82%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-5.28%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-18.57%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-22.4%
EPS NY rev (1m)-25.21%
EPS NY rev (3m)-31.21%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.83%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.92%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.69%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.45%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 11.65
Fwd PE 8
P/S 0.31
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 2.15
P/B 4.61
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.7
EPS(TTM)1.67
EY8.58%
EPS(NY)2.43
Fwd EY12.5%
FCF(TTM)-6.31
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)9.05
OCFY46.49%
SpS61.78
BVpS4.22
TBVpS-22.45
PEG (NY)0.26
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.45%
ROE 39.99%
ROCE 6.23%
ROIC 5.02%
ROICexc 5.03%
ROICexgc 6.78%
OM 10.47%
PM (TTM) 2.73%
GM 85.26%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.83%
ROA(5y)0.86%
ROE(3y)41.3%
ROE(5y)5.64%
ROIC(3y)6.37%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)6.52%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)9.05%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)7.9%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3Y-7.82%
ROICexcg growth 5Y0.35%
ROICexc growth 3Y-11%
ROICexc growth 5Y-1.84%
OM growth 3Y-8.45%
OM growth 5Y0.15%
PM growth 3Y-31.02%
PM growth 5Y-18.07%
GM growth 3Y0.39%
GM growth 5Y0.59%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.53
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 10.14
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.21
Cap/Depr 222.59%
Cap/Sales 24.86%
Interest Coverage 1.81
Cash Conversion 67.69%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.22
Quick Ratio 0.13
Altman-Z 0.95
F-Score5
WACC10.02%
ROIC/WACC0.5
Cap/Depr(3y)173.1%
Cap/Depr(5y)129.15%
Cap/Sales(3y)17.25%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.57%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-40.57%
EPS 3Y-8.78%
EPS 5Y-10.14%
EPS Q2Q%-72.73%
EPS Next Y45.67%
EPS Next 2Y32.6%
EPS Next 3Y28.2%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.29%
Revenue growth 3Y17.82%
Revenue growth 5Y9.5%
Sales Q2Q%-10.78%
Revenue Next Year2.94%
Revenue Next 2Y3.76%
Revenue Next 3Y3.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-27.2%
EBIT growth 3Y7.86%
EBIT growth 5Y9.66%
EBIT Next Year103.11%
EBIT Next 3Y29.48%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-740.88%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-14.25%
OCF growth 3Y3.33%
OCF growth 5Y1.57%