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

NASDAQ:PLAY • US2383371091

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10.04 USD
+0.23 (+2.34%)
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This PLAY fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. PLAY Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year PLAY has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year PLAY had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years PLAY 4 years were profitable.
  • PLAY had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PLAY (0.01%) is worse than 63.49% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY's Return On Equity of 0.23% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PLAY outperforms 51.59% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY's Return On Invested Capital of 3.90% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PLAY outperforms 40.48% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for PLAY is below the industry average of 10.68%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.01%
ROE 0.23%
ROIC 3.9%
ROA(3y)2.83%
ROA(5y)0.86%
ROE(3y)41.3%
ROE(5y)5.64%
ROIC(3y)6.77%
ROIC(5y)N/A
PLAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPLAY Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • PLAY's Profit Margin of 0.01% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PLAY is outperformed by 63.49% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PLAY has declined.
  • PLAY has a Operating Margin (8.61%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PLAY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • PLAY has a Gross Margin of 85.79%. This is amongst the best in the industry. PLAY outperforms 96.03% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.61%
PM (TTM) 0.01%
GM 85.79%
OM growth 3Y-5.03%
OM growth 5Y2.38%
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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

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2. PLAY Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PLAY is destroying value.
  • PLAY has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PLAY has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PLAY has a worse debt to assets ratio.
PLAY Yearly Shares OutstandingPLAY Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.85, we must say that PLAY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • PLAY has a Altman-Z score of 0.85. This is in the lower half of the industry: PLAY underperforms 67.46% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 12.12. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 12.12, PLAY is doing worse than 73.02% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 12.12
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.85
ROIC/WACC0.44
WACC8.94%
PLAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPLAY Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.32 indicates that PLAY may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PLAY has a Current ratio of 0.32. This is amonst the worse of the industry: PLAY underperforms 91.27% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY has a Quick Ratio of 0.32. This is a bad value and indicates that PLAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.22, PLAY is doing worse than 93.65% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.32
Quick Ratio 0.22
PLAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPLAY Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. PLAY Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • PLAY shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -101.73%.
  • The earnings per share for PLAY have been decreasing by -10.14% on average. This is quite bad
  • Looking at the last year, PLAY shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.07% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 9.50% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-101.73%
EPS 3Y-8.78%
EPS 5Y-10.14%
EPS Q2Q%-121.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.07%
Revenue growth 3Y17.82%
Revenue growth 5Y9.5%
Sales Q2Q%-1.06%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, PLAY will show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -6.04% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.96% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-92.29%
EPS Next 2Y-28.47%
EPS Next 3Y-6.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.59%
Revenue Next 2Y1.51%
Revenue Next 3Y2.96%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • 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 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. PLAY Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PLAY. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 11.75, which indicates a very decent valuation of PLAY.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, PLAY is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.37% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PLAY to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.10), we can say PLAY is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 11.75
PLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -50 -100 -150 -200 -250

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PLAY is valued cheaper than 92.06% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.41
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 earnings are expected to decrease with -6.04% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-28.47%
EPS Next 3Y-6.04%

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5. PLAY Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • PLAY does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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PLAY Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN

NASDAQ:PLAY (3/30/2026, 8:24:51 PM)

After market: 9.9 -0.14 (-1.39%)

10.04

+0.23 (+2.34%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)12-09
Earnings (Next)06-08
Inst Owners99.82%
Inst Owner Change0.84%
Ins Owners1.72%
Ins Owner Change1.45%
Market Cap348.19M
Revenue(TTM)2.11B
Net Income(TTM)300.00K
Analysts74.44
Price Target29.69 (195.72%)
Short Float %36.68%
Short Ratio7.47
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)-42.07%
Min EPS beat(2)-65.86%
Max EPS beat(2)-18.28%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-47.29%
Min EPS beat(4)-66.74%
Max EPS beat(4)-18.28%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-35.71%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-24.23%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-20.99%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.82%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.75%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.9%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.97%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.79%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.9%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.1%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.35%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.62%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-1.56%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 11.75
P/S 0.17
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 1.17
P/B 2.66
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.41
EPS(TTM)-0.04
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.85
Fwd EY8.51%
FCF(TTM)-5.64
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)8.56
OCFY85.21%
SpS60.78
BVpS3.77
TBVpS-22.78
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.01%
ROE 0.23%
ROCE 4.84%
ROIC 3.9%
ROICexc 3.91%
ROICexgc 5.19%
OM 8.61%
PM (TTM) 0.01%
GM 85.79%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)2.83%
ROA(5y)0.86%
ROE(3y)41.3%
ROE(5y)5.64%
ROIC(3y)6.77%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)6.93%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)9.6%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)8.4%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-4.38%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.58%
ROICexc growth 3Y-7.68%
ROICexc growth 5Y0.35%
OM growth 3Y-5.03%
OM growth 5Y2.38%
PM growth 3Y-31.02%
PM growth 5Y-18.07%
GM growth 3Y0.39%
GM growth 5Y0.59%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.51
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 12.12
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.63
Cap/Depr 192.76%
Cap/Sales 23.36%
Interest Coverage 1.33
Cash Conversion 67.91%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.32
Quick Ratio 0.22
Altman-Z 0.85
F-Score6
WACC8.94%
ROIC/WACC0.44
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)-101.73%
EPS 3Y-8.78%
EPS 5Y-10.14%
EPS Q2Q%-121.82%
EPS Next Y-92.29%
EPS Next 2Y-28.47%
EPS Next 3Y-6.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.07%
Revenue growth 3Y17.82%
Revenue growth 5Y9.5%
Sales Q2Q%-1.06%
Revenue Next Year-1.59%
Revenue Next 2Y1.51%
Revenue Next 3Y2.96%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-32.95%
EBIT growth 3Y11.89%
EBIT growth 5Y12.1%
EBIT Next Year78.07%
EBIT Next 3Y26.14%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-247.4%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-27.72%
OCF growth 3Y3.33%
OCF growth 5Y1.57%

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN / PLAY Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Is the dividend of DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN sustainable?

The dividend rating of DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.