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

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:PLAY • US2383371091

19.27 USD
+0.46 (+2.45%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
19.04 USD
-0.23 (-1.19%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:00:42 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

Overall PLAY gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated PLAY against 132 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. While PLAY is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. PLAY is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

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

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of 0.01%, PLAY is not doing good in the industry: 62.88% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • PLAY's Return On Equity of 0.23% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PLAY outperforms 52.27% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.90%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PLAY outperforms 43.94% of its industry peers.
  • PLAY had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.77%. This is below the industry average of 10.33%.
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 has a worse Profit Margin (0.01%) than 62.88% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PLAY has declined.
  • The Operating Margin of PLAY (8.61%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • 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 96.21% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PLAY has remained more or less at the same level.
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. 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.
  • PLAY has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • PLAY has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for PLAY is higher compared to a year ago.
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 0.90, we must say that PLAY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • PLAY has a worse Altman-Z score (0.90) than 64.39% 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 67.42% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 12.12
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.9
ROIC/WACC0.41
WACC9.54%
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

  • PLAY has a Current 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 Current ratio, with a value of 0.32, PLAY is doing worse than 88.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.22 indicates that PLAY may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PLAY has a worse Quick ratio (0.22) than 89.39% of its industry peers.
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. Growth

3.1 Past

  • PLAY shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -101.73%.
  • Measured over the past years, PLAY shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -10.14% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -4.07% in the past 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

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -6.04% on average over the next years.
  • PLAY is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.96% yearly.
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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • PLAY reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • PLAY is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.55.
  • PLAY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 27.78. PLAY is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 22.55
PLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPLAY Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -100 -200 -300 -400

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PLAY is valued cheaper than 93.18% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.11
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

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as PLAY's earnings are expected to decrease with -6.04% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-28.47%
EPS Next 3Y-6.04%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN

NASDAQ:PLAY (2/6/2026, 8:00:42 PM)

After market: 19.04 -0.23 (-1.19%)

19.27

+0.46 (+2.45%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)12-09
Earnings (Next)06-08
Inst Owners104.03%
Inst Owner Change-1.22%
Ins Owners1.83%
Ins Owner Change-1.88%
Market Cap668.09M
Revenue(TTM)2.11B
Net Income(TTM)300.00K
Analysts73.33
Price Target28.33 (47.02%)
Short Float %32.54%
Short Ratio6.59
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)-2.34%
PT rev (3m)-14.53%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-35.51%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-80.75%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.04%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.91%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 22.55
P/S 0.32
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 2.25
P/B 5.11
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.11
EPS(TTM)-0.04
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.85
Fwd EY4.43%
FCF(TTM)-5.64
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)8.56
OCFY44.41%
SpS60.8
BVpS3.77
TBVpS-22.79
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 0.9
F-Score6
WACC9.54%
ROIC/WACC0.41
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 Year78.06%
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 FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for PLAY stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to PLAY.


What is the valuation status for PLAY stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of PLAY stock?

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%.