Next earnings date: 8 Sep 2025

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. – NASDAQ:PLAY

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$24.86

-4.28

-14.69%

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-27.75%

month

-27.75%

quarter

-47.19%

year

Market Cap	1.05B
Enterprise value	4.38B

P/E	12.9
EV/Sales	2.23
EV/EBITDA	10.18
Price/Sales	0.89
Price/Book	4.29
PEG ratio	0.49
EPS	2.41

Revenue	2.19B
EBITDA	492.5M
Income	98.2M
Revenue Q/Q	-1.54%
Revenue Y/Y	4.05%

Profit margin	6.98%
Oper. margin	13.36%
Gross margin	81.15%
EBIT margin	13.36%
EBITDA margin	22.43%

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Profit margin
Jul 2023	542.1M	25.9M	4.78%
Oct 2023	466.9M	-5.2M	-1.11%
Feb 2024	599.1M	36.1M	6.03%
May 2024	588.1M	41.4M	7.04%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Financials Estimate

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Analyst Estimates
Aug 2025	633.60M	59.30M	9.36%
Aug 2025	613.58M	51.00M	8.31%
Oct 2025	547.33M	2.10M	0.39%
Nov 2025	549.88M	1.02M	0.19%

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Financials & Ratios estimates

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Earnings per share (EPS)
2024-09-10	0.84	0.99

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Payout ratio
Payout ratio	0%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Dividend Yield
2016
2017
2019	0.58%
2020	1.06%
2022

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Debt to assets
Jul 2023	3729400000	3.41B	91.57%
Oct 2023	3697800000	3.48B	94.28%
Feb 2024	3754400000	3.50B	93.31%
May 2024	3785300000	3.49B	92.27%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Cash Flow
Jul 2023	103.8M	-82.6M	-30.1M
Oct 2023	70.8M	-73.8M	-15.6M
Feb 2024	97.2M	-121.9M	-2M
May 2024	108.8M	-112.8M	-1.2M

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Employees

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Employee count
Aug 2023	22,748
Sep 2023	22,748
Oct 2023	22,748
Nov 2023	22,748
Dec 2023	22,748
Jan 2024	22,748
Feb 2024	22,748
Mar 2024	22,748
Apr 2024	22,748
May 2024	23,258
Jun 2024	23,258
Jul 2024	23,258

Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Hedge Funds Holdings Q3 2022

87.73% -10.15%

of PLAY is owned by hedge funds

194 -24

hedge funds hold PLAY stock

43.22M -5.17M

shares is hold by hedge funds

PLAY hedge funds holdings changes

Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Insider Trading

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY): Insider trades (number of shares)
Period	Buy	Sel
Jan 2024	0	7500
Apr 2024	0	123027
Jul 2024	13578	0
Sep 2024	0	17512
Oct 2024	14912	0
Dec 2024	85760	6000

Transaction	Date	Insider	Security	Shares	Price per share	Total value
Sale	26 Dec 2024	MULLEADY JOHN officer: SVP, RE ..	Common Stock	6,000	$29.33	$175,980
Purchase	19 Dec 2024	SHEEHAN KEVIN M director, officer..	Common Stock	19,025	$26.45	$503,116
Purchase	13 Dec 2024	DODDS HAMISH director director	Common Stock	10,000	$27.31	$273,100
Purchase	13 Dec 2024	PINEIRO ANTONIO officer: SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc officer: SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc	Common Stock	1,000	$27.35	$27,350
Purchase	13 Dec 2024	GRIFFITH MICHAEL J director director	Common Stock	18,000	$27.28	$491,058
Purchase	12 Dec 2024	SHEEHAN KEVIN M director, officer..	Common Stock	37,735	$25.48	$961,412
Purchase	7 Oct 2024	MORRIS CHRISTOPHER DANIEL director, officer: Chief Executi.. director, officer: Chief Execut..	Common Stock	14,912	$33.68	$502,162
Sale	12 Sep 2024	KLOHN STEVE officer: SVP Chief Information Officer officer: SVP Chief Information ..	Common Stock	3,225	$31.29	$100,910
Sale	12 Sep 2024	KLOHN STEVE officer: SVP Chief Information Officer officer: SVP Chief Information ..	Common Stock	14,287	$31.1	$444,297
Purchase	5 Jul 2024	HARPER DARIN officer: Chief Financial Officer officer: Chief Financial Officer	Common Stock	140	$37.82	$5,295

PLAY insider trading transactions

Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Earnings Call Transcripts

Quarter	Transcript
Q1 2024 12 Jun 2024	Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Q4 2023 2 Apr 2024	Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Q3 2023 5 Dec 2023	Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Q2 2023 6 Sep 2023	Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

PLAY earnings call transcripts

Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Executives

Insider	Age	Compensation
Ms. Margo L. Manning (1965) Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President	60	$437,420
Mr. John B. Mulleady (1961) Senior Vice President of Real Estate & Devel.	64	$389,700
Mr. Robert William Edmund (1974) Gen. Counsel, Sec. & Senior Vice President of HR	51	$374,650
Mr. Kevin M. Sheehan (1954) Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board	71	$26,250

Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Latest News

Monday, 23 December 2024
07:45	Levi & Korsinsky Reminds Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Investors of the Ongoing Investigation into Potential Violations of Securities Laws - PLAY	accesswire.com
Friday, 20 December 2024
07:30	PLAY STOCK ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky Notifies Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Investors of an Ongoing Investigation	accesswire.com
Thursday, 19 December 2024
11:00	Dave & Buster's Welcomes Back Chief Information Officer	globenewswire.com
07:30	Levi & Korsinsky Announces an Investigation on Behalf of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Shareholders Who May Have Been Affected by Fraud	accesswire.com
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
07:25	Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Shareholders May Have Been Affected by Fraud- Levi & Korsinsky Investigates	accesswire.com
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
21:39	The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Announces Investigation of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) on Behalf of Investors	businesswire.com
09:15	Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorization of $100 Million	globenewswire.com
07:25	Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Investigated Regarding Potential Securities Law Violations - Contact Levi & Korsinsky for Details- PLAY	accesswire.com
Monday, 16 December 2024
07:25	PLAY ACTIVE INVESTIGATION: Contact Levi & Korsinsky if you lost money on your Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. investment	accesswire.com
Sunday, 15 December 2024
15:20	Tax Loss Selling Season: Four Oversold Stocks	seekingalpha.com
07:01	Dave & Buster's: Is It Time to Make Another Play on This Stock?	marketbeat.com
Friday, 13 December 2024
03:21	Dave & Buster's: CEO Exit And Ongoing Challenges In A Tough Entertainment Market	seekingalpha.com
Thursday, 12 December 2024
21:15	Did Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Mislead Investors? Shareholder Rights Advocates at Levi & Korsinsky Investigate– PLAY	accesswire.com
21:00	DAVE & BUSTER'S ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is Investigating Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. on Behalf of Dave & Buster's Stockholders and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm	globenewswire.com
09:42	Dave & Buster's: Look Out Below	seekingalpha.com
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
19:00	PLAY ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky Reminds Investors of an Investigation Involving Possible Securities Fraud Violations by Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.	accesswire.com
18:30	Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. Stock Drops on News Company CEO Tendered His Resignation - Investors of Dave & Buster's Stock Encouraged to Contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. - PLAY	accesswire.com
16:43	PLAY BREAKING NEWS: BFA Law Announces an Investigation into Dave & Buster's Entertainment after CEO Resignation – Investors with Losses are Urged to Contact BFA Law	businesswire.com
12:30	PLAY ALERT- Levi & Korsinsky Has Commenced an Investigation on Behalf of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Shareholders Who Lost Money	accesswire.com
10:55	Dave & Buster's Shares Tank Following Earnings Report, Analysts Say CEO Exit Clouds Turnaround Prospects	benzinga.com
08:46	Macy's, Dave & Buster's, Bausch + Lomb And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Wednesday's Pre-Market Session	benzinga.com
08:16	Dave & Buster's struggles to capture spending, and CEO exit is a bombshell	marketwatch.com
08:05	Dave & Buster's Stock Slides on Larger Loss Than Expected, CEO Departure	investopedia.com
07:21	Dave & Buster's Q3 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates, Stock Down	zacks.com
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
20:32	Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript	seekingalpha.com
19:01	Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say	zacks.com
18:25	Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates	zacks.com
16:56	Dave & Buster's Entertainment CEO Morris Resigns Amid Wider Losses, Sheehan Interim Replacement	wsj.com
16:15	Dave & Buster's Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results; Announces CEO Transition	globenewswire.com
10:06	Dave & Buster's Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call	benzinga.com

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What's the price of Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock today?

One share of Dave & Buster's Entertainment stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.86.
When is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's next earnings date?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is estimated to report earnings on Monday, 8 Sep 2025.
Does Dave & Buster's Entertainment pay dividends?

No, Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not pay dividends.
How much money does Dave & Buster's Entertainment make?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a market capitalization of 1.05B and it's past years’ income statements indicate that its last revenue has increased compared to the previous period by 69.11% to 2.21B US dollars. Dave & Buster's Entertainment earned 126.9M US dollars in net income (profit) last year or $0.99 on an earnings per share basis.
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock symbol?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLAY".
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's primary industry?

Company operates in the Communication Services sector and Entertainment industry.
How do i buy shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Who are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's key executives?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment's management team includes the following people:
- Ms. Margo L. Manning Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President(age: 60, pay: $437,420)
- Mr. John B. Mulleady Senior Vice President of Real Estate & Devel.(age: 64, pay: $389,700)
- Mr. Robert William Edmund Gen. Counsel, Sec. & Senior Vice President of HR(age: 51, pay: $374,650)
- Mr. Kevin M. Sheehan Interim Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board(age: 71, pay: $26,250)
How many employees does Dave & Buster's Entertainment have?

As Jul 2024, Dave & Buster's Entertainment employs 23,258 workers, which is 2% more then previous quarter.
When Dave & Buster's Entertainment went public?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is publicly traded company for more then 10 years since IPO on 10 Oct 2014.
What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment's official website?

The official website for Dave & Buster's Entertainment is ir.daveandbusters.com.
Where are Dave & Buster's Entertainment's headquarters?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment is headquartered at 1221 Beltline Road, Dallas, TX.
How can i contact Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's mailing address is 1221 Beltline Road, Dallas, TX and company can be reached via phone at 214 357 9588.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

ir.daveandbusters.com

Exchange:

NASDAQ

Full time employees:

23,258

Industry:

Entertainment

Sector:

Communication Services

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.

214 357 9588

1221 Beltline Road
Dallas, TX 75019

CIK: 0001525769
ISIN: US2383371091
CUSIP: 238337109