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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
PLAY • NASDAQPLAY • NASDAQ • Communication Services
$12.94-0.23%-0.03
$12.94-0.23%(-0.03)Communication Services
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
100Bullish
Risk
50Moderate
Momentum
2Negative
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
85.3%▲52.4pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
10.3%▼3.6pp
After operating expenses
Net
2.7%▼3.0pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
17.8
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
9.4
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
-21.0%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
5.6%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
15
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
40.0%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
1.5%Fair
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
5.0%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.22
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
7.06x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
5.36
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.13B | $2.21B | $1.96B | $1.30B | $436.51M |
| Gross Profit | $1.82B | $723.90M | $1.66B | $1.10B | $361.61M |
| Gross Margin | 85.3% | 32.8% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| Operating Income | $220.40M | $306.60M | $262.51M | $187.18M | -$252.61M |
| Net Income | $58.30M | $126.90M | $137.10M | $108.70M | -$206.97M |
| Net Margin | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | -47.4% |
| EPS | $1.49 | $2.94 | $2.83 | $2.26 | -$4.75 |
Average Price Target
$22.60▲ 74.7% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., the average price target is $22.60, with a high forecast of $30.00 and a low forecast of $18.00. The average price target represents a 74.7% increase from the current price of $12.94.
Highest
$30.00
Average
$22.60
Lowest
$18.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
10
53%
Hold
8
42%
Sell
1
5%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Truist Securities● Maintain
Hold
2026-01-08UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-06Truist Securities● Maintain
Hold
2025-12-11BMO Capital● Maintain
Outperform
2025-12-10Truist Securities● Maintain
Hold
2025-09-16Piper Sandler● Maintain
Neutral
2025-09-16UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2025-09-16Truist Securities● Maintain
Hold
2025-08-27Piper Sandler● Maintain
Neutral
2025-06-11BMO Capital● Maintain
Outperform
2025-06-11Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
56%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+4.7%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
10/7
1 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$-1.14
Q4 '25
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q4 '25
+1.7%
$-1.14 vs $-1.16
Q3 '25
-54.5%
$0.40 vs $0.88
Q2 '25
-20.8%
$0.76 vs $0.96
Q2 '25
+7.8%
$0.69 vs $0.64
Q4 '24
-45.2%
$-0.45 vs $-0.31
Q3 '24
+17.9%
$0.99 vs $0.84
Q2 '24
-41.8%
$0.99 vs $1.70
Q2 '24
-20.0%
$0.88 vs $1.10
Q4 '23
+104.5%
$0.01 vs $-0.22
Q3 '23
$0.94 vs $0.94
Q2 '23
+16.9%
$1.45 vs $1.24
Q1 '23
+9.6%
$0.80 vs $0.73
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