
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Apr 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
567.7M
Gross Profit
485.6M
85.54%
Operating Income
69.3M
12.21%
Net Income
21.7M
3.82%
EPS (Diluted)
$0.62
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
4.1B
Total Liabilities
3.9B
Shareholders Equity
146.8M
Debt to Equity
26.69
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
85.3M
Free Cash Flow
-58.8M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Dave & Buster's Income Statement From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.0B | 1.3B | 436.5M |
Cost of Goods Sold | 314.4M | 337.0M | 308.9M | 204.9M | 74.9M |
Gross Profit | 1.8B | 1.9B | 1.7B | 1.1B | 361.6M |
Gross Margin % | 85.3% | 84.7% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 623.0M | 648.6M | 608.5M | 362.8M | 164.7M |
Other Operating Expenses | 718.0M | 686.2M | 600.6M | 402.7M | 299.5M |
Total Operating Expenses | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 765.5M | 464.2M |
Operating Income | 239.1M | 325.0M | 277.1M | 195.3M | -241.3M |
Operating Margin % | 11.2% | 14.7% | 14.1% | 15.0% | -55.3% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 400.0K | 4.7M | 600.0K | 0 | 22.0K |
Interest Expense | 125.1M | 120.3M | 79.5M | 49.7M | 34.7M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -33.9M | -34.5M | -16.1M | -13.7M | -12.2M |
Pre-tax Income | 69.9M | 163.1M | 173.6M | 127.7M | -290.4M |
Income Tax | 11.6M | 36.2M | 36.5M | 19.0M | -83.4M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 16.6% | 22.2% | 21.0% | 14.9% | 0.0% |
Net Income | 58.3M | 126.9M | 137.1M | 108.7M | -207.0M |
Net Margin % | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | -47.4% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 467.1M | 526.4M | 438.5M | 329.4M | -104.7M |
EPS (Basic) | $1.49 | $2.94 | $2.83 | $2.26 | $-4.75 |
EPS (Diluted) | $1.46 | $2.88 | $2.79 | $2.21 | $-4.75 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 39070000 | 43200000 | 48490000 | 48142090 | 43549887 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 39070000 | 43200000 | 48490000 | 48142090 | 43549887 |
Income Statement Trend
Dave & Buster's Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 6.9M | 37.3M | 181.6M | 25.9M | 11.9M |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 20.1M | 21.9M | 21.7M | - | - |
Inventory | 39.8M | 37.2M | 45.4M | 40.3M | 23.8M |
Other Current Assets | - | - | 21.7M | 3.1M | 1.2M |
Total Current Assets | 94.4M | 137.5M | 293.7M | 145.6M | 118.9M |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.7B | 1.3B | 1.3B |
Goodwill | 1.7B | 1.7B | 1.7B | 624.2M | 624.2M |
Intangible Assets | 178.2M | 178.2M | 178.2M | 79.0M | 79.0M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 47.6M | 40.2M | 30.8M | 32.8M | 29.8M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 3.9B | 3.6B | 3.5B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
Total Assets | 4.0B | 3.8B | 3.8B | 2.3B | 2.4B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 134.4M | 118.6M | 84.7M | 62.5M | 36.4M |
Short-term Debt | 84.8M | 72.1M | 72.6M | 45.4M | 46.5M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | - | - | - | 3.8M | 8.4M |
Total Current Liabilities | 433.9M | 435.6M | 438.0M | 311.5M | 271.6M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 3.1B | 2.8B | 2.8B | 1.7B | 1.9B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 73.0M | 89.8M | 66.3M | 12.0M | 13.7M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 308.9M | 135.3M | 55.7M | 37.9M | 50.1M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 3.4B | 3.1B | 2.9B | 1.8B | 1.9B |
Total Liabilities | 3.9B | 3.5B | 3.4B | 2.1B | 2.2B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 600.0K | 600.0K | 600.0K | 616.0K | 605.0K |
Retained Earnings | 657.5M | 599.2M | 472.3M | 335.1M | 226.5M |
Treasury Stock | 1.1B | 945.3M | 639.0M | 605.4M | 596.0M |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 145.8M | 251.2M | 410.5M | 275.5M | 153.2M |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 3.1B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 1.8B | 1.9B |
Working Capital | -339.5M | -298.1M | -144.3M | -165.9M | -152.8M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Dave & Buster's Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025
Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 58.3M | 126.9M | 137.1M | 108.7M | -207.0M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 238.2M | 208.5M | 169.3M | 138.3M | 138.8M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 4.6M | 16.0M | 20.0M | 12.5M | 7.0M |
Working Capital Changes | -11.2M | -1.4M | 35.7M | -9.1M | -62.4M |
Operating Cash Flow | 329.8M | 403.3M | 406.9M | 262.3M | -119.0M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | 400.0K | 1.1M | 1.3M | 700.0K | 461.0K |
Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -818.7M | 0 | 0 |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | - | - |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Investing Cash Flow | 400.0K | 1.1M | -817.4M | 700.0K | 1.1M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -1.7M | -303.1M | -33.5M | -9.5M | -929.0K |
Dividends Paid | - | - | 0 | 0 | -4.9M |
Debt Issuance | 1.6B | 297.9M | 821.5M | 83.0M | 732.0M |
Debt Repayment | -1.3B | -166.5M | -16.1M | -253.0M | -770.2M |
Financing Cash Flow | 351.1M | -183.5M | 754.2M | -182.8M | 117.9M |
Free Cash Flow | -217.9M | 34.0M | 210.2M | 191.0M | -132.2M |
Net Change in Cash | 681.3M | 220.9M | 343.7M | 80.2M | -23.0K |
Cash Flow Trend
Dave & Buster's Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
47.08
Forward P/E
5.06
Price to Book
3.93
Price to Sales
0.31
PEG Ratio
-0.70
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
0.46%
Operating Margin
9.87%
Return on Equity
4.31%
Return on Assets
2.92%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.33
Debt to Equity
2,132.67
Beta
1.97
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$0.40
Book Value per Share
$4.80
Revenue per Share
$58.07
Peer Financial Comparison
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lions Gate | 1.9B | -1.80 | -13.19 | 589.16% | -7.34% | -31.33 |
Lions Gate | 1.9B | -1.61 | -11.81 | 589.16% | -7.34% | -31.33 |
Imax | 1.8B | 56.17 | 5.66 | 11.39% | 9.04% | 68.64 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.