Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. | Small-cap | Communication Services

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Apr 2025

Income 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

Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue i2.1B2.2B2.0B1.3B436.5M
Cost of Goods Sold i314.4M337.0M308.9M204.9M74.9M
Gross Profit i1.8B1.9B1.7B1.1B361.6M
Gross Margin % i85.3%84.7%84.3%84.3%82.8%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i623.0M648.6M608.5M362.8M164.7M
Other Operating Expenses i718.0M686.2M600.6M402.7M299.5M
Total Operating Expenses i1.3B1.3B1.2B765.5M464.2M
Operating Income i239.1M325.0M277.1M195.3M-241.3M
Operating Margin % i11.2%14.7%14.1%15.0%-55.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i400.0K4.7M600.0K022.0K
Interest Expense i125.1M120.3M79.5M49.7M34.7M
Other Non-Operating Income-33.9M-34.5M-16.1M-13.7M-12.2M
Pre-tax Income i69.9M163.1M173.6M127.7M-290.4M
Income Tax i11.6M36.2M36.5M19.0M-83.4M
Effective Tax Rate % i16.6%22.2%21.0%14.9%0.0%
Net Income i58.3M126.9M137.1M108.7M-207.0M
Net Margin % i2.7%5.8%7.0%8.3%-47.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i467.1M526.4M438.5M329.4M-104.7M
EPS (Basic) i$1.49$2.94$2.83$2.26$-4.75
EPS (Diluted) i$1.46$2.88$2.79$2.21$-4.75
Basic Shares Outstanding i3907000043200000484900004814209043549887
Diluted Shares Outstanding i3907000043200000484900004814209043549887

Income Statement Trend

Dave & Buster's Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i6.9M37.3M181.6M25.9M11.9M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i20.1M21.9M21.7M--
Inventory i39.8M37.2M45.4M40.3M23.8M
Other Current Assets--21.7M3.1M1.2M
Total Current Assets i94.4M137.5M293.7M145.6M118.9M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.8B1.7B1.7B1.3B1.3B
Goodwill i1.7B1.7B1.7B624.2M624.2M
Intangible Assets i178.2M178.2M178.2M79.0M79.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets47.6M40.2M30.8M32.8M29.8M
Total Non-Current Assets i3.9B3.6B3.5B2.2B2.2B
Total Assets i4.0B3.8B3.8B2.3B2.4B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i134.4M118.6M84.7M62.5M36.4M
Short-term Debt i84.8M72.1M72.6M45.4M46.5M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities---3.8M8.4M
Total Current Liabilities i433.9M435.6M438.0M311.5M271.6M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.1B2.8B2.8B1.7B1.9B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i73.0M89.8M66.3M12.0M13.7M
Other Non-Current Liabilities308.9M135.3M55.7M37.9M50.1M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i3.4B3.1B2.9B1.8B1.9B
Total Liabilities i3.9B3.5B3.4B2.1B2.2B
Equity
Common Stock i600.0K600.0K600.0K616.0K605.0K
Retained Earnings i657.5M599.2M472.3M335.1M226.5M
Treasury Stock i1.1B945.3M639.0M605.4M596.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i145.8M251.2M410.5M275.5M153.2M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i3.1B2.9B2.9B1.8B1.9B
Working Capital i-339.5M-298.1M-144.3M-165.9M-152.8M

Balance Sheet Composition

Dave & Buster's Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Operating Activities
Net Income i58.3M126.9M137.1M108.7M-207.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i238.2M208.5M169.3M138.3M138.8M
Stock-Based Compensation i4.6M16.0M20.0M12.5M7.0M
Working Capital Changes i-11.2M-1.4M35.7M-9.1M-62.4M
Operating Cash Flow i329.8M403.3M406.9M262.3M-119.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i400.0K1.1M1.3M700.0K461.0K
Acquisitions i00-818.7M00
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i400.0K1.1M-817.4M700.0K1.1M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-1.7M-303.1M-33.5M-9.5M-929.0K
Dividends Paid i--00-4.9M
Debt Issuance i1.6B297.9M821.5M83.0M732.0M
Debt Repayment i-1.3B-166.5M-16.1M-253.0M-770.2M
Financing Cash Flow i351.1M-183.5M754.2M-182.8M117.9M
Free Cash Flow i-217.9M34.0M210.2M191.0M-132.2M
Net Change in Cash i681.3M220.9M343.7M80.2M-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

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
play696.6M47.083.934.31%0.46%2,132.67
Netflix 506.7B49.1219.6443.55%24.58%67.87
Walt Disney 203.1B17.631.8511.46%12.22%37.15
Lions Gate 1.9B-1.80-13.19589.16%-7.34%-31.33
Lions Gate 1.9B-1.61-11.81589.16%-7.34%-31.33
Imax 1.8B56.175.6611.39%9.04%68.64

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.