(PLAY) Dave & Buster’s - Overview
Stock: Food, Drinks, Arcade, Bowling, VR
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 69.3% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -10.3% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.21 |
| Alpha | -43.46 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 1.032 |
| Beta Downside | 0.656 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 80.79% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.30 |
Description: PLAY Dave & Buster’s January 20, 2026
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) operates combined dining-and-entertainment venues across North America, targeting adults and families who seek a social experience that blends food, beverage, and interactive attractions.
The company runs its locations under two brands-Dave & Buster’s and Main Event-offering a menu of entrees, appetizers, and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks alongside games such as bowling, laser tag, arcade cabinets, and emerging virtual-reality experiences, plus live-sports and televised event viewing.
Key operating metrics (FY 2023) include roughly $1.0 billion in revenue, a 6 % same-store sales growth year-over-year, and an average ticket size of about $31 per guest; the business’s EBITDA margin hovers near 12 %, reflecting the capital-intensive nature of its entertainment assets. Primary economic drivers are discretionary consumer spending trends, inflation-adjusted price elasticity, and the broader “experience economy” shift that favors venues offering both food and immersive entertainment.
For a deeper quantitative assessment-including forward-looking cash-flow models and peer-adjusted multiples-explore the PLAY profile on ValueRay to see how the current valuation stacks up against sector benchmarks.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.0
| Net Income: 300.0k TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.11 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -12.13% < 20% (prev -12.70%; Δ 0.57% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 296.7m > Net Income 300.0k |
| Net Debt (1.55b) to EBITDA (397.4m): 3.89 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.32 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (34.5m) vs 12m ago -11.71% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 55.72% > 18% (prev 0.58%; Δ 5514 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 52.23% > 50% (prev 55.75%; Δ -3.53% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.94 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 397.4m / Interest Expense TTM 151.5m) |
Altman Z'' 0.51
| A: -0.06 (Total Current Assets 122.0m - Total Current Liabilities 377.6m) / Total Assets 4.13b |
| B: 0.16 (Retained Earnings 648.5m / Total Assets 4.13b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 142.0m / Avg Total Assets 4.04b) |
| D: 0.16 (Book Value of Equity 647.5m / Total Liabilities 4.00b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 0.51 = B |
Beneish M -3.25
| DSRI: 0.83 (Receivables 17.3m/21.8m, Revenue 2.11b/2.20b) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 55.72% / 58.38%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.23 / AQ_t-1 0.25) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 2.11b / 2.20b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 300.0k - CFO 296.7m) / TA 4.13b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.25 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of PLAY shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.66%, over one month by +15.74%, over three months by +45.65% and over the past year by -29.00%.
Is PLAY a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the PLAY price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 26.2 | 36.1% |
| Analysts Target Price | 26.2 | 36.1% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 19 | -1.4% |
PLAY Fundamental Data Overview February 04, 2026
P/S = 0.3304
P/B = 4.9753
P/EG = 1.48
Revenue TTM = 2.11b USD
EBIT TTM = 142.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 397.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.55b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.00m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.56b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.55b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 2.24b USD (696.4m + Debt 1.56b - CCE 13.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.94 (Ebit TTM 142.0m / Interest Expense TTM 151.5m)
EV/FCF = -11.47x (Enterprise Value 2.24b / FCF TTM -195.6m)
FCF Yield = -8.72% (FCF TTM -195.6m / Enterprise Value 2.24b)
FCF Margin = -9.28% (FCF TTM -195.6m / Revenue TTM 2.11b)
Net Margin = 0.01% (Net Income TTM 300.0k / Revenue TTM 2.11b)
Gross Margin = 55.72% ((Revenue TTM 2.11b - Cost of Revenue TTM 933.3m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 85.83% (prev 16.18%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.54 (Enterprise Value 2.24b / Total Assets 4.13b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.58% (Interest Expense 40.2m / Debt 1.56b)
Taxrate = 16.60% (11.6m / 69.9m)
NOPAT = 118.4m (EBIT 142.0m * (1 - 16.60%))
Current Ratio = 0.32 (Total Current Assets 122.0m / Total Current Liabilities 377.6m)
Debt / Equity = 11.93 (Debt 1.56b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 130.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.89 (Net Debt 1.55b / EBITDA 397.4m)
Debt / FCF = -7.91 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.55b / FCF TTM -195.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 147.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.01% (Net Income 300.0k / Total Assets 4.13b)
RoE = 0.20% (Net Income TTM 300.0k / Total Stockholder Equity 147.4m)
RoCE = 8.35% (EBIT 142.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 147.4m + L.T.Debt 1.55b))
RoIC = 7.00% (NOPAT 118.4m / Invested Capital 1.69b)
WACC = 4.48% (E(696.4m)/V(2.26b) * Re(9.72%) + D(1.56b)/V(2.26b) * Rd(2.58%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 9.72% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -9.12%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -195.6m)
EPS Correlation: -46.21 | EPS CAGR: -18.09% | SUE: -1.33 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 39.79 | Revenue CAGR: 7.39% | SUE: -1.06 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-04-30): EPS=0.84 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=-3 | Analysts=7
EPS next Year (2027-01-31): EPS=0.97 | Chg30d=+0.000 | Revisions Net=-6 | Growth EPS=+92.6% | Growth Revenue=+4.7%