Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc - Understand $play stock

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Financial Snapshot

Revenue

$2.211B

TTM

Gross Margin

84.95%

TTM

Net Earnings

$112.6M

TTM

Current Assets

$96.10M

Q3 2024

Current Liabilities

$408.2M

Q3 2024

Current Ratio

23.54%

Q3 2024

Total Assets

$3.834B

Q3 2024

Total Liabilities

$1.874B

Q3 2024

Book Value

$1.960B

Q3 2024

Cash

$13.10M

Q3 2024

P/E

11.12

Sep 17, 2024 EST

Free Cash Flow

-$46.90M

TTM

Revenues

Revenue YoY Change

Revenues

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Revenue	$2.205B	$1.964B	$1.304B	$436.5M	$1.355B	$1.265B	$1.140B	$1.005B	$867.0M	$746.8M	$635.6M	$608.1M	$541.5M	$521.5M	$520.8M	$533.4M	$536.3M
YoY Change	12.26%	50.64%	198.75%	-67.78%	7.07%	11.01%	13.39%	15.94%	16.1%	17.49%	4.52%	12.29%	3.84%	0.13%	-2.36%	-0.54%	5.12%

Expenses

Cost Of Revenues

Gross Profit

Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Revenue	$2.205B	$1.964B	$1.304B	$436.5M	$1.355B	$1.265B	$1.140B	$1.005B	$867.0M	$746.8M	$635.6M	$608.1M	$541.5M	$521.5M	$520.8M	$533.4M	$536.3M
Cost Of Revenue	$337.0M	$308.9M	$205.0M	$74.90M	$233.3M	$220.3M	$196.7M	$180.3M	$162.8M	$146.5M	$125.0M	$119.1M	$107.2M	$104.0M	$104.1M	$104.7M	$106.7M
Gross Profit	$1.868B	$1.656B	$1.099B	$361.6M	$1.121B	$1.045B	$943.1M	$824.9M	$704.2M	$600.3M	$510.6M	$489.0M	$434.4M	$417.6M	$416.6M	$428.6M	$429.5M
Gross Profit Margin	84.72%	84.28%	84.28%	82.84%	82.78%	82.59%	82.74%	82.06%	81.22%	80.39%	80.33%	80.41%	80.22%	80.08%	79.99%	80.35%	80.09%

Selling, General & Admin Expense

Research & Development

Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization

SGA Expense to Gross Profit Ratio

R&D To Gross Profit Ratio

DDA To Gross Profit Ratio

Operating Expenses Total

Operating Profits/Loss

Operational Expenses

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Selling, General & Admin	$734.8M	$680.8M	$403.1M	$197.1M	$610.8M	$381.6M	$340.0M	$298.7M	$265.3M	$229.8M	$193.7M	$189.0M	$170.0M	$174.3M	$166.4M	$177.0M	$184.9M
YoY Change	7.93%	68.89%	104.51%	-67.73%	60.06%	12.24%	13.83%	12.59%	15.45%	18.64%	2.49%	11.18%	-2.47%	4.75%	-5.99%	-4.27%	-1.39%
% of Gross Profit	39.33%	41.12%	36.68%	54.51%	54.47%	36.52%	36.05%	36.21%	37.68%	38.28%	37.94%	38.65%	39.13%	41.74%	39.94%	41.3%	43.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$208.5M	$169.3M	$138.3M	$138.8M	$132.5M	$118.1M	$102.2M	$86.91M	$77.26M	$69.47M	$64.93M	$61.96M	$54.30M	$50.00M	$53.70M	$49.70M	$51.90M
YoY Change	23.15%	22.39%	-0.34%	4.75%	12.21%	15.57%	17.57%	12.48%	11.22%	6.98%	4.8%	14.1%	8.6%	-6.89%	8.05%	-4.24%	7.68%
% of Gross Profit	11.16%	10.23%	12.59%	38.38%	11.82%	11.3%	10.83%	10.54%	10.97%	11.57%	12.72%	12.67%	12.5%	11.97%	12.89%	11.6%	12.08%
Operating Expenses	$1.562B	$1.393B	$911.9M	$614.2M	$973.3M	$884.0M	$777.3M	$674.3M	$594.2M	$526.4M	$459.5M	$445.3M	$400.2M	$395.5M	$394.8M	$400.9M	$408.5M
YoY Change	12.11%	52.76%	48.47%	-36.9%	10.1%	13.73%	15.28%	13.48%	12.88%	14.56%	3.19%	11.27%	1.19%	0.18%	-1.52%	-1.86%	2.56%
Operating Profit	$306.6M	$262.5M	$187.2M	-$252.6M	$148.1M	$161.0M	$165.8M	$150.5M	$110.0M	$73.86M	$51.04M	$43.71M	$34.20M	$22.10M	$21.80M	$27.70M	$21.00M
YoY Change	16.8%	40.24%	-174.1%	-270.56%	-8.01%	-2.88%	10.14%	36.79%	48.98%	44.71%	16.76%	27.82%	54.75%	1.38%	-21.3%	31.9%	162.5%

Interest Expenses

Interest Expenses To Operating Income %

Other Expense/Income

Interest & Other Expense/Income

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Interest Expense	-$127.4M	$87.36M	-$53.91M	-$36.90M	-$20.90M	$13.11M	$8.665M	$6.985M	$11.46M	$34.79M	$47.81M	$47.63M	-$44.90M	-$32.50M	-$22.10M	-$26.20M	-$31.20M
YoY Change	-245.83%	-262.05%	46.1%	76.56%	-259.38%	51.33%	24.05%	-39.07%	-67.05%	-27.23%	0.37%	-206.09%	38.15%	47.06%	-15.65%	-16.03%	12.64%
% of Operating Profit	-41.55%	33.28%	-28.8%		-14.11%	8.14%	5.23%	4.64%	10.42%	47.1%	93.67%	108.97%	-131.29%	-147.06%	-101.38%	-94.58%	-148.57%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change

Income/Loss

Pretax Income

Income Tax

Net Profits/Loss

Pretax Income YoY Change

Income Tax Rate

Net Profits/Loss YoY Change

Basic EPS

Net Income To Revenue Ratio

Pretax & Net Income

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Pretax Income	$163.1M	$173.7M	$127.7M	-$290.4M	$127.1M	$147.9M	$156.4M	$143.5M	$91.75M	$11.49M	$3.230M	-$3.920M	-$10.80M	-$10.40M	-$300.0K	$1.600M	-$10.10M
YoY Change	-6.08%	36.04%	-143.96%	-328.48%	-14.06%	-5.44%	8.96%	56.44%	698.24%	255.85%	-182.4%	-63.7%	3.85%	3366.67%	-118.75%	-115.84%	-48.73%
Income Tax	$36.20M	$36.53M	$19.01M	-$83.40M	$26.90M	$30.67M	$35.44M	$52.74M	$32.13M	$3.858M	$1.061M	-$12.70M	-$3.800M	-$3.100M	$100.0K	$0.00	-$1.300M
% Of Pretax Income	22.19%	21.04%	14.89%		21.16%	20.74%	22.66%	36.74%	35.02%	33.57%	32.85%					0.0%
Net Earnings	$126.9M	$137.1M	$108.6M	-$207.0M	$100.3M	$117.2M	$120.9M	$90.80M	$59.60M	$7.600M	$2.200M	$8.800M	-$7.000M	-$7.300M	-$400.0K	$1.600M	-$8.800M
YoY Change	-7.46%	26.23%	-152.48%	-306.38%	-14.44%	-3.08%	33.21%	52.34%	684.21%	245.45%	-75.0%	-225.71%	-4.11%	1725.0%	-125.0%	-118.18%	-24.14%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.75%	6.98%	8.33%	-47.42%	7.4%	9.26%	10.61%	9.03%	6.87%	1.02%	0.35%	1.45%	-1.29%	-1.4%	-0.08%	0.3%	-1.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.94	$2.83	$2.26	-$4.75		$3.00	$2.93	$2.16	$1.46	$0.22	$0.07	$0.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.88	$2.79	$2.205M	-$4.759M	$2.941M	$2.93	$2.84	$2.10	$1.39	$0.21	$0.06	$0.26	-$179.0K	-$186.7K	-$10.23K	$40.92K	-$225.1K

Assets & Liabilities

Cash & Short-Term Investments

Cash & Equivalents

Cash To Operating Expenses Ratio

Inventory

Receivables

Total Short-Term Assets

Property, Plant And Equipment

Long-Term Investments

Total Long-Term Assets

Total Assets

Net Income To Total Assets Percentage

Accounts Payable

Short-Term Debt

Long Term Debt Due

Total Short-Term Liabilities

Long-Term Debt

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Total Long-Term Liabilities

Total Liabilities

Short-Term To Long-Term Debt Ratio

Short-Term Assets To Debt Ratio

Long-Term Debt To Net Income Ratio

Assets & Liabilities

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$37.30M	$181.6M	$25.91M	$11.90M	$24.70M	$21.60M	$18.80M	$20.10M	$25.50M	$70.90M	$38.10M	$36.10M	$33.70M	$34.40M	$16.70M
YoY Change	-79.46%	600.85%	117.73%	-51.82%	14.35%	14.89%	-6.47%	-21.18%	-64.03%	86.09%	5.54%	7.12%	-2.03%	105.99%
Cash & Equivalents	$37.30M	$181.6M	$25.91M	$11.90M	$24.70M	$21.60M	$18.80M	$20.10M	$25.50M	$70.90M	$38.10M	$36.10M	$33.70M	$34.40M	$16.70M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$18.20M	$41.17M	$14.42M	$13.10M	$17.50M	$29.60M	$28.80M	$27.70M	$61.00M	$51.10M	$43.50M	$46.70M	$31.80M	$22.20M	$16.20M
YoY Change	-55.79%	185.48%	10.08%	-25.14%	-40.88%	2.78%	3.97%	-54.59%	19.37%	17.47%	-6.85%	46.86%	43.24%	37.04%
Inventory	$37.20M	$45.42M	$40.32M	$23.80M	$34.50M	$27.30M	$27.60M	$21.90M	$19.50M	$18.50M	$15.40M	$14.80M	$14.80M	$14.20M	$13.80M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$21.90M
Other Receivables	$22.90M
Total Short-Term Assets	$137.5M	$293.7M	$145.6M	$118.9M	$79.00M	$91.10M	$94.90M	$75.60M	$110.1M	$142.9M	$99.30M	$98.70M	$80.30M	$76.70M	$46.80M
YoY Change	-53.18%	101.76%	22.43%	50.51%	-13.28%	-4.0%	25.53%	-31.34%	-22.95%	43.91%	0.61%	22.91%	4.69%	63.89%
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.656B	$2.514B	$1.816B	$1.853B	$1.912B	$805.3M	$726.5M	$606.9M	$523.9M	$436.0M	$388.1M	$337.2M	$323.3M	$304.8M	$294.2M
YoY Change	5.66%	38.44%	-1.99%	-3.12%	137.45%	10.85%	19.71%	15.84%	20.16%	12.34%	15.09%	4.3%	6.07%	3.6%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$40.20M	$30.78M	$32.83M	$29.80M	$27.30M	$25.10M	$24.10M	$18.60M	$18.00M	$19.80M	$22.90M	$26.30M	$31.20M	$31.40M	$13.80M
YoY Change	30.61%	-6.24%	10.16%	9.16%	8.76%	4.15%	29.57%	3.33%	-9.09%	-13.54%	-12.93%	-15.71%	-0.64%	127.54%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.617B	$3.467B	$2.200B	$2.234B	$2.291B	$1.182B	$1.102B	$977.1M	$893.6M	$807.4M	$762.5M	$714.9M	$705.8M	$687.8M	$436.8M
YoY Change	4.32%	57.59%	-1.51%	-2.5%	93.82%	7.26%	12.79%	9.34%	10.68%	5.89%	6.66%	1.29%	2.62%	57.46%
Total Assets	$3.754B	$3.761B	$2.346B	$2.353B	$2.370B	$1.273B	$1.197B	$1.053B	$1.004B	$950.3M	$861.8M	$813.6M	$786.1M	$764.5M	$483.6M
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$118.6M	$84.70M	$62.49M	$36.40M	$65.40M	$60.40M	$54.60M	$55.30M	$42.80M	$35.00M	$36.10M	$23.90M	$24.00M	$18.70M	$21.40M
YoY Change	40.03%	35.53%	71.68%	-44.34%	8.28%	10.62%	-1.27%	29.21%	22.29%	-3.05%	51.05%	-0.42%	28.34%	-12.62%
Accrued Expenses	$154.8M	$203.5M	$136.4M	$135.3M	$108.4M	$99.80M	$90.50M	$74.10M	$71.60M	$63.90M	$55.60M	$51.40M	$45.40M	$46.20M	$45.30M
YoY Change	-23.91%	49.18%	0.8%	24.82%	8.62%	10.28%	22.13%	3.49%	12.05%	14.93%	8.17%	13.22%	-1.73%	1.99%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$9.000M	$8.500M		$0.00	$15.00M	$15.00M	$15.00M	$7.500M	$7.500M	$0.00	$1.500M	$1.500M	$1.500M	$1.500M	$800.0K
YoY Change	5.88%			-100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%		-100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	87.5%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$435.6M	$438.0M	$311.5M	$271.6M	$290.9M	$244.4M	$207.8M	$177.8M	$156.6M	$125.8M	$113.0M	$92.90M	$86.60M	$81.90M	$80.70M
YoY Change	-0.56%	40.62%	14.7%	-6.63%	19.03%	17.61%	16.87%	13.54%	24.48%	11.33%	21.64%	7.27%	5.74%	1.49%
Long-Term Debt	$1.284B	$1.223B	$431.4M	$596.4M	$632.7M	$378.5M	$351.2M	$256.6M	$329.9M	$429.0M	$484.2M	$469.6M	$457.0M	$346.4M	$226.4M
YoY Change	5.01%	183.43%	-27.67%	-5.74%	67.16%	7.77%	36.87%	-22.22%	-23.1%	-11.4%	3.11%	2.76%	31.93%	53.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.694B	$1.623B	$1.315B	$1.318B	$1.258B	$247.9M	$206.1M	$164.4M	$135.5M	$109.0M	$90.40M	$78.90M	$74.70M	$71.70M	$72.40M
YoY Change	4.33%	23.42%	-0.19%	4.78%	407.38%	20.28%	25.36%	21.33%	24.31%	20.58%	14.58%	5.62%	4.18%	-0.97%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.978B	$2.846B	$1.747B	$1.914B	$1.891B	$626.4M	$557.3M	$421.0M	$465.4M	$538.0M	$574.6M	$548.5M	$531.7M	$418.1M	$298.8M
YoY Change	4.62%	62.94%	-8.75%	1.26%	201.8%	12.4%	32.38%	-9.54%	-13.49%	-6.37%	4.76%	3.16%	27.17%	39.93%
Total Liabilities	$3.503B	$3.350B	$2.070B	$2.200B	$2.201B	$885.4M	$775.4M	$613.3M	$657.4M	$691.6M	$711.3M	$666.2M	$648.6M	$524.7M	$391.0M
YoY Change	4.56%	61.83%	-5.88%	-0.04%	148.53%	14.19%	26.43%	-6.71%	-4.95%	-2.77%	6.77%	2.71%	23.61%	34.19%

Ownership

Basic Shares Outstanding

Diluted Shares Outstanding

Preferred Stock

Treasury Stock Shares

Stock Issuance & Repurchase

Ownership Data

Concept	2024	2023	2022	2021	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Basic Shares Outstanding	43.20M shares	48.50M shares	48.14M shares	43.55M shares	39.05M	41.28M	41.95M	40.97M shares	35.31M shares	33.19M shares	33.19M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	44.07M shares	49.18M shares	49.26M shares	43.55M shares	39.98M	42.58M	43.29M	42.78M shares	37.13M shares	34.03M shares	33.75M shares
Preferred Stock
Treasury Stock Shares

Return On Shareholders' Equity

Book Value

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow YoY

Dividends

Stock Price

Market Cap: $1.2517 Billion

About Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of entertainment and dining venues under the name Dave & Buster's. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and currently employs 23,258 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-10-10. The firm owns and operates about 223 venues in North America that offer entertainment and dining experiences to guests through two distinct brands: Dave & Buster’s and Main Event. The firm has about 164 Dave & Buster's branded stores in 42 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada and offers guests the opportunity to Eat Drink Play and Watch, all in one location. Each store offers a full menu of entrees and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. The company also operates about 59 Main Event branded stores in 20 states across the country, and offers bowling, laser tag, hundreds of arcade games, and virtual reality. Each of its locations also offers full bar service, including a variety of beers, hand-crafted cocktails, and premium spirits.

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