It's Time For a Quick Look at Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY)'s Fundamentals

By Susan Ramirez • Wednesday, December 20 16:58 • Permanent Link

Small-cap consumer discretionary company Dave & Buster's Entertainment has moved -1.2% this evening, reaching $51.21 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $54.25.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America. The company is based in the United States.

What to Consider if You Are Thinking of Buying Dave & Buster's Entertainment:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has moved 53.6% over the last year.
PLAY has a forward P/E ratio of 11.7 based on its EPS guidance of 4.38.
Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of -0.3%.
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.77.
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 9.73

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported	Cash Flow from Operations ($ k)	Capital expenditures ($ k)	Free Cash Flow ($ k)	YoY Growth (%)
2023	444,468	234,224	210,244	10.12
2022	283,128	92,197	190,931	244.38
2021	-49,224	83,016	-132,240	-317.3
2020	288,946	228,091	60,855	-49.84
2019	337,616	216,286	121,330	171.0
2018	264,672	219,901	44,771

The firm's free cash flows have a decent average of $82.65 Million over the last 6 years. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 19.3%, with a year-on-year growth variability coefficient of 2249.8%.

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