# Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-05. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hospitality & Leisure. Price $7.81, market value $272 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.4×**. Enterprise value is 5.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -5.9%** (5-yr avg -2.4%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 1.7%**. 1.7% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -2.3%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -53.4%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 1.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.4%** (3-yr 2.3%/yr, 5-yr 36.9%/yr). Revenue fell 1.4% over the last year, against 36.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -195.9%**. Earnings per share fell 195.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 16.69**. Debt is 16.69 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.5×**. It would take 4.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.29** (quick 0.29). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $13.00 (+66% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -38.0%** (YTD -45.8%, 3-mo -16.0%). The shares are down 38.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -64.7%** (24.8% above the low). Trading 65% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.55** (volatility 75%). Beta of 1.55 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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