Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

DB:9DB Stock Report

Market Cap: €592.2m

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 36.9%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 37.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 22.6% per year. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity is 40%, and it has net margins of 2.7%.

Key information

36.9%

Earnings growth rate

37.0%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth-11.8%
Revenue growth rate22.6%
Return on equity40.0%
Net Margin2.7%
Last Earnings Update04 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Dave & Buster's Entertainment makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:9DB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
04 Feb 252,133583940
05 Nov 242,197851950
06 Aug 242,2111131940
05 May 242,196981970
04 Feb 242,2051273930
29 Oct 232,1701301910
30 Jul 232,1841371930
30 Apr 232,1111401870
29 Jan 231,9641373770
30 Oct 221,7441241060
31 Jul 221,581132990
01 May 221,490156960
30 Jan 221,3041091160
31 Oct 211,07826770
01 Aug 21869-32670
02 May 21542-144590
31 Jan 21437-207580
01 Nov 20667-125680
02 Aug 20857-77740
03 May 201,15114830
02 Feb 201,355100880
03 Nov 191,339105870
04 Aug 191,322116860
05 May 191,297118860
03 Feb 191,265117850
04 Nov 181,238123940
05 Aug 181,206124930
06 May 181,168120920
04 Feb 181,140121810
29 Oct 171,105113850
30 Jul 171,084111840
30 Apr 171,047102810
29 Jan 171,00591780
30 Oct 1696986760
31 Jul 1693380730
01 May 1690671730
31 Jan 1686760730
01 Nov 1584051610
02 Aug 1581142610
03 May 1577516570
01 Feb 157478630
02 Nov 14711-2510
03 Aug 14690-8470
04 May 146626460

Quality Earnings: 9DB has a large one-off loss of $34.9M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 4th February, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: 9DB's current net profit margins (2.7%) are lower than last year (5.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 9DB's earnings have grown significantly by 36.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 9DB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 9DB had negative earnings growth (-54.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Hospitality industry average (23.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 9DB's Return on Equity (39.99%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/27 10:44
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/25 00:00
Earnings2025/02/04
Annual Earnings2025/02/04

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HickeyBenchmark Company
Andrew StrelzikBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lynne CollierCanaccord Genuity