Dave & Buster's Entertainment Third Quarter 2025 Earnings: Misses Expectations

Simply Wall St

December 12, 2024

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Third Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: US$453.0m (down 3.0% from 3Q 2024).
Net loss: US$32.7m (loss widened by US$27.5m from 3Q 2024).
US$0.84 loss per share (further deteriorated from US$0.12 loss in 3Q 2024).

earnings-and-revenue-growth — NasdaqGS:PLAY Earnings and Revenue Growth December 12th 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 2.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 114%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 4.9% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 9.9% growth forecast for the Hospitality industry in the US.

Performance of the American Hospitality industry.

The company's shares are down 21% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Before we wrap up, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Dave & Buster's Entertainment (1 is a bit concerning!) that you should be aware of.

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