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PLAY (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Cash Flow from Operations : $312 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Jan. 2025, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $9 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $64 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $32 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-14 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $-5 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $21 Mil. In all, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $109 Mil.


Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Cash Flow from Operations
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Quarterly Data
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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $312 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Dave & Buster's Entertainment  (NAS:PLAY) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $9 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $64 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's change in working capital for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $32 Mil. It means Dave & Buster's Entertainment's working capital increased by $32 Mil from Oct. 2024 to Jan. 2025 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-14 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-5 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was $21 Mil.


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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1221 Beltline Road, Suite 500, Coppell, TX, USA, 75019
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the United States where customers can eat, drink, play games, and watch televised sports. Each store offers a full menu of entries and appetizers, a complete selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an extensive assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. It derives maximum revenue from Entertainment.
Executives
John Mulleady officer: SVP, RE & Dev DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Kevin M Sheehan director DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Michael J Griffith director DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Hamish Dodds director C/O PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC., 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FT. WORTH TX 76102
Antonio Pineiro officer: SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COOPELL TX 75220
Christopher Daniel Morris officer: Chief Executive Officer
Steve Klohn officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Randall L Jones officer: VP Accounting and Controller 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Ashley Zickefoose officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Hill Path Capital Partners Lp other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10155
Hill Path D Fund Lp other: SEE FOOTNOTE 1 150 E 58TH STREET, FLOOR 32, NEW YORK NY 10155
Hp J Gp Llc other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hill Path J Fund Lp other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hp G Gp Llc other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hill Path G Fund Lp other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019