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PLAY (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Debt-to-Equity : 21.53 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment Debt-to-Equity?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $85 Mil. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $3,054 Mil. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $146 Mil. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 21.53.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PLAY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 6.67   Max: 21.53
Current: 21.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Dave & Buster's Entertainment was 21.53. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 6.67.

PLAY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.28% of 833 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs PLAY: 21.53

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Chart

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.47 6.37 6.98 11.60 21.53

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.60 9.95 10.39 13.76 21.53

Competitive Comparison of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity

For the Entertainment subindustry, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

* 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) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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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
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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