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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Beneish M-Score

: -2.79 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PLAY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.75   Med: -2.65   Max: 81.45
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dave & Buster's Entertainment was 81.45. The lowest was -3.75. And the median was -2.65.


Dave & Buster's Entertainment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Beneish M-Score 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 Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 81.45 -1.61 -2.65 -2.79

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.65 -1.50 -2.34 -3.14 -2.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score 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 Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Dave & Buster's Entertainment Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Dave & Buster's Entertainment for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.8455+0.528 * 0.9948+0.404 * 1.0095+0.892 * 1.1226+0.115 * 0.8669
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9495+4.679 * -0.057-0.327 * 1.0171
=-2.79

* 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.

This Year (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $45 Mil.
Revenue was 599 + 466.9 + 542.1 + 597.3 = $2,205 Mil.
Gross Profit was 508.7 + 394.1 + 458.5 + 507 = $1,868 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $138 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,656 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $209 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $649 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $436 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,843 Mil.
Net Income was 36.1 + -5.2 + 25.9 + 70.1 = $127 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.6 + -4 + -4 + -4.7 = $-23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 97.2 + 70.8 + 103.8 + 92.4 = $364 Mil.
Total Receivables was $47 Mil.
Revenue was 563.7 + 481.2 + 468.4 + 451.1 = $1,964 Mil.
Gross Profit was 476.6 + 405 + 392.8 + 381.1 = $1,656 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $294 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,761 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,514 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $609 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $438 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,791 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(44.8 / 2205.3) / (47.2 / 1964.4)
=0.020315 / 0.024028
=0.8455

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(1655.5 / 1964.4) / (1868.3 / 2205.3)
=0.842751 / 0.847186
=0.9948

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (137.5 + 2656) / 3754.4) / (1 - (293.7 + 2513.8) / 3761)
=0.25594 / 0.253523
=1.0095

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=2205.3 / 1964.4
=1.1226

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(169.3 / (169.3 + 2513.8)) / (208.5 / (208.5 + 2656))
=0.063099 / 0.072788
=0.8669

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(648.6 / 2205.3) / (608.5 / 1964.4)
=0.29411 / 0.309764
=0.9495

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((2842.5 + 435.6) / 3754.4) / ((2790.5 + 438) / 3761)
=0.873136 / 0.858415
=1.0171

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(126.9 - -23.3 - 364.2) / 3754.4
=-0.057

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Business Description

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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. The play division includes amusement, simulation, and video games, accounts for more than half of total company revenue. Food and beverage accounts for the rest. About one third of food and beverage revenue comes from alcoholic drinks, with the rest coming from food and nonalcoholic beverages.
Executives
John Mulleady officer: SVP, RE & Dev 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
Antonio Pineiro officer: SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COOPELL TX 75220
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
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Steve Klohn officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
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Tony Wehner officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Les Lehner officer: SVP, Chief Procurement Ofc 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019

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