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PLAY (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Pretax Margin % : -9.23% (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $-42 Mil. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $453 Mil. Therefore, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was -9.23%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

PLAY' s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -66.53   Med: 9.59   Max: 14.28
Current: 5.05


PLAY's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than
60.76% of 1027 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.81 vs PLAY: 5.05

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Chart

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.39 -66.53 9.79 8.84 7.40

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Pretax Margin % 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 -2.21 8.30 8.91 9.08 -9.23

Competitive Comparison of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin %

For the Entertainment subindustry, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
=163.1/2205.3
=7.40 %

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-41.8/453
=-9.23 %

* 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) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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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
Christopher Daniel Morris officer: Chief Executive Officer
Steve Klohn officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Michael J Griffith director 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
John Mulleady officer: SVP, RE & Dev 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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