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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment Financial Strength?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.42. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.22. As of today, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is 1.32.


Competitive Comparison of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-28 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $2,843 Mil.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*95.2/-27.8
=3.42

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc interest coverage is 2.7, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(72.1 + 2842.5) / 2396
=1.22

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a Z-score of 1.32, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.32 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (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. 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
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 G Gp Llc other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
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
Hill Path G Fund Lp other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES 150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Steve Klohn officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Michael Quartieri officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, 6601 BERMUDA ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
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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