Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
NASDAQ:PLAY · NASDAQ Global Select
+$0.78 today
Vol 2.32M · Avg 2.06M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -$48.7M -183.5% | $58.3M -54.1% | $126.9M -7.5% | $137.1M +26.2% | $108.6M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $279.4M +17.3% | $238.2M +14.2% | $208.5M +23.2% | $169.3M +22.4% | $138.3M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$3.0M +85.7% | -$21.0M -222.1% | $17.2M -37.7% | $27.6M +454.5% | -$7.8M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $19.6M +326.1% | $4.6M -71.3% | $16.0M -20.0% | $20.0M +60.0% | $12.5M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $7.9M +127.5% | -$28.7M +29.1% | -$40.5M -155.4% | $73.2M +519.3% | $11.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$25.3M -263.2% | $15.5M +520.0% | $2.5M -93.7% | $39.4M +666.0% | $5.1M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$100.0K +96.2% | -$2.6M -132.1% | $8.1M +4702.3% | -$176.0K +98.9% | -$16.5M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $24.4M +305.0% | -$11.9M -815.4% | -$1.3M -208.1% | $1.2M -91.6% | $14.3M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | $8.9M +130.0% | -$29.7M +40.4% | -$49.8M -252.1% | $32.7M +268.0% | $8.9M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $35.6M -41.5% | $60.9M +68.7% | $36.1M +109.3% | $17.2M -12.2% | $19.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $290.8M -6.9% | $312.3M -14.3% | $364.2M -18.1% | $444.5M +57.0% | $283.1M | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$391.4M +26.2% | -$530.2M -60.6% | -$330.2M -41.0% | -$234.2M -154.0% | -$92.2M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $0 -100.0% | $400.0K | $0 +100.0% | -$818.7M -112399.9% | $729.0K | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $4.5M | $0 -100.0% | $1.1M -15.2% | $1.3M | $0 | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$386.9M +27.0% | -$529.8M -61.0% | -$329.1M +68.7% | -$1.1B -1049.7% | -$91.5M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $132.1M -64.3% | $370.2M +181.7% | $131.4M -83.7% | $805.4M +573.8% | -$170.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | -$23.9M -402.5% | $7.9M | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $5.1M | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$1.7M +99.0% | -$173.6M +42.7% | -$303.1M -804.8% | -$33.5M -252.6% | -$9.5M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$700.0K +96.0% | -$17.4M -126.0% | -$7.7M +15.3% | -$9.1M -589.2% | $1.9M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | $105.8M -43.5% | $187.1M +204.3% | -$179.4M -123.5% | $762.8M +529.4% | -$177.6M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $9.7M +131.9% | -$30.4M +78.9% | -$144.3M -192.7% | $155.7M +1010.5% | $14.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | -$100.6M +53.8% | -$217.9M -740.9% | $34.0M -83.8% | $210.2M +10.1% | $190.9M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does PLAY generate free cash flow?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) generated -$100,600,000.00 of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does PLAY produce?
Operating cash flow was $290.80M, before capital expenditures of $391.40M.
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