Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
NASDAQ:PLAY · NASDAQ Global Select
+$0.78 today
Vol 2.32M · Avg 2.06M
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NASDAQ:PLAY · Revenue to Net Income
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$2.1B of revenue converted into -$64.7M of net income for the selected period. Gross margin is 68.0% and net margin is -3.5%, showing how much revenue survives after costs and taxes. EPS is $-1.88, tying the income statement back to per-share earnings.
Income Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.1B -1.4% | $2.1B -3.3% | $2.2B +12.3% | $2.0B +50.6% | $1.3B | $809.6M | $921.6M | $731.2M |
| Cost of Revenue | $300.3M -4.5% | $314.4M -10.9% | $353.0M +9.2% | $323.2M +57.7% | $204.9M | $725.6M | $804.0M | $882.4M |
| Gross Profit | $1.8B -0.9% | $1.8B -1.8% | $1.9B +12.9% | $1.6B +49.3% | $1.1B | $8.9B | $7.6B | $6.2B |
| Gross Margin | 85.7% +0.5pp | 85.3% +1.3pp | 84.0% +0.4pp | 83.5% -0.7pp | 84.3% | 9.8% | 28.9% | 38.3% |
| Research & Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $983.2M | $1.3B | $490.4M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $652.8M +4.8% | $623.0M -2.6% | $639.7M +5.3% | $607.4M +67.4% | $362.8M | $620.6M | $923.0M | -$1.5B |
| Operating Expenses | $1.7B +7.5% | $1.6B +3.4% | $1.5B +12.0% | $1.4B +50.9% | $903.8M | $5.3B | $7.0B | $8.7B |
| 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 |
| EBITDA | $357.2M -17.5% | $433.2M -11.9% | $491.9M +16.5% | $422.4M +33.8% | $315.7M | -$15.2B | $6.8B | $9.3B |
| EBITDA Margin | 17.0% -3.3pp | 20.3% -2.0pp | 22.3% +0.8pp | 21.5% -2.7pp | 24.2% | 5.6% | 46.3% | 42.0% |
| Operating Income | $105.1M -56.0% | $239.1M -26.4% | $325.0M +17.3% | $277.1M +41.9% | $195.3M | $12.3B | $14.0B | -$15.7B |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% -6.2pp | 11.2% -3.5pp | 14.7% +0.6pp | 14.1% -0.9pp | 15.0% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 22.0% |
| Interest Income | $600.0K +50.0% | $400.0K -91.5% | $4.7M +648.4% | $628.0K | $0 | -$1.5B | -$1.6B | $405.0M |
| Interest Expense | $145.7M +7.4% | $135.7M +2.7% | $132.1M +57.4% | $83.9M +68.8% | $49.7M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Other Income / Expenses | -$173.0M -2.2% | -$169.2M -4.5% | -$161.9M -56.4% | -$103.5M -53.1% | -$67.6M | -$1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Income Before Tax | -$67.9M -197.1% | $69.9M -57.1% | $163.1M -6.0% | $173.6M +35.9% | $127.7M | $3.3B | $4.9B | $3.6B |
| Pre-Tax Margin | -3.2% -6.5pp | 3.3% -4.1pp | 7.4% -1.4pp | 8.8% -1.0pp | 9.8% | 20.8% | 18.7% | 26.2% |
| Income Tax Expense | -$19.2M -265.5% | $11.6M -68.0% | $36.2M -0.8% | $36.5M +92.1% | $19.0M | $1.3B | -$1.6B | $745.2M |
| Net Income | -$48.7M -183.5% | $58.3M -54.1% | $126.9M -7.4% | $137.1M +26.1% | $108.7M | $4.9B | $4.8B | $4.7B |
| Net Margin | -2.3% -5.0pp | 2.7% -3.0pp | 5.8% -1.2pp | 7.0% -1.4pp | 8.3% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 22.5% |
| EPS (Basic) | -$1 -194.0% | $1 -49.3% | $3 +3.9% | $3 +25.2% | $2 | $400.8M | $703.2M | $1.3B |
| EPS (Diluted) | -$1 -195.9% | $1 -49.3% | $3 +3.2% | $3 +26.2% | $2 | $766.2M | $609.4M | $452.6M |
| Weighted Avg Shares | $34.7M -11.3% | $39.1M -9.6% | $43.2M -10.9% | $48.5M +0.7% | $48.1M | $757.8M | $925.8M | $1.1B |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | $34.7M -13.3% | $40.0M -9.2% | $44.1M -10.4% | $49.2M -0.2% | $49.3M | $1.2B | $924.4M | $678.0M |
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How much revenue does PLAY generate?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) reported $2.10B of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Is PLAY profitable?
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) reported -$48,700,000.00 of net income, with a net margin of -2.3%.
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