PLAY
Neutral signal
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. 1 purchase disclosure year to date, a thin reading
- Financial indicators Pulls against a bullish reading. Current ratio 0.29 · operating margin 5.0%
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Interesting trend — weekly bias down
ACHAT TOTAL: 12 000 titres (~81 300,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- Lipman Nathaniel
- Total bought
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$81,300
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $6.78 vs last close $7.12 (+5.1%)
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-17
- Liquidity
- Liquid $23,540,911/day · 20d vol
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Lipman Nathaniel | Buy | 12,000 | $6.78 | $81,300 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-09-22
PLAY presents a deeply distressed financial profile with near-zero liquidity (current ratio 0.29), negative free cash flow, and a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 34x, making any recovery thesis extremely fragile.
The first sentence of the analysis written for PLAY on 2026-09-22 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2026-02-03 | 2025-02-04 | 2024-02-04 | 2023-01-29 | 2022-01-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 85.7% | 85.3% | 84.0% | 83.5% | 84.3% | |
| Ebit Margin | 3.7% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.6% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 17.0% | 20.3% | 22.3% | 21.5% | 24.2% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 5.0% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 14.1% | 15.0% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -3.2% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 9.8% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -2.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -2.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.286 | 0.218 | 0.316 | 0.671 | 0.467 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.194 | 0.126 | 0.230 | 0.567 | 0.338 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.057 | 0.077 | 0.096 | 0.091 | 0.119 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.038 | 0.016 | 0.086 | 0.415 | 0.083 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -13.879 | 18.376 | 18.224 | 14.682 | 15.836 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.072 | -0.373 | 4.689 | 0.582 | -0.107 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.072 | -0.373 | 4.689 | 0.582 | -0.107 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -13.879 | 18.753 | 18.604 | 14.892 | 16.195 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.071 | -0.380 | 5.767 | 0.567 | -0.111 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 7.386 | 7.337 | 9.214 | 4.909 | 6.255 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.320 | 0.502 | 1.050 | 1.026 | 1.321 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -6.696 | -4.909 | 68.078 | 9.585 | 9.024 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.316 | 3.425 | 6.355 | 4.534 | 6.086 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.769 | 0.782 | 0.776 | 0.761 | 0.748 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 34.705 | 21.529 | 11.603 | 6.975 | 6.369 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.972 | 0.956 | 0.921 | 0.875 | 0.864 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.943 | 0.910 | 0.836 | 0.749 | 0.610 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 45.138 | 27.543 | 14.946 | 9.162 | 8.516 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -6.470 | -6.690 | -9.970 | -12.664 | -8.183 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.669 | 0.720 | 0.836 | 1.015 | 0.909 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.138 | 0.146 | 0.165 | 0.226 | 0.217 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.346 | -0.698 | 0.093 | 0.473 | 0.674 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.465 | 2.954 | 3.230 | 4.176 | 5.970 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.721 | 1.762 | 2.460 | 3.303 | 3.930 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 41.543 | 44.614 | 40.467 | 52.290 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.092 | 0.099 | 0.125 | 0.155 | 0.161 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.743 | 0.589 | 1.103 | 1.898 | 3.071 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.743 | 0.589 | 1.103 | 1.898 | 3.071 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.700 | 9.700 | 10.555 | 11.119 | 10.933 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 85.7% | ▲0.5% | ▲1.2% |
| Ebit Margin | 3.7% | ▼-5.4% | ▼-6.7% |
| Ebitda Margin | 17.0% | ▼-3.3% | ▼-4.1% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 5.0% | ▼-6.2% | ▼-7.0% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -3.2% | ▼-6.5% | ▼-8.4% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -2.3% | ▼-5.1% | ▼-6.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.3% | ▼-5.1% | ▼-6.6% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -2.3% | ▼-5.1% | ▼-6.6% |
| Current Ratio | 0.285 | ▲0.068 | ▼-0.106 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.194 | ▲0.068 | ▼-0.097 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.057 | ▼-0.019 | ▼-0.031 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.038 | ▲0.022 | ▼-0.089 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -13.879 | ▼-32.254 | ▼-24.527 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.072 | ▲0.444 | ▼-0.901 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.072 | ▲0.444 | ▼-0.901 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -13.879 | ▼-32.632 | ▼-24.792 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.071 | ▲0.451 | ▼-1.112 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 7.386 | ▲0.049 | ▲0.366 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.320 | ▼-0.181 | ▼-0.523 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -6.696 | ▼-1.787 | ▼-21.712 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.317 | ▼-1.109 | ▼-2.227 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.769 | ▼-0.013 | ▲0.002 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 34.705 | ▲13.176 | ▲18.469 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.972 | ▲0.016 | ▲0.055 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.943 | ▲0.033 | ▲0.134 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 45.138 | ▲17.595 | ▲24.077 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -6.470 | ▲0.220 | ▲2.325 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.669 | ▼-0.051 | ▼-0.161 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.138 | ▼-0.008 | ▼-0.040 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.346 | ▲0.352 | ▼-0.385 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.465 | ▼-0.489 | ▼-1.294 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.721 | ▼-1.041 | ▼-1.714 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 41.543 | ▼-3.071 | ▲5.760 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.092 | ▼-0.008 | ▼-0.035 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.743 | ▲0.154 | ▼-0.738 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.743 | ▲0.154 | ▼-0.738 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 10.700 | ▲1.001 | ▲0.099 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $673.6M | $1.07B | $2.31B | $2.02B | $1.72B | |
| Enterprise value | $3.82B | $4.20B | $5.19B | $4.70B | $3.45B | |
| EV / Sales | 1.82x | 1.97x | 2.35x | 2.39x | 2.65x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 13.14x | 13.45x | 14.26x | 10.57x | 12.19x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -37.99x | -19.28x | 152.71x | 22.34x | 18.08x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.70x | 9.70x | 10.55x | 11.12x | 10.93x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.81x | 7.23x | 5.85x | 6.35x | 5.47x | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | 0.22x | 0.32x | 0.67x | 0.47x | |
| Income quality | -5.97x | 5.36x | 2.87x | 3.24x | 2.61x | |
| Graham number | — | $11 | $20 | $23 | $17 | |
| Graham net-net | -$114 | -$98 | -$79 | -$64 | -$41 | |
| Tax burden | 71.7% | 83.4% | 77.8% | 79.0% | 85.1% | |
| Interest burden | -87.3% | 35.8% | 57.6% | 68.6% | 72.0% | |
| Working capital | -$310.5M | -$339.5M | -$298.1M | -$144.3M | -$165.9M | |
| Invested capital | $3.63B | $3.53B | $3.28B | $3.29B | $2.00B | |
| Return on assets | -1.2% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% | |
| Operating ROA | 2.6% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -1.5% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 5.5% | |
| Return on equity | -53.4% | 40.0% | 50.5% | 33.4% | 39.5% | |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 8.3% | 9.6% | |
| Earnings yield | -7.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -14.9% | -20.4% | 1.5% | 10.4% | 11.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 134.6% | 169.8% | 90.7% | 52.7% | 32.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 140.1% | 222.6% | 158.4% | 138.3% | 66.7% | |
| Capex / Sales | 18.6% | 24.9% | 15.0% | 11.9% | 7.1% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 31.0% | 29.2% | 29.0% | 30.9% | 27.8% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 22.4% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 15.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 9d | 5d | 7d | 5d | 18d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 153d | 156d | 123d | 96d | 111d | |
| Operating cycle | 58d | 51d | 46d | 56d | 90d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -95d | -105d | -77d | -40d | -21d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-37.0%EV / Sales ▼-7.7%EV / EBITDA ▲+10.3%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-0.311Earnings yield ▼-0.127
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.934Return on assets ▼-0.026Return on invested capital ▼-0.034Return on capital employed ▼-0.038Operating ROA ▼-0.036Income quality ▼-11.328Tax burden ▼-0.117
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+4.463Days payables outstanding ▼-3.491Operating cycle ▲+6.754Cash conversion cycle ▲+10.245Capex / Sales ▼-0.062R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.068Net debt / EBITDA ▲+1.584Working capital ▲+29000000.000Invested capital ▲+98200000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.006
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-60.9%EV / Sales ▼-31.3%EV / EBITDA ▼-2.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+0.953Earnings yield ▼-0.135
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.929Return on assets ▼-0.058Return on invested capital ▼-0.060Return on capital employed ▼-0.067Operating ROA ▼-0.057Income quality ▼-8.577Tax burden ▼-0.134
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-8.712Days payables outstanding ▲+41.217Operating cycle ▼-32.038Cash conversion cycle ▼-73.255Capex / Sales ▲+0.115R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.182Net debt / EBITDA ▲+3.339Working capital ▼-144556000.000Invested capital ▲+1631053000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.074
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-07 | Tom Malinowski | Sale (Full) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2019-04-03 | Tom Malinowski | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
- 2026-09-20 Insider Buying: Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) Director Purchases $81,360.00 in Stock Dave and Buster''s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY - Get Free Report) Director Nathaniel Lipman purchased 12,000 shares of the company''s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.78 per share, with a total value of $81,360.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 30,715
- 2026-09-18 Bear of the Day: Dave & Buster''s (PLAY) I last profiled Dave & Buster''s ( PLAY ) as the Bear of the Day in late May when shares were still trading above $10. And it was the third time in 3 years I''ve done so as the Zacks Rank has kept pegging this stock with falling EPS estimates.
- 2026-09-16 Squarepoint Ops LLC Has $1.50 Million Position in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. $PLAY Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in shares of Dave and Buster''s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) by 289.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 131,168 shares of the restaurant operator''s stock after acquiring an additional 97,507 shares during the quarter.
- 2026-09-15 Why Dave & Buster''s Stock Tumbled Today Dave & Buster''s arcades aren''t attracting as many gamers. Management hopes new games will lure back diners.
- 2026-09-15 Dave & Buster''s Faces Challenges Amid Leadership Changes and Turnaround Efforts Dave and Buster''s (PLAY) is currently experiencing significant pressure following its Q2 earnings report, which fell short of expectations. The company reported a
- 2026-09-15 Could Dave & Buster''s Capitulation Signal the Bottom Is Finally In? Dave & Buster''s NASDAQ: PLAY has its share of headwinds, but not to the degree its stock price action suggests. The mid-September plunge, triggered by weaker-than-expected Q2 results, pushed the stock to a record low, well below existing support and on track for what could be a monumental slide.
- 2026-09-15 Dave & Buster''s Stock Plunges After a Surprise Loss Shares of Dave & Buster''s Entertainment are tumbling after the restaurant and arcade operator posted a surprise loss.
- 2026-09-15 Dave and Buster''s Stock Gaps Lower on Earnings Fumble Shares of Dave and Buster''s Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) are down 12.2% to trade at $7.43 after posting a second-quarter earnings and revenue miss.
- 2026-09-15 Dave & Buster''s Retreats 4% on Sales Miss; Six Flags Slips 2%, Lucky Strike Entertainment Falls 1% Dave & Buster''s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) stock is falling 4% to $8.15 in Tuesday morning trading after the entertainment and dining operator reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter results. Dave & Buster''s generated $544.1 million of revenue, down 2.
- 2026-09-15 These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Dave & Buster''s Following Downbeat Q2 Results Dave & Buster''s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY) posted downbeat second-quarter fiscal 2026 results after Monday''s closing bell.