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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s yearly results (2023–2026), compared with Communication Services companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

Tangible Net Worth Ratio: Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative. Less tangible than 97% of Communication Services companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 12.1 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 96% of Communication Services companies in United States.
Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 0 of 3. Less steady than 93% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$95Operating costs$6.9Interest$2.3Net loss

Latest year (Jan 2026). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$709

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $709 of operating cash.

Higher than 91% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.8×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 77% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 68% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

−$3

Money owed to suppliers is larger than money owed by customers plus stock: $3 per $100 of sales comes from others' credit, against $1 from others' credit three years earlier.

Less money tied up than 69% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

1/3 · 0/3

Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 0 of 3.

Less steady than 93% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

−$134

Sales grew 7% in 3 years, but profit fell: $134 less profit per $100 of extra sales.

Lower than 93% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+7% / +9%

In 3 years sales changed by +7% while total assets changed by +9%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

41.5×

Debt due within a year is covered 41.5 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 83% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

12.1× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 12.1 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 96% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

78%

Of every $100 the company owns, $78 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

More tangible than 65% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 97% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−28%

Share count fell 28% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. made a loss over the last year. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owes $0.98 for every $1 it owns. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. made a loss in the year to Jan 2026, after a profit the year before.

Compared with Communication Services companies in United States · latest annual results Jan 2026.

P/E ratio

Loss

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

2.76

The share price is 2.76 times Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s book value per share, higher than 67% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Market cap

$242 M

The total market value of all of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 62% of Communication Services companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$88 M

What Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (31 Jul 2026).

Book value per share

$2.52

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $6.96 is 2.8 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

-69.7%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. lost 69.7% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 79% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.98×

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owes $0.98 for every $1 it owns (high), higher than 80% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

-1%

Revenue fell 1% in the year to Jan 2026, and grew 2% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Loss

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. made a loss in the year to Jan 2026, after a profit the year before.

Profit margin

-2.3%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. lost $2 for every $100 of revenue.

Interest cover

0.7×

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 0.7 times in the year to Jan 2026.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. had $3.1 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Jan 2026.

Questions

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.: $242 M ÷ $88 M (31 Jul 2026) = 2.8.

What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.'s return on equity?