For the quarter ended July 2025, Dave & Buster's (PLAY) reported revenue of $557.4 million, up 0.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.40, compared to $1.12 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.81% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $561.95 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.88, the EPS surprise was -54.55%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Dave & Buster's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable Store Sales - Total: -3% versus the six-analyst average estimate of -2.6%.
- Stores Count - End of Period: 237 compared to the 237 average estimate based on six analysts.
- Company-owned stores at end of period - Dave & Buster's: 177 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 176.
- Company-owned stores at end of period - Main Event: 63 versus 61 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Entertainment revenues: $364.5 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $376.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3%.
- Food and beverage revenues: $192.9 million compared to the $185.1 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.3% year over year.
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Shares of Dave & Buster's have returned -7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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