Dave & Buster's Entertainment (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) EBIT : $283 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBIT?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $78 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $283 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 7.21%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 11.82%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 5.75%.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBIT can be seen below:

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBIT Chart

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Annual Data

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147.41

-255.68

177.40

253.10

283.40

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															69.30	121.40	65.90	18.60	77.50

Competitive Comparison of Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EBIT

For the Entertainment subindustry, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dave & Buster's Entertainment's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $283 Mil.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NAS:PLAY) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Jan. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	380.8 * ( 1 - 27.36% )	/	( (3794.2	+	3877.8)	/ 2 )
=	276.61312	/	3836
=	7.21 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	3697.8	-	165.9	-	( 64	-	max(0, 419.3	-	157	+	64	))
=	3794.2

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	3754.4	-	174.7	-	( 37.3	-	max(0, 435.6	-	137.5	+	37.3	))
=	3877.8

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Oct. 2023		Q: Jan. 2024
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	310	/	( ( (2590.7 + max(-253, 0))	+	(2656 + max(-286.2, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	310	/	( ( 2590.7	+	2656 )	/	2 )
=	310	/	2623.35
=	11.82 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(20.2	+	43.3	+	23.4)	-	(165.9	+	150.9	+	23.1)
=	-253

	Working Capital		(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(21.9	+	37.2	+	18.2)	-	(174.7	+	154.1	+	34.7)
=	-286.2

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Dave & Buster's Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	283.4	/	4931.074
	=	5.75 %

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Dave & Buster's Entertainment (Dave & Buster's Entertainment) Business Description

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Address

1221 Beltline Road, Suite 500, Coppell, TX, USA, 75019

Website

https://www.daveandbusters.com

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc owns and operates nearly a hundred entertainment and dining establishments in the United States where customers can eat, drink, play games, and watch televised sports. The play division includes amusement, simulation, and video games, accounts for more than half of total company revenue. Food and beverage accounts for the rest. About one third of food and beverage revenue comes from alcoholic drinks, with the rest coming from food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Executives

John Mulleady	officer: SVP, RE & Dev	DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Michael J Griffith	director	DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Antonio Pineiro	officer: SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COOPELL TX 75220
Randall L Jones	officer: VP Accounting and Controller	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Ashley Zickefoose	officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Hill Path Capital Partners Lp	other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES	150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10155
Hill Path D Fund Lp	other: SEE FOOTNOTE 1	150 E 58TH STREET, FLOOR 32, NEW YORK NY 10155
Hp G Gp Llc	other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES	150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hp J Gp Llc	other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES	150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hill Path J Fund Lp	other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES	150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Hill Path G Fund Lp	other: SEE EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES	150 EAST 58TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Steve Klohn	officer: SVP Chief Information Officer	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Michael Quartieri	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, 6601 BERMUDA ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Tony Wehner	officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019
Les Lehner	officer: SVP, Chief Procurement Ofc	1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL TX 75019