{"filings":[{"id":93410,"accession_number":"0001525769-26-000010","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00","items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's appoints Charles Protell to board; Atish Shah to depart at June annual meeting","event_type":"leadership","confidence":"high","bullets":["Charles Protell, President/CFO of Golden Entertainment, appointed to Board and Audit Committee effective April 27, 2026.","Atish Shah will not stand for reelection at the June 18, 2026 annual meeting; will continue until then.","Board to decrease from eight to seven directors effective as of the annual meeting.","Nathaniel J. Lipman will replace Shah as Audit Committee Chair at the annual meeting.","Shah's departure is not due to any disagreement with the Company or Board."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":null,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":null,"consensus_period":null,"consensus_source":null,"sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":105005,"accession_number":"0001525769-26-000006","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00","items":["2.02","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's Q4 net loss $39.8M; revenue down 0.9% to $529.6M","event_type":"earnings","confidence":"high","bullets":["Q4 net loss of $39.8M ($1.15 diluted EPS) vs net income of $9.3M ($0.24 EPS) a year ago; adjusted net loss of $0.35/share.","Q4 revenue $529.6M (-0.9% YoY); comparable store sales -3.3% (-1.5% excluding Winter Storm Fern impact).","FY2025 revenue $2.1B (-1.4%); full-year net loss $48.7M ($1.40 EPS) vs net income $58.3M ($1.46 EPS) in FY2024.","FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA $436.6M vs $506.2M prior year; 11 new stores opened, 16 Dave & Buster's stores remodeled.","Liquidity $482.9M at quarter end ($16.6M cash + $466.3M revolver availability)."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":-1.4,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":2102800000.0,"consensus_period":"2025-FY","consensus_source":"xbrl_only","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.78,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":121241,"accession_number":"0001525769-25-000020","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00","items":["2.02","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster’s Q3 revenue $448.2M (-1.1%); net loss per share $1.22 vs $0.84 YoY","event_type":"earnings","confidence":"high","bullets":["Comparable store sales declined 4.0% vs prior year; restaurant-level momentum improved sequentially during quarter.","Adjusted EBITDA of $59.4M, down from $68.3M; adjusted net loss per share $1.14 vs $0.45.","Opened 1 domestic D&B, 3 Main Event stores; expects 2 more in Q4 for total 11 new stores in FY2025.","3 D&B stores remodeled; international franchise store opened in Philippines; 4+ more expected in 6 months.","CEO cites back-to-basics plan, positive food & beverage same-store sales, and stronger marketing and operations."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":-0.26,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":1573200000.0,"consensus_period":"2025-Q3","consensus_source":"xbrl_only","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.75,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":121240,"accession_number":"0001525769-25-000014","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2025-10-27T23:59:59+00:00","items":["5.02"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's grants one-time equity awards to three named officers","event_type":"other_material","confidence":"high","bullets":["Darin Harper receives 22,026 RSUs and 22,026 time-based stock options at $22.70 exercise price.","Tony Wehner and Antonio Bautista each get 11,013 RSUs and 11,013 time-based stock options at $22.70.","Single Goal PSUs (11,013 each) vest upon achieving 3%+ same-store sales growth for four consecutive quarters by Feb 1, 2028.","Multiple Goal PSUs tied to 2027 Adjusted EBITDA ($600M-$675M) and 3%-5% same-store sales growth, with TSR modifier.","Stock price-based options for Harper: 60,327 at 2x CEO strike price and 47,934 at 3x, vesting based on VWAP milestones."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":null,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":null,"consensus_period":null,"consensus_source":null,"sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.45,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":137896,"accession_number":"0001525769-25-000009","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2025-09-15T23:59:59+00:00","items":["2.02","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's Q2 net income falls 72% to $11.4M; 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all directors elected","event_type":"other_material","confidence":"high","bullets":["Shareholders approved 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan with 22,490,128 for, 2,346,430 against.","All eight director nominees elected; Atish Shah received 18,908,164 for, 5,920,442 against (most dissent).","Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2025 passed with 28,198,782 for, 91,488 against.","Advisory say-on-pay approved with 24,371,475 for, 455,103 against.","Plan became effective June 18, 2025; replaces prior equity incentive program."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":null,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":null,"consensus_period":null,"consensus_source":null,"sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.55,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":155279,"accession_number":"0001628280-25-031337","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00","items":["5.02","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's CDO John Mulleady to retire Oct 2025; Les Lehner promoted to succeed","event_type":"leadership","confidence":"high","bullets":["John Mulleady retires as Chief Development Officer effective Oct 23, 2025; will serve as Senior Advisor from June 30, 2025.","Les Lehner, formerly Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Main Event Development, promoted to CDO.","Mulleady receives $8,706.73/week consulting fee until Jan 31, 2026, plus two $67,912.50 lump-sum payments.","Company has existing pipeline of approximately 40 new stores expected to open over the next three years.","Equity awards to vest upon retirement subject to non-compete, non-solicitation covenants and release of claims."],"consensus_eps_estimate":null,"consensus_eps_actual":null,"consensus_revenue_estimate":null,"consensus_revenue_actual":null,"consensus_period":null,"consensus_source":null,"sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.55,"daily_digest_date":null,"daily_digest_url":null,"daily_digest_rank":null},{"id":155278,"accession_number":"0001628280-25-030456","cik":1525769,"company_name":"Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.","ticker":"PLAY","form_type":"8-K","filed_at":"2025-06-10T23:59:59+00:00","items":["2.02","9.01"],"status":"ready","headline":"Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 3.5%, comps -8.3%; 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