secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)
CIK:        0001525769
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-14T20:13:28+00:00
Accession:  0001525769-26-000039
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dave & Buster's Q2 2026 revenue down 2.4%; swings to $0.36 net loss per share
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- Revenue of $544.1M down 2.4% YoY; comparable store sales fell 2.9% vs fiscal 2025.
- Net loss of $12.5M ($0.36 diluted) vs net income of $11.4M ($0.32) in prior-year quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA $98.9M vs $129.8M YoY; adjusted net loss $0.27/share vs adjusted income $0.40.
- Opened six new domestic stores; expects two more remodels (eight total) and an additional international franchise store in fiscal 2026.
- Adjusted free cash flow positive at $19.5M for H1 vs negative $36.5M a year ago.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000039/0001525769-26-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000152576926000039/play-20260914.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001525769-26-000039

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