---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-021106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T06:36:03.395536+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue record $597.3M, net income $70.1M, repurchased $200M in shares

## Summary
- Record revenue of $597.3M, up 32.4% YoY; pro forma combined comparable store sales -4.1% vs 2022 but +10.3% vs 2019.
- Net income $70.1M ($1.45 diluted EPS) vs $67.0M ($1.35) in Q1 2022; Adjusted EBITDA $182.1M, up 29.8%.
- Repurchased 5.7M shares for $200M in FY 2023 (11.8% of outstanding shares); $100M remaining on authorization.
- Opened four new stores (one Dave & Buster's, three Main Event) and signed international franchise agreements for up to 20 stores in India and Australia.
- Ended quarter with $581.7M liquidity ($91.5M cash, $490.2M revolver availability); net total leverage ratio 2.0x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-021106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828023021106/0001628280-23-021106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828023021106/play-20230606.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported first quarter ended April 30, 2023 results: revenue $597.3 million, net income $70.1 million, EPS $1.45 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended April 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $597.3 million
  - Net income: $70.1 million
  - EPS: $1.45 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: operator of entertainment and dining venues, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2023. Key First Quarter 2023 Highlights • Record revenue of $597.3 million in the quarter increased 32.4% from the first quarter of 2022. Including the pro forma contribution of Main Event in the first quarter of 2022, the year-over-year growth was
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828023021106/0001628280-23-021106-index.htm

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