---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-040743"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:58:34.455918+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's Q3 revenue $466.9M (-3% YoY), net loss $5.2M; repurchases $100M in shares

## Summary
- Revenue $466.9M, down 3.0% YoY; net loss $5.2M vs net income $1.9M in Q3 2022.
- Adjusted EPS $0.01 vs $0.10; comparable store sales down 7.8% vs 2022, up 8.1% vs 2019.
- Repurchased 2.8M shares for $100M in Q3; YTD repurchases $300M (17.5% of shares outstanding).
- Executed sale leaseback of four Dave & Buster's stores generating $85.8M in proceeds.
- Adjusted EBITDA $81.6M (17.5% of revenue) down from $86.1M; liquidity of $554.2M at quarter end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-040743
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1525769/000162828023040743/0001628280-23-040743-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828023040743/play-20231205.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported third quarter ended October 29, 2023 results: revenue $466.9 million, net income $(0.12) per diluted share, EPS $(0.12) per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter ended October 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $466.9 million
  - Net income: $(0.12) per diluted share
  - EPS: $(0.12) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: of entertainment and dining venues, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended October 29, 2023. Key Third Quarter 2023 Highlights • Third quarter revenue of $466.9 million decreased 3.0% from the third quarter of 2022. • Pro forma combined comparable store sales (including Main Event branded stores) decreased 7.8% compared with the same period in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828023040743/0001628280-23-040743-index.htm

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