---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-027822"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T04:49:54.623252+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's Q1: revenue $588M (-1.5%), comps -5.6%, EPS $0.99 vs $1.45

## Summary
- Net income $41.4M ($0.99 diluted) vs $70.1M ($1.45) in Q1 2023; adjusted net income $46.4M ($1.12).
- Comparable store sales down 5.6% YoY; total revenue $588.1M, down 1.5% from Q1 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA $159.1M (27.1% of revenue) vs $182.1M (30.5%) in Q1 2023, down 12.6%.
- Repurchased 1.0M shares for $50M (2.4% of outstanding); $150M remaining on authorization.
- Entered sale-leaseback for $45M; opened 4 new stores; signed 5-store Philippines franchise deal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-027822
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828024027822/0001628280-24-027822-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000162828024027822/play-20240612.htm

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