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Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 1.5%; diluted EPS plummets to $0.16 from $0.62
Revenue $559.2M (-1.5% YoY); comparable store sales fell 5.4%.
Dave & Buster's Q4 net loss $39.8M; revenue down 0.9% to $529.6M
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.
Dave & Buster’s Q3 revenue $448.2M (-1.1%); net loss per share $1.22 vs $0.84 YoY
Comparable store sales declined 4.0% vs prior year; restaurant-level momentum improved sequentially during quarter.
Dave & Buster's Q2 net income falls 72% to $11.4M; comp store sales -3.0%
Revenue $557.4M, essentially flat (+0.05% YoY); comp store sales declined 3.0% vs 2024.
Dave & Buster's appoints Tarun Lal as CEO; interim CEO Sheehan remains Chairman
Tarun Lal (ex-KFC U.S. President) appointed CEO and board member effective July 14, 2025.
Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue down 3.5%, comps -8.3%; EPS drops to $0.62
Revenue $567.7M (-3.5% YoY); comparable store sales -8.3% vs fiscal 2024.
Dave & Buster’s announces three director exits, two new nominees; interim CEO gets equity incentives
Directors Michael Griffith, Gail Mandel, Jennifer Storms not standing for reelection at June 20 annual meeting.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $534.5M (-10.8%), EPS $0.24 vs $0.88; $111M sale-leaseback
Q4 revenue $534.5M (-10.8%), comparable store sales -9.4%; net income $9.3M ($0.24 diluted) vs $36.2M ($0.88).
Dave & Buster's appoints Scott Ross (Hill Path Capital) to Board; enters voting agreement
Scott Ross, Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital, appointed to Board effective Jan 30, 2025.
Dave & Buster's CEO resigns, Q3 net loss $32.7M, comparable sales down 7.7%
CEO Chris Morris resigned effective Dec 10; Chair Kevin Sheehan appointed interim CEO.
Dave & Buster's closes $1.35B debt refinancing; redeems 2025 notes, extends maturities to 2031
New $700M term loans (2024 Incremental Term B) at SOFR+3.25%, maturing Nov 1, 2031.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue up 2.8% but comp sales down 6.3%; adjusted EBITDA up 8.1%
Revenue $557.1M (+2.8% YoY); comparable store sales -6.3%; net income $40.3M vs $25.9M YoY.
Dave & Buster's Q1: revenue $588M (-1.5%), comps -5.6%, EPS $0.99 vs $1.45
Net income $41.4M ($0.99 diluted) vs $70.1M ($1.45) in Q1 2023; adjusted net income $46.4M ($1.12).
Dave & Buster's appoints Darin Harper as CFO, effective June 17, 2024
Darin Harper named CFO; base salary $475,000, target bonus 80% of base.
Dave & Buster's Q4 rev $599M, comps -7%, adj EBITDA $152M, buyback upped $100M
Q4 revenue $599.1M (+6.3% vs Q4 2022); pro forma combined comps -7.0% vs 2022, +8.0% vs 2019.
Dave & Buster's reprices term and revolving loans, expects >$5M annual interest savings
Term loan margin cut 60 bps to SOFR + 325 bps (was SOFR + 375); revolving margin also reduced 60 bps.
Dave & Buster's Q3 revenue $466.9M (-3% YoY), net loss $5.2M; repurchases $100M in shares
Revenue $466.9M, down 3.0% YoY; net loss $5.2M vs net income $1.9M in Q3 2022.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue record $542M (+15.7% YoY); comps down 6.3%; buyback boosted to $200M
Net income $25.9M ($0.60 diluted EPS) vs $29.1M ($0.59) in Q2 2022; adjusted EPS $0.94.
Dave & Buster's amends credit agreement: upsizes Term Loan B to $900M, reduces spread by 1.25%
New $900M Term B facility issued at 99% OID; $843.6M refinances existing term loans, $56.4M added for general corporate purposes.
Dave & Buster's Q1 revenue record $597.3M, net income $70.1M, repurchased $200M in shares
Record revenue of $597.3M, up 32.4% YoY; pro forma combined comparable store sales -4.1% vs 2022 but +10.3% vs 2019.
Dave & Buster's board authorizes $200M additional share repurchase through fiscal 2023
$200M added to existing share repurchase program; authorized through end of fiscal 2023.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $563.8M (+64% YoY), EPS $0.80; $100M buyback authorized
Q4 revenue $563.8M (+64.3% YoY); pro forma combined comp store sales +19% vs 2021
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) Q3 revenue $481.2M record; Adj. EBITDA $90.0M
Revenue $481.2M (+51.3% YoY, +60.7% vs 2019); record third quarter.
Dave & Buster's Q2 revenue record $468.4M; completes Main Event acquisition, raises synergy target
Record Q2 revenue $468.4M, up 35.9% vs Q2 2019 and 24.0% vs Q2 2021; Adjusted EBITDA record $119.6M.
Total acquisition consideration ~$872M; goodwill preliminarily allocated $456M, tradenames $111M.
Hill Path may acquire up to 20% of outstanding shares (including derivatives) while James Chambers serves on board.
Dave & Buster's completes $686M acquisition of Main Event; Chris Morris named CEO
Acquired Main Event for $686M cash net of adjustments; funded by new $500M revolver and $850M Term Loan B.
Revenue $451.1M, up 24.1% vs Q1 2019 ($363.6M); net income $67.0M vs $19.6M in Q1 2021.
Dave & Buster's acquires Main Event for $835M; Chris Morris to become CEO
All-cash deal valued at $835M enterprise value; represents ~9x Main Event's TTM Adjusted EBITDA as of Dec 31, 2021.
Dave & Buster's Q4 revenue $343.1M (down 1.2% vs 2019); adj. EBITDA record $87.7M; Q1 comps +5.4%
Q4 net income $25.7M ($0.52 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $56.8M in Q4 2020.
On April 30, 2026, Atish Shah notified the Company of his decision to not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 18, 2026 (the "Annual Meeting").
On April 27, 2026, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Charles H. Protell, 51, to the Board and to the Audit Committee of the Board, in each case effective April 27, 2026.
On June 13, 2025, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the retirement of John Mulleady, Chief Development Officer and a named executive officer.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On April 28, 2025, the following directors notified Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) of their decision to not stand for reelection to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 20, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”): (i) Michael J. Griffith, Lead Independent Director and member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, (ii) Gail Mandel, member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and (iii) Jennifer Storms, chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee.
On January 30, 2025, the Board appointed Scott I. Ross, 44, to the Board and to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Finance Committee of the Board, in each case effective January 30, 2025
Darin E. Harper,49, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective June 17, 2024.
The Company's existing Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Michael Quartieri, will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer until June 16, 2024 to ensure a smooth transition to Mr. Harper and extending his previously announced retirement date to June 16, 2024.
On December 20, 2023, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the retirement of Michael A. Quartieri, Chief Financial Officer and a named executive officer.
On August 1, 2022, Rob Edmund, the Company's Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President and Chief People and Legal Officer, tendered his resignation effective August 31, 2022 to pursue another opportunity out of state. Mr. Edmund's departure is not as a result of any dispute with the Company.
On August 1, 2021, Rob Edmund, the Company’s Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President and Chief People and Legal Officer, tendered his resignation effective August 31, 2021 to pursue another opportunity out of state.
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