Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.

PLAY · Consumer Discretionary · $360.0M mkt cap · FY2026 filings · Narrow moat

Wonderful & reasonably priced

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Pricing power100

Median gross margin 83.2% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital69

Median ROIC 14.5%, above the 9% hurdle in 80% of years.

Balance-sheet safety0

Net debt/EBITDA 4.1x, interest coverage 1x.

Capital discipline64

Owner earnings trend unclear, share count shrinking (buybacks).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

74% below value

Owner earnings (normalized): $126.9M
Est. intrinsic value / share: $40.58
Recent price: $10.36
Discount to value: 74% below value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

Moat Score history

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