Added to YB: 2026-08-18
Pitch date: 2026-08-15
PLAY [neutral]
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
+0.5%
current return
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Company Info
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families in North America.
Market Cap
$354.5M
Pitch Price
$10.10
Price Target
19.70 (+94%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
6.04
P/E
-5.45
EV/Sales
1.86
Sector
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure
Category
turnaround
$PLAY: they struck the new CEO's options at the bottom of the slide
PLAY (watchlist): New CEO Harper (promoted from CFO) granted 228K options struck at $9.85 (lowest close since Aug 3 CEO change), vesting only if stock hits $19.70 — but with $3.56B debt vs $355M equity, that's <10% EV move. Comps -5.4%, 0.81 Altman Z, <1x coverage, 28% short. Q2 Sept 14 key.
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