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Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. · Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. against the rules: which it passes, where it lags and what to look at next.

Price
$7.48
Market Cap
$260 M

Flags First

7Rules Failed2Cautions
  • Market CapFail
  • Quarterly Sales GrowthFail
  • ProfitabilityFail
  • Current RatioFail
  • Debt / EquityFail
  • +4 More

Fit ScoreScreened Out

Hits at least one elimination rule; under this approach it stays off the research list whatever its score.

59% of Rules Measured

Company Analysis

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Categories

Growth0Weight 30 · 1 of 4 Measured
Price Strength25Weight 20 · 2 of 4 Measured
Profitability25Weight 15 · 2 of 2 Measured
Financial Health0Weight 15 · 3 of 3 Measured
Ownership100Weight 10 · 2 of 3 Measured
Catalyst SignalsNo DataWeight 10 · 0 of 3 Measured

Elimination · FailMarket Cap

Rule by Rule

59% of Rules Measured

Elimination

3 of 3 Measured
  • Market CapAt least $300M$260 MFail
  • Share PriceAt least $5$7.48Pass
  • Liquidity500K shares and $10M traded per day on average1.97 M SharesPass

Growth

1 of 4 Measured
  • Quarterly EPS GrowthAt least 10% year over year—No Data
  • Quarterly Sales GrowthAt least 10% year over year− 2.4%Fail
  • Three-Year EPS GrowthAt least 10% annualized—No Data
  • Source of GrowthSales should grow at least 5% while profit grows− 2.4%No Data

Profitability

2 of 2 Measured
  • ProfitabilityPositive trailing twelve-month EPS− $2.55Fail
  • MarginsGross, operating and net margins positive1.7%Caution

Financial Health

3 of 3 Measured
  • Current RatioAt least 1 — current assets cover current liabilities0.30Fail
  • Debt / EquityAt most 1; above 2 fails22.29Fail
  • Cash RunwayPositive free cash flow or at least two years of cash1.0 YrsFail

Price Strength

2 of 4 Measured
  • Versus the MarketSix-month return not behind the S&P 500—No Data
  • Versus Its SectorSix-month return not behind the sector fund—No Data
  • Distance from 52-Week LowAt least 30% above the low19.4%Caution
  • Distance from 52-Week HighAt most 25% below the high66.2%Fail

Ownership

2 of 3 Measured
  • DilutionShare count up at most 2% a year+ 0.5%Pass
  • Famous Fund InterestAmong tracked funds, adders not outnumbered by trimmers—No Data
  • Insider ActivityNo heavy net selling over six months+60Pass

Catalyst Signals

0 of 3 Measured
  • Analyst TrendShare of buy ratings rising over three months+ 2.9 PtsNo Data
  • Upside to TargetAt least 10% to the average target—No Data
  • Quality of the Last ReportEarnings analysis score of at least 60—No Data

In each lane the line is the rule's threshold, the dot is the stock's value and the bar between them is the gap. Market cap, price and volume use a log scale: one step is ten times. A value beyond the end sits at the edge as an open dot.

Rule Bench

21ScoreScreened Out
  • 4Passed
  • 2Caution
  • 7Failed
  • 9No Data
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Weaknesses

  • Market cap of $260 M, below the $300M floor; hits the elimination rule.
  • Sales changed − 2.4% year over year last quarter, below the 10% floor.
  • Trailing EPS of − $2.55; the company is losing money.
  • Current ratio of 0.30; short-term liabilities exceed current assets.
  • Debt to equity of 22.29; a heavy debt load.
  • Burning cash; at this pace cash lasts about 1.0 years.
  • The price is 66.2% below its 52-week high.
  • At least one margin is negative; operating margin 1.7%.
  • The price is close to its 52-week low, only 19.4% above it.

Strengths

  • Share price of $7.48, outside penny-stock territory.
  • About 1.97 M shares trade a day; positions open and close easily.
  • Share count changed + 0.5% in a year; ownership is preserved.
  • Net insider buying over the last six months.

Next Steps

  1. The company is burning cash. Look for the funding plan (debt, share issuance, cash buffer) in the last report.
  2. The stock is far from its high. Do not treat it as cheap before finding why it fell (results, competition, sector); wait for the price to confirm a turn.
  3. Write down the concrete reason for growth: a new product, a contract, management or an industry shift. If you cannot say it in one sentence, waiting may be the better choice.

What You Should Check

  1. Is there a concrete reason for growth, and can you say it in one sentence?
  2. Where does the valuation sit against sector peers?
  3. Does the chart confirm the trend, or are you fighting a falling price?
  4. Is the position size within the loss you could bear if you are wrong?

The score averages the measurable rules with category weights: growth 30, price strength 20, profitability 15, health 15, ownership 10, catalysts 10. A pass counts in full, a caution half; rules we cannot measure stay out. A stock that hits an elimination rule is capped at 45. Growth above 300% counts as a base effect and is marked as a caution.

Sources: prices from Alpaca, fundamentals and analyst ratings from Finnhub, share counts from SEC filings, famous funds from 13F reports, targets and report scores from the site's own analyses.

This is not investment advice; it is a research tool that measures fit with the rules.

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