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How Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. stacks up
PLAY · against 101 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
31/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #59 of 102 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score7 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including PLAY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 31?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -31.1% vs peer median 2.9%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -5.6% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 9.6% vs peer median 8.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PLAY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PLAY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 105 reported | -31.1% | 0.7% | 10% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 108 reported | 9.6% | 9.2% | 52% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 39 reported | -5.6% | 9.8% | 18% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 107 reported | 30.7% | 77.1% | 26% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PLAY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 2 | 2.6B HKD (≈$329M) | 99 | 80 | |
| 2 | 3.1B HKD (≈$398M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 2 | 134M EUR (≈$147M) | 99 | 45 | |
| 5 | 208.1B KRW (≈$150M) | 97 | 63 | |
| 55 | 286M CAD (≈$209M) | 37 | 52 | |
| 56 | 324M USD | 34 | 25 | |
| 57 | 2.5B SEK (≈$251M) | 33 | 30 | |
| 58 | 2.5B CNY (≈$352M) | 32 | 48 | |
| 59 | 286M USD | 31 | 18 | |
| 59 | 2.8B NOK (≈$265M) | 31 | 34 | |
| 61 | 554M USD | 30 | 33 | |
| 62 | 315M EUR (≈$346M) | 29 | 44 | |
| 63 | 5.6B THB (≈$158M) | 27 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score