Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
26
- 5yr Avg ROIC 5.3%
- Operating Margin Trend -2.29 pp/yr
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ Negative tangible book value combined with negative free cash flow — balance sheet is impaired and operating cash generation cannot rebuild it.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A+
96
- 5yr Avg ROE 22.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -4.5%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A
88
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 36.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
F
20
- 5yr FCF Margin 2.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion -0.04x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
F
5
- Net Debt / EBITDA 8.81x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.53x
- Altman Z-Score 0.74
Stability
Weight: 15%
B-
63
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.26
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- +13.3%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1