For the quarter ended April 2025, Dave & Buster's (PLAY) reported revenue of $567.7 million, down 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.76, compared to $1.12 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $563.52 million, representing a surprise of +0.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -20.83%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.96.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Dave & Buster's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable Store Sales - Total: -8.3% versus -7.4% estimated by six analysts on average.

• Stores Count - End of Period: 236 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 235.

• Company-owned stores at end of period - Dave & Buster's: 175 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 173.

• Company-owned stores at end of period - Main Event: 61 versus 61 estimated by four analysts on average.

• Entertainment revenues: $366.60 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $370.27 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5%.

• Food and beverage revenues: $201.10 million versus $193.21 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.6% change.

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Shares of Dave & Buster's have returned +15.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +6.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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