Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 113.8M | 103M | 58M | 34M | 95.8M | 108.9M | -7.2M | 101.8M | 108.8M | 97.2M | 70.8M | 103.8M | 92.4M | 143.5M | 67.91M | 84.46M | 148.59M | 84.63M | 410K | 120.89M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 20.35% | 19.45% | 12.94% | 6.1% | 16.88% | 20.37% | -1.59% | 18.27% | 18.5% | 16.23% | 15.16% | 19.15% | 15.47% | 25.45% | 14.11% | 18.03% | 32.94% | 24.67% | 0.13% | 32.01% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 18.79% | -5.42% | 905.56% | -66.6% | -11.95% | 12.04% | -110.17% | -1.93% | 17.75% | -32.27% | 4.26% | 22.89% | -37.82% | 69.57% | 16462.93% | -30.13% | 92.49% | 584.43% | 102.25% | 498.71% |
| Net Income | 5.7M | -39.7M | -42.1M | 11.4M | 21.7M | 9.3M | -32.7M | 40.3M | 41.4M | 36.2M | -5.2M | 25.9M | 70.1M | 39.15M | 1.92M | 29.09M | 66.98M | 25.65M | 10.59M | 52.77M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 70.9M | 88M | 63M | 65.2M | 63.2M | 64M | 53.9M | 57.5M | 62.8M | 58.6M | 51.9M | 49.1M | 48.9M | 48.97M | 48.43M | 38.61M | 33.29M | 33.97M | 34.38M | 34.88M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.5M | -200K | 8.9M | 7.9M | 3M | -4.5M | 2.8M | 2.3M | 4M | 600K | 3.5M | 5.2M | 6.7M | 8.51M | 3.2M | 4.7M | 3.56M | 2.54M | 3.78M | 3.19M |
| Deferred Taxes | 1.9M | -8.4M | 2M | 18.2M | -14.8M | -13.5M | -2.2M | -6.3M | 1M | 15.6M | -14.7M | 4.2M | 12.1M | -1.65M | 10.39M | 15.21M | 3.68M | -1.6M | -1.47M | 117K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 6.2M | 31.8M | -2.2M | 3.9M | 2.1M | 21.2M | 27.5M | 6.4M | 5.8M | 7.8M | 5.1M | 19.6M | 3.5M | 3.26M | 3.57M | 7.33M | 37.17M | 7.3M | 6.21M | 3.18M |
| Working Capital Changes | 26.6M | 31.5M | 28.4M | -72.6M | 20.6M | 32.4M | -56.5M | 1.6M | -6.2M | -21.6M | 30.2M | -200K | -48.9M | 45.27M | 376K | -10.48M | 37.99M | 16.78M | -53.08M | 26.77M |
| Change in Receivables | 6.5M | -5.5M | -10.3M | -8.5M | -1M | 15.2M | -23.7M | 13M | 11M | -18.5M | 3.2M | -13.3M | 4M | 20.33M | -3.7M | -17.98M | 48.22M | 2.73M | -16.01M | 3.58M |
| Change in Inventory | -300K | 0 | -800K | 2.2M | -1.5M | -1.5M | -1.1M | 600K | -600K | 6M | 400K | 4.2M | -2.5M | 11K | 1.54M | -450K | -1.28M | -3.06M | -13.45M | -999K |
| Change in Payables | 27.1M | 13.4M | 34.4M | -38.2M | 14.8M | 20.1M | -12.1M | -21.7M | 1.8M | 21.7M | 500K | 1M | -24.5M | 31.69M | -10.15M | -9.45M | -10.88M | 17.7M | 1.5M | -6.09M |
| Cash from Investing | -105.3M | -69M | -78.6M | -84.7M | -154.6M | -169.9M | -131.2M | -115.9M | -112.8M | -121.9M | -73.8M | -82.6M | -50.8M | -69.7M | -59.69M | -882.37M | -39.84M | -28.46M | -25.54M | -27.16M |
| Capital Expenditures | -105.3M | -69M | -78.6M | -89.2M | -154.6M | -169.9M | -131.2M | -116.1M | -113M | -122.6M | -73.8M | -82.6M | -51.2M | -70.2M | -64.13M | -59.85M | -40.04M | -28.64M | -25.64M | -27.56M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 18.83% | 13.03% | 17.54% | 16% | 27.23% | 31.79% | 28.96% | 20.84% | 19.21% | 20.47% | 15.81% | 15.24% | 8.57% | 12.45% | 13.33% | 12.78% | 8.88% | 8.35% | 8.06% | 7.3% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200K | 700K | 0 | 0 | 400K | 12K | 4.07M | -822.52M | 200K | 179K | 104K | 392K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | 700K | 0 | 0 | 400K | 495K | 368K | 0 | 200K | 179K | 104K | 392K |
| Cash from Financing | -5.5M | -31M | 22.2M | 50.8M | 63.8M | 59.3M | 133.9M | -4.9M | -1.2M | -2M | -15.6M | -30.1M | -131.7M | -426K | -394K | 759.21M | 4.41M | -57.27M | -55.67M | -6.08M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -5.5M | -30.3M | 23.9M | 50.8M | 87.7M | 143.2M | 179M | 45.2M | 2.8M | 4.1M | 84.2M | 47.4M | -4.3M | -2.13M | 0 | 807.5M | 0 | -55M | -55M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -1.7M | 0 | -23.9M | -83.9M | -28M | -50.1M | -11.5M | -600K | -100M | -75M | -127.5M | -1.03M | -700K | -30.6M | -1.2M | -1.69M | -59K | -7.48M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -1.7M | 0 | -23.9M | -83.9M | -28M | -50.2M | -11.5M | -600K | -100M | -75M | -127.5M | -1.03M | -738K | -30.6M | -1.23M | -1.69M | -59K | -7.48M |
| Other Financing | 0 | -700K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1M | -17.1M | -50.1M | 7.5M | -5.5M | 84.4M | -2.5M | 100K | 2.73M | 306K | -17.7M | 5.61M | -576K | -607K | 1.4M |
| Net Change in Cash | 3M | 3M | 1.6M | 100K | 5M | -1.7M | -4.5M | -19M | -5.2M | -26.7M | -18.6M | -8.9M | -90.1M | 73.38M | 7.83M | -38.7M | 113.17M | -1.09M | -80.8M | 87.65M |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.5M | 34M | -20.6M | -55.2M | -58.8M | -61M | -138.4M | -14.3M | -4.2M | -25.4M | -3M | 21.2M | 41.2M | 73.3M | 3.78M | 24.61M | 108.56M | 55.99M | -25.23M | 93.34M |
| FCF Margin % | 1.52% | 6.42% | -4.6% | -9.9% | -10.36% | -11.41% | -30.55% | -2.57% | -0.71% | -4.24% | -0.64% | 3.91% | 6.9% | 13% | 0.78% | 5.25% | 24.07% | 16.32% | -7.94% | 24.72% |
| FCF Growth % | 114.46% | 155.74% | 85.12% | -286.01% | -1300% | -140.16% | -4513.33% | -167.45% | -110.19% | -134.65% | -179.43% | -13.86% | -62.05% | 30.91% | 114.97% | -73.63% | 62.42% | 300.82% | 7.8% | 341.56% |
| FCF per Share | 0.24 | 0.98 | -0.60 | -1.57 | -1.67 | -1.60 | -3.54 | -0.35 | -0.10 | -0.62 | -0.07 | 0.49 | 0.85 | 1.50 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 2.20 | 1.14 | -0.51 | 1.90 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 19.96x | -2.59x | -1.38x | 2.98x | 4.41x | 11.71x | 0.22x | 2.53x | 2.63x | 2.69x | -13.62x | 4.01x | 1.32x | 3.67x | 35.74x | 2.90x | 2.22x | 3.30x | 0.04x | 2.29x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 19.9M | 36.5M | 0 | 0 | 29.6M | 34.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7M | 27.2M | 35.31M | 33.3M | 0 | 0 | 635K | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 1.9M | 300K | 0 | 0 | 100K | 17.1M | 2.8M | 100K | 0 | 0 | 16.5M | 1.3M | 0 | -400K | 0 | 0 | 5.51M | 0 | 0 |