AMC Global Media Inc. (AMCX) vs Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

AMC Global Media Inc. and Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. are both Entertainment companies. AMC Global Media Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $496.2M against $230.6M — 2.2× the size. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.50% against −4.59%. AMC Global Media Inc. has the higher net margin (−0.93% vs −4.26%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.51% vs 1.43%). Across the 20 metrics below, AMC Global Media Inc. leads on 15 and Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
P/E n/m n/m 22.03
P/S 0.23 0.11 1.47
P/B 0.55 2.62 2.00
Price to free cash flow 2.75 n/m 16.60
EV/EBITDA 1.73 5.19 9.65
EV/Sales 0.78 0.83 1.76
Earnings yield (3.87%) (38.81%) (0.67%)
Free cash flow yield 36.42% (6.94%) 3.26%

Profitability

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
Gross margin 48.26% 85.35% 45.02%
Operating margin 2.30% 1.74% 2.30%
Net margin (0.93%) (4.26%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 8.48% (0.77%) 1.56%
Return on equity (2.14%) (69.74%) 0.00%
Return on assets (0.51%) (2.16%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 1.51% 1.43% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.59%) (1.50%) 5.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 132.55% (195.89%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.86%) 36.95% 10.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (17.92%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
Debt to equity 1.76 17.15 0.46
Current ratio 1.76 0.30 0.86
Net debt to EBITDA 1.13 4.12 0.72

Dividend

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
Dividend yield — — 1.16%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric AMCX PLAY Entertainment median
Market cap 496.24m 230.58m 1.87b

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