Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) vs Reading International Inc (RDI)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. and Reading International Inc are both Entertainment companies. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $230.6M against $70.4M — 3.3× the size. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.50% against −2.17%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. has the higher net margin (−4.26% vs −5.87%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.43% vs 1.09%). Across the 18 metrics below, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. leads on 12 and Reading International Inc on 6.

Valuation

Metric PLAY RDI Entertainment median
P/E n/m n/m 22.03
P/S 0.11 0.21 1.47
P/B 2.62 n/m 2.00
Price to free cash flow n/m 14.05 16.60
EV/EBITDA 5.19 5.84 9.65
EV/Sales 0.83 1.00 1.76
Earnings yield (38.81%) (27.64%) (0.67%)
Free cash flow yield (6.94%) 7.12% 3.26%

Profitability

Metric PLAY RDI Entertainment median
Gross margin 85.35% 15.53% 45.02%
Operating margin 1.74% 1.18% 2.30%
Net margin (4.26%) (5.87%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (0.77%) 1.50% 1.56%
Return on equity (69.74%) 79.81% 0.00%
Return on assets (2.16%) (2.90%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 1.43% 1.09% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PLAY RDI Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.50%) (2.17%) 5.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (195.89%) 60.76% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 36.95% 21.12% 10.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PLAY RDI Entertainment median
Debt to equity 17.15 (7.63) 0.46
Current ratio 0.30 0.08 0.86
Net debt to EBITDA 4.12 5.24 0.72

Dividend

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

Size

Metric PLAY RDI Entertainment median
Market cap 230.58m 70.40m 1.87b

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