Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) Tops Q3 EPS by 6c, Updates FY Guidance
Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) reported Q3 EPS of $0.30, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.24. Revenue for the quarter came in at $282.1 million versus the consensus estimate of $277.66 million.
- Comparable store sales decreased 1.3%
GUIDANCE:
Dave & Buster's Entertainment sees FY2018 revenue of $1.243-1.255 billion, versus the consensus of $1.25 billion.
- Comparable store sales (on a comparable 52-week basis) decrease of low single-digits (unchanged)
- 15 new stores (vs. 14 to 15 stores previously)
- Net income of $106 million to $113 million (vs. $101 million to $111 million previously)
- Effective tax rate of approximately 22% (vs. 24% previously) and diluted share count of approximately 40.2 million shares (vs. 40.3 million previously)
- EBITDA of $268 million to $277 million (vs. $263 million to $277 million previously)
- Total capital additions (net of tenant improvement allowances and other landlord payments) of $179 million to $189 million (unchanged)
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