Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of July 2025: 3.51x

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.51x as of July 2025. Operating cash flow of $34.00 Million exceeds net income of $9.70 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Also explore total assets of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.51x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$34.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$9.70 Million
USD

Data as of

Jul 2025
Most recent filing

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Cash Flow Quality Index (2000–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment across 17 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY) tangible net worth to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (2000–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see PLAY market cap.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 5.36x $312.30 Million $58.30 Million ▲ +86.6%
2024 2.87x $364.20 Million $126.90 Million ▼ -11.5%
2023 3.24x $444.47 Million $137.13 Million ▲ +24.4%
2022 2.61x $283.13 Million $108.64 Million ▼ -9.6%
2020 2.88x $288.95 Million $100.26 Million ▲ +0.1%
2019 2.88x $337.62 Million $117.22 Million ▲ +31.6%
2018 2.19x $264.67 Million $120.95 Million ▼ -14.1%
2017 2.55x $231.33 Million $90.80 Million ▼ -18.8%
2016 3.14x $186.98 Million $59.62 Million ▼ -72.4%
2015 11.36x $86.72 Million $7.64 Million ▼ -77.6%
2014 50.66x $109.88 Million $2.17 Million ▲ +437.3%
2013 9.43x $82.80 Million $8.78 Million ▲ +151.2%
2005 3.75x $48.34 Million $12.88 Million ▼ -9.4%
2004 4.14x $45.52 Million $10.99 Million ▼ -36.7%
2002 6.55x $49.63 Million $7.58 Million ▲ +118.6%
2001 3.00x $36.68 Million $12.24 Million ▼ -37.5%
2000 4.79x $24.94 Million $5.21 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.