Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY)

Payables turnover

Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 30, 2022
Cost of revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 518,800 531,600 937,000 928,000 709,100 702,400 312,800 330,300 344,552 348,016 340,671 326,571 315,055 297,991 542,130 520,806 500,146 482,759 220,076 222,911
Payables US$ in thousands — — — — 118,600 — — 69,600 — 69,600 — — 84,700 — 57,216 — 54,528 — — 62,493
Payables turnover — — — — 5.98 — — 4.75 — 5.00 — — 3.72 — 9.48 — 9.17 — — 3.57

January 31, 2025 calculation

Payables turnover = Cost of revenue (ttm) ÷ Payables
= $518,800K ÷ $—K
= —

The payables turnover ratio for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment fluctuated over the period provided. The ratio started at 3.57 in January 2022, then showed an improvement to 9.17 in May 2022, indicating the company was managing its payables more efficiently. Subsequently, the ratio increased further to 9.48 in October 2022, displaying a continued strong performance in managing its accounts payable.

However, there were periods where the payables turnover ratio was not calculable (denoted by "—"), possibly due to missing data or specific circumstances affecting the calculation. In January 2023, the ratio decreased to 3.72, indicating a decrease in the efficiency of payables management compared to the previous period.

The ratio improved again in February 2024, reaching 5.98, showing that the company was able to efficiently pay off its suppliers relative to the level of accounts payable. Nevertheless, from January 2024 onwards, the data is missing, making it challenging to provide a complete trend analysis.

Overall, the company's payables turnover ratio has shown variability over time, suggesting fluctuations in how efficiently Dave & Buster’s Entertainment handles its accounts payable during the periods covered in the data.