Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (PLAY)
Debt-to-assets ratio
| 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 | ||
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| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | 1,284,000 | — | — | 1,281,300 | — | 1,278,700 | — | — | 1,222,700 | — | 1,222,210 | — | 431,966 | — | — | 431,395 |
| Total assets | US$ in thousands | 4,015,800 | 3,941,100 | 3,833,900 | 3,785,300 | 3,754,400 | 3,754,400 | 3,697,800 | 3,697,800 | 3,729,400 | 3,729,400 | 3,694,400 | 3,761,000 | 3,761,000 | 3,685,090 | 3,685,090 | 3,650,740 | 2,443,100 | 2,443,100 | 2,345,790 | 2,345,790 |
| Debt-to-assets ratio | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
January 31, 2025 calculation
Debt-to-assets ratio = Long-term debt ÷ Total assets
= $—K ÷ $4,015,800K
= 0.00
The debt-to-assets ratio of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has fluctuated over the past few years, indicating varying levels of debt relative to the company's total assets. As of January 30, 2022, and May 1, 2022, the ratio stood at 0.18, suggesting that 18% of the company's assets were financed by debt. This ratio dropped to 0.00 by January 31, 2022, and remained at 0.00 through April 30, 2022, and July 31, 2022.
Subsequently, the ratio increased to 0.33 by October 30, 2022, and January 29, 2023, indicating an increase in debt relative to assets. The ratio decreased to 0.00 again by January 31, 2023, and remained at 0.00 through April 30, 2023, and July 31, 2023. From there, the ratio increased to 0.34 by October 31, 2023, and further to 0.35 by October 29, 2023, suggesting a higher reliance on debt financing.
By February 4, 2024, the ratio returned to 0.34, but dropped back to 0.00 by April 30, 2024, and remained at 0.00 through July 31, 2024, October 31, 2024, and January 31, 2025. Overall, the fluctuation in the debt-to-assets ratio indicates changing levels of debt utilization by Dave & Buster’s Entertainment over the years, affecting the company's financial leverage and risk profile.
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Jan 31, 2025