Dave & Buster’s Entertainment collapses after third-quarter revenue shortfall and CEO’s departure – 12/11/2024 at 11:21 a.m.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment collapses after third-quarter revenue shortfall and CEO’s departure – 12/11/2024 at 11:21 a.m.
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment collapses after third-quarter revenue shortfall and CEO’s departure – 12/11/2024 at 11:21 a.m.

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Dec. 11 – **Shares of restaurant chain Dave & Buster’s Entertainment PLAY.O fell more than 16% to $30.41 premarket

**If losses continue, PLAY is expected to lose approximately $251 million in market capitalization at the current share price level of $30.41, according to LSEG data

** The company’s third-quarter revenue fell 3% to $453 million from a year earlier, missing analysts’ expectations of $465.54 million, according to LSEG data

**Chief executive Chris Morris resigns from company; Kevin Sheehan will take over as interim

** Brokerage Gordon Haskett downgrades Co from “buy” to “hold” and cuts PT from $40 to $34, the lowest on Wall Street among 10 analysts covering the stock – LSEG data

** Brokerage predicts headwinds from lower-income consumers will continue to weigh on PLAY’s same-store sales in coming quarters

**Through Tuesday’s close, the stock was down about 31% year to date

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