Cracker Barrel Old Country Store vs Dave & Buster's Entertainment
CBRL and PLAY side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CBRL and PLAY compare
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is the larger company, worth 5.4 times as much as Dave & Buster's Entertainment ($1.5B against $279M).
Dave & Buster's Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.5% versus −4.7% for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store).
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.95% compared with −4.3% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays a dividend yielding 1.5%; Dave & Buster's Entertainment does not pay one.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 4 for Dave & Buster's Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CBRL | PLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.5B | $279M |
| Share price | $66.95 | $8.02 |
| Change, 1 year | 123% | −46.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −52.8% | −78.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 1.30 |
| Employees | 75K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 47.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× (better) | 3.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.2× | 5.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.9% (better) | −5.7% |
| Fair value | $39.81 | $30.43 |
| Margin of safety | −68.2% | 73.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.7% | −1.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.3% | 36.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −31.7% (better) | −1013% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −32.0% (better) | −853% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −33.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.1% | 85.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −0.38% | 1.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.95% (better) | −4.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.7% (better) | −0.77% |
| Return on equity | 6.7% (better) | −69.7% |
| Return on invested capital | −1.5% | 1.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.71 (better) | 17.15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.72 (better) | 4.50 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 (better) | 0.30 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.40 (better) | 0.69 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 73.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 17.2% | 26.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.5M | $101K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 27.5% | 39.6% |
Go deeper
- CBRL stock overview
- CBRL income statement
- CBRL valuation and score
- PLAY stock overview
- PLAY income statement
- PLAY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.