Jack in the Box vs Dave & Buster's Entertainment
JACK 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 JACK and PLAY compare
Jack in the Box is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as Dave & Buster's Entertainment ($1.1B against $273M).
Jack in the Box grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.3% versus −1.5% for Dave & Buster's Entertainment).
Jack in the Box keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.4% compared with −4.3% at Dave & Buster's Entertainment.
Jack in the Box scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 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 | JACK | PLAY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $273M |
| Share price | $13.02 | $7.83 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.8% | −51.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −87.3% | −80.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 1.33 |
| Employees | 5,046 | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.5× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | – | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 181× | 5.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 37.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | −5.9% |
| Fair value | $37.92 | $37.67 |
| Margin of safety | 65.7% | 79.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.3% (better) | −1.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | 36.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −1013% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −853% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 85.4% |
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 1.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% (better) | −4.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | −0.77% |
| Return on equity | – | −69.7% |
| Return on invested capital | −6.4% | 1.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 17.15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 102.70 | 4.50 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 (better) | 0.30 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.12 (better) | 0.69 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −6.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.00% | 0.00% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.00% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 24.2% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 7.4% | 26.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$591K | $101K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 37.9% |
Go deeper
- JACK stock overview
- JACK income statement
- JACK valuation and score
- PLAY stock overview
- PLAY income statement
- PLAY valuation and score
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