Dave & Buster's Stock Sinks After-Hours on Q4 Earnings and Revenue Misses

PLAY fell roughly 10% immediately after the results hit the tape shortly after 4 p.m. ET, although the stock later partly recovered to change hands just 4.3% lower at $59.22 shortly before 4:15 p.m. ET.

Shares fell after Dave & Buster's reported $1.03 of Q4 earnings per share, reportedly trailing analysts' $1.11 consensus estimate. PLAY also posted $599.1 million in revenues, missing analysts' reported consensus forecast of $602.6 million.

Meanwhile, the chain said pro forma combined comparable-store sales (including Main Event-branded stores) dropped 7% when compared to the same period a year earlier, according to published reports.