Key Takeaways DAVE added 569,000 new members in Q1 2025, driving 15% year-over-year member growth. Monthly transacting members rose 13% year over year to 2.5 million, indicating stronger engagement. A 29% rise in ARPU and 46% ExtraCash growth reflect the impact of DAVE's revised flat-fee model.Dave Inc. (DAVE) ended the first quarter of 2025 with 12.4 million members. The company added 569,000 new members, reflecting 15% year-over-year growth. Additionally, the monthly transacting member base gained 13% y ...

Key Takeaways DAVE's CashAI lifted Q1 variable profit 67% y/y and improved the variable margin 950 bps. CashAI enabled a 46% rise in ExtraCash originations and cut 28-day delinquencies by 33 bps. DAVE's ROE hit 59.2%, and the 2025 EPS estimate rose 31.4% over 60 days, with no downward revisions.Dave Inc. (DAVE) stock has shown outstanding growth over the past year. The stock has skyrocketed 540.5%, outperforming the industry's 51.6% rally and the Zacks S&P 500 composite's 12.3% growth.DAVE’s performance i ...

Shares of Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY 14.79%) jumped as much as 19.2% on Wednesday, despite a modest earnings report. The stock had cooled down to a 15.4% gain by 1 p.m. ET. Dave & Buster's Q1 by the numbersThe restaurant and video arcade chain saw first-quarter sales fall 3.5% year over year, stopping at $567.7 million. The average Wall Street analyst had expected $573.3 million. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings fell from $1.12 to $0.76 per diluted share. Here, the analyst consensus pointed to ...

Dave & Buster's Entertainment TodayPLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment$29.96 +4.10 (+15.83%) 52-Week Range$15.08▼$51.27P/E Ratio14.75Price Target$28.67Add to WatchlistDave & Buster's NASDAQ: PLAY FQ1 results and outlook for the year affirm that its CEO change and Back-to-Basics strategy were the right move. The critical detail is that this heavily shorted market is amid a short-covering rally and rebound that will result in a complete price reversal and new uptrend. The reason is that internal metrics show ...

Key Takeaways PLAY missed Q1 EPS estimates with $0.76 compared with $0.96 expected; revenues fell 3.5% YoY to $567.7M. Comparable store sales improved sequentially, down 2.2% through June 2 compared with 8.3% decline in Q1. PLAY opened 4 new stores and completed 13 remodels, continuing its store refresh and growth plans.Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results, with earnings missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues beating the same. Both metrics declin ...

Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY ) posted first quarter earnings Tuesday evening, and the stock is flying off of the report. Shares had been in a nasty downtrend into the April low, but have now recovered much of the previous losses, withJosh Arnold has been covering financial markets for a decade, utilizing a combination of technical and fundamental analysis to identify potential winners early on in their growth cycles. Josh's focus is mainly on growth stocks. His goal is efficient and profitable use of capit ...

Core Viewpoint - Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. reported a decrease in financial performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, but the company is optimistic about a recovery driven by strategic operational changes and improvements in comparable store sales trends [4][6][7]. Financial Summary - Total revenue for the first quarter was $567.7 million, down 3.5% from $588.1 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2024 [6][7]. - Comparable store sales decreased by 8.3% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [6][7]. - Operating income was $63.2 million, representing 11.1% of revenue, compared to $85.5 million or 14.5% of revenue in the prior year [6][9]. - Net income totaled $21.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, down from $41.4 million, or $0.99 per diluted share in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [7][8]. - Adjusted EBITDA was $136.1 million, a decrease of 14.5% from $159.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 [7][9]. Operational Highlights - The company opened two new stores and relocated one during the first quarter, with two additional stores opened after the quarter ended [7]. - A total of 13 stores were remodeled in the first quarter [7]. - The company repurchased $23.9 million worth of shares, representing 1.0 million shares or 2.9% of outstanding shares as of the end of fiscal 2024 [10]. Cash Flow and Liquidity - Operating cash generated during the first quarter was $95.8 million, with available liquidity of $423.2 million [10]. - The company ended the quarter with a Net Total Leverage Ratio of 3.1x [10][11]. Outlook - The company reiterated its outlook for fiscal 2025, emphasizing a focus on revenue growth and free cash flow generation [12].

Key Takeaways DAVE's adjusted EBITDA jumped 235% Y/Y in 1Q25, driven by CashAI's cost control and margin gains. CashAI enabled a 46% Y/Y rise in ExtraCash originations, with delinquency rates improving 18%. The underwriting engine cut credit loss provisions to 0.69%, enhancing both risk control and profitability.Dave Inc.’s (DAVE) CashAI, a proprietary underwriting engine, is turning out to be a critical differentiator and a potential game-changer within fintech. Several metrics mentioned by management di ...

After reaching an important support level, Dave Inc. (DAVE) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. DAVE recently experienced a "golden cross" event, which saw its 50-day simple moving average breaking out above its 200-day simple moving average.Considered an important signifier for a bullish breakout, a golden cross is a technical chart pattern that's formed when a stock's short-term moving average breaks above a longer-term moving average; the most common crossover involves the 50-day and ...

Key Takeaways DAVE, NOMD, GLDD and NGS all show rising cash flows, signaling improved operational efficiency Each stock meets key criteria, including strong VGM Scores, robust broker ratings and a price of more than $5 Earnings estimates for all four stocks have been revised upward, reflecting increased investor confidenceIf achieving profit is a company’s goal, then having a healthy cash flow is highly essential for its existence, development and success. This is because cash offers the flexibility to ma ...