Company Performance - Dave & Buster's reported quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.96 per share, and down from $1.12 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -20.83% [1][2] - The company posted revenues of $567.7 million for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.74%, but down from $588.1 million year-over-year [3] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.81 on revenues of $549.08 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.69 on revenues of $2.14 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Dave & Buster's is currently unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 5 (Strong Sell), indicating expected underperformance in the near future [7] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Dave & Buster's belongs, is currently in the bottom 25% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the outlook for the industry can significantly impact stock performance [9] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [6]