Dave & Buster’s Supplies Business enterprise Update Via Initial 9 Weeks of Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Provides Fourth Quarter Revenue Outlook

As predicted, the Company’s fourth quarter fiscal effects have continued to be negatively influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company began the fourth quarter with 104 open up outlets, or approximately 75 p.c of its whole retail store foundation. Because of to renewed running restrictions imposed by nearby jurisdictions during November and December in reaction to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Corporation had 89 retailers open up as of January 3, or roughly 65 % of its overall retail outlet foundation.

Important highlights via the initially nine months of the fourth quarter (ending January 3, 2021)

• Preliminary revenue of $69.4 million, reflecting a 75% drop in comparable retail outlet gross sales

• Preliminary EBITDA decline of $22 million

• Preliminary weekly money burn off price of $3.7 million

• As of January 3, 2021, the Corporation had about $12 million in hard cash and equivalents and $277 million of availability under its revolving credit score agreement, net of a $150 million minimal liquidity covenant and $10 million in letters of credit.

Main Executive Officer Brian Jenkins reported, “Fourth quarter business enterprise traits have been constant with commentary we supplied in December in conjunction with our third quarter outcomes. Right after a powerful recovery by way of the end of the third quarter, we professional a temporary setback with the new COVID resurgence, which resulted in the re-closure of 15 suppliers, and a reduction in the product sales index of open shops and in general equivalent retail outlet sales. Early January sales traits are improving upon, and we have resumed shop re-openings as particular regional jurisdictions have lifted functioning constraints.”

The Enterprise currently expects extra than 100 merchants to be open up by mid-January, continuing by way of the stop of the fourth quarter, all running less than many limitations, and for its 27 suppliers in California and New York to remain closed for the remainder of the quarter.

Primarily based upon the earlier mentioned preliminary success by way of the initially nine months of the fourth quarter, expectations for added retailer openings in the course of January, and historical seasonal styles, the Firm currently expects fourth quarter revenues to be in the variety of $98 million to $102 million.

Chief Executive Officer Brian Jenkins concluded, “Inspite of the short term setback we are suffering from owing to renewed COVID constraints, we keep on to accelerate investments in our strategic initiatives to drive future expansion, and we are self-confident that our organization will bounce again rapidly as the risk of COVID commences to subside.”

The Company expects to report closing fourth quarter and fiscal 12 months 2020 financial results in early April 2021.

About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.

Established in 1982 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Dave & Buster’s Enjoyment, Inc., is the proprietor and operator of 139 venues in North America that combine enjoyment and dining and present customers the opportunity to “Take in Consume Participate in and Check out,” all in a person site. Dave & Buster’s provides a complete menu of entrees and appetizers, a comprehensive variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an substantial assortment of entertainment points of interest centered all over playing online games and seeing dwell sports activities and other televised situations. Dave & Buster’s at this time has merchants in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Ahead-Hunting Statements

The Enterprise cautions that this launch includes forward-hunting statements, like, devoid of limitation, statements relating to the effects on our business enterprise and operations of the global distribute of the novel coronavirus outbreak. These forward-searching statements require risks and uncertainties and, for that reason, could be afflicted by the uncertain and unparalleled effect of the coronavirus on our company and operations and the related effects on our liquidity wants our ability to fulfill covenant needs less than our revolving credit rating facility the duration of federal government-mandated and voluntary shutdowns the speed with which our shops safely can be reopened and the stage of customer demand adhering to reopening the financial impact of the coronavirus and associated disruptions on the communities we provide our all round degree of indebtedness basic enterprise and economic disorders, including as a consequence of the coronavirus the influence of level of competition the seasonality of the Firm’s business enterprise adverse weather conditions disorders long term commodity charges visitor and staff complaints and litigation gasoline and utility prices labor costs and availability modifications in shopper and corporate expending, which includes as a end result of the coronavirus changes in demographic traits adjustments in governmental rules unfavorable publicity, our capacity to open new retailers, and acts of God. Accordingly, actual outcomes may differ materially from the ahead-searching statements, and the Corporation hence cautions you versus relying on this sort of ahead-searching statements. Dave & Buster’s intends these ahead-searching statements to talk only as of the time of this launch and does not undertake to update or revise them as far more ideal facts becomes available, besides as expected by legislation.

*Non-GAAP Measures

To complement its consolidated monetary statements, which are geared up and offered in accordance with GAAP, the Company at times uses the subsequent non-GAAP financial actions: EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Altered EBITDA, Altered EBITDA margin, Shop working earnings right before depreciation and amortization, and retail outlet running income just before depreciation and amortization margin (collectively the “non-GAAP money steps”). The presentation of this money details is not intended to be deemed in isolation or as a substitute for, or excellent to, the economic information geared up and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Corporation uses these non-GAAP monetary actions for fiscal and operational decision producing and as a usually means to examine period of time-to-period of time comparisons. The Organization thinks that they provide handy information and facts about operating outcomes, improve the all round comprehending of our operating functionality and long run potential customers, and allow for greater transparency with respect to essential metrics used by administration in its money and operational conclusion building. The non-GAAP measures made use of by the Corporation in this push release may perhaps be various from the steps utilized by other firms.

For Trader Relations Inquiries:
Scott Bowman, CFO
Dave & Buster’s Leisure, Inc.
972.813.1151
[email protected]

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