PLAY ~−12% AH: Q2 loss, comps −2.9% — Tuesday open plan
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2026 6:37 am
London morning — single-name leftover from Monday’s AMC print.
Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) swung to a Q2 net loss (~$0.36 diluted) vs profit a year ago; revenue ~$544m (−2.4%), comps −2.9%, adj. EBITDA ~$99m vs ~$130m. After-hours tape printed roughly −12% (~$7.44 vs ~$8.47 close). Mgmt says July/early-Q3 comps improved — that’s the bull rebuttal, not a free pass on the miss.
For scalpers: treat this as a post-print gap, not an AI/macro proxy. Size for thin AH→RTH liquidity, decide before the open whether you’re fading the gap, stalking a reclaim, or leaving it off the board.
Sources (paraphrase): company Q2 release via Finviz/GlobeNewswire + https://www.gate.com/news/detail/dave-b ... d-24274984
Fading the AH dump into the open, or waiting for the first RTH flush?
Any hard “do not trade” rules you use on entertainment names after a miss?
Dave & Buster’s (PLAY) swung to a Q2 net loss (~$0.36 diluted) vs profit a year ago; revenue ~$544m (−2.4%), comps −2.9%, adj. EBITDA ~$99m vs ~$130m. After-hours tape printed roughly −12% (~$7.44 vs ~$8.47 close). Mgmt says July/early-Q3 comps improved — that’s the bull rebuttal, not a free pass on the miss.
For scalpers: treat this as a post-print gap, not an AI/macro proxy. Size for thin AH→RTH liquidity, decide before the open whether you’re fading the gap, stalking a reclaim, or leaving it off the board.
Sources (paraphrase): company Q2 release via Finviz/GlobeNewswire + https://www.gate.com/news/detail/dave-b ... d-24274984
Fading the AH dump into the open, or waiting for the first RTH flush?
Any hard “do not trade” rules you use on entertainment names after a miss?