Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) Q2 2027 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 162.21K Followers Follow Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. ( PLAY ) Q2 2027 Earnings Call September 14, 2026 5:00 PM EDT Company Participants Cory Hatton - Interim Chief Financial Officer Darin Harper - CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Andrew Barish - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jordan Bender - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Eric Wold - Texas Capital Securities, Research Division Michael Hickey - StoneX Financial, Inc., Research Division Andrew Strelzik - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Dennis Geiger - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Jeffrey Farmer - Gordon Haskett Research Advisors Presentation Operator Thank you. Hello and welcome to the Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Cory Hatton, Interim CFO. You may begin. Cory Hatton Interim Chief Financial Officer Thank you, Operator, and welcome to everyone on the line. Joining me on today's call is Darin Harper, our Chief Executive Officer. After our prepared remarks, we will take questions. This call is being recorded on behalf of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. and is copyrighted. Before we begin the discussion on our company's second quarter 2026 results, I'd like to call your attention to the fact that in our prepared remarks and responses to questions, certain items may be discussed which are not entirely based on historical fact. Any of these items should be considered forward-looking statements relating to future events within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated. Information on these risks and uncertainties has been published in our filings with the SEC, which are available on our website. In addition, our remarks today will include references to financial