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RICK vs PLAY // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: RICK 6
— PLAY 3
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: PLAY
LAST: $28.33 (+0.46%) • MKT CAP: $216.6M
valuation
13.5x
LAST: $8.13 (+5.45%) • MKT CAP: $283.2M
valuation
4.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (RICK VS. PLAY)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | RICK | PLAY | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 85.70% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.60% | 4.30% | +1.30 | RICK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 13.5x | 4.3x | +9.20 | PLAY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 22.82% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.80% | 4.10% | +6.70 | RICK | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.90% | -2.30% | +6.20 | RICK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.50% | -1.40% | -4.10 | PLAY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.14% | 0.00% | +1.14 | RICK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.44 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | RICK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.1 | 54.5 | +8.57 | RICK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.6x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $216.6M | $283.2M | -$66.6M | PLAY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | RICK REV | PLAY REV | RICK GROSS % | PLAY GROSS % | RICK FCF | PLAY FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $279.4M | $2.10B | — | 85.7% | $49.4M | -$100.6M |
| FY 2024 | $295.6M | $2.13B | — | 85.3% | $55.9M | -$217.9M |
| FY 2023 | $293.8M | $2.21B | — | — | $59.1M | $364.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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