Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc 2024年度报告

Form10-K (Mark One) xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDEDFebruary 04, 2025ORoTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROMTOCommission File No.001-35664______________________________ Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 35-2382255 (State of Incorporation) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on which registered Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.YesxNoo Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. YesoNox Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.YesxNoo Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesxNoo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growthcompany. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revisedfinancial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control overfinancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. YesxNoo If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect thecorrection of an error to previously issued financial statements. YesoNox Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of theregistrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).o Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YesoNox The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates, based on the closing price of the last day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter asreported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was approximately $1.3billion. The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of April4, 2025 was34,515,297. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders have been incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report onForm 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I ITEM 1.BusinessITEM 1A.Risk FactorsITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsITEM 1C.CybersecurityITEM 2.PropertiesITEM 3.Legal ProceedingsITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II ITEM 5.Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities24ITEM 6.Reserved25ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations25ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk38ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data38ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountantson Accounting and Financial Disclosure38ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures38ITEM 9B.Other Information39ITEM 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections40 PART III ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance41ITEM 11.Executive Compensation41ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters41ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence41ITEM 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services41 PART IV ITEM 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement SchedulesITEM 16.Form 10-K SummarySignatures 424647 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Matters discussed in this report and in other public disclosures, both written and ora