Dave & Buster's Entertainment up after second-quarter profit beat

Dave and Busters Entertainment,

10/09/2024 21:33

**  Shares of restaurant chain operator Dave & Buster's
Entertainment  PLAY.O  up 8.4% at $32.31 in after-hours trading
    ** Company tops Q2 adj profit ests. as pricing actions and
menu innovation help margins 
    ** Company has been remodeling its stores and refreshing its
menu to appeal to consumers wary of dining out
    ** PLAY's Q2 adj profit of $1.12/shr beats ests. of 84 cents
- LSEG data
    ** Q2 revenue rises 2.8% year-on-year to $557.1 mln but
falls short of ests. of $560.6 mln, while comparable sales drop
6.3%
    ** Shares down 44.1% YTD

 (Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru)
 ((Juveria.Tabassum@thomsonreuters.com;))