Dave & Buster's Entertainment's (PLAY) CEO Steve King on Q3 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call December 5, 2017 5:00 PM ET

Executives

Jay Tobin - SVP and General Counsel
Steve King - CEO
Brian Jenkins - CFO

Analysts

Jake Bartlett - SunTrust
Jeff Farmer - Wells Fargo
Sharon Zackfia - William Blair
Joshua Long - Piper Jaffray
Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James
Steve Anderson - Maxim Group

Operator

Good day and welcome to today’s Dave & Buster’s Incorporated Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I’d like to turn the conference over to Jay Tobin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Please go ahead, sir.

Jay Tobin

Thank you, Melissa and thank you all for joining us. On the call today are Steve King, Chief Executive Officer; and Brian Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer. After comments from Mr. King and Mr. Jenkins, we will be happy to take your questions. This call is being recorded on behalf of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment and is copyrighted. Before we begin our discussion of the company’s results, I’d like to call your attention to the fact that in our remarks and our responses to your questions, certain items may be discussed, which are not based entirely on historical facts. Any such items should be considered forward-looking statements and 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 the various risk factors and uncertainties has been published in our filings with the SEC, which are available on our website at daveandbusters.com under the Investor Relations section. In addition, our remarks today will include references to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and store operating income before depreciation and amortization, which are financial measures