Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL – Get Free Report) and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Super Hi International has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.5% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Super Hi International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.13 |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a consensus target price of $21.83, suggesting a potential upside of 94.94%. Given Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster’s Entertainment is more favorable than Super Hi International.
Profitability
This table compares Super Hi International and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Super Hi International | 3.29% | 7.38% | 3.93% |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | -2.32% | -7.93% | -0.26% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Super Hi International and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Super Hi International | $840.76 million | 1.01 | $36.43 million | $0.60 | 21.81 |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | $2.10 billion | 0.19 | -$48.70 million | ($1.43) | -7.83 |
Super Hi International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dave & Buster’s Entertainment. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Hi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
About Super Hi International
Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.
About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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