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(PLCE) Children’s Place - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US1689051076

Apparel, Accessories, Footwear, Children

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of PLCE over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-10": 1.44, "2021-01": 1.01, "2021-04": 3.25, "2021-07": 1.71, "2021-10": 5.43, "2022-01": 3.02, "2022-04": 1.05, "2022-07": -0.89, "2022-10": 3.33, "2023-01": -3.87, "2023-04": -2, "2023-07": -2.12, "2023-10": 3.22, "2024-01": -7.38, "2024-04": -7.38, "2024-07": 0.3, "2024-10": 2.04, "2025-01": -0.75, "2025-04": -1.52, "2025-07": -0.15, "2025-10": 0,
EPS Growth (3y CAGR): 29.66%
EPS Trend (3y Corr): 33.0%
Last SUE: -0.23σ
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Revenue of PLCE over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-10: 425.571, 2021-01: 472.897, 2021-04: 435.481, 2021-07: 413.855, 2021-10: 558.225, 2022-01: 507.803, 2022-04: 362.35, 2022-07: 380.885, 2022-10: 509.12, 2023-01: 456.127, 2023-04: 321.64, 2023-07: 345.599, 2023-10: 480.234, 2024-01: 455.034, 2024-04: 267.878, 2024-07: 319.655, 2024-10: 390.173, 2025-01: 408.563, 2025-04: 242.125, 2025-07: 298.006, 2025-10: null,
Revenue Growth (3y CAGR): -17.70%
Revenue Trend (3y Corr): -57.7%
Last SUE: 0.38σ
Qual. Beats: 0
Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 127%
Value at Risk 5%th 161%
Relative Tail Risk -23.16%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -0.17
Alpha -69.79
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.548
Beta 1.577
Beta Downside 1.737
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 92.05%
Mean DD 62.42%
Median DD 72.09%

Description: PLCE Children’s Place November 16, 2025

The Children’s Place, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) is a North-American omni-channel retailer of children’s apparel, accessories, and footwear, operating under the The Children’s Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brands. It sells through its own brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce sites (e.g., childrensplace.com, gymboree.com), wholesale partners and international franchisees, and is organized into U.S. and International segments.

In FY 2023 the company reported net sales of approximately $2.2 billion, with e-commerce accounting for roughly 23 % of total revenue-a modest but accelerating share that grew double-digits year-over-year, reflecting broader consumer shifts toward online shopping.

Key economic drivers for the children’s apparel sector include discretionary spending trends tied to household confidence, back-to-school demand cycles, and demographic pressure from the U.S. birth-rate plateau; PLCE’s same-store sales are especially sensitive to inflation-adjusted pricing power and inventory turnover, which currently sits near 4.1 times per year.

For a deeper dive into valuation multiples, cash-flow forecasts, and scenario analysis, you might explore ValueRay’s analyst toolkit to complement this overview.

PLCE Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 189m
Sub-Industry Apparel Retail
IPO / Inception 1997-09-19
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -59.7%
Analyst Rating 3.0 of 5

PLCE Dividends

Currently no dividends paid

PLCE Growth Ratios

Metric Value
CAGR 3y -42.45%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio -0.46
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio -0.68
Current Volume 347k
Average Volume 407.1k

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 1.5

Net Income (-27.3m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 80.3m TTM)
FCFTA -0.01 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 9.62pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue -2.99% (prev -4.67%; Δ 1.68pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.00 (>3.0%) and CFO 3.66m > Net Income -27.3m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (156.7m) to EBITDA (50.4m) ratio: 3.11 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 0.93 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (22.1m) change vs 12m ago 73.36% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 31.89% (prev 29.80%; Δ 2.09pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 155.1% (prev 165.3%; Δ -10.17pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio 0.45 (EBITDA TTM 50.4m / Interest Expense TTM 35.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' -1.46

(A) -0.05 = (Total Current Assets 543.9m - Total Current Liabilities 583.9m) / Total Assets 805.1m
(B) -0.29 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -232.1m / Total Assets 805.1m
(C) 0.02 = EBIT TTM 16.1m / Avg Total Assets 863.3m
(D) -0.31 = Book Value of Equity -247.2m / Total Liabilities 810.0m
Total Rating: -1.46 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 36.25

1. Piotroski 1.50pt
2. FCF Yield -1.31%
3. FCF Margin -0.34%
4. Debt/Equity -33.80
5. Debt/Ebitda 3.11
6. ROIC - WACC (= -3.90)%
7. RoE 97.11%
8. Rev. Trend -57.66%
9. EPS Trend 32.96%

What is the price of PLCE shares?

As of November 22, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 7.38 with a total of 346,981 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -13.48%, over one month by -13.89%, over three months by +66.97% and over the past year by -54.72%.

Is PLCE a buy, sell or hold?

Children’s Place has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefor, it is recommend to hold PLCE.
  • Strong Buy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 2
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PLCE price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 8 8.4%
Analysts Target Price 8 8.4%
ValueRay Target Price 5.5 -26.2%

PLCE Fundamental Data Overview November 16, 2025

Market Cap USD = 189.1m (189.1m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Forward = 15.6495
P/S = 0.1412
P/B = 2.4285
P/EG = 1.79
Beta = 1.862
Revenue TTM = 1.34b USD
EBIT TTM = 16.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 50.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 107.2m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 355.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 164.5m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 156.7m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 345.8m USD (189.1m + Debt 164.5m - CCE 7.80m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.45 (Ebit TTM 16.1m / Interest Expense TTM 35.4m)
FCF Yield = -1.31% (FCF TTM -4.54m / Enterprise Value 345.8m)
FCF Margin = -0.34% (FCF TTM -4.54m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Net Margin = -2.04% (Net Income TTM -27.3m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Gross Margin = 31.89% ((Revenue TTM 1.34b - Cost of Revenue TTM 911.9m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 33.98% (prev 29.23%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.43 (Enterprise Value 345.8m / Total Assets 805.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.88% (Interest Expense 8.04m / Debt 164.5m)
Taxrate = -37.14% (negative due to tax credits) (1.45m / -3.91m)
NOPAT = 22.1m (EBIT 16.1m * (1 - -37.14%)) [negative tax rate / tax credits]
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 543.9m / Total Current Liabilities 583.9m)
Debt / Equity = -33.80 (negative equity) (Debt 164.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -4.87m)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.11 (Net Debt 156.7m / EBITDA 50.4m)
Debt / FCF = -34.54 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 156.7m / FCF TTM -4.54m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -28.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -3.39% (Net Income -27.3m / Total Assets 805.1m)
RoE = 97.11% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -27.3m / Total Stockholder Equity -28.1m)
RoCE = 20.36% (EBIT 16.1m / Capital Employed (Equity -28.1m + L.T.Debt 107.2m))
RoIC = 5.54% (NOPAT 22.1m / Invested Capital 398.6m)
WACC = 9.44% (E(189.1m)/V(353.6m) * Re(11.83%) + D(164.5m)/V(353.6m) * Rd(4.88%) * (1-Tc(-0.37)))
Discount Rate = 11.83% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -4.54m)
EPS Correlation: 32.96 | EPS CAGR: 29.66% | SUE: -0.23 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -57.66 | Revenue CAGR: -17.70% | SUE: 0.38 | # QB: 0

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