(PLCE) Children’s Place - Ratings and Ratios

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

Apparel, Accessories, Footwear, Children

Apparel Retail
Market Cap in USD: 107m
IPO / Inception: 1997-09-19
12m vs SPY: -65.0%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of PLCE over the last years for every Quarter: "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": -0.18,
EPS CAGR: -9.14%
EPS Trend: -20.6%
Last SUE: -0.29
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Revenue of PLCE over the last years for every Quarter: 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: 339.466,
Rev. CAGR: -10.18%
Rev. Trend: -54.5%
Last SUE: -1.35
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 121%
Value at Risk 5%th 150%
Relative Tail Risk -24.79%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -0.28
Alpha -90.80
CAGR/Max DD -0.56
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.535
Beta 1.729
Beta Downside 1.927
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 92.05%
Mean DD 66.15%
Median DD 75.94%

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.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 2.5

Net Income (-51.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 77.3m TTM)
FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 19.00pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue -3.30% (prev -3.23%; Δ -0.07pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.07 (>3.0%) and CFO 54.1m > Net Income -51.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (570.4m) to EBITDA (22.8m) ratio: 24.97 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 0.92 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (22.2m) change vs 12m ago 73.20% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 28.61% (prev 28.71%; Δ -0.10pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 156.0% (prev 161.2%; Δ -5.18pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio -0.28 (EBITDA TTM 22.8m / Interest Expense TTM 33.5m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' -1.80

(A) -0.06 = (Total Current Assets 490.2m - Total Current Liabilities 532.7m) / Total Assets 762.5m
(B) -0.31 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -236.4m / Total Assets 762.5m
(C) -0.01 = EBIT TTM -9.50m / Avg Total Assets 825.7m
(D) -0.33 = Book Value of Equity -251.2m / Total Liabilities 771.1m
Total Rating: -1.80 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 37.54

1. Piotroski 2.50pt
2. FCF Yield 5.87%
3. FCF Margin 3.08%
4. Debt/Equity -67.09
5. Debt/Ebitda 24.97
6. ROIC - WACC (= -4.84)%
7. RoE 289.3%
8. Rev. Trend -54.51%
9. EPS Trend -20.60%

What is the price of PLCE shares?

As of January 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 4.40 with a total of 540,887 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.78%, over one month by -39.23%, over three months by -43.15% and over the past year by -57.73%.

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 4.5 2.3%
Analysts Target Price 4.5 2.3%
ValueRay Target Price 2.5 -43.6%

PLCE Fundamental Data Overview January 13, 2026

P/E Forward = 8.7032
P/S = 0.0829
P/B = 2.4285
P/EG = 1.79
Beta = 1.876
Revenue TTM = 1.29b USD
EBIT TTM = -9.50m USD
EBITDA TTM = 22.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 107.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 353.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 577.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 570.4m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 677.3m USD (106.8m + Debt 577.7m - CCE 7.25m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.28 (Ebit TTM -9.50m / Interest Expense TTM 33.5m)
EV/FCF = 17.05x (Enterprise Value 677.3m / FCF TTM 39.7m)
FCF Yield = 5.87% (FCF TTM 39.7m / Enterprise Value 677.3m)
FCF Margin = 3.08% (FCF TTM 39.7m / Revenue TTM 1.29b)
Net Margin = -4.01% (Net Income TTM -51.7m / Revenue TTM 1.29b)
Gross Margin = 28.61% ((Revenue TTM 1.29b - Cost of Revenue TTM 919.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.92% (prev 31.44%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.89 (Enterprise Value 677.3m / Total Assets 762.5m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.41% (Interest Expense 8.13m / Debt 577.7m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -7.50m (EBIT -9.50m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.92 (Total Current Assets 490.2m / Total Current Liabilities 532.7m)
Debt / Equity = -67.09 (negative equity) (Debt 577.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -8.61m)
Debt / EBITDA = 24.97 (Net Debt 570.4m / EBITDA 22.8m)
Debt / FCF = 14.36 (Net Debt 570.4m / FCF TTM 39.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -17.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -6.26% (Net Income -51.7m / Total Assets 762.5m)
RoE = 289.3% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -51.7m / Total Stockholder Equity -17.9m)
RoCE = -10.61% (EBIT -9.50m / Capital Employed (Equity -17.9m + L.T.Debt 107.4m))
RoIC = -1.98% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -7.50m / Invested Capital 378.0m)
WACC = 2.86% (E(106.8m)/V(684.5m) * Re(12.29%) + D(577.7m)/V(684.5m) * Rd(1.41%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.29% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 32.55%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 80.82% ; FCFF base≈39.7m ; Y1≈26.1m ; Y5≈11.9m
Fair Price DCF = N/A (negative equity: EV 379.2m - Net Debt 570.4m = -191.3m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: -20.60 | EPS CAGR: -9.14% | SUE: -0.29 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -54.51 | Revenue CAGR: -10.18% | SUE: -1.35 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-04-30): EPS=-1.13 | Chg30d=-0.019 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=1
EPS next Year (2027-01-31): EPS=-0.95 | Chg30d=-1.508 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+64.7% | Growth Revenue=+1.3%

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