CHILDREN'S PLACE INC/THE(NASDAQ:PLCE) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, PLCE scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. PLCE was compared to 121 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of PLCE have multiple concerns. PLCE is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

PLCE had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year PLCE has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

PLCE had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: PLCE reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

PLCE has a Return On Assets of -7.73%. This is in the lower half of the industry: PLCE underperforms 75.21% of its industry peers.

PLCE has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.19%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PLCE outperforms 52.07% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-7.73%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	4.19%

ROA(3y)-9.05%

ROA(5y)-4.29%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 1.82%, PLCE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.11% of the companies in the same industry.

PLCE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

PLCE's Gross Margin of 33.14% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PLCE is outperformed by 61.98% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PLCE has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.82%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	33.14%

OM growth 3Y-58.95%

OM growth 5Y-28.38%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.27%

GM growth 5Y-1.1%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PLCE is destroying value.

PLCE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

PLCE has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, PLCE has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	N/A

ROIC/WACC0.43

WACC9.78%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that PLCE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of PLCE (0.90) is worse than 81.82% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.13 indicates that PLCE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

PLCE has a worse Quick ratio (0.13) than 92.56% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.9
Quick Ratio	0.13

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PLCE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 104.95%, which is quite impressive.

Measured over the past years, PLCE shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -40.35% on average per year.

Looking at the last year, PLCE shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -13.49% in the last year.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.82% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)104.95%

EPS 3Y-68.73%

EPS 5Y-40.35%

EPS Q2Q%89.84%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.49%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.22%

Revenue growth 5Y-5.82%

Sales Q2Q%-10.21%

3.2 Future

PLCE is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 39.87% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, PLCE will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.14% on average per year.

EPS Next Y127.63%

EPS Next 2Y68.41%

EPS Next 3Y39.87%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-0.58%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.98%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.14%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 12.68, which indicates a correct valuation of PLCE.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PLCE is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.69% of the companies are valued more expensively.

PLCE is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.18, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

PLCE is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.57.

PLCE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. PLCE is cheaper than 93.39% of the companies in the same industry.

PLCE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 20.81.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12.68
Fwd PE	5.57

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

PLCE's earnings are expected to grow with 39.87% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)0.1

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y68.41%

EPS Next 3Y39.87%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

PLCE does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CHILDREN'S PLACE INC/THE

NASDAQ:PLCE (5/2/2025, 8:17:30 PM)

5.2

+0.32 (+6.56%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail

Earnings (Last)04-11 2025-04-11/amc

Earnings (Next)06-10 2025-06-10/bmo

Inst Owners85.18%

Inst Owner Change64.18%

Ins Owners2.14%

Ins Owner Change44.13%

Market Cap114.61M

Analysts45.71

Price Target7.14 (37.31%)

Short Float %14.08%

Short Ratio6.83

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-202.94%

Min EPS beat(2)-388.35%

Max EPS beat(2)-17.53%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-69.93%

Min EPS beat(4)-388.35%

Max EPS beat(4)126.74%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-78.8%

EPS beat(12)3

Avg EPS beat(12)-76.64%

EPS beat(16)7

Avg EPS beat(16)255.18%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.16%

Min Revenue beat(2)-9.51%

Max Revenue beat(2)5.19%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.46%

Min Revenue beat(4)-13.26%

Max Revenue beat(4)5.19%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.92%

Revenue beat(12)2

Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.92%

Revenue beat(16)3

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.87%

PT rev (1m)-22.22%

PT rev (3m)-36.36%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.61%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.61%

EPS NY rev (1m)-50.27%

EPS NY rev (3m)-50.27%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.83%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.83%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.44%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.44%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12.68
Fwd PE	5.57
P/S	0.08
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.41

EY7.88%

EPS(NY)0.93

Fwd EY17.95%

FCF(TTM)-5.34

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-5.34

OCFYN/A

SpS62.9

BVpS-2.7

TBVpS-3.29

PEG (NY)0.1

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-7.73%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	10.99%
ROIC	4.19%
ROICexc	4.24%
ROICexgc	4.36%
OM	1.82%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	33.14%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-9.05%

ROA(5y)-4.29%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y-62.16%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-28.45%

ROICexc growth 3Y-60.78%

ROICexc growth 5Y-27.18%

OM growth 3Y-58.95%

OM growth 5Y-28.38%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.27%

GM growth 5Y-1.1%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover1.85

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.9
Quick Ratio	0.13
Altman-Z	N/A

F-Score3

WACC9.78%

ROIC/WACC0.43

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)104.95%

EPS 3Y-68.73%

EPS 5Y-40.35%

EPS Q2Q%89.84%

EPS Next Y127.63%

EPS Next 2Y68.41%

EPS Next 3Y39.87%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.49%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.22%

Revenue growth 5Y-5.82%

Sales Q2Q%-10.21%

Revenue Next Year-0.58%

Revenue Next 2Y-0.98%

Revenue Next 3Y-0.14%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y209.23%

EBIT growth 3Y-63.14%

EBIT growth 5Y-32.55%

EBIT Next Year90.64%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-280.25%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-226.72%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CHILDREN'S PLACE INC/THE (PLCE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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