The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PLCE • • Industrial / General

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AboutThe Children's Place, Inc. operates as a children's specialty apparel retailer. The company operates in two segments, The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International. It sells apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, and Sugar & Jade brand names. As of January 29, 2022, the company had 672 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; online stores at childrensplace.com, gymboree.com, and sugarandjade.com; and seven international franchise partners operated 211 international points of distribution in 16 countries. The company was formerly known as The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. and changed its name to The Children's Place, Inc. in June 2014. The Children's Place, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.Show more

Revenue $1.39B -13.5%
EBITDA $56M +539.3%
Net Income -$58M +62.6%
EPS (Diluted) -4.53 +63.3%
Gross Margin 30.29% +21.9%
EBITDA Margin 4.07% +639.0%
Operating Margin 1.22% +150.8%
Net Margin -4.17% +56.8%
ROE -
ROIC 2.63% +150.0%
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage 0.47 +136.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.9x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 10 (bottom 10%)
✗Sales declining 5.8% over 5 years
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-2.37%

5Y-5.82%

3Y-10.22%

TTM-12.08%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM82.97%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM93.16%

ROCE

10Y Avg14.27%

5Y Avg5.59%

3Y Avg-1.84%

Latest8.15%

Peer Comparison

Children's Specialty Chains

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CRICarter's, Inc.	1.34B	36.74	7.18	-3.45%	3.15%	10.3%	18.12%	1.32
PLCEThe Children's Place, Inc.	100.42M	4.53	-1	-13.49%	-2.04%

Profit & Loss

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+	1.73B	1.79B	1.87B	1.94B	1.87B	1.52B	1.92B	1.71B	1.6B	1.39B
Revenue Growth %	-0.02%	0.03%	0.05%	0.04%	-0.03%	-0.19%	0.26%	-0.11%	-0.06%	-0.13%
Cost of Goods Sold+	1.16B	1.18B	1.23B	1.32B	1.29B	1.26B	1.18B	1.25B	1.2B	966.42M
COGS % of Revenue	0.67%	0.66%	0.66%	0.68%	0.69%	0.82%	0.61%	0.73%	0.75%	0.7%
Gross Profit+	561.95M	605.56M	643M	614.61M	580.42M	266.85M	737.72M	462.7M	398.09M	419.85M
Gross Margin %	0.33%	0.34%	0.34%	0.32%	0.31%	0.18%	0.39%	0.27%	0.25%	0.3%
Gross Profit Growth %	0%	0.08%	0.06%	-0.04%	-0.06%	-0.54%	1.76%	-0.37%	-0.14%	0.05%
Operating Expenses+	455.4M	455.44M	475.49M	498.34M	478.12M	428.23M	454.47M	458.67M	436.44M	403M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.26%	0.26%	0.25%	0.26%	0.26%	0.28%	0.24%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%
Selling, General & Admin	455.4M	455.44M	475.49M	498.34M	478.12M	428.23M	454.47M	458.67M	436.44M	403M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.26%	0.26%	0.25%	0.26%	0.26%	0.28%	0.24%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income+	106.55M	150.12M	167.51M	116.27M	102.3M	-161.39M	283.25M	4.03M	-38.35M	16.85M
Operating Margin %	0.06%	0.08%	0.09%	0.06%	0.05%	-0.11%	0.15%	0%	-0.02%	0.01%
Operating Income Growth %	0.17%	0.41%	0.12%	-0.31%	-0.12%	-2.58%	2.76%	-0.99%	-10.53%	1.44%
EBITDA+	169.23M	215.85M	235.67M	185.15M	326.09M	18.16M	442.24M	144.43M	8.83M	56.46M
EBITDA Margin %	0.1%	0.12%	0.13%	0.1%	0.17%	0.01%	0.23%	0.08%	0.01%	0.04%
EBITDA Growth %	0.12%	0.28%	0.09%	-0.21%	0.76%	-0.94%	23.35%	-0.67%	-0.94%	5.39%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	62.69M	65.73M	68.16M	68.88M	223.79M	179.55M	158.98M	140.4M	47.19M	39.61M
EBIT	91.1M	148.97M	163.43M	112.06M	96.61M	-199.85M	275.66M	-1.44M	-83.71M	-13.65M
Net Interest Income+	-698K	-395K	-307K	-2.8M	-7.94M	-11.84M	-18.62M	-13.23M	-30M	-35.75M
Interest Income	1.02M	1.56M	1.92M	730K	253K	63K	16K	92K	87K	47K
Interest Expense	1.72M	1.95M	2.22M	3.53M	8.19M	11.91M	18.63M	13.32M	30.09M	35.79M
Other Income/Expense	-17.17M	-3.1M	-6.31M	-7.75M	-13.88M	-50.37M	-26.22M	-18.79M	-75.44M	-66.3M
Pretax Income+	89.38M	147.01M	161.2M	108.52M	88.42M	-211.76M	257.03M	-14.76M	-113.8M	-49.45M
Pretax Margin %	0.05%	0.08%	0.09%	0.06%	0.05%	-0.14%	0.13%	-0.01%	-0.07%	-0.04%
Income Tax+	31.5M	44.68M	76.5M	7.56M	15.12M	-71.39M	69.86M	-13.62M	40.74M	8.37M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.65%	0.7%	0.53%	0.93%	0.83%	0.66%	0.73%	0.08%	1.36%	1.17%
Net Income+	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Net Margin %	0.03%	0.06%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	-0.09%	0.1%	-0%	-0.1%	-0.04%
Net Income Growth %	0.02%	0.77%	-0.17%	0.19%	-0.27%	-2.91%	2.33%	-1.01%	-134.8%	0.63%
Net Income (Continuing)	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	2.80	5.40	4.67	6.01	4.68	-9.59	12.59	-0.09	-12.36	-4.53
EPS Growth %	0.08%	0.93%	-0.14%	0.29%	-0.22%	-3.05%	2.31%	-1.01%	-140.58%	0.63%
EPS (Basic)	2.83	5.51	4.82	6.10	4.71	-9.59	12.82	-0.09	-12.36	-4.53
Diluted Shares Outstanding	20.7M	18.96M	18.15M	16.8M	15.65M	14.63M	14.87M	13.04M	12.5M	12.77M
Basic Shares Outstanding	20.44M	18.58M	17.57M	16.54M	15.55M	14.63M	14.6M	13.04M	12.5M	12.77M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.21%	0.14%	0.33%	0.33%	0.48%	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+	581.31M	611.16M	656.5M	435.39M	449.88M	547.08M	581.54M	561.94M	452.13M	468M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	227.63M	243.01M	259.52M	69.14M	68.49M	63.55M	54.79M	16.69M	13.64M	5.35M
Cash Only	187.53M	193.71M	244.52M	69.14M	68.49M	63.55M	54.79M	16.69M	13.64M	5.35M
Short-Term Investments	40.1M	49.3M	15M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	26.32M	31.41M	26.09M	35.12M	32.81M	39.53M	21.86M	49.58M	33.22M	42.7M
Days Sales Outstanding	5.57	6.42	5.09	6.61	6.4	9.48	4.17	10.59	7.57	11.24
Inventory	268.83M	286.34M	324.44M	303.47M	327.17M	388.14M	428.81M	447.8M	362.1M	399.6M
Days Inventory Outstanding	84.31	88.59	96.49	83.69	92.55	112.82	132.91	131.2	109.73	150.92
Other Current Assets	17.33M	20.16M	7.96M	7.18M	5.54M	5.56M	9.46M	14.66M	12.15M	7.21M
Total Non-Current Assets+	316.64M	299.34M	283.72M	291.65M	731.52M	593.04M	455.92M	424.34M	348.18M	279.55M
Property, Plant & Equipment	290.98M	264.28M	258.54M	260.36M	630.72M	465.43M	349.66M	305.36M	300.1M	259.08M
Fixed Asset Turnover	5.93x	6.76x	7.23x	7.44x	2.97x	3.27x	5.48x	5.60x	5.34x	5.35x
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	73.29M	73.67M	71.86M	70.89M	41.12M	13M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	3.43M	5.32M	12.49M	13.54M	14.57M	8.38M	11.29M	11.48M	6.96M	7.47M
Total Assets+	897.95M	910.5M	940.23M	727.05M	1.18B	1.14B	1.04B	986.28M	800.31M	747.55M
Asset Turnover	1.92x	1.96x	1.99x	2.67x	1.58x	1.34x	1.85x	1.73x	2.00x	1.85x
Asset Growth %	-0.06%	0.01%	0.03%	-0.23%	0.62%	-0.04%	-0.09%	-0.05%	-0.19%	-0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	275.02M	329.2M	360.52M	331.4M	595.01M	718.5M	591.83M	648.38M	616.4M	518.12M
Accounts Payable	154.54M	178.21M	210.3M	194.79M	213.12M	252.12M	183.76M	177.15M	225.55M	126.72M
Days Payables Outstanding	48.47	55.13	62.54	53.72	60.29	73.28	56.95	51.9	68.35	47.86
Short-Term Debt	0	15.38M	21.46M	48.86M	292.68M	169.78M	266.42M	365.57M	295.95M	313.07M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	77.76M	69.47M	71.84M	69.98M	61.56M	36.51M	76.59M	76.89M	65.64M	51.95M
Current Ratio	2.11x	1.86x	1.82x	1.31x	0.76x	0.76x	0.98x	0.87x	0.73x	0.90x
Quick Ratio	1.14x	0.99x	0.92x	0.40x	0.21x	0.22x	0.26x	0.18x	0.15x	0.13x
Cash Conversion Cycle	41.41	39.88	39.04	36.59	38.67	49.01	80.12	89.89	48.95	114.31
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	95.13M	85.01M	106M	81.21M	351.2M	328.25M	220.16M	179.42M	192.92M	288.84M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	75.35M	49.69M	49.75M	49.82M	165.97M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	311.91M	214.17M	134.76M	96.48M	118.07M	107.29M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	6.68M	5.15M	8.69M	2.76M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	24.88M	85.01M	98.56M	74.18M	26.59M	26.7M	35.72M	30.43M	25.03M	15.58M
Total Liabilities	370.15M	414.21M	466.53M	412.61M	946.21M	1.04B	811.99M	827.8M	809.33M	806.96M
Total Debt+	0	15.38M	21.46M	48.86M	604.58M	633.88M	450.86M	511.8M	463.84M	586.33M
Net Debt	-187.53M	-178.33M	-223.06M	-20.27M	536.1M	570.33M	396.07M	495.11M	450.2M	580.98M
Debt / Equity	-	0.03x	0.05x	0.16x	2.57x	6.79x	2.00x	3.23x	-	-
Debt / EBITDA	-	0.07x	0.09x	0.26x	1.85x	34.90x	1.02x	3.54x	52.52x	10.38x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.11x	-0.83x	-0.95x	-0.11x	1.64x	31.40x	0.90x	3.43x	50.98x	10.29x
Interest Coverage	62.06x	76.86x	75.39x	32.90x	12.48x	-13.56x	15.20x	0.30x	-1.27x	0.47x
Total Equity+	527.79M	496.29M	473.7M	314.44M	235.19M	93.38M	225.47M	158.48M	-9.02M	-59.41M
Equity Growth %	-0.1%	-0.06%	-0.05%	-0.34%	-0.25%	-0.6%	1.41%	-0.3%	-1.06%	-5.59%
Book Value per Share	25.49	26.18	26.10	18.71	15.03	6.38	15.16	12.15	-0.72	-4.65
Total Shareholders' Equity	527.79M	496.29M	473.7M	314.44M	235.19M	93.38M	225.47M	158.48M	-9.02M	-59.41M
Common Stock	1.95M	1.78M	1.73M	1.59M	1.48M	1.46M	1.4M	1.23M	1.26M	1.28M
Retained Earnings	321.15M	274.91M	226.3M	180.79M	108.22M	-42.79M	77.91M	22.54M	-134.87M	-192.68M
Treasury Stock	-1.94M	-2.19M	-2.44M	-2.69M	-2.96M	-3.16M	-3.44M	-3.74M	-2.91M	-90K
Accumulated OCI	-25.55M	-18.15M	-10.39M	-12.25M	-10.59M	-10.65M	-10.74M	-12.51M	-13.59M	-19.4M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+	182.65M	199.29M	214.38M	139.91M	177.9M	-35.72M	133.28M	-8.22M	92.8M	-117.59M
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.11%	0.07%	0.1%	-0.02%	0.07%	-0%	0.06%	-0.08%
Operating CF Growth %	0.13%	0.09%	0.08%	-0.35%	0.27%	-1.2%	4.73%	-1.06%	12.29%	-2.27%
Net Income	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Depreciation & Amortization	62.69M	65.73M	68.16M	68.88M	74.79M	66.41M	58.42M	51.46M	47.19M	39.61M
Stock-Based Compensation	21.12M	28.04M	30.8M	27.41M	16.22M	14.32M	30.94M	29.15M	-5.58M	12.79M
Deferred Taxes	12.17M	-9.38M	34.89M	-5.57M	5.36M	-32.66M	25.85M	-13.68M	36.98M	0
Other Non-Cash Items	1.95M	3.12M	5.36M	6.79M	155.27M	152.49M	107.14M	92.79M	118.86M	107.75M
Working Capital Changes	26.85M	9.44M	-9.52M	-58.57M	-147.04M	-95.91M	-276.24M	-166.81M	49.89M	-219.92M
Change in Receivables	5.47M	-5.06M	5.39M	-9.13M	3.15M	-3.62M	16.2M	-28.14M	21.3M	-8.46M
Change in Inventory	26.12M	-16.07M	-36.43M	19.38M	-23.54M	-61.08M	-40.87M	-20.74M	85.31M	-38.3M
Change in Payables	-4.04M	18.99M	28.93M	-56.89M	17.5M	71.72M	-58.33M	-41.73M	39.95M	-107.86M
Cash from Investing+	-30.62M	-44.25M	-25.14M	-56.86M	-134.35M	-30.37M	-29.29M	-45.95M	-27.79M	-15.83M
Capital Expenditures	-42.15M	-34.68M	-58.66M	-71.11M	-134.45M	-30.59M	-29.31M	-45.58M	-27.56M	-15.83M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.07%	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-379K	-368K	-788K	-749K	103K	211K	17K	-371K	-231K	0
Cash from Financing+	-131.35M	-155.05M	-140.6M	-259.18M	-44.37M	60.93M	-112.74M	17.06M	-68.27M	128.4M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-12.22M	-14.79M	-28.1M	-33.04M	-34.93M	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	1.76M	2.17M	0	0	0	-1.19M	-2.47M	0	-861K	-8.47M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	140.5M	164.61M	155.73M	68.79M	43.45M	-66.3M	103.97M	-53.8M	65.24M	-133.42M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.04%	0.02%	-0.04%	0.05%	-0.03%	0.04%	-0.1%
FCF Growth %	0.58%	0.17%	-0.05%	-0.56%	-0.37%	-2.53%	2.57%	-1.52%	2.21%	-3.05%
FCF per Share	6.79	8.68	8.58	4.09	2.78	-4.53	6.99	-4.13	5.22	-10.45
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	3.16x	1.95x	2.53x	1.39x	2.43x	0.25x	0.71x	7.22x	-0.60x	2.03x
Interest Paid	1.4M	1.68M	1.95M	3.22M	7.55M	10.83M	14.77M	0	29.04M	0
Taxes Paid	13.89M	31.49M	37.77M	19.53M	1.31M	3.64M	49.56M	0	5.78M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.37%	19.99%	17.46%	25.62%	26.67%	-85.44%	117.4%	-0.59%	-206.8%	-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	21.14%	34.21%	44.19%	32.01%	14.4%	-16.87%	33.06%	0.47%	-5.26%	2.63%
Gross Margin	32.56%	33.92%	34.38%	31.71%	31.03%	17.53%	38.52%	27.08%	24.84%	30.29%
Net Margin	3.35%	5.73%	4.53%	5.21%	3.92%	-9.22%	9.77%	-0.07%	-9.64%	-4.17%
Debt / Equity	-	0.03x	0.05x	0.16x	2.57x	6.79x	2.00x	3.23x	-	-
Interest Coverage	62.06x	76.86x	75.39x	32.90x	12.48x	-13.56x	15.20x	0.30x	-1.27x	0.47x
FCF Conversion	3.16x	1.95x	2.53x	1.39x	2.43x	0.25x	0.71x	7.22x	-0.60x	2.03x
Revenue Growth	-2.02%	3.45%	4.76%	3.63%	-3.48%	-18.61%	25.8%	-10.8%	-6.2%	-13.49%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Childrens Place US Member	1.52B	1.57B	1.65B	1.73B	-	-	1.72B	1.53B	1.46B	1.27B
The Childrens Place US Member Growth	-	3.26%	5.30%	4.68%	-	-	-	-11.02%	-4.99%	-13.10%
The Children's Place International	-	-	-	-	-	-	191.48M	174.55M	145.16M	119.77M
The Children's Place International Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-8.84%	-16.84%	-17.49%
The Children's Place Canada	-	-	219.66M	-	199.5M	150.52M	-	-	-	-
The Children's Place Canada Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-24.55%	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
South	-	-	-	-	-	-	724.38M	633.43M	586.37M	502.04M
South Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-12.55%	-7.43%	-14.38%
Northeast	-	-	-	-	-	-	412.79M	339.07M	304.55M	254.52M
Northeast Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-17.86%	-10.18%	-16.43%
West	-	-	-	-	-	-	277.16M	231.13M	208.25M	166.23M
West Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-16.61%	-9.90%	-20.18%
Midwest	-	-	-	-	-	-	242.39M	196.07M	185.13M	147.31M
Midwest Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-19.11%	-5.58%	-20.43%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) reported $1.34B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 22% decrease from $1.72B in 2011.

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) saw revenue decline by 13.5% over the past year.

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) reported a net loss of $27.3M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) had negative free cash flow of $4.5M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PLCE • • Industrial / General

Consumer CyclicalApparel RetailChildren's Apparel RetailersChildren's Specialty Chains

Revenue $1.39B -13.5%
EBITDA $56M +539.3%
Net Income -$58M +62.6%
EPS (Diluted) -4.53 +63.3%
Gross Margin 30.29% +21.9%
EBITDA Margin 4.07% +639.0%
Operating Margin 1.22% +150.8%
Net Margin -4.17% +56.8%
ROE -
ROIC 2.63% +150.0%
Debt/Equity -
Interest Coverage 0.47 +136.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.9x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
✗Negative free cash flow
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 10 (bottom 10%)
✗Sales declining 5.8% over 5 years
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-2.37%

5Y-5.82%

3Y-10.22%

TTM-12.08%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM82.97%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM93.16%

ROCE

10Y Avg14.27%

5Y Avg5.59%

3Y Avg-1.84%

Latest8.15%

Peer Comparison

Children's Specialty Chains

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
CRICarter's, Inc.	1.34B	36.74	7.18	-3.45%	3.15%	10.3%	18.12%	1.32
PLCEThe Children's Place, Inc.	100.42M	4.53	-1	-13.49%	-2.04%

Profit & Loss

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+	1.73B	1.79B	1.87B	1.94B	1.87B	1.52B	1.92B	1.71B	1.6B	1.39B
Revenue Growth %	-0.02%	0.03%	0.05%	0.04%	-0.03%	-0.19%	0.26%	-0.11%	-0.06%	-0.13%
Cost of Goods Sold+	1.16B	1.18B	1.23B	1.32B	1.29B	1.26B	1.18B	1.25B	1.2B	966.42M
COGS % of Revenue	0.67%	0.66%	0.66%	0.68%	0.69%	0.82%	0.61%	0.73%	0.75%	0.7%
Gross Profit+	561.95M	605.56M	643M	614.61M	580.42M	266.85M	737.72M	462.7M	398.09M	419.85M
Gross Margin %	0.33%	0.34%	0.34%	0.32%	0.31%	0.18%	0.39%	0.27%	0.25%	0.3%
Gross Profit Growth %	0%	0.08%	0.06%	-0.04%	-0.06%	-0.54%	1.76%	-0.37%	-0.14%	0.05%
Operating Expenses+	455.4M	455.44M	475.49M	498.34M	478.12M	428.23M	454.47M	458.67M	436.44M	403M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.26%	0.26%	0.25%	0.26%	0.26%	0.28%	0.24%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%
Selling, General & Admin	455.4M	455.44M	475.49M	498.34M	478.12M	428.23M	454.47M	458.67M	436.44M	403M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.26%	0.26%	0.25%	0.26%	0.26%	0.28%	0.24%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income+	106.55M	150.12M	167.51M	116.27M	102.3M	-161.39M	283.25M	4.03M	-38.35M	16.85M
Operating Margin %	0.06%	0.08%	0.09%	0.06%	0.05%	-0.11%	0.15%	0%	-0.02%	0.01%
Operating Income Growth %	0.17%	0.41%	0.12%	-0.31%	-0.12%	-2.58%	2.76%	-0.99%	-10.53%	1.44%
EBITDA+	169.23M	215.85M	235.67M	185.15M	326.09M	18.16M	442.24M	144.43M	8.83M	56.46M
EBITDA Margin %	0.1%	0.12%	0.13%	0.1%	0.17%	0.01%	0.23%	0.08%	0.01%	0.04%
EBITDA Growth %	0.12%	0.28%	0.09%	-0.21%	0.76%	-0.94%	23.35%	-0.67%	-0.94%	5.39%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	62.69M	65.73M	68.16M	68.88M	223.79M	179.55M	158.98M	140.4M	47.19M	39.61M
EBIT	91.1M	148.97M	163.43M	112.06M	96.61M	-199.85M	275.66M	-1.44M	-83.71M	-13.65M
Net Interest Income+	-698K	-395K	-307K	-2.8M	-7.94M	-11.84M	-18.62M	-13.23M	-30M	-35.75M
Interest Income	1.02M	1.56M	1.92M	730K	253K	63K	16K	92K	87K	47K
Interest Expense	1.72M	1.95M	2.22M	3.53M	8.19M	11.91M	18.63M	13.32M	30.09M	35.79M
Other Income/Expense	-17.17M	-3.1M	-6.31M	-7.75M	-13.88M	-50.37M	-26.22M	-18.79M	-75.44M	-66.3M
Pretax Income+	89.38M	147.01M	161.2M	108.52M	88.42M	-211.76M	257.03M	-14.76M	-113.8M	-49.45M
Pretax Margin %	0.05%	0.08%	0.09%	0.06%	0.05%	-0.14%	0.13%	-0.01%	-0.07%	-0.04%
Income Tax+	31.5M	44.68M	76.5M	7.56M	15.12M	-71.39M	69.86M	-13.62M	40.74M	8.37M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.65%	0.7%	0.53%	0.93%	0.83%	0.66%	0.73%	0.08%	1.36%	1.17%
Net Income+	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Net Margin %	0.03%	0.06%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%	-0.09%	0.1%	-0%	-0.1%	-0.04%
Net Income Growth %	0.02%	0.77%	-0.17%	0.19%	-0.27%	-2.91%	2.33%	-1.01%	-134.8%	0.63%
Net Income (Continuing)	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	2.80	5.40	4.67	6.01	4.68	-9.59	12.59	-0.09	-12.36	-4.53
EPS Growth %	0.08%	0.93%	-0.14%	0.29%	-0.22%	-3.05%	2.31%	-1.01%	-140.58%	0.63%
EPS (Basic)	2.83	5.51	4.82	6.10	4.71	-9.59	12.82	-0.09	-12.36	-4.53
Diluted Shares Outstanding	20.7M	18.96M	18.15M	16.8M	15.65M	14.63M	14.87M	13.04M	12.5M	12.77M
Basic Shares Outstanding	20.44M	18.58M	17.57M	16.54M	15.55M	14.63M	14.6M	13.04M	12.5M	12.77M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.21%	0.14%	0.33%	0.33%	0.48%	-	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+	581.31M	611.16M	656.5M	435.39M	449.88M	547.08M	581.54M	561.94M	452.13M	468M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	227.63M	243.01M	259.52M	69.14M	68.49M	63.55M	54.79M	16.69M	13.64M	5.35M
Cash Only	187.53M	193.71M	244.52M	69.14M	68.49M	63.55M	54.79M	16.69M	13.64M	5.35M
Short-Term Investments	40.1M	49.3M	15M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	26.32M	31.41M	26.09M	35.12M	32.81M	39.53M	21.86M	49.58M	33.22M	42.7M
Days Sales Outstanding	5.57	6.42	5.09	6.61	6.4	9.48	4.17	10.59	7.57	11.24
Inventory	268.83M	286.34M	324.44M	303.47M	327.17M	388.14M	428.81M	447.8M	362.1M	399.6M
Days Inventory Outstanding	84.31	88.59	96.49	83.69	92.55	112.82	132.91	131.2	109.73	150.92
Other Current Assets	17.33M	20.16M	7.96M	7.18M	5.54M	5.56M	9.46M	14.66M	12.15M	7.21M
Total Non-Current Assets+	316.64M	299.34M	283.72M	291.65M	731.52M	593.04M	455.92M	424.34M	348.18M	279.55M
Property, Plant & Equipment	290.98M	264.28M	258.54M	260.36M	630.72M	465.43M	349.66M	305.36M	300.1M	259.08M
Fixed Asset Turnover	5.93x	6.76x	7.23x	7.44x	2.97x	3.27x	5.48x	5.60x	5.34x	5.35x
Goodwill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	73.29M	73.67M	71.86M	70.89M	41.12M	13M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	3.43M	5.32M	12.49M	13.54M	14.57M	8.38M	11.29M	11.48M	6.96M	7.47M
Total Assets+	897.95M	910.5M	940.23M	727.05M	1.18B	1.14B	1.04B	986.28M	800.31M	747.55M
Asset Turnover	1.92x	1.96x	1.99x	2.67x	1.58x	1.34x	1.85x	1.73x	2.00x	1.85x
Asset Growth %	-0.06%	0.01%	0.03%	-0.23%	0.62%	-0.04%	-0.09%	-0.05%	-0.19%	-0.07%
Total Current Liabilities+	275.02M	329.2M	360.52M	331.4M	595.01M	718.5M	591.83M	648.38M	616.4M	518.12M
Accounts Payable	154.54M	178.21M	210.3M	194.79M	213.12M	252.12M	183.76M	177.15M	225.55M	126.72M
Days Payables Outstanding	48.47	55.13	62.54	53.72	60.29	73.28	56.95	51.9	68.35	47.86
Short-Term Debt	0	15.38M	21.46M	48.86M	292.68M	169.78M	266.42M	365.57M	295.95M	313.07M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	77.76M	69.47M	71.84M	69.98M	61.56M	36.51M	76.59M	76.89M	65.64M	51.95M
Current Ratio	2.11x	1.86x	1.82x	1.31x	0.76x	0.76x	0.98x	0.87x	0.73x	0.90x
Quick Ratio	1.14x	0.99x	0.92x	0.40x	0.21x	0.22x	0.26x	0.18x	0.15x	0.13x
Cash Conversion Cycle	41.41	39.88	39.04	36.59	38.67	49.01	80.12	89.89	48.95	114.31
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	95.13M	85.01M	106M	81.21M	351.2M	328.25M	220.16M	179.42M	192.92M	288.84M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	75.35M	49.69M	49.75M	49.82M	165.97M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	311.91M	214.17M	134.76M	96.48M	118.07M	107.29M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	6.68M	5.15M	8.69M	2.76M	0	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	24.88M	85.01M	98.56M	74.18M	26.59M	26.7M	35.72M	30.43M	25.03M	15.58M
Total Liabilities	370.15M	414.21M	466.53M	412.61M	946.21M	1.04B	811.99M	827.8M	809.33M	806.96M
Total Debt+	0	15.38M	21.46M	48.86M	604.58M	633.88M	450.86M	511.8M	463.84M	586.33M
Net Debt	-187.53M	-178.33M	-223.06M	-20.27M	536.1M	570.33M	396.07M	495.11M	450.2M	580.98M
Debt / Equity	-	0.03x	0.05x	0.16x	2.57x	6.79x	2.00x	3.23x	-	-
Debt / EBITDA	-	0.07x	0.09x	0.26x	1.85x	34.90x	1.02x	3.54x	52.52x	10.38x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.11x	-0.83x	-0.95x	-0.11x	1.64x	31.40x	0.90x	3.43x	50.98x	10.29x
Interest Coverage	62.06x	76.86x	75.39x	32.90x	12.48x	-13.56x	15.20x	0.30x	-1.27x	0.47x
Total Equity+	527.79M	496.29M	473.7M	314.44M	235.19M	93.38M	225.47M	158.48M	-9.02M	-59.41M
Equity Growth %	-0.1%	-0.06%	-0.05%	-0.34%	-0.25%	-0.6%	1.41%	-0.3%	-1.06%	-5.59%
Book Value per Share	25.49	26.18	26.10	18.71	15.03	6.38	15.16	12.15	-0.72	-4.65
Total Shareholders' Equity	527.79M	496.29M	473.7M	314.44M	235.19M	93.38M	225.47M	158.48M	-9.02M	-59.41M
Common Stock	1.95M	1.78M	1.73M	1.59M	1.48M	1.46M	1.4M	1.23M	1.26M	1.28M
Retained Earnings	321.15M	274.91M	226.3M	180.79M	108.22M	-42.79M	77.91M	22.54M	-134.87M	-192.68M
Treasury Stock	-1.94M	-2.19M	-2.44M	-2.69M	-2.96M	-3.16M	-3.44M	-3.74M	-2.91M	-90K
Accumulated OCI	-25.55M	-18.15M	-10.39M	-12.25M	-10.59M	-10.65M	-10.74M	-12.51M	-13.59M	-19.4M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+	182.65M	199.29M	214.38M	139.91M	177.9M	-35.72M	133.28M	-8.22M	92.8M	-117.59M
Operating CF Margin %	0.11%	0.11%	0.11%	0.07%	0.1%	-0.02%	0.07%	-0%	0.06%	-0.08%
Operating CF Growth %	0.13%	0.09%	0.08%	-0.35%	0.27%	-1.2%	4.73%	-1.06%	12.29%	-2.27%
Net Income	57.88M	102.34M	84.7M	100.96M	73.3M	-140.37M	187.17M	-1.14M	-154.54M	-57.82M
Depreciation & Amortization	62.69M	65.73M	68.16M	68.88M	74.79M	66.41M	58.42M	51.46M	47.19M	39.61M
Stock-Based Compensation	21.12M	28.04M	30.8M	27.41M	16.22M	14.32M	30.94M	29.15M	-5.58M	12.79M
Deferred Taxes	12.17M	-9.38M	34.89M	-5.57M	5.36M	-32.66M	25.85M	-13.68M	36.98M	0
Other Non-Cash Items	1.95M	3.12M	5.36M	6.79M	155.27M	152.49M	107.14M	92.79M	118.86M	107.75M
Working Capital Changes	26.85M	9.44M	-9.52M	-58.57M	-147.04M	-95.91M	-276.24M	-166.81M	49.89M	-219.92M
Change in Receivables	5.47M	-5.06M	5.39M	-9.13M	3.15M	-3.62M	16.2M	-28.14M	21.3M	-8.46M
Change in Inventory	26.12M	-16.07M	-36.43M	19.38M	-23.54M	-61.08M	-40.87M	-20.74M	85.31M	-38.3M
Change in Payables	-4.04M	18.99M	28.93M	-56.89M	17.5M	71.72M	-58.33M	-41.73M	39.95M	-107.86M
Cash from Investing+	-30.62M	-44.25M	-25.14M	-56.86M	-134.35M	-30.37M	-29.29M	-45.95M	-27.79M	-15.83M
Capital Expenditures	-42.15M	-34.68M	-58.66M	-71.11M	-134.45M	-30.59M	-29.31M	-45.58M	-27.56M	-15.83M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.07%	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-379K	-368K	-788K	-749K	103K	211K	17K	-371K	-231K	0
Cash from Financing+	-131.35M	-155.05M	-140.6M	-259.18M	-44.37M	60.93M	-112.74M	17.06M	-68.27M	128.4M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-12.22M	-14.79M	-28.1M	-33.04M	-34.93M	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	1.76M	2.17M	0	0	0	-1.19M	-2.47M	0	-861K	-8.47M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	140.5M	164.61M	155.73M	68.79M	43.45M	-66.3M	103.97M	-53.8M	65.24M	-133.42M
FCF Margin %	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.04%	0.02%	-0.04%	0.05%	-0.03%	0.04%	-0.1%
FCF Growth %	0.58%	0.17%	-0.05%	-0.56%	-0.37%	-2.53%	2.57%	-1.52%	2.21%	-3.05%
FCF per Share	6.79	8.68	8.58	4.09	2.78	-4.53	6.99	-4.13	5.22	-10.45
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	3.16x	1.95x	2.53x	1.39x	2.43x	0.25x	0.71x	7.22x	-0.60x	2.03x
Interest Paid	1.4M	1.68M	1.95M	3.22M	7.55M	10.83M	14.77M	0	29.04M	0
Taxes Paid	13.89M	31.49M	37.77M	19.53M	1.31M	3.64M	49.56M	0	5.78M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.37%	19.99%	17.46%	25.62%	26.67%	-85.44%	117.4%	-0.59%	-206.8%	-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	21.14%	34.21%	44.19%	32.01%	14.4%	-16.87%	33.06%	0.47%	-5.26%	2.63%
Gross Margin	32.56%	33.92%	34.38%	31.71%	31.03%	17.53%	38.52%	27.08%	24.84%	30.29%
Net Margin	3.35%	5.73%	4.53%	5.21%	3.92%	-9.22%	9.77%	-0.07%	-9.64%	-4.17%
Debt / Equity	-	0.03x	0.05x	0.16x	2.57x	6.79x	2.00x	3.23x	-	-
Interest Coverage	62.06x	76.86x	75.39x	32.90x	12.48x	-13.56x	15.20x	0.30x	-1.27x	0.47x
FCF Conversion	3.16x	1.95x	2.53x	1.39x	2.43x	0.25x	0.71x	7.22x	-0.60x	2.03x
Revenue Growth	-2.02%	3.45%	4.76%	3.63%	-3.48%	-18.61%	25.8%	-10.8%	-6.2%	-13.49%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Childrens Place US Member	1.52B	1.57B	1.65B	1.73B	-	-	1.72B	1.53B	1.46B	1.27B
The Childrens Place US Member Growth	-	3.26%	5.30%	4.68%	-	-	-	-11.02%	-4.99%	-13.10%
The Children's Place International	-	-	-	-	-	-	191.48M	174.55M	145.16M	119.77M
The Children's Place International Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-8.84%	-16.84%	-17.49%
The Children's Place Canada	-	-	219.66M	-	199.5M	150.52M	-	-	-	-
The Children's Place Canada Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-24.55%	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
South	-	-	-	-	-	-	724.38M	633.43M	586.37M	502.04M
South Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-12.55%	-7.43%	-14.38%
Northeast	-	-	-	-	-	-	412.79M	339.07M	304.55M	254.52M
Northeast Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-17.86%	-10.18%	-16.43%
West	-	-	-	-	-	-	277.16M	231.13M	208.25M	166.23M
West Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-16.61%	-9.90%	-20.18%
Midwest	-	-	-	-	-	-	242.39M	196.07M	185.13M	147.31M
Midwest Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-19.11%	-5.58%	-20.43%

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) reported $1.34B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 22% decrease from $1.72B in 2011.

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) saw revenue decline by 13.5% over the past year.

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) reported a net loss of $27.3M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) had negative free cash flow of $4.5M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.