Consumer Cyclical -
Apparel - Retail - NASDAQ - US
$ 6.32
-8.01 %
$ 80.8 M
Market Cap
-0.44
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE
Balance Sheet
The Children's Place, Inc.
| Current Assets | 452 M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 13.6 M |
| Receivables | 33.2 M |
| Other Current Assets | 405 M |
| Non-Current Assets | 348 M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 |
| PP&E | 300 M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 48.1 M |
| Current Liabilities | 616 M |
| Accounts Payable | 226 M |
| Short-Term Debt | 296 M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 94.9 M |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 193 M |
| Long-Term Debt | 168 M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 25 M |
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall
The Children's Place, Inc.
| Revenue | 1.6 B |
| Cost Of Revenue | 1.16 B |
| Gross Profit | 445 M |
| Operating Expenses | 529 M |
| Operating Income | -83.8 M |
| Other Expenses | 70.7 M |
| Net Income | -155 M |
RATIOS
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis
The Children's Place, Inc.
| Net Income | -155 M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 47.2 M |
| Capital Expenditures | -27.6 M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | -5.58 M |
| Change in Working Capital | 49.9 M |
| Others | 22.2 M |
| Free Cash Flow | 65.2 M |
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets
The Children's Place, Inc.
Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for PLCE of $11.4 , with forecasts ranging from
a
low of
$7 to a high of $18 .
PLCE Lowest Price Target
Wall Street Target
7 USD
10.76%
PLCE Average Price Target
Wall Street Target
11.4 USD
80.38%
PLCE Highest Price Target
Wall Street Target
18 USD
184.81%
4. DIVIDEND
ANALYSIS
0.00%
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.56 USD
DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership
The Children's Place, Inc.
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7. News
The Children's Place: Tread Carefully Ahead Of Earnings
PLCE stock surged on well-received quarterly results last September, but shares in the children's apparel retailer have since coughed back the bulk of these gains. Yet while uncertainty about the company's turnaround has increased over the past six months, shares have inched higher, ahead of The Children's Place's scheduled April 11 earnings release. A post-earnings return to PLCE's 52-week high, more than double current price levels, isn't out of the question, but various factors suggest it's highly uncertain this happens.
seekingalpha.com
- 3 weeks ago
The Children's Place to Release Fourth Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2024 Financial Results and Letter to Shareholders
SECAUCUS, N.J., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands and an industry-leading digital-first model, today announced that their fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2024 financial results, and Turki S.
globenewswire.com
- 3 weeks ago
The Children's Place Appoints John Szczepanski as Chief Financial Officer; Announces Appointments of Two Senior Vice Presidents - Kristin Clifford, Head of Sourcing and Smeeta Khetarpaul, Head of Marketing
SECAUCUS, N.J., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands, announced the appointment of John Szczepanski as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 31, 2025. He will report to Muhammad Umair, President and Interim Chief Executive Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Szczepanski will oversee finance, accounting, financial planning & analysis, tax, treasury, procurement, investor relations, internal audit and real estate.
globenewswire.com
- 1 month ago
The Children's Place Announces Appointment to Its Board of Directors
SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), the largest pure-play children's specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel portfolio of brands, today announced that the Company has appointed Rhys Summerton to the Company's Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Summerton will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in 2025. Ms. Summerton is an independent director and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules.
globenewswire.com
- 2 months ago
The Children's Place, Inc. Announces Commencement of Rights Offering
SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE) (the “Company”), an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands, today announced that it has commenced its previously announced rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) to purchase up to $90,000,000 in shares of the Company's common stock, representing 9,230,769 shares of the Company's common stock in the aggregate.
globenewswire.com
- 3 months ago
Children's Place Is Highly Volatile But Still Represents A Speculative Buy
Children's Place has seen significant corporate developments, including disappointing 3Q24 results, improved November-December sales, and a rights offering pricing. Despite sales declines, the company has improved gross margins, making it attractively priced; I maintain a Buy rating on PLCE. The rights offering could significantly alter PLCE's capital structure, reducing debt but with uncertain interest savings.
seekingalpha.com
- 3 months ago
The Children's Place Reports Q4 Sales Update Through December
PLCE's six-week performance highlights a 3.4% year-over-year increase in net sales, attributed to promising growth in wholesale business.
zacks.com
- 4 months ago
The Children's Place Reports Preliminary Partial Fourth Quarter Sales Results Through December 14, 2024
SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE), an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands, today announced preliminary partial fourth quarter net sales results for the six-week period starting on November 3, 2024 and ending December 14, 2024.
globenewswire.com
- 4 months ago
The Children's Place: The Turnaround Hiccup
The Children's Place has shifted to a value price brand, sacrificing low-margin revenue to improve profitability, despite a significant sales decline. Q3 sales dropped 18.8% due to reduced online promotions, but gross margins expanded by 180 basis points, showing improved operational efficiency. Adjusted net income was $2.04 per share, down 30% from last year, but the company is on a promising path to long-term profitability.
seekingalpha.com
- 4 months ago
Children's Place profit nearly halves as troubled retailer's turnaround efforts dampen sales
Troubled retailer is moving away from unprofitable sales and offers of free shipping.
marketwatch.com
- 4 months ago
Gymboree Marks Historic Grand Opening at Garden State Plaza
Iconic Brand Makes a Celebrated Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Embracing a New Era Iconic Brand Makes a Celebrated Return to Brick-and-Mortar, Embracing a New Era
globenewswire.com
- 4 months ago
The Children's Place: All Eyes On Hopeful Q3 Turnaround Momentum
The Children's Place, Inc. has struggled immensely from a weak consumer, the company's weak profitability, and high debt, leading to very rapid store closures and a shifting focus to ecommerce. The Children's Place Q2 report showed signs of a turnaround, and improvements critically needed to carry onto the soon-to-be-reported Q3 report. In a base financial scenario, I estimate a turnaround to not create significant upside from the current PLCE stock level.
seekingalpha.com
- 5 months ago
8. Profile
Summary
The Children's Place, Inc. PLCE
COUNTRY
US
INDUSTRY
Apparel - Retail
MARKET CAP
$ 80.8 M
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Description
The 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.
Contact
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, 07094
https://www.childrensplace.com
IPO
Date
Sept. 19, 1997
Employees
2730
Officers
Ms. Kristin Clifford
Senior Vice President & Head of Sourcing
Mr. Jared E. Shure J.D.
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Mr. Bradley P. Cost
Senior Advisor
Ms. Claudia Lima-Guinehut
President of Brand
Mr. Rajat Jain
Chief Technology, Logistics & Stores Officer
Anthony Attardo
Director of Investor Relations
Mr. Philip Ende
GVice President & Head of Real Estate
Mr. Muhammad Umair
President, Interim Chief Executive Officer & Director
Ms. Smeeta Khetarpaul
Senior Vice President & Head of Marketing
Ms. Jennifer Groves
Senior Vice President of Design & Brand Creative