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The Children's Place, Inc. PLCE

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0.42 USD -0.04 -8.71%

At close · Oct 30

0.44 +0.01 +3.55%

After hours · Oct 30, 7:54 PM ET

Bid
0.42 × 5
Ask
0.42 × 2
0.42 Day range 0.525
0.4201 52-week range 9.17
YTD
-89.44%
1 year
-94.54%
Open
0.4617
Prev close
0.4602
Mkt cap
9.34M
Vol
1.03M
Avg vol
404.10K
EPS
-6.00
P/E
0.00
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
0.42
High
0.525
Forward P/E
3.78
Beta
2.25
Short ratio
6.19
Inst. own
83.01%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Dec 12, 2019
50-d avg
13.35
200-d avg
10.72
1y target
15.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.35 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9 Weak

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 1
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E -1.0×
FY 2016: 17.6×FY 2017: 31.1×FY 2018: 15.9×FY 2019: 12.7×FY 2020: -7.3×FY 2021: 5.5×FY 2022: -520×FY 2023: -1.8×FY 2024: -2.2×FY 2025: -1.0×
FY 2016 5y median -1.8× FY 2025
P/S 0.1×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
P/B -1.6×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 5.1×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 11.0×FY 2021: 4.6×FY 2022: 3.7×FY 2023: -30.9×FY 2024: -2.1×FY 2025: -1.6×
FY 2016 5y median -1.6× FY 2025
P/FCF -9.6×
FY 2016: 11.0×FY 2017: 16.9×FY 2018: 23.3×FY 2019: 21.4×FY 2020: -15.5×FY 2021: 9.9×FY 2022: -11.0×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: -0.9×FY 2025: -9.6×
FY 2016 5y median -0.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA -22.7×
FY 2016: 7.6×FY 2017: 10.4×FY 2018: 8.7×FY 2019: 8.5×FY 2020: -12.0×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 21.7×FY 2023: -20.0×FY 2024: 27.2×FY 2025: -22.7×
FY 2016 5y median 4.3× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.5×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield -10.4%
FY 2016: 9.1%FY 2017: 5.9%FY 2018: 4.3%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: -6.5%FY 2021: 10.1%FY 2022: -9.1%FY 2023: 23.4%FY 2024: -106.8%FY 2025: -10.4%
FY 2016 5y median -9.1% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 27.2%
FY 2016: 33.9%FY 2017: 34.4%FY 2018: 31.7%FY 2019: 31.0%FY 2020: 17.5%FY 2021: 38.5%FY 2022: 27.1%FY 2023: 24.8%FY 2024: 30.3%FY 2025: 27.2%
FY 2016 5y median 27.2% FY 2025
Operating Margin -4.3%
FY 2016: 8.4%FY 2017: 9.0%FY 2018: 6.0%FY 2019: 5.5%FY 2020: -10.6%FY 2021: 14.8%FY 2022: 0.2%FY 2023: -2.4%FY 2024: 1.2%FY 2025: -4.3%
FY 2016 5y median 0.2% FY 2025
Net Margin -7.3%
FY 2016: 5.7%FY 2017: 4.5%FY 2018: 5.2%FY 2019: 3.9%FY 2020: -9.2%FY 2021: 9.8%FY 2022: -0.1%FY 2023: -9.6%FY 2024: -4.2%FY 2025: -7.3%
FY 2016 5y median -4.2% FY 2025
ROE 162.9%
FY 2016: 20.6%FY 2017: 17.9%FY 2018: 32.1%FY 2019: 31.2%FY 2020: -150.3%FY 2021: 83.0%FY 2022: -0.7%FY 2023: 1713.5%FY 2024: 97.3%FY 2025: 162.9%
FY 2016 5y median 97.3% FY 2025
ROIC -10.9%
FY 2016: 17.5%FY 2017: 14.6%FY 2018: 24.3%FY 2019: 9.6%FY 2020: -14.0%FY 2021: 29.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: -8.0%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: -10.9%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
ROA -13.2%
FY 2016: 11.2%FY 2017: 9.0%FY 2018: 13.9%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: -12.3%FY 2021: 18.0%FY 2022: -0.1%FY 2023: -19.3%FY 2024: -7.7%FY 2025: -13.2%
FY 2016 5y median -7.7% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -12.8%
FY 2016: 3.4%FY 2017: 4.8%FY 2018: 3.6%FY 2019: -3.5%FY 2020: -18.6%FY 2021: 25.8%FY 2022: -10.8%FY 2023: -6.2%FY 2024: -13.5%FY 2025: -12.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -411.9%
FY 2016: 40.9%FY 2017: 11.6%FY 2018: -30.6%FY 2019: -12.0%FY 2020: -257.8%FY 2021: 275.5%FY 2022: -98.6%FY 2023: -1052.7%FY 2024: 143.9%FY 2025: -411.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 11.5%
FY 2016: 92.9%FY 2017: -13.5%FY 2018: 28.7%FY 2019: -22.1%FY 2020: -304.9%FY 2021: 231.3%FY 2022: -100.7%FY 2023: -14058.1%FY 2024: 63.3%FY 2025: 11.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 93.1%
FY 2016: 17.2%FY 2017: -5.4%FY 2018: -55.8%FY 2019: -36.8%FY 2020: -252.6%FY 2021: 256.8%FY 2022: -151.7%FY 2023: 221.3%FY 2024: -304.5%FY 2025: 93.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.0×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.2×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity -9.5×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 2.6×FY 2020: 6.8×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: -51.4×FY 2024: -9.9×FY 2025: -9.5×
FY 2016 5y median -9.5× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -19.3×
FY 2016: -0.8×FY 2017: -1.0×FY 2018: -0.1×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: -4.3×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 9.9×FY 2023: -12.3×FY 2024: 22.4×FY 2025: -19.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage -1.7×
FY 2016: 76.9×FY 2017: 75.4×FY 2018: 32.9×FY 2019: 12.5×FY 2020: -13.6×FY 2021: 15.2×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: -1.3×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: -1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.8%FY 2017: 1.1%FY 2018: 2.1%FY 2019: 3.8%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 14.4%FY 2017: 33.2%FY 2018: 32.7%FY 2019: 47.7%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-01-31