the children's place inc. - PLCE

PLCE

Close Chg Chg %
3.36 -0.11 -3.27%

Closed Market

3.25

-0.11 (3.27%)

Volume: 133.95K

Last Updated:

May 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: the children's place inc. - PLCE

PLCE Key Data

Open

$3.38

Day Range

3.24 - 3.47

52 Week Range

2.76 - 9.56

Market Cap

$74.63M

Shares Outstanding

22.21M

Public Float

7.02M

Beta

1.82

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$4.02

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.56

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 13, 2019

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

518.89K

 

PLCE Performance

1 Week
 
-0.31%
 
1 Month
 
-18.14%
 
3 Months
 
-18.95%
 
1 Year
 
-43.08%
 
5 Years
 
-95.81%
 

PLCE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About the children's place inc. - PLCE

The Children's Place, Inc. engages in the provision of apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children. The firm also designs contracts to manufacture and sell fashionable and value-priced merchandise under the brand names of The Children’s Place, Baby Place, and Gymboree. It operates through the following segments: The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International. The Children’s Place U.S. segment refers to the company’s U.S. and Puerto Rico-based stores and revenue from its U.S. based wholesale business. The Children’s Place International segment is involved in the Canadian-based stores, revenue from the company’s Canadian-based wholesale business and revenue from international franchisees. The company was founded by David Pulver and Clinton A. Clark in 1969 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.

PLCE At a Glance

The Children's Place, Inc.
500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, New Jersey 07094-3619
Phone 1-201-558-2400 Revenue 1.21B
Industry Apparel/Footwear Retail Net Income -88,263,000.00
Sector Retail Trade Employees 7,800
Fiscal Year-end 01 / 2027
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PLCE Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.073
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 10.94
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -30.67
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.494
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.861

PLCE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 154,978.205
Income Per Employee -11,315.769
Receivables Turnover 46.553
Total Asset Turnover 1.705

PLCE Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.026
Quick Ratio 0.188
Cash Ratio 0.014

PLCE Profitability

Gross Margin 27.174
Operating Margin -4.347
Pretax Margin -7.469
Net Margin -7.302
Return on Assets -12.45
Return on Equity N/A
Return on Total Capital -19.201
Return on Invested Capital -36.381

PLCE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital 111.787
Total Debt to Total Assets 76.662
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 70.821
  • Income Statement
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Annual Financials for The Children's Place Inc. - PLCE

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.71B 1.60B 1.39B 1.21B
Sales Growth
-10.80% -6.20% -13.49% -12.80%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.25B 1.20B 966.42M 880.35M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
140.40M 47.19M 39.61M 33.07M
Depreciation
- - - -
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+5.79% -3.32% -19.76% -8.91%
Gross Income
462.70M 398.09M 419.85M 328.49M
Gross Income Growth
-37.28% -13.96% +5.47% -21.76%
Gross Profit Margin
+27.08% +24.84% +30.29% +27.17%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
458.67M 436.44M 403.00M 381.03M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
458.67M 436.44M 403.00M 381.03M
SGA Growth
+0.92% -4.85% -7.66% -5.45%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
5.56M 45.44M 30.55M 6.89M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(1.53M) (83.80M) (13.70M) (59.44M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
92.00K 87.00K 47.00K 50.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
92.00K 87.00K 47.00K 50.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
13.32M 30.09M 35.79M 30.90M
Interest Expense Growth
-28.50% +125.81% +18.97% -13.67%
Gross Interest Expense
13.32M 30.09M 35.79M 30.90M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(14.76M) (113.80M) (49.45M) (90.28M)
Pretax Income Growth
-105.74% -670.88% +56.55% -82.59%
Pretax Margin
-0.86% -7.10% -3.57% -7.47%
Income Tax
(13.62M) 40.74M 8.37M (2.02M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.98M (990.00K) 5.93M (4.41M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
(2.84M) 4.76M 2.44M 2.97M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (14.74M) 34.14M (581.00K)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - 981.00K 2.83M
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Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(1.14M) (154.54M) (57.82M) (88.26M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(1.14M) (154.54M) (57.82M) (88.26M)
Net Income Growth
-100.61% -13,480.05% +62.59% -52.65%
Net Margin Growth
-0.07% -9.64% -4.17% -7.30%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(1.14M) (154.54M) (57.82M) (88.26M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(1.14M) (154.54M) (57.82M) (88.26M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.0873 -12.3623 -4.5291 -4.0068
EPS (Basic) Growth
-100.68% -14,060.71% +63.36% +11.53%
Basic Shares Outstanding
13.04M 12.50M 12.77M 22.03M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.0873 -12.3623 -4.5291 -4.0068
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-100.69% -14,060.71% +63.36% +11.53%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
13.04M 12.50M 12.77M 22.03M
EBITDA
144.43M 8.83M 56.46M (19.47M)
EBITDA Growth
-67.34% -93.89% +539.34% -134.48%
EBITDA Margin
+8.45% +0.55% +4.07% -1.61%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 4.50
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate -0.613
FY Report Date 07 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -3.948
Last Quarter’s Earnings -2.145 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -3.70 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -1.953
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Mean Estimate -0.61 0.11 -3.95 -1.95
High Estimates -0.61 0.11 -3.95 -1.95
Low Estimate -0.61 0.11 -3.95 -1.95
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

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