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Children's Place, Inc. (The) PLCE

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Children's Place, Inc. (The)

Overview of The Children's Place, Inc.

PLCE NMS
Consumer Cyclical Apparel Manufacturing Micro Cap
The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE), is a Micro Cap company, in the Apparel Manufacturing industry, last closed at $3.62, about 2340.6% undervalued vs fair value, -59.0% 1Y return, ranked 511/539 in sector.
$3.62
-2.43%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 100.0%
Market Cap
$83.60M
Enterprise Value
$654.04M
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.childrensplace.com
HQ Secaucus, NJ
Employees 2,530
Fiscal year Jan 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 9 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$77
$88
$101
Current: $3.62 +2341% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Micro Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.4B
-13.5%%
Gross Profit
$459.5M
3.2%%
Operating Income
$14.3M
129%%
Net Income
$-57.8M
62.6%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
230.8%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Children's Place, Inc. (The)'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
35
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Pricing Power

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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 92% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing PLCE's balance between Growth (35.3%), Profitability (37.0%), and Safety (27.7%). Growth 35% Safety 28% Profitability 37%

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Growth

30th percentile vs peers
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Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 63.3% 76p Revenue CAGR 3Y -10.2% 15p Rev Growth YoY -13.5% 11p
Strengths
  • Net Debt/Ebitda in top 20% of peers (22.38, 86th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-13.5%)

Profitability

31th percentile vs peers
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Safety

23th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Children's Place, Inc. (The).

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