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Children's Place

NSQ:PLCE · US1689051076
Specialty RetailMedium

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4
Profit price78
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit53
Price/Book93
Return on Capital13
Cash Return on Capital17
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability53
Accruals78
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth1
Profit Growth1
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Reinvestment10
Price momentum9
Debt load8
Refinancing93
Debt Payback1
Liquidity11
Analyst ratings1
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside26
Market mood1
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Children's Place doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1988
Employees3,709
Websitecorporate.childrensplace.com
ISINUS1689051076
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
LifestyleBuy Now Pay Later (BNPL)ApparelChildrenE-CommerceFashionRetail

Description

The Children's Place, Inc. operates as a pure-play children’s specialty retailer in North America with an omni-channel presence. The company designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells fashionable, high-quality apparel, accessories, and footwear, p…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

The Children's Place, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
6
2023202420252026

All-time high

13

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Jan 2024

Average rank

8

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
89
79
50
Price/Earnings
82
97
61
74
Price/Book
93
89
85
46
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
89
89
63
37

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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