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Children's Place (PLCE)

Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4 | Market Cap: $186.0 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Children's Place (PLCE)

Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4
Market Cap: $186.0 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow

0	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -125%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -155%	Debt is significant Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 314%
1		Expensive valuation multiples P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 49x
2		Weak revenue growth Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -12%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -9.5%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -6.8%
3		Yield minus risk free rate is negative ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -20%
4		High stock price volatility Vol 12M is 105%

0	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -125%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -155%
1	Debt is significant Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 314%
2	Expensive valuation multiples P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 49x
3	Weak revenue growth Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -12%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -9.5%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -6.8%
4	Yield minus risk free rate is negative ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -20%
5	High stock price volatility Vol 12M is 105%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

	11/7/25	2024	2023	2022
Share Price CYE	$8.40	$10.46	$23.22	$36.42
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)	186.0	133.7	291.4	475.8
Total Debt ($ Mil)	566.1	586.3	463.8	511.8
Total Cash ($ Mil)	7.8	5.3	13.6	16.7
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)	744.3	720.0	755.2	987.6
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3
P/EBIT TTM	11.6	-9.8	-3.5	-330.8
P/E TTM	-6.8	-2.3	-1.9	-418.1
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	6.8	6.8	7.0	5.5
P/E TTM (Sector)	8.9	7.9	9.0	7.4

	11/7/25	2024
Share Price CYE	$8.40	$10.46
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)	186.0	133.7
Total Debt ($ Mil)	566.1	586.3
Total Cash ($ Mil)	7.8	5.3
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)	744.3	720.0
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	0.1	0.1
P/EBIT TTM	11.6	-9.8
P/E TTM	-6.8	-2.3
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	0.7	0.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	6.8	6.8
P/E TTM (Sector)	8.9	7.9

	PLCE	S&P 500
REVENUE GROWTH	VERY POOR
Rev LTM ($ Bil)	1.3
Rev Chg Q	-6.8%	7.1%
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	6.0%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	5.5%
PROFITABILITY	VERY POOR
Op Inc LTM ($ Bil)	0.0
CFO LTM ($ Bil)	0.0
Net Inc LTM ($ Bil)	-0.0
Op Mgn LTM	1.2%	18.8%
CFO/Rev LTM	0.3%	20.5%
Net Inc Mgn	-2.0%	12.9%
VALUATION	VERY LOW
P/S	0.1	3.1
P/CFO	50.9	15.1
P/FCF	-40.2	19.7
P/E	-6.8	23.5
STABILITY	VERY POOR
Debt/Equity	3.04	0.21
Cash/Assets	0.01	0.07

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PLCE Stock

Return (1M):

Factor Drivers of Stock Movement

The 75.3% change in PLCE stock from 8/7/2025 to 11/6/2025 was primarily driven by a 82.4% change in the company's P/S Multiple.

	8072025	11062025	Change
Stock Price ($)	4.58	8.03	75.33%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	1360.52	1338.87	-1.59%
P/S Multiple	0.07	0.13	82.39%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	21.63	22.14	-2.37%
Cumulative Contribution			75.23%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

The 28.9% change in PLCE stock from 5/8/2025 to 11/6/2025 was primarily driven by a 129.6% change in the company's P/S Multiple.

	5082025	11062025	Change
Stock Price ($)	6.23	8.03	28.89%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	1386.27	1338.87	-3.42%
P/S Multiple	0.06	0.13	129.58%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	12.87	22.14	-72.03%
Cumulative Contribution			-37.98%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

The -39.9% change in PLCE stock from 11/6/2024 to 11/6/2025 was primarily driven by a -73.1% change in the company's Shares Outstanding (Mil).

	11062024	11062025	Change
Stock Price ($)	13.35	8.03	-39.85%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	1522.80	1338.87	-12.08%
P/S Multiple	0.11	0.13	18.41%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	12.79	22.14	-73.08%
Cumulative Contribution			-71.97%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

The -77.8% change in PLCE stock from 11/7/2022 to 11/6/2025 was primarily driven by a -68.4% change in the company's Shares Outstanding (Mil).

	11072022	11062025	Change
Stock Price ($)	36.17	8.03	-77.80%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	1809.26	1338.87	-26.00%
P/S Multiple	0.26	0.13	-49.47%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	13.15	22.14	-68.42%
Cumulative Contribution			-88.19%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Why The Stock Moved

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I cannot provide key points explaining a 67.3% stock movement for Children's Place (PLCE) for the approximate time period from July 31, 2025, to November 7, 2025. The available information for this period, which is largely in the future, does not indicate such a stock performance. Instead, reports suggest a challenging financial environment for the company, with Q2 2025 net sales decreasing and a net loss reported in September 2025. Analyst ratings generally suggest a "Hold" or "Reduce" outlook for PLCE stock, with price targets not reflecting a significant increase in the specified timeframe.

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total [1]
Returns
PLCE Return	-20%	58%	-54%	-36%	-55%	-23%	-87%
Peers Return	4%	12%	-19%	25%	-4%	6%	21%
S&P 500 Return	16%	27%	-19%	24%	23%	14%	108%
Monthly Win Rates [3]
PLCE Win Rate	42%	67%	33%	50%	25%	60%
Peers Win Rate	43%	45%	28%	45%	40%	52%
S&P 500 Win Rate	58%	75%	42%	67%	75%	70%
Max Drawdowns [4]
PLCE Max Drawdown	-78%	-2%	-61%	-60%	-79%	-64%
Peers Max Drawdown	-46%	-6%	-34%	-11%	-17%	-36%
S&P 500 Max Drawdown	-31%	-1%	-25%	-1%	-2%	-15%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: URBN, AEO, CRI, GES, JL. See PLCE Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 11/6/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique Key	Event	PLCE	S&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock	2022 Inflation Shock
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss	% Loss	-87.0%	-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	669.9%	34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	Not Fully Recovered days	464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic	2020 Covid Pandemic
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss	% Loss	-80.4%	-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	410.2%	51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	299 days	148 days
2018 Correction	2018 Correction
2018 Correction% Loss	% Loss	-65.6%	-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	190.8%	24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	Not Fully Recovered days	120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis	2008 Global Financial Crisis
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss	% Loss	-75.4%	-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	306.4%	131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	2551 days	1480 days

Compare to URBN, AEO, CRI, GES, JL

In The Past

Children's Place's stock fell -87.0% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 11/18/2021. A -87.0% loss requires a 669.9% gain to breakeven.

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About Children's Place (PLCE)

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.

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Better Bets than Children's Place (PLCE)

	PLCE	Better Performance than PLCE
Metric	Value	Industry (Apparel, Accessories & Luxury )
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	NKE (-7.1%), TPR (8.1%), LULU (9.2%), RL (12.3%), GIL (4.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	NKE (-0.3%), TPR (2.5%), LULU (15.8%), RL (5.8%), GIL (0.7%)
Op Mgn LTM	1.2%	NKE (7.4%), TPR (18.7%), LULU (22.9%), RL (15.2%), GIL (21.7%)
CFO/Rev LTM	0.3%	NKE (7.6%), TPR (16.8%), LULU (17.5%), RL (14.4%), LEVI (8.5%)
FCF/Rev LTM	-0.3%	NKE (6.5%), TPR (15.0%), LULU (10.7%), RL (8.8%), LEVI (4.9%)
Total Yield	-15.4%	NKE (3.2%), TPR (2.8%), LULU (9.1%), RL (5.5%), GIL (6.5%)

	PLCE	Better Performance than PLCE
Metric	Value	Sector (Consumer Discretionary)
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	AMZN (10.9%), TSLA (-1.6%), BABA (5.3%), HD (8.5%), TM (6.4%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	AMZN (11.3%), TSLA (9.3%), BABA (5.5%), HD (2.2%), TM (13.9%)
Op Mgn LTM	1.2%	AMZN (11.4%), TSLA (5.1%), BABA (14.6%), HD (13.1%), TM (8.8%)
CFO/Rev LTM	0.3%	AMZN (18.1%), TSLA (16.5%), BABA (15.0%), HD (10.8%), TM (9.8%)
FCF/Rev LTM	-0.3%	AMZN (2.0%), TSLA (7.1%), BABA (15.0%), HD (8.6%), TM (0.0%)
Total Yield	-15.4%	AMZN (2.7%), TSLA (0.4%), BABA (37.6%), HD (6.5%), TM (2196.5%)

	PLCE	Better Performance than PLCE
Metric	Value	All Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	NVDA (71.6%), AAPL (6.0%), MSFT (15.6%), GOOGL (13.4%), AVGO (28.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	NVDA (92.0%), AAPL (1.8%), MSFT (13.2%), GOOGL (11.0%), AVGO (24.0%)
Op Mgn LTM	1.2%	NVDA (58.1%), AAPL (31.9%), MSFT (46.3%), GOOGL (32.2%), AVGO (39.0%)
CFO/Rev LTM	0.3%	NVDA (46.6%), AAPL (26.6%), MSFT (50.0%), GOOGL (39.3%), AVGO (42.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM	-0.3%	NVDA (43.6%), AAPL (23.5%), MSFT (26.6%), GOOGL (19.1%), AVGO (41.6%)
Total Yield	-15.4%	NVDA (1.9%), AAPL (2.9%), MSFT (3.5%), GOOGL (3.9%), AVGO (1.1%)

		Best Bets In Consumer Discretionary Sector
	PLCE	ABNB	BKNG	MCD	ETSY	LOPE	ALSN	CROX	GRMN	YUM	WH
What You Pay
P/E	-6.5	28.0	31.5	25.3	31.0	21.9	9.8	18.5	25.0	28.8	16.3
P/EBIT	11.0	27.2	18.9	17.4	13.6	14.6	7.2	16.1	22.1	16.8	9.6
What You Get
Rev Chg Q	-6.8%	9.7%	12.7%	3.0%	2.4%	9.6%	-15.9%	3.4%	11.7%	9.6%	-3.5%
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	10.2%	13.0%	1.2%	2.0%	7.0%	-4.2%	2.0%	16.6%	11.3%	3.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	14.2%	17.8%	4.2%	4.9%	6.5%	4.6%	14.5%	12.2%	5.9%	-2.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	-2.8%	40.2%	35.6%	27.4%	23.8%	21.8%	21.0%	19.8%	20.5%	19.0%	19.0%

[1] Choosing top 10 best bets from each sector quarterly is an alpha producing strategy vs sector benchmark
[2] Historical annualized return of 14%, alpha of 2.9%, and sharpe of 0.61

Latest Trefis Analyses

	Title	Topic
0	DASHBOARDS
1	Children's Place Stock Lost 17%, Buy Or Wait?	Return
2	Children's Place vs. S&P500 Correlation	Correlation
3	Children's Place Price Volatility	Volatility
4	Children's Place Market Price	Market Price
5	Children's Place Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -54.2% in 2025 and ...% 3-yr compounded annual returns (below peer average)
6	Day 11 of Loss Streak for The Children's Place Stock with -46% Return (vs. -70% YTD) [6/18/2024]	Notification
7	Day 10 of Loss Streak for The Children's Place Stock with -40% Return (vs. -67% YTD) [6/17/2024]	Notification
8	Day 8 of Loss Streak for The Children's Place Stock with -32% Return (vs. -62% YTD) [6/13/2024]	Notification
9	Day 6 of Loss Streak for The Children's Place Stock with -28% Return (vs. -59% YTD) [6/11/2024]	Notification
10	Day 5 of Loss Streak for The Children's Place Stock with -22% Return (vs. -57% YTD) [6/10/2024]	Notification

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0	ARTICLES

Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to PLCE. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique Key	Date	Ticker	Company	Category	Trade Strategy	6M Fwd Rtn	12M Fwd Rtn	12M Max DD
LRN_10312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy	10312025	LRN	Stride	Dip Buy	DB \| P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%
DECK_10312025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE	10312025	DECK	Deckers Outdoor	Dip Buy	DB \| CFO/Rev \| Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap	-2.1%	-2.1%	-2.4%
ATGE_10312025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%	10312025	ATGE	Adtalem Global Education	Quality	Q \| Momentum \| UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run	-2.9%	-2.9%	-5.9%
GNTX_10242025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	10242025	GNTX	Gentex	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	-2.5%	-2.5%	-2.5%
LNW_10172025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	10172025	LNW	Light & Wonder	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	4.7%	4.7%	-6.2%

Unique Key	Date	Ticker	Company	Category	Trade Strategy	6M Fwd Rtn	12M Fwd Rtn	12M Max DD
LRN_10312025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy	10312025	LRN	Stride	Dip Buy	DB \| P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%
DECK_10312025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE	10312025	DECK	Deckers Outdoor	Dip Buy	DB \| CFO/Rev \| Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap	-2.1%	-2.1%	-2.4%
ATGE_10312025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%	10312025	ATGE	Adtalem Global Education	Quality	Q \| Momentum \| UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run	-2.9%	-2.9%	-5.9%
GNTX_10242025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	10242025	GNTX	Gentex	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	-2.5%	-2.5%	-2.5%
LNW_10172025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	10172025	LNW	Light & Wonder	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	4.7%	4.7%	-6.2%

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NTLA	Intellia Therapeutics	1.3	-49.7%	5.7%
ELF	e.l.f. Beauty	4.3	-47.2%	-39.0%

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GDEN	Golden Entertainment	0.7	34.3%	-7.2%
HAE	Haemonetics	3.2	32.3%	-14.0%
APPN	Appian	2.8	30.8%	16.3%
LFST	LifeStance Health	2.4	29.9%	-15.2%
IOVA	Iovance Biotherapeutics	0.8	27.6%	-68.8%
SKYT	SkyWater Technology	0.9	27.2%	35.6%
BHF	Brighthouse Financial	3.8	26.8%	36.8%
DDOG	Datadog	66.1	23.1%	33.5%
HCC	Warrior Met Coal	4.3	22.9%	50.5%

1 Day Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1D Rtn	YTD Rtn
ASPN	Aspen Aerogels	0.3	-44.5%	-65.4%
ACVA	ACV Auctions	0.9	-37.5%	-76.4%
ELF	e.l.f. Beauty	4.3	-35.0%	-39.0%
CCOI	Cogent Communications	1.2	-34.9%	-65.5%
BLZE	Backblaze	0.3	-33.8%	2.7%
PRCH	Porch	1.1	-33.4%	116.1%
PRTH	Priority Technology	0.4	-30.1%	-58.7%
AOSL	Alpha & Omega Semiconductor	0.6	-27.5%	-46.9%
STKL	SunOpta	0.5	-26.6%	-49.9%
VAC	Marriott Vacations Worldwide	1.7	-26.4%	-43.0%

1 Week Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
TERN	Terns Pharmaceuticals	1.7	123.7%	229.4%
CSIQ	Canadian Solar	1.8	49.1%	140.5%
BHF	Brighthouse Financial	3.8	43.8%	36.8%
GDEN	Golden Entertainment	0.7	39.4%	-7.2%
CSTL	Castle Biosciences	1.0	38.6%	25.9%
FSLY	Fastly	1.6	37.5%	16.2%
TDC	Teradata	2.7	35.5%	-9.1%
HAE	Haemonetics	3.2	34.2%	-14.0%
APPN	Appian	2.8	28.7%	16.3%
MTSR	Metsera	8.6	28.0%	81549900.0%

1 Week Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
SOC	Sable Offshore	0.4	-62.3%	-78.9%
QURE	uniQure	1.5	-59.5%	55.8%
DD	DuPont de Nemours	16.4	-51.9%	-47.8%
BHVN	Biohaven	0.9	-50.9%	-77.2%
ASPN	Aspen Aerogels	0.3	-45.4%	-65.4%
ACVA	ACV Auctions	0.9	-42.8%	-76.4%
SVV	Savers Value Village	1.2	-40.3%	-22.9%
BLZE	Backblaze	0.3	-40.2%	2.7%
CCOI	Cogent Communications	1.2	-38.0%	-65.5%
ELF	e.l.f. Beauty	4.3	-37.8%	-39.0%

Peer Comparisons for Children's Place

Financials

	PLCE	URBN	AEO	CRI	GES	JL	Median
Name	Children.	Urban Ou.	American.	Carter's	Guess	J-Long
Mkt Price	8.03	62.53	16.60	31.08	16.95	4.50	16.77
Mkt Cap	0.2	5.6	2.8	1.1	0.9	-	1.1
Rev LTM	1,339	5,832	5,267	2,833	3,092	-	3,092
Op Inc LTM	16	557	301	172	140	-	172
FCF LTM	-5	399	152	92	13	-	92
FCF 3Y Avg	-43	285	293	275	126	-	275
CFO LTM	4	590	410	151	101	-	151
CFO 3Y Avg	-18	479	514	332	207	-	332

Growth & Margins

	PLCE	URBN	AEO	CRI	GES	JL	Median
Name	Children.	Urban Ou.	American.	Carter's	Guess	J-Long
Rev Chg LTM	-12.1%	9.6%	-2.7%	-0.3%	7.8%	-	-0.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	-9.5%	7.5%	1.6%	-5.5%	4.9%	-	1.6%
Rev Chg Q	-6.8%	11.3%	-0.6%	-0.1%	5.5%	-	-0.1%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM	-1.6%	2.7%	-0.1%	-0.0%	1.3%	-	-0.0%
Op Mgn LTM	1.2%	9.5%	5.7%	6.1%	4.5%	-	5.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg	-1.2%	7.6%	6.7%	9.0%	6.9%	-	6.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%	-1.7%	-0.6%	-	-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM	0.3%	10.1%	7.8%	5.3%	3.3%	-	5.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg	-1.2%	8.9%	9.9%	11.4%	7.3%	-	8.9%
FCF/Rev LTM	-0.3%	6.8%	2.9%	3.2%	0.4%	-	2.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	-2.8%	5.2%	5.7%	9.4%	4.5%	-	5.2%

Valuation

	PLCE	URBN	AEO	CRI	GES	JL	Median
Name	Children.	Urban Ou.	American.	Carter's	Guess	J-Long
Mkt Cap	0.2	5.6	2.8	1.1	0.9	-	1.1
P/S	0.1	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.3	-	0.4
P/EBIT	11.0	9.5	9.4	7.6	11.6	-	9.5
P/E	-6.5	11.8	14.4	12.4	27.9	-	12.4
P/CFO	48.6	9.5	6.9	7.3	8.6	-	8.6
Total Yield	-15.4%	8.5%	8.6%	15.0%	11.0%	-	8.6%
Dividend Yield	0.0%	0.0%	1.6%	6.9%	7.4%	-	1.6%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg	-34.5%	6.5%	11.9%	13.1%	12.3%	-	11.9%
D/E	3.2	0.2	0.7	1.1	1.8	-	1.1
Net D/E	3.1	0.1	0.7	0.9	1.6	-	0.9

Returns

	PLCE	URBN	AEO	CRI	GES	JL	Median
Name	Children.	Urban Ou.	American.	Carter's	Guess	J-Long
1M Rtn	6.9%	-10.7%	8.1%	7.3%	1.1%	2.3%	4.6%
3M Rtn	75.3%	-19.7%	32.8%	22.1%	25.6%	-20.4%	23.8%
6M Rtn	28.9%	20.7%	49.3%	-8.1%	53.9%	26.4%	27.6%
12M Rtn	-39.9%	72.4%	-9.3%	-37.8%	7.0%	6.5%	-1.4%
3Y Rtn	-77.8%	166.8%	56.8%	-45.9%	28.0%	-	28.0%
1M Excs Rtn	13.0%	-12.4%	8.0%	3.4%	1.3%	-4.0%	2.4%
3M Excs Rtn	77.3%	-23.3%	29.4%	18.5%	18.9%	-28.8%	18.7%
6M Excs Rtn	10.2%	2.1%	30.7%	-26.8%	35.3%	7.8%	9.0%
12M Excs Rtn	-62.8%	55.7%	-27.4%	-56.7%	-9.5%	-5.4%	-18.4%
3Y Excs Rtn	-154.9%	89.8%	-13.7%	-120.9%	-47.4%	-	-47.4%

Financials

Annual
Quarterly

$ Mil \| FY: 2/1	LTM	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Period End	8/2/2025	2/1/2025	2/3/2024	1/28/2023	1/29/2022	1/30/2021	2/1/2020
Filing Date	9/5/2025	4/17/2025	5/6/2024	3/28/2023	3/25/2022	3/29/2021	3/19/2020
Key Financials
Total Revenue	1,339	1,386	1,603	1,708	1,915	1,523	1,871
EBITDA	50	26	-37	50	334	-133	171
Operating Income	16	14	-49	2	277	-161	102
Net Income	-27	-58	-155	-1	187	-140	73
EPS	-0.86	-4.53	-12.34	-0.09	12.82	-9.59	4.71
Growth Rates
Total Revenue Growth	-12.1%	-13.5%	-6.2%	-10.8%	25.8%	-18.6%	-3.5%
EBITDA Growth	329.3%	171.1%	-173.0%	-85.0%	350.3%	-177.9%	-5.3%
Operating Income Growth	345.4%	129.0%	-2953.7%	-99.4%	271.7%	-257.6%	-12.8%
Net Income Growth	83.0%	62.6%	-13480.1%	-100.6%	233.3%	-291.5%	-27.4%
Margins
EBITDA Margin	3.8%	1.9%	-2.3%	2.9%	17.4%	-8.8%	9.2%
Operating Income Margin	1.2%	1.0%	-3.1%	0.1%	14.5%	-10.6%	5.5%
Net Income Margin	-2.0%	-4.2%	-9.6%	-0.1%	9.8%	-9.2%	3.9%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	8	5	14	17	55	64	68
Total Debt	566	586	464	512	451	634	605
Net Debt / (Cash)	558	581	450	495	396	570	536
Cash Flows
Net Cash from Operations	4	-118	93	-8	133	-36	178
Free Cash from Operations	-5	-133	65	-54	104	-66	43
Returns to Shareholders
Dividends	0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	35
Share Repurchases	1	1	7	95	84	15	131

$ Mil \| FY: 2/1	2026Q2	2026Q1	2025Q4	2025Q3	2025Q2	2025Q1	2024Q4	2024Q3	2024Q2	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3
Period End	8/2/2025	5/3/2025	2/1/2025	11/2/2024	8/3/2024	5/4/2024	2/3/2024	10/28/2023	7/29/2023	4/29/2023	1/28/2023	10/29/2022
Filing Date	9/5/2025	6/11/2025	4/17/2025	12/6/2024	9/11/2024	6/13/2024	5/6/2024	12/4/2023	8/30/2023	6/7/2023	3/28/2023	11/30/2022
Key Financials Quarterly
Total Revenue	298	242	409	390	320	268	455	480	346	322	456	509
Ebitda	12	-16	16	39	-12	-16	-50	57	-25	-18	-53	70
Operating Income	4	-24	7	29	6	-28	-30	46	-36	-28	-63	58
Net Income	-5	-34	-8	20	-32	-38	-129	38	-35	-29	-51	43
EPS	-0.24	-1.57	-0.62	1.57	-2.51	-2.98	-10.28	3.07	-2.82	-2.33	-4.10	3.28
Key Financials TTM
Total Revenue TTM	1,339	1,361	1,386	1,433	1,523	1,549	1,603	1,604	1,632	1,668	1,708	1,760
Ebitda TTM	50	26	26	-40	-22	-35	-37	-39	-25	-1	50	175
Operating Income TTM	16	18	14	-23	-7	-49	-49	-82	-70	-46	2	123
Net Income TTM	-27	-54	-58	-179	-160	-164	-155	-76	-72	-50	-1	88
Growth Rates Quarterly
Total Revenue Growth	-6.8%	-9.6%	-10.2%	-18.8%	-7.5%	-16.7%	-0.2%	-5.7%	-9.3%	-11.2%	-10.2%	-8.8%
EBITDA Growth	195.4%	2.9%	132.0%	-32.1%	50.9%	10.1%	4.8%	-19.4%	-4250.3%	-155.3%	-172.7%	-45.1%
Operating Income Growth	-34.0%	13.8%	122.4%	-35.8%	117.2%	1.2%	51.8%	-21.2%	-190.4%	-247.1%	-207.9%	-49.7%
Net Income Growth	83.3%	10.0%	93.8%	-47.8%	9.2%	-31.1%	-155.0%	-10.2%	-165.9%	-245.4%	-229.5%	-45.7%
Margins Quarterly
EBITDA Margin	3.9%	-6.6%	3.9%	9.9%	-3.8%	-6.1%	-11.0%	11.8%	-7.2%	-5.7%	-11.5%	13.8%
Operating Income Margin	1.4%	-10.0%	1.7%	7.5%	1.9%	-10.4%	-6.7%	9.5%	-10.5%	-8.8%	-13.8%	11.4%
Net Income Margin	-1.8%	-14.1%	-2.0%	5.1%	-10.0%	-14.1%	-28.3%	8.0%	-10.2%	-9.0%	-11.1%	8.4%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	8	6	5	6	10	13	14	14	19	18	17	19
Total Debt	566	545	586	702	660	582	464	551	526	513	512	496
Net Debt / (Cash)	558	539	581	696	651	569	450	538	507	495	495	477
Cash Flows Quarterly
FCF from Operations	-30	-43	121	-44	-84	-111	135	-10	-38	5	9	36
Cash Flows TTM
FCF from Operations TTM	4	-50	-118	-103	-69	-23	93	-34	12	16	-8	49
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly
Dividends	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	-0	0	0	0	0	1	6	19	13
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly
ROIC	2.1%	-12.6%	3.8%	14.1%	3.2%	-15.9%	-21.2%	27.7%	-18.1%	-14.5%	-29.0%	30.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM
ROIC TTM	2.0%	2.4%	2.0%	-2.7%	-0.8%	-7.0%	-8.6%	-8.4%	-8.2%	-5.3%	0.0%	16.7%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Single Segment	1,603	1,708	1,915	1,523	1,871
Total	1,603	1,708	1,915	1,523	1,871

Price Behavior

Price Behavior

Market Price	$8.03
Market Cap ($ Bil)	0.2
First Trading Date	09/19/1997
Distance from 52W High	-50.7%
	50 Days	200 Days
DMA Price	$7.05	$6.65
DMA Trend	down	up
Distance from DMA	13.9%	20.8%
	3M	1YR
Volatility	97.6%	105.9%
Downside Capture	-91.54	156.08
Upside Capture	227.91	83.14
Correlation (SPY)	15.8%	28.0%

PLCE Betas & Captures as of 10/31/2025

	1M	2M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Beta	1.46	1.66	1.41	1.96	1.48	1.77
Up Beta	6.94	4.01	1.25	3.20	1.61	1.66
Down Beta	3.87	2.94	2.41	2.21	1.71	1.80
Up Capture	-28%	173%	199%	127%	48%	163%
Bmk +ve Days	14	27	37	74	145	425
Stock +ve Days	13	24	35	67	114	343
Down Capture	-323%	-148%	-15%	65%	128%	111%
Bmk -ve Days	9	17	28	53	106	327
Stock -ve Days	10	20	30	57	134	404

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

1Y 5Y 10Y

Based On 1-Year Data

		Comparison of PLCE With Other Asset Classes (Last 1Y)
	PLCE	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	-42.9%	18.5%	18.5%	45.0%	2.2%	-1.7%	50.6%
Annualized Volatility	105.5%	24.9%	19.6%	19.9%	16.2%	17.9%	37.1%
Sharpe Ratio	-0.04	0.63	0.74	1.76	-0.05	-0.24	0.86
Correlation With Other Assets		26.0%	27.2%	6.3%	16.5%	23.7%	9.4%

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Based On 5-Year Data

		Comparison of PLCE With Other Asset Classes (Last 5Y)
	PLCE	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	-20.6%	10.9%	16.8%	15.9%	13.8%	6.7%	50.4%
Annualized Volatility	105.7%	23.8%	17.1%	15.6%	18.9%	19.1%	49.2%
Sharpe Ratio	0.23	0.42	0.80	0.81	0.61	0.27	0.77
Correlation With Other Assets		27.8%	26.7%	2.6%	10.1%	23.9%	13.4%

Based On 10-Year Data

		Comparison of PLCE With Other Asset Classes (Last 10Y)
	PLCE	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	-16.7%	12.5%	14.3%	12.8%	5.1%	5.0%	78.6%
Annualized Volatility	85.5%	22.0%	18.0%	14.7%	17.7%	20.9%	56.2%
Sharpe Ratio	0.16	0.53	0.68	0.71	0.22	0.21	0.96
Correlation With Other Assets		33.2%	29.8%	0.4%	13.1%	27.9%	11.6%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date	10152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity	2,733,406
Short Interest: % Change Since 9302025	-6.3%
Average Daily Volume	616,595
Days-to-Cover Short Interest	4.43
Basic Shares Quantity	22,142,000
Short % of Basic Shares	12.3%

Returns Analyses

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5	The Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) Stock Return: AI Predicts PLCE Average and Excess Return After a Fall or Rise

Earnings Returns History

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	Forward Returns
Earnings Date	1D Returns	5D Returns	21D Returns
9/5/2025	15.8%	28.3%	29.6%
4/11/2025	-15.3%	-20.4%	-5.3%
12/3/2024	-24.1%	-16.9%	-35.3%
9/11/2024	85.7%	255.1%	161.2%
2/9/2024	-36.7%	33.1%	-18.3%
11/16/2023	-24.9%	-29.0%	-19.1%
8/17/2023	6.6%	1.8%	-7.8%
5/24/2023	-21.4%	-36.7%	-11.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	9	10	5
# Negative	13	12	17
Median Positive	6.9%	9.7%	19.8%
Median Negative	-18.9%	-15.6%	-11.7%
Max Positive	85.7%	255.1%	161.2%
Max Negative	-36.7%	-39.9%	-35.9%

	Forward Returns
9/5/2025	15.8%	28.3%	29.6%
4/11/2025	-15.3%	-20.4%	-5.3%
12/3/2024	-24.1%	-16.9%	-35.3%
9/11/2024	85.7%	255.1%	161.2%
2/9/2024	-36.7%	33.1%	-18.3%
11/16/2023	-24.9%	-29.0%	-19.1%
8/17/2023	6.6%	1.8%	-7.8%
5/24/2023	-21.4%	-36.7%	-11.4%
2/6/2023	-4.1%	-8.7%	-9.7%
11/17/2022	7.7%	9.6%	-1.4%
8/17/2022	-11.0%	-18.8%	-35.9%
5/19/2022	10.5%	6.8%	1.9%
3/9/2022	-4.1%	-10.4%	-12.6%
11/18/2021	6.6%	-7.9%	-27.0%
8/18/2021	-6.5%	2.3%	-16.9%
5/20/2021	5.0%	9.7%	-1.9%
3/9/2021	3.0%	3.8%	-11.7%
11/19/2020	6.9%	16.5%	19.8%
8/25/2020	-18.9%	-14.4%	15.4%
6/11/2020	-3.9%	-8.0%	-30.8%
3/17/2020	-29.1%	-39.9%	-7.7%
12/11/2019	-23.1%	-12.0%	-4.2%
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	9	10	5
# Negative	13	12	17
Median Positive	6.9%	9.7%	19.8%
Median Negative	-18.9%	-15.6%	-11.7%
Max Positive	85.7%	255.1%	161.2%
Max Negative	-36.7%	-39.9%	-35.9%

SEC Filings

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Report Date	Filing Date	Filing
7312025	9052025	10-Q 8/2/2025
4302025	6112025	10-Q 5/3/2025
1312025	4172025	10-K 2/1/2025
10312024	12062024	10-Q 11/2/2024
7312024	9112024	10-Q 8/3/2024
4302024	6132024	10-Q 5/4/2024
1312024	5062024	10-K 2/3/2024
10312023	12042023	10-Q 10/28/2023
7312023	8302023	10-Q 7/29/2023
4302023	6072023	10-Q 4/29/2023
1312023	3282023	10-K 1/28/2023
10312022	11302022	10-Q 10/29/2022
7312022	8262022	10-Q 7/30/2022
4302022	6012022	10-Q 4/30/2022
1312022	3252022	10-K 1/29/2022
10312021	12082021	10-Q 10/30/2021

Insider Activity

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	Umair Muhammad	PRESIDENT AND INTERIM CEO	10092025	Buy	7.00	7,143	50,001	1,943,669	Form

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Children's Place (PLCE)

Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4 | Market Cap: $186.0 MilSector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Children's Place (PLCE)

Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4Market Cap: $186.0 MilSector: Consumer DiscretionaryIndustry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

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Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4 | Market Cap: $186.0 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

Market Price (11/7/2025): $8.4
Market Cap: $186.0 Mil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods