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, accessories, footwear, and other items for children; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, and Baby Place brand names. As of February 3, 2018, the company operated 1,014 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; and 190 international points of distribution operated by its 7 franchise partners in 19 countries. It also sells its products through childrensplace.com, an online store. 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.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Family clothing stores
Sub-IndustryApparel Retail
SectorRetail/Wholesale
SymbolNASDAQ:PLCE
CUSIP16890510
Phone201-558-2400
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio1.44
Quick Ratio0.52
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio15.66
Forward P/E Ratio15.79
P/E Growth1.66
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.87 billion
Price / Sales1.13
Cash Flow$12.8993 per share
Price / Cash9.83
Book Value$27.23 per share
Price / Book4.66
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.91
Net Income$84.69 million
Net Margins4.28%
Return on Equity30.86%
Return on Assets15.08%
Miscellaneous
Employees15,800
Outstanding Shares16,640,000
Market Cap$1,990.93
Childrens Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Childrens Place's stock symbol?
Childrens Place trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLCE."
How often does Childrens Place pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Childrens Place?
Childrens Place declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 15th. View Childrens Place's Dividend History.
How will Childrens Place's stock buyback program work?
Childrens Place announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, March 20th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Childrens Place's earnings last quarter?
Childrens Place Inc (NASDAQ:PLCE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 17th. The company reported $1.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $436.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $443.78 million. Childrens Place had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 30.86%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.95 EPS. View Childrens Place's Earnings History.
When is Childrens Place's next earnings date?
What guidance has Childrens Place issued on next quarter's earnings?
Childrens Place updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 17th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.95-8.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.16. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.92-1.935 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.92 billion.Childrens Place also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.51-0.61 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for PLCE?
13 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Childrens Place's stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $167.00. On average, they anticipate Childrens Place's stock price to reach $145.0909 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Childrens Place.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Childrens Place?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Childrens Place in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
Who are some of Childrens Place's key competitors?
Who are Childrens Place's key executives?
Childrens Place's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Jane T. Elfers, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Anurup Pruthi, CFO & Sr. VP (Age 50)
- Mr. Michael Scarpa, Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP (Age 62)
- Mr. Kevin Low, Sr. VP of Stores Operations (Age 46)
- Mr. Gregory I. Poole, Sr. VP of Global Sourcing (Age 56)
Has Childrens Place been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about PLCE stock has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Childrens Place earned a news impact score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.
Who are Childrens Place's major shareholders?
Childrens Place's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (1.25%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.23%) and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Childrens Place stock include Anurup Pruthi, Bradley P Cost, Kevin Low, Michael Scarpa and Norman S Matthews. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Childrens Place.
Which major investors are selling Childrens Place stock?
Which major investors are buying Childrens Place stock?
How do I buy shares of Childrens Place?
Shares of PLCE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Childrens Place's stock price today?
One share of PLCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $126.00.
How big of a company is Childrens Place?
Childrens Place has a market capitalization of $1.99 billion and generates $1.87 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $84.69 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.91 on an earnings per share basis. Childrens Place employs 15,800 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Childrens Place?
Childrens Place's mailing address is 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus NJ, 07094. The company can be reached via phone at 201-558-2400 or via email at [email protected]
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