The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is The Children's Place, Inc. ?

With a Negative Book Value, the company has a Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -3.79% and Operating profit at 14.20% over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Flat results in Oct 25

NET PROFIT(HY) At USD -7.39 MM has Grown at -145.57%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 6.73% (YoY)
CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 15.05 MM

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -61.20%, its profits have risen by 58.6%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -61.20% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Footwear)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is The Children's Place, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

The Children's Place, Inc.

-60.98%

-0.62

103.79%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-3.79%

EBIT Growth (5y)

14.20%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.24

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.71

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

301.39

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.21

Tax Ratio

16.44%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

12.30%

ROE (avg)

21.52%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

-9.14

EV to EBIT

-80.17

EV to EBITDA

20.71

EV to Capital Employed

1.20

EV to Sales

0.41

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-1.49%

ROE (Latest)

Negative BV

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

5What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 52.47 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -7.39 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -6,624.61 %

-12What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD -7.39 MM has Grown at -145.57%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 6.73% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 15.05 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.09 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 20.65 times

Here's what is working for The Children's Place, Inc.

Net Profit

Higher at USD -7.39 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Oct 2025

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 52.47 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -6,624.61 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for The Children's Place, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD -7.39 MM has Grown at -145.57%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 15.05 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 2.09 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 20.65 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 6.73% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales