The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE) is a Apparel - Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $2.99. It has a SharesGrow Score of 34/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PLCE = $3.91 (+31% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is PLCE = $5 (+50.8% upside).
Valuation: PLCE trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -1.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.01.
Financials: revenue is $1.4B, -10.2%/yr average growth. Net income is $58M (loss), growing at -4506%/yr. Net profit margin is -4.2% (negative). Gross margin is 33.1% (-8.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $586M with negative equity of -$59M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.9 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 78.4%. Total assets: $748M.
Analyst outlook: 18 / 39 analysts rate PLCE as buy (46%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 25/100 (Fail), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 33/100 (Fail), Future 52/100 (Partial), Income 10/100 (Fail).
