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Children's Place (Children's Place) EV-to-FCF : -8.57 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Children's Place EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Children's Place's Enterprise Value is $623 Mil. Children's Place's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $-73 Mil. Therefore, Children's Place's EV-to-FCF for today is -8.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Children's Place's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

PLCE' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -46.55   Med: 11.64   Max: 142.06
Current: -8.56

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Children's Place was 142.06. The lowest was -46.55. And the median was 11.64.

PLCE's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
100% of 764 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 14.255 vs PLCE: -8.56

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-02), Children's Place's stock price is $7.6121. Children's Place's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $-6.200. Therefore, Children's Place's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.


Children's Place EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Children's Place's EV-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Children's Place EV-to-FCF Chart

Children's Place Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.96 32.54 -24.76 13.27 -19.51

Children's Place Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
EV-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 95.20 -19.51 -28.68 -27.18 -12.11

Competitive Comparison of Children's Place's EV-to-FCF

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Children's Place's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Children's Place's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Children's Place's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Children's Place's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Children's Place EV-to-FCF Calculation

Children's Place's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=622.562/-72.638
=-8.57

Children's Place's current Enterprise Value is $623 Mil.
Children's Place's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-73 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Children's Place  (NAS:PLCE) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Children's Place's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=7.6121/-6.200
=At Loss

Children's Place's share price for today is $7.6121.
Children's Place's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-6.200.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Children's Place (Children's Place) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Children's Place Inc is pure-play children's specialty apparel retailer in North America. It design, contract to manufacture, sell at retail and wholesale, and license to sell, trend right, high quality merchandise predominantly at value prices, under proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names.
Executives
Maegan Markee officer: BRAND PRESIDENT 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Alicia Enciso director 1721 VALLEY AVENUE, MCLEAN VA 22101
Jane T Elfers officer: President and CEO C/O THE CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES, 915 SECAUCUS ROAD, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Wesley S Mcdonald director
Michael A Shaffer director C/O PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION, 200 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Sheamus Toal officer: SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 450 W. 33RD STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
John E. Bachman director 77 EXETER STREET, 1809, BOSTON MA 02116
Joseph A Alutto director 810 CURLEYS COURT, COLUMBUS OH 43235
Jared Shure officer: SVP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY 500 PLAZA DRIVE, THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Elizabeth J Boland director C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Deborah Derby officer: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TOYS R US INC, 225 SUMMIT AVE, MONTVALE NJ 07645
Katherine Kountze director 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Michael D Rinaldo officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER C/O TIFFANY & CO., 727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leah Swan officer: CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, INC., SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Robert F Helm officer: SVP, FINANCE & INV MGMT (CAO) 500 PLAZA DRIVE, THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094