The Children's Place, Inc.
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PositoAI's own ratios from The Children's Place, Inc.'s yearly results (2023–2026), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 21.8 times its market value (net debt). Lower than almost all Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
- Shareholder Slice Ratio: Share count rose 81% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller. Bigger rise in share count than 92% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
- Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3. Less steady than 91% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Jan 2026). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
-0.3×Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex).
Lower than 86% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$19For every $100 of sales, $19 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $18 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 65% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
0/3 · 1/3Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.
Less steady than 91% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 29%
Sales fell 29% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-29% / -32%In 3 years sales changed by -29% while total assets changed by -32%. Both moved at about the same pace.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
0.1×Debt due within a year is covered 0.1 times by its yearly operating cash.
Lower than 80% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Cash Cushion Ratio
21.8× debtDebt, after subtracting cash, is 21.8 times its market value (net debt).
Lower than almost all Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
98%Of every $100 the company owns, $98 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
More tangible than 83% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
—Data incomplete
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (11)
The Children's Place, Inc. made a loss over the last year. The Children's Place, Inc. owes $1.19 for every $1 it owns. The Children's Place, Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.
Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Jan 2026.
P/E ratio
LossThe Children's Place, Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.
P/B ratio
-0.17The Children's Place, Inc.'s book value is negative (it owes more than it owns), so P/B is not meaningful.
Market cap
$23 MThe total market value of all of The Children's Place, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 93% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Micro Cap.
Net worth (book value)
NegativeThe Children's Place, Inc.'s net worth is negative ($139 M below zero, balance sheet 31 Jul 2026): it owes more than it owns, so book value per share and P/B are not meaningful.
Owes vs Owns
1.19×The Children's Place, Inc. owes $1.19 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 94% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Dividend yield
NoneThe Children's Place, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue growth
-13%Revenue fell 13% in the year to Jan 2026, and shrank 11% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
LossThe Children's Place, Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.
Profit margin
-7.3%The Children's Place, Inc. lost $7 for every $100 of revenue.
Interest cover
Not coveredThe Children's Place, Inc.'s operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Jan 2026.
Cash vs debt
Net debtThe Children's Place, Inc. had $508 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Jan 2026.
Questions
How much does The Children's Place, Inc. owe compared with what it owns?
The Children's Place, Inc. owes $1.19 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 94% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Does The Children's Place, Inc. pay a dividend?
No. The Children's Place, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
Is The Children's Place, Inc.'s revenue growing?
Revenue fell 13% in the year to Jan 2026, and shrank 11% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.