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, footwear, accessories, and other items for children; and designs, contracts to manufacture, and sells merchandise under the proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, and Sugar & Jade brand names. As of January 29, 2022, the company had 672 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; online stores at childrensplace.com, gymboree.com, and sugarandjade.com; and seven international franchise partners operated 211 international points of distribution in 16 countries. 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.
P/E ratio for The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE)
P/E ratio as of 2023: -1.73
According to The Children's Place, Inc.'s latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is -1.73. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of -499.64.
P/E ratio history for The Children's Place, Inc. from 1996 to 2023
PE ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.73 |
| 2022 | -499.64 |
| 2021 | 5.49 |
| 2020 | -7.66 |
| 2019 | 12.66 |
| 2018 | 15.10 |
| 2017 | 30.20 |
| 2016 | 17.22 |
| 2015 | 22.99 |
| 2014 | 22.85 |
| 2013 | 22.39 |
| 2012 | 19.02 |
| 2011 | 16.50 |
| 2010 | 13.77 |
| 2009 | 10.24 |
| 2008 | 6.69 |
| 2007 | -9.66 |
| 2006 | 19.24 |
| 2005 | 19.03 |
| 2004 | 23.01 |
| 2003 | 31.18 |
| 2002 | 31.62 |
| 2001 | 17.98 |
| 2000 | 15.02 |
| 1999 | 9.62 |
| 1998 | 34.19 |
| 1997 | 18.34 |
| 1996 | 10.57 |