Children's Place Inc
NASDAQ:PLCE

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Children's Place Inc
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Price: 4.82 USD -5.3% Market Closed
Market Cap: 106.9m USD

Children's Place Inc
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The Children's Place, Inc. provides apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children. The company is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey and currently employs 3,500 full-time employees. The company provides apparel, footwear, accessories, and other items for children and tweens. The firm designs, contracts to manufacture, sells at retail and wholesale, and licenses to sell merchandise under The Children’s Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, and Sugar & Jade brand names. Its segments include The Children’s Place U.S. and The Children’s Place International. The Children’s Place U.S. segment includes the U.S. and Puerto Rico-based stores. The Children's Place International segment includes Canadian-based stores, wholesale customers, as well as international franchisees. The firm serves the wardrobe needs of girls and boys (sizes 4-18), toddler girls and boys (sizes 6 months-5T), and baby (sizes 0-24 months). The company has online stores at www.childrensplace.com, www.gymboree.com and www.sugarandjade.com. The company operates approximately 672 stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q3 2024
Call Date
Nov 16, 2023
AI Summary
Q3 2024

Top Line Beat: Revenue in Q3 exceeded expectations, driven by strong digital performance and a successful Back-to-School season.

Digital Momentum: E-commerce traffic grew by double digits and now represents 57% of retail sales, up from 50% last year.

Inventory Management: Ending inventories were down 16%, surpassing targets and positioning the company well for the holiday period.

Margin Headwinds: Gross margin declined due to higher-than-planned distribution and fulfillment costs tied to increased e-commerce activity and labor expenses.

Raised Q4 Sales Outlook: Q4 sales are expected between $460 million and $465 million, a low single-digit increase from last year.

Debt Reduction Commitment: Management plans to reduce debt by about $100 million or more by year-end through inventory reduction.

Store Closures: The company will close 86 stores in 2023, ending the year with around 530 stores as part of its digital transformation.

Confident 2024 Outlook: Management expects margin improvement in 2024 as distribution costs are addressed and digital initiatives continue to drive growth.

Key Financials
Revenue
$480.2 million
Gross Margin
33.7%
Operating Income
$45 million
Adjusted Operating Income
$47.9 million
Net Income
$38.5 million
EPS (Diluted)
$3.05
Adjusted Net Income
$40.6 million
Adjusted EPS (Diluted)
$3.22
Adjusted SG&A Expense
$102.9 million
Interest Expense
$7.9 million
Tax Rate
approximately -1.7%
Cash and Short-Term Investments
$14 million
Borrowings (Revolving Credit Facility)
$359 million
Long-Term Debt
$50 million
Inventory
down 16% at Q3 end
Stores
591 at end of Q3; 530 expected at start of 2024
E-commerce Penetration
57% of retail sales
E-commerce Traffic
up double digits
Comparable Store Traffic
down approximately 7%
Consolidated AUR
down approximately 5%
Cash from Operations
used $10 million in Q3
Capital Expenditures
$6 million in Q3
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. Sheamus G. Toal CPA
COO & CFO
No Bio Available
Mr. Jared E. Shure J.D.
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
No Bio Available
Ms. Claudia Lima-Guinehut
President of Brand
No Bio Available
Mr. Muhammad Umair
President, Interim CEO & Director
No Bio Available
Ms. Laura Lentini
Chief Accounting Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Rajat Jain
Chief Technology, Logistics & Stores Officer
No Bio Available
Anthony Attardo
Director of Investor Relations
No Bio Available
Mr. Bradley P. Cost
Senior Advisor
No Bio Available
Ms. Jennifer Groves
Senior Vice President of Design & Brand Creative
No Bio Available
Mr. Philip Ende
GVP & Head of Real Estate
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
NEW JERSEY
Secaucus
500 Plaza Dr
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