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Profile - Children's Place (NasdaqNM:PLCE)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 16Earnings Announcement
Aug  4Fiscal quarter ended
Location
915 Secaucus Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 558-2400
Fax: (201) 227-0321
Email: investor_relations@childrensplace.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,393
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Apparel)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 60%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 9 insider sells; 203.0K shares
  (1.3% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 40% (99% of float)
(191 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.76M shares (+20.48%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. is a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for children from newborn to 12 years of age. The Company designs, sources and markets its products under "The Children's Place" brand name for sale exclusively in its stores and on its Website. The Company's designers interpret current fashion trends and combine them with a broad color palette to develop a selection of coordinated outfits specifically designed for children. The Company typically introduces a new merchandise line each month. Each season's line is built around a central color palette that includes an assortment of coordinated fashion basic apparel, with complementary accessories designed to encourage multiple item purchases and wardrobe building. As of April 1, 2001, the Company operated 431 stores in 43 states, located primarily in regional shopping malls. Its stores are concentrated in regional malls, with the exception of 31 outlet stores and 45 street and strip-center stores.
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Financial Summary
The Children's Place is a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories for children from newborn to 12 years of age. The Company designs, sources and markets its products for sale exclusively in its 431 stores. For the 26 weeks ended 8/4/01, revenues increased 16% to $276.8 million. Net income decreased 18% to $8.9 million. Revenues reflect additional sales from 37 new stores opened. Earnings were offset by an increase in selling and administrative costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Ezra Dabah, 46
Chairman, CEO, Director
$868K
Seth Udasin, 43
VP-Fin., Treasurer, CFO
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Steven Balasiano, 37
VP, Sec., Gen. Counsel
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Jodi Barone, 43
VP of Marketing
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Mario Ciampi, 39
VP of Real Estate and Construction
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Dollar amounts are as of 29-Jan-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:PLCEAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Jan-2001
$14.938
Recent Price$26.00 
52-Week High
on 17-May-2001
$33.25 
Beta1.33 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)306.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)176.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-11.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+18.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$682.4M
Shares Outstanding26.2M
Float10.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$6.56 
Earnings (ttm)$1.52 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.14 
Sales (ttm)$23.30 
Cash (mrq*)$0.37 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)3.96 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.12 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.12 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$626.2M
EBITDA (ttm*)$91.3M
Income available to common (ttm)$40.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)6.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)10.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
4-Aug-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)17.05%
Return on Equity (ttm)25.28%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.50 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.14 
Total Cash (mrq)$9.92M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.21M
Percent of Float30.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.04M
Short Ratio9.80 
Daily Volume328.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 4-Aug-2001)

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