PLCE (Children's Place) Price-to-Tangible-Book: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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PLCE Children's Place Inc PLCE
51 GF Score
Price $2.18
GF Value $3.55
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Children's Place Price-to-Tangible-Book?

As of today (2026-09-22), Children's Place's share price is $2.18. Children's Place's Tangible Book per Share of Jul. 2026 for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $-6.83. Hence, Children's Place's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is .

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

During the past 13 years, Children's Place's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 219.74. The lowest was 2.78. And the median was 6.33.

PLCE's Price-to-Tangible-Book is not ranked *
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry.
Industry Median: 1.165
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Tangible-Book only.

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, Children's Place's share price is $2.18. Children's Place's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $-6.25. Hence, Children's Place's P/B Ratio of today is .

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.

Children's Place Price-to-Tangible-Book Related Terms

Children's Place Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Children's Place's Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.

Children's Place Price-to-Tangible-Book Chart

Children's Place Annual Data
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Children's Place Quarterly Data
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PLCE vs JRSH, NCI, JL: Price-to-Tangible-Book Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Children's Place's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 Price-to-Tangible-Book vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Children's Place's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Children's Place's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.


PLCE
51GF Score
Children's Place Inc PLCE
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Children's Place Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

Children's Place's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book=Share Price/Tangible Book per Share (Q: Jul. 2026 )
=2.18/-6.834
=

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price to Tangible Book=Market Cap/Tangible Equity
=Market Cap/(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Is Children's Place (PLCE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Children's Place stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $2.18 is trading 38.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $3.55. GuruFocus considers Children's Place to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for PLCE:

  • Price-to-Tangible-Book:
  • GF Value™: $3.55 vs. price of $2.18 (38.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PLCE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Children's Place Business Description

Other Exchanges CP5:Germany
Address 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Children's Place Inc operate an omni-channel children's specialty portfolio of brands in North America. It designs, contract to manufacture, and sell fashionable, high-quality apparel, accessories and footwear predominantly at value prices under proprietary The Children's Place, Place, Baby Place, Gymboree, Sugar & Jade, and PJ Place brand names. The Company classifies its business into two segments: The Children's Place U.S. and The Children's Place International.
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$2.18
Price
$3.55
GF Value