BUSINESS OVERVIEW
As of August 3, 2013
STOCK INFORMATION (NASDAQ/PLCE)
Price
Market Cap
53-Week High
53-Week Low
2012 Average Daily Volume
Average Volume Last 53 Weeks
US$
$54.20
$1.22B
$62.24
$42.21
548,840
402,302
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Jane T. Elfers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Scarpa
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer
CONTACT INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jane Singer
Vice President
1-201-453-6955
[email protected]
500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
The Children’s Place is the largest pureplay children’s specialty apparel retailer in
North America. The Company designs,
contracts to manufacture and sells
fashionable, high-quality merchandise at
value prices, primarily under the proprietary
“The Children’s Place” brand name. As of
August 3, 2013, the Company operated
1,116 The Children’s Place stores and an
online store at www.childrensplace.com.
LATEST EARNINGS RESULTS
(US$ millions, except per share amounts)
Year-to-Date
Net Sales
Comp Sales Chg
Gross Margin
Adj SG&A as % of Sales
Adj EBITDA
Adj Net Income
Adj EPS
2013
$
805.6
(3.2)%
35.9%
29.9%
48.3
9.9
0.43
$
$
$
Fiscal Year
Net Sales
Comp Sales Chg
Gross Margin
Adj SG&A as % of Sales
Adj EBITDA
Adj Net Income
Adj EPS
2012
$
$
$
$
2012
$
$
$
$
1,809.5
2.0%
38.2%
28.0%
183.4
78.8
3.25
799.3
1.3%
36.7%
29.9%
54.1
13.3
0.54
2011
$
$
$
$
1,715.9
(2.5)%
38.4%
27.8%
180.0
72.1
2.81
Note: Adj. measures are non-GAAP and exclude transactions that are not
indicative of the core business.
ANALYST COVERAGE
ANALYST COVERAGE
B of A / Merrill Lynch ............ Lorraine Hutchinson
BMO Capital ......................... John Morris
Buckingham Research ......... John Zolidis
Citi ........................................ Kate McShane
FBR ...................................... Susan Anderson
Goldman Sachs .................... Taposh Bari
Imperial Capital .................... Lee Giordano
Janney Capital ..................... Adrienne Tennant
JJK Research ....................... Janet Kloppenberg
JP Morgan ............................ Brian Tunick
Maxim Group........................ Rick Snyder
Miller Tabak ..........................Susan Sansbury
Monness, Crespi, Hardt.........Jim Chartier
Morgan Stanley .....................Jay Sole
Oppenheimer & Co ...............Anna Andreeva
Piper Jaffray ..........................Stephanie Wissink
SIG Financial Group..............Tom Filandro
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co .............Richard Jaffe
Telsey Advisory Group ..........Dana Telsey
The Retail Tracker.................Marni Shapiro
Topeka Capital Market ..........Dorothy Lakner
Wedbush Morgan ..................Betty Chen
US Children's Apparel
(0-10 years)
$25B Market
Sales by Segment
The Children's Place
Store Count by Type
1100
1000
Dept
Store, 7%
21%
22%
13%
12%
13%
12%
900
National
Chains,
16%
Mass
Mdse,
31%
800
700
600
Street/Strip/Other
Outlets
500
Other,
18%
Value Ctrs/Small Markets
Premium Malls (A,B,C)
400
Specialty,
28%
300
53%
54%
1,095
FY2012
1,116
2Q2013
200
100
Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2013
0
Source: NPD
The Children's Place
Sales by Channel
The Children's Place
Sales by Department
Internat'l,
14%
Footwear/
Accessories,
20%
United
States,
86%
Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2013
Baby (0 to 4
years), 30%
Big (5 to 10
years), 50%
Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2013