Abercrombie & Fitch vs Childrens Place
ANF and PLCE side by side, both in family clothing stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ANF and PLCE compare
Abercrombie & Fitch is the larger company, worth 747 times as much as Childrens Place ($7.0B against $9.3M).
Abercrombie & Fitch grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.7% versus −15.9% for Childrens Place).
Abercrombie & Fitch keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with −11.8% at Childrens Place.
Abercrombie & Fitch scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 2 for Childrens Place), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ANF | PLCE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.0B | $9.3M |
| Share price | $164.44 | $0.420 |
| Change, 1 year | 124% | −94.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 256% | −99.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.58 |
| Employees | 43K | 7,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.1× | – |
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 5.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 12.3× | 0.4× (better) |
| PEG | 0.03 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.1% | 246% (better) |
| Fair value | $138.87 | – |
| Margin of safety | −18.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.7% (better) | −15.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | −4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.93% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 63.7% (better) | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% (better) | −8.2% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | −11.8% |
| FCF margin | 10.6% (better) | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 40.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 74.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.41 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.72 (better) | 0.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 7.0% (better) | 0.35% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.0% (better) | 0.35% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 113% | 75.2% |
| Held by insiders | 2.2% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$50.3M | $0 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.7% | – |
Go deeper
- ANF stock overview
- ANF income statement
- ANF valuation and score
- PLCE stock overview
- PLCE income statement
- PLCE valuation and score
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