Lands' End vs Childrens Place
LE 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 LE and PLCE compare
Lands' End is the larger company, worth 30 times as much as Childrens Place ($281M against $9.3M).
Lands' End grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.4% versus −15.9% for Childrens Place).
Lands' End keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.5% compared with −11.8% at Childrens Place.
Lands' End scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | LE | PLCE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $281M | $9.3M |
| Share price | $9.51 | $0.420 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.7% | −94.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −65.2% | −99.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.43 | 1.58 |
| Employees | 3,900 | 7,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 0.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 0.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.0× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 0.4× |
| FCF yield | −26.1% | 246% (better) |
| Fair value | $10.05 | – |
| Margin of safety | 5.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.4% (better) | −15.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −4.0% (better) | −4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 5763% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6913% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −11.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.7% (better) | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 0.58% (better) | −8.2% |
| Net margin | 30.5% (better) | −11.8% |
| FCF margin | −6.4% | 2.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 97.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.49 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.58 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.06 (better) | 0.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.35% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.35% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 34.1% | 75.2% |
| Held by insiders | 56.0% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$60.5M | $0 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.3% | – |
Go deeper
- LE stock overview
- LE income statement
- LE valuation and score
- PLCE stock overview
- PLCE income statement
- PLCE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.