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Likely Coronavirus Impact on Children's Place (PLCE) Q1 Earnings
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We expect The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE - Free Report) to see a year-over-year decline in its top and bottom lines when it reports first-quarter fiscal 2020 numbers. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter loss is pegged at 81 cents, suggesting deterioration from earnings of 36 cents reported in the same quarter a year ago. For revenues, the consensus mark stands at $314.2 million, indicating a decline of 23.8% from the year-ago quarter’s tally.
However, the company has a trailing four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 50.9%, on average.
We expect the company’s fiscal first-quarter performance to have borne the brunt of COVID-19. Management had earlier predicted that store sales will likely contribute nearly 65% of first-quarter fiscal 2020 revenues, with a major portion of sales coming in the months of March and April. During its last earnings call, management cited that the company saw low single-digit growth in comparable sales for the first five weeks of first-quarter fiscal 2020.
However, post that, the impact of the pandemic increased. Consequently, Children’s Place shut down all stores across the United States and Canada effective Mar 18. The extended store closures are likely to have marred the contribution from store sales. Moreover, stiff competition remains a concern.
Nevertheless, Children’s Place’s e-commerce business has been robust and is likely to offset the downside to a certain extent. Management informed shoppers that they can continue making online purchases at www.childrensplace.com and www.gymboree.com. Initiatives like alternate channels of distribution and digital transformation also appear encouraging.
What the Zacks Model Says
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Children's Place this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Children's Place carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and Earnings ESP of 0.00%.
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Dollar General (DG - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.25% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Lowe's Companies (LOW - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +4.06% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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Likely Coronavirus Impact on Children's Place (PLCE) Q1 Earnings
We expect The Children's Place, Inc. (PLCE - Free Report) to see a year-over-year decline in its top and bottom lines when it reports first-quarter fiscal 2020 numbers. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for first-quarter loss is pegged at 81 cents, suggesting deterioration from earnings of 36 cents reported in the same quarter a year ago. For revenues, the consensus mark stands at $314.2 million, indicating a decline of 23.8% from the year-ago quarter’s tally.
However, the company has a trailing four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 50.9%, on average.
The Childrens Place Inc Price and EPS Surprise
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Key Factors
We expect the company’s fiscal first-quarter performance to have borne the brunt of COVID-19. Management had earlier predicted that store sales will likely contribute nearly 65% of first-quarter fiscal 2020 revenues, with a major portion of sales coming in the months of March and April. During its last earnings call, management cited that the company saw low single-digit growth in comparable sales for the first five weeks of first-quarter fiscal 2020.
However, post that, the impact of the pandemic increased. Consequently, Children’s Place shut down all stores across the United States and Canada effective Mar 18. The extended store closures are likely to have marred the contribution from store sales. Moreover, stiff competition remains a concern.
Nevertheless, Children’s Place’s e-commerce business has been robust and is likely to offset the downside to a certain extent. Management informed shoppers that they can continue making online purchases at www.childrensplace.com and www.gymboree.com. Initiatives like alternate channels of distribution and digital transformation also appear encouraging.
What the Zacks Model Says
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict an earnings beat for Children's Place this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that’s not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Children's Place carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and Earnings ESP of 0.00%.
Stocks with Favorable Combinations
Here are some companies you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat.
Kroger (KR - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +8.48% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Dollar General (DG - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.25% and a Zacks Rank #2.
Lowe's Companies (LOW - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +4.06% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Zacks’ Single Best Pick to Double
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each picked their favorite to gain +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Zacks Director of Research, Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
This young company’s gigantic growth was hidden by low-volume trading, then cut short by the coronavirus. But its digital products stand out in a region where the internet economy has tripled since 2015 and looks to triple again by 2025.
Its stock price is already starting to resume its upward arc. The sky’s the limit! And the earlier you get in, the greater your potential gain.
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