SEC Comment Letter for Childrens Place, (PLCE) — Jan 27, 2026
Childrens Place, Inc.
Date: Jan. 27, 2026 · CIK: 0001041859 · Accession: 0000000000-26-000839
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<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> January 21, 2026 John Szczepanski Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer The Children's Place, Inc. 500 Plaza Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094 Re: The Children's Place, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended February 1, 2025 Form 8-K filed April 11, 2025 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended November 1, 2025 File No. 000-23071 Dear John Szczepanski: We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment(s). Please respond to this letter within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Form 10-K for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended February, 1 2025 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Results of Operations, page 37 1. You discuss adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses and adjusted operating income leveraged basis points and percentages of net sales without presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. Please revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K or explain why a revision is not necessary. Refer to Question 102.10(a) of the Staff s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Non-GAAP Reconciliation, page 37 2. We note numerous adjustments to your non-GAAP measures in Fiscal 2024. Please tell us your consideration of providing reconciliations in tabular form for clarity. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. January 21, 2026 Page 2 Form 8-K filed April 11, 2025 Exhibit 99.1, page 1 3. The second line item on page 1 reports the third consecutive quarter of adjusted profit and discussions on pages 3 and 4 discuss adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses and adjusted operating income leveraged basis points and percentages of net sales without presenting or discussing the most directly comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence. Please revise future disclosures to comply with Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K or explain why a revision is not necessary. Refer to Question 102.10(a) of the Staff s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. 4. Reference is made to page 7. Please tell us the Adjusted net income (loss) effective tax rate for each period presented and explain why it's reasonable. In this regard, tell us your consideration of including current and deferred income tax expense commensurate with this non-GAAP measure of profitability. Refer to Question 102.11 of the Staff s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended November 1, 2025 Financial Statements Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, page 6 5. Reference is made to your "Proceeds from rights offering" and "Repayment of related party term loan" line items. We note your disclosure on page 17 that $60.2 million worth of shares was paid with the delivery of indebtedness of borrowed money owed by you to Mithaq and you received $29.8 million in gross proceeds from the Rights Offering. Please tell us your consideration of reflecting only $29.8 million of proceeds from the Rights Offering and a $60.2 million non-cash financing activity in your Consolidated Statements of Cash flows. Refer to ASC 230-10-50-3 through 50-6. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Blaise Rhodes at 202-551-3774 or Adam Phippen at 202-551-3336 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>