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JL vs PLCE // NET PROFIT MARGIN
J-Long Group Limited (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Children's Place Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: JL 7
— PLCE 0
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: JL
LAST: $4.32 (+1.97%) • MKT CAP: $15.4M
net-margins
6.50%
LAST: $0.46 (-2.15%) • MKT CAP: $10.2M
net-margins
-7.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (JL VS. PLCE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | JL | PLCE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.00% | 29.90% | +4.10 | JL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | -35.00% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 4.3x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 20.83% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.00% | -4.70% | +11.70 | JL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 6.50% | -7.30% | +13.80 | JL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.10% | -12.80% | +20.90 | JL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 0.96 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | JL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 43.4 | 11.1 | +32.26 | JL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 5.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.4M | $10.2M | $5.2M | JL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | JL REV | PLCE REV | JL GROSS % | PLCE GROSS % | JL FCF | PLCE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $42.2M | $1.21B | 34.0% | 29.9% | $3.2M | -$9.3M |
| FY 2024 | $39.1M | $1.39B | 28.8% | 33.1% | $6.2M | -$133.4M |
| FY 2023 | $28.4M | $1.60B | — | — | -$1.5M | $92.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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