Williams-Sonoma, Inc. operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand. The company also provides home decor products under the West Elm brand; kids accessories under the Pottery Barn Kids brand; and an organic bedding to multi-purpose furniture under the Pottery Barn Teen brand. In addition, it offers made-to-order lighting, hardware, furniture, and home decors inspired by history under the Rejuvenation brand; personalized products and custom gifts under the Mark and Graham brand; and colorful and vintage-inspired heirloom products under the GreenRow, as well as operates a 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the home furnishings and décor industry under the Outward brand. The company markets its products through e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs, and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Q1 Performance Surge | Williams-Sonoma's Q1 2024 results exceeded expectations, with a 30% EPS beat and improved comparable sales, leading to upward revisions in financial estimates |
Strategic Ad Investment | Explore WSM's plan to reinvest gross margin gains into advertising, potentially capping short-term EPS growth but aiming for long-term market positioning |
Market Positioning | Delve into WSM's multi-channel approach and brand strength in kitchenware and home furnishings, balancing opportunities against evolving consumer preferences |
Analyst Perspectives | Price targets range from $116 to $300, with RBC Capital Markets maintaining an Outperform rating and Barclays an Underweight stance on Williams-Sonoma stock |
Metrics to compare | WSM | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Consumer Cyclicals sector companies | Relationship RelationshipWSMPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 15.0x | 20.4x | 10.7x | |
PEG Ratio | 1.02 | −0.69 | 0.02 | |
Price/Book | 7.2x | 5.2x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 2.1x | 0.5x | 0.9x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 11.7% | −10.7% | 20.7% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | −11.9% | 7.1% | Unlock |