Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Williams-Sonoma Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in thousands

	Jan 28, 2024	Jan 29, 2023	Jan 30, 2022	Jan 31, 2021	Feb 2, 2020	Feb 3, 2019
Accounts payable	607,877)	508,321)	612,512)	542,992)	521,235)	526,702)
Accrued expenses	264,306)	247,594)	319,924)	267,592)	175,003)	163,559)
Gift card and other deferred revenue	573,904)	479,229)	447,770)	373,164)	289,613)	290,445)
Income taxes payable	96,554)	61,204)	79,554)	69,476)	22,501)	21,461)
Current debt	—)	—)	—)	299,350)	299,818)	—)
Current operating lease liabilities	234,517)	231,965)	217,409)	209,754)	227,923)	—)
Other current liabilities	103,157)	108,138)	94,517)	85,672)	73,462)	72,645)
Current liabilities	1,880,315)	1,636,451)	1,771,686)	1,848,000)	1,609,555)	1,074,812)
Long-term debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	299,620)
Long-term operating lease liabilities	1,156,104)	1,211,693)	1,066,839)	1,025,057)	1,094,579)	—)
Other long-term liabilities	109,268)	113,821)	122,888)	137,182)	114,048)	282,698)
Long-term liabilities	1,265,372)	1,325,514)	1,189,727)	1,162,239)	1,208,627)	582,318)
Total liabilities	3,145,687)	2,961,965)	2,961,413)	3,010,239)	2,818,182)	1,657,130)
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value; none issued	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock: $0.01 par value	642)	663)	720)	764)	772)	789)
Additional paid-in capital	588,602)	573,117)	600,942)	638,375)	605,822)	581,900)
Retained earnings	1,555,595)	1,141,819)	1,074,084)	1,019,762)	644,794)	584,333)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15,552)	(13,809)	(10,828)	(7,117)	(14,587)	(11,073)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,426)	(739)	(711)	(599)	(941)	(235)
Stockholders’ equity	2,127,861)	1,701,051)	1,664,207)	1,651,185)	1,235,860)	1,155,714)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,273,548)	4,663,016)	4,625,620)	4,661,424)	4,054,042)	2,812,844)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Williams-Sonoma Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Williams-Sonoma Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Williams-Sonoma Inc. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Stockholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Williams-Sonoma Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity