Stock Analysis on Net

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 24, 2024.

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.


Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jan 28, 2024 Jan 29, 2023 Jan 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Feb 2, 2020 Feb 3, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 1,034,060 1,172,531 1,237,417 799,145 399,368 390,105
Invested capital2 3,907,227 3,497,304 3,332,675 3,503,840 3,110,082 3,192,653
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 26.47% 33.53% 37.13% 22.81% 12.84% 12.22%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc. 9.75% -2.09% 18.50% 16.11% 12.59%
Home Depot Inc. 29.32% 32.97% 37.57% 28.36% 35.06% 35.92%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 33.92% 28.41% 37.37% 24.73% 19.08% 11.47%
TJX Cos. Inc. 21.95% 18.64% 18.30% 1.20% 18.89% 18.37%

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 1,034,060 ÷ 3,907,227 = 26.47%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. Williams-Sonoma Inc. ROIC deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Decomposition of ROIC

Williams-Sonoma Inc., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Jan 28, 2024 26.47% = 17.74% × 2.01 × 74.30%
Jan 29, 2023 33.53% = 18.14% × 2.49 × 74.26%
Jan 30, 2022 37.13% = 18.85% × 2.50 × 78.88%
Jan 31, 2021 22.81% = 15.13% × 1.96 × 76.94%
Feb 2, 2020 12.84% = 8.74% × 1.90 × 77.50%
Feb 3, 2019 12.22% = 8.36% × 1.77 × 82.40%

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).

1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »

2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »

3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »

The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2024 year is the decrease in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jan 28, 2024 Jan 29, 2023 Jan 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Feb 2, 2020 Feb 3, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 1,034,060 1,172,531 1,237,417 799,145 399,368 390,105
Add: Cash operating taxes2 357,651 406,434 331,401 239,557 115,929 83,339
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 1,391,712 1,578,965 1,568,818 1,038,701 515,297 473,444
 
Net revenues 7,750,652 8,674,417 8,245,936 6,783,189 5,898,008 5,671,593
Add: Increase (decrease) in gift card and other deferred revenue 94,675 31,459 74,606 83,551 (832) (10,162)
Adjusted net revenues 7,845,327 8,705,876 8,320,542 6,866,740 5,897,176 5,661,431
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 17.74% 18.14% 18.85% 15.13% 8.74% 8.36%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc. 7.84% 0.01% 9.14% 7.23% 6.37%
Home Depot Inc. 14.35% 15.17% 15.81% 14.46% 14.86% 14.78%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 13.41% 10.41% 13.11% 10.29% 8.99% 5.96%
TJX Cos. Inc. 11.37% 9.87% 9.95% 1.83% 11.34% 11.40%

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted net revenues
= 100 × 1,391,712 ÷ 7,845,327 = 17.74%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
OPM The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. Williams-Sonoma Inc. OPM deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jan 28, 2024 Jan 29, 2023 Jan 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Feb 2, 2020 Feb 3, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net revenues 7,750,652 8,674,417 8,245,936 6,783,189 5,898,008 5,671,593
Add: Increase (decrease) in gift card and other deferred revenue 94,675 31,459 74,606 83,551 (832) (10,162)
Adjusted net revenues 7,845,327 8,705,876 8,320,542 6,866,740 5,897,176 5,661,431
 
Invested capital1 3,907,227 3,497,304 3,332,675 3,503,840 3,110,082 3,192,653
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 2.01 2.49 2.50 1.96 1.90 1.77
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Amazon.com Inc. 1.77 1.92 2.33 2.58 2.21
Home Depot Inc. 2.73 2.85 3.15 2.66 3.01 3.17
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 3.33 3.92 3.68 3.16 2.70 2.90
TJX Cos. Inc. 2.57 2.45 2.46 1.44 2.23 2.24

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).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2024 Calculation
TO = Adjusted net revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 7,845,327 ÷ 3,907,227 = 2.01

3 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Efficiency ratio Description The company
TO The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. Williams-Sonoma Inc. TO deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Jan 28, 2024 Jan 29, 2023 Jan 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Feb 2, 2020 Feb 3, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 1,034,060 1,172,531 1,237,417 799,145 399,368 390,105
Add: Cash operating taxes2 357,651 406,434 331,401 239,557 115,929 83,339
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 1,391,712 1,578,965 1,568,818 1,038,701 515,297 473,444
Tax Rate
CTR3 25.70% 25.74% 21.12% 23.06% 22.50% 17.60%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Amazon.com Inc. 29.89% 8,113.11% 13.08% 13.72% 10.59%
Home Depot Inc. 25.07% 23.63% 24.46% 26.23% 21.74% 23.25%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 23.97% 30.32% 22.46% 23.91% 21.38% 33.62%
TJX Cos. Inc. 24.84% 22.88% 25.39% 54.29% 25.32% 28.10%

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).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2024 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 357,651 ÷ 1,391,712 = 25.70%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Williams-Sonoma Inc. CTR increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024.