Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Williams-Sonoma Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Current Ratio
Williams-Sonoma Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 2,673,978) | 2,719,797) | 2,347,335) | 2,032,132) | 1,898,826) | 2,036,080) | 2,060,732) | 1,928,721) | 1,928,852) | 2,323,894) | 2,176,722) | 2,073,710) | 1,948,996) | 2,467,080) | 2,136,957) | 2,255,430) | 2,149,044) | 1,755,635) | 1,659,245) | 1,558,019) | 1,485,646) | 1,694,343) | 1,591,426) | 1,477,492) | 1,523,217) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,720,957) | 1,880,315) | 1,788,986) | 1,663,850) | 1,701,816) | 1,636,451) | 1,854,720) | 1,811,045) | 1,743,640) | 1,771,686) | 1,691,625) | 1,578,827) | 1,519,273) | 1,848,000) | 1,460,126) | 1,664,163) | 1,682,094) | 1,609,555) | 1,288,910) | 1,186,879) | 1,114,215) | 1,074,812) | 1,036,720) | 947,948) | 882,821) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.55 | 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.73 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.17 | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.02 | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 2.20 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.69 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,673,978 ÷ 1,720,957 = 1.55
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Quick Ratio
Williams-Sonoma Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,254,786) | 1,262,007) | 698,807) | 514,435) | 297,291) | 367,344) | 113,058) | 124,944) | 324,835) | 850,338) | 656,898) | 655,211) | 639,670) | 1,200,337) | 773,170) | 947,760) | 861,002) | 432,162) | 155,025) | 120,467) | 107,683) | 338,954) | 164,414) | 174,580) | 290,244) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 115,215) | 122,914) | 124,238) | 117,045) | 109,203) | 115,685) | 125,842) | 133,500) | 122,946) | 131,683) | 139,511) | 141,814) | 142,459) | 143,728) | 129,782) | 128,737) | 104,829) | 111,737) | 110,131) | 111,114) | 102,195) | 107,102) | 113,582) | 106,322) | 102,630) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 1,370,001) | 1,384,921) | 823,045) | 631,480) | 406,494) | 483,029) | 238,900) | 258,444) | 447,781) | 982,021) | 796,409) | 797,025) | 782,129) | 1,344,065) | 902,952) | 1,076,497) | 965,831) | 543,899) | 265,156) | 231,581) | 209,878) | 446,056) | 277,996) | 280,902) | 392,874) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,720,957) | 1,880,315) | 1,788,986) | 1,663,850) | 1,701,816) | 1,636,451) | 1,854,720) | 1,811,045) | 1,743,640) | 1,771,686) | 1,691,625) | 1,578,827) | 1,519,273) | 1,848,000) | 1,460,126) | 1,664,163) | 1,682,094) | 1,609,555) | 1,288,910) | 1,186,879) | 1,114,215) | 1,074,812) | 1,036,720) | 947,948) | 882,821) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.45 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.33 | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.70 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,370,001 ÷ 1,720,957 = 0.80
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. quick ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Cash Ratio
Williams-Sonoma Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 28, 2024 | Jan 28, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | Oct 28, 2018 | Jul 29, 2018 | Apr 29, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,254,786) | 1,262,007) | 698,807) | 514,435) | 297,291) | 367,344) | 113,058) | 124,944) | 324,835) | 850,338) | 656,898) | 655,211) | 639,670) | 1,200,337) | 773,170) | 947,760) | 861,002) | 432,162) | 155,025) | 120,467) | 107,683) | 338,954) | 164,414) | 174,580) | 290,244) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 1,254,786) | 1,262,007) | 698,807) | 514,435) | 297,291) | 367,344) | 113,058) | 124,944) | 324,835) | 850,338) | 656,898) | 655,211) | 639,670) | 1,200,337) | 773,170) | 947,760) | 861,002) | 432,162) | 155,025) | 120,467) | 107,683) | 338,954) | 164,414) | 174,580) | 290,244) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,720,957) | 1,880,315) | 1,788,986) | 1,663,850) | 1,701,816) | 1,636,451) | 1,854,720) | 1,811,045) | 1,743,640) | 1,771,686) | 1,691,625) | 1,578,827) | 1,519,273) | 1,848,000) | 1,460,126) | 1,664,163) | 1,682,094) | 1,609,555) | 1,288,910) | 1,186,879) | 1,114,215) | 1,074,812) | 1,036,720) | 947,948) | 882,821) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.33 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | — | — | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.20 | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.63 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).
1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,254,786 ÷ 1,720,957 = 0.73
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Williams-Sonoma Inc. cash ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |