Stock Analysis on Net

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM)

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Analysis of Short-term (Operating) Activity Ratios 
Quarterly Data

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Short-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., short-term (operating) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Turnover Ratios
Inventory turnover 3.47 3.57 3.34 3.78 3.58 3.43 2.92 3.11 3.35 3.70 3.59 3.82 3.97 4.12 3.53 3.68 3.53 3.42 2.97 3.09 3.11 3.17
Receivables turnover 66.45 63.06 63.79 70.60 78.19 74.98 69.31 64.25 68.23 62.62 57.61 54.68 51.22 47.19 48.81 46.70 56.21 52.78 53.49 52.25 55.87 52.96
Payables turnover 8.41 7.32 6.90 8.22 7.96 9.83 6.84 7.06 7.28 7.53 7.15 7.43 7.52 7.64 7.06 10.28 8.94 7.21 8.41 9.08 9.33 6.78
Working capital turnover 8.03 9.23 14.19 22.44 43.34 21.71 42.34 72.89 45.29 14.93 16.57 15.67 16.98 10.96 9.36 10.17 12.62 40.38 15.91 15.64 15.37 9.15
Average No. Days
Average inventory processing period 105 102 109 97 102 106 125 117 109 99 102 96 92 89 103 99 103 107 123 118 117 115
Add: Average receivable collection period 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
Operating cycle 110 108 115 102 107 111 130 123 114 105 108 103 99 97 110 107 109 114 130 125 124 122
Less: Average payables payment period 43 50 53 44 46 37 53 52 50 48 51 49 49 48 52 36 41 51 43 40 39 54
Cash conversion cycle 67 58 62 58 61 74 77 71 64 57 57 54 50 49 58 71 68 63 87 85 85 68

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).

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Williams-Sonoma Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Williams-Sonoma Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level.
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Williams-Sonoma Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Williams-Sonoma Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average inventory processing period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Inventory Turnover

Williams-Sonoma Inc., inventory turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of goods sold 857,833 1,230,322 1,031,290 1,105,047 1,080,392 1,443,229 1,282,048 1,208,728 1,062,679 1,375,792 1,152,054 1,089,951 996,176 1,327,449 1,058,953 939,575 820,943 1,150,862 924,300 886,953 796,801 1,126,513 861,999 811,232 770,836
Merchandise inventories, net 1,218,438 1,246,369 1,396,864 1,300,838 1,401,616 1,456,123 1,687,895 1,542,428 1,396,135 1,246,372 1,272,028 1,170,561 1,087,528 1,006,299 1,125,475 1,042,340 1,070,681 1,100,544 1,258,541 1,187,728 1,155,427 1,124,992 1,197,554 1,099,888 1,052,892
Short-term Activity Ratio
Inventory turnover1 3.47 3.57 3.34 3.78 3.58 3.43 2.92 3.11 3.35 3.70 3.59 3.82 3.97 4.12 3.53 3.68 3.53 3.42 2.97 3.09 3.11 3.17
Benchmarks
Inventory Turnover, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 8.86 9.21 9.94 9.15 8.41 8.01 8.49 8.40 7.80 7.30 7.90 8.34 8.69 10.90 10.54 9.80 8.76 9.81 9.33 8.08
Home Depot Inc. 4.51 4.85 4.49 4.43 4.08 4.20 4.07 3.96 4.01 4.55 4.76 5.06 4.87 5.25 5.13 5.83 4.93 5.00 4.65 4.91 4.65 5.10
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 3.13 3.41 3.43 3.57 3.28 3.50 3.23 3.29 3.14 3.65 3.82 3.66 3.44 3.71 3.64 3.90 3.52 3.73 3.57 3.58 3.26 3.85
TJX Cos. Inc. 6.16 6.36 4.48 5.56 5.64 6.21 4.26 5.04 5.10 5.82 4.90 6.04 5.35 5.66 5.08 6.88 5.59 6.13 4.64 5.64 5.59 6.08

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
Inventory turnover = (Cost of goods soldQ1 2025 + Cost of goods soldQ4 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ3 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ2 2024) ÷ Merchandise inventories, net
= (857,833 + 1,230,322 + 1,031,290 + 1,105,047) ÷ 1,218,438 = 3.47

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Inventory turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by inventory. Williams-Sonoma Inc. inventory turnover ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Receivables Turnover

Williams-Sonoma Inc., receivables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net revenues 1,660,348 2,278,937 1,853,650 1,862,614 1,755,451 2,453,079 2,192,574 2,137,537 1,891,227 2,501,029 2,047,539 1,948,339 1,749,029 2,292,673 1,764,536 1,490,777 1,235,203 1,843,590 1,442,472 1,370,814 1,241,132 1,836,436 1,356,983 1,275,174 1,203,000
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
Short-term Activity Ratio
Receivables turnover1 66.45 63.06 63.79 70.60 78.19 74.98 69.31 64.25 68.23 62.62 57.61 54.68 51.22 47.19 48.81 46.70 56.21 52.78 53.49 52.25 55.87 52.96
Benchmarks
Receivables Turnover, Competitors2
Home Depot Inc. 36.99 45.87 39.09 40.37 36.97 47.45 42.15 41.67 38.76 44.12 41.81 43.47 39.00 44.15 47.12 46.57 42.95 52.34 49.72 48.38 47.32 55.89
TJX Cos. Inc. 101.32 102.49 93.44 93.48 85.71 88.70 86.31 89.32 86.53 93.79 74.20 70.21 60.88 69.69 72.02 75.94 213.66 108.00 91.76 106.12 100.60 112.54

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
Receivables turnover = (Net revenuesQ1 2025 + Net revenuesQ4 2024 + Net revenuesQ3 2024 + Net revenuesQ2 2024) ÷ Accounts receivable, net
= (1,660,348 + 2,278,937 + 1,853,650 + 1,862,614) ÷ 115,215 = 66.45

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Receivables turnover An activity ratio equal to revenue divided by receivables. Williams-Sonoma Inc. receivables turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level.

Payables Turnover

Williams-Sonoma Inc., payables turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cost of goods sold 857,833 1,230,322 1,031,290 1,105,047 1,080,392 1,443,229 1,282,048 1,208,728 1,062,679 1,375,792 1,152,054 1,089,951 996,176 1,327,449 1,058,953 939,575 820,943 1,150,862 924,300 886,953 796,801 1,126,513 861,999 811,232 770,836
Accounts payable 502,136 607,877 675,505 597,104 629,561 508,321 720,856 680,097 642,619 612,512 638,371 601,879 574,876 542,992 562,294 373,086 423,375 521,235 444,279 404,337 385,646 526,702 487,733 466,903 393,025
Short-term Activity Ratio
Payables turnover1 8.41 7.32 6.90 8.22 7.96 9.83 6.84 7.06 7.28 7.53 7.15 7.43 7.52 7.64 7.06 10.28 8.94 7.21 8.41 9.08 9.33 6.78
Benchmarks
Payables Turnover, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 3.78 3.84 4.24 3.59 4.14 4.22 4.34 3.63 4.22 3.91 4.03 3.46 3.76 3.98 3.93 3.22 3.57 3.77 4.39 3.51
Home Depot Inc. 8.04 10.13 8.92 8.51 8.20 9.14 8.43 7.19 6.59 7.45 7.32 7.47 6.44 7.52 6.42 6.73 7.35 9.33 7.91 7.62 6.99 9.16
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 4.86 6.61 6.07 6.02 5.39 6.16 5.22 5.03 4.59 5.65 5.62 5.28 4.52 5.51 4.48 4.18 4.63 6.42 5.54 5.18 4.26 5.85
TJX Cos. Inc. 9.41 9.83 6.85 8.26 8.43 9.53 7.11 8.74 8.16 7.77 5.97 6.96 6.17 5.09 4.13 10.64 25.79 11.17 8.45 11.00 10.97 10.53

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
Payables turnover = (Cost of goods soldQ1 2025 + Cost of goods soldQ4 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ3 2024 + Cost of goods soldQ2 2024) ÷ Accounts payable
= (857,833 + 1,230,322 + 1,031,290 + 1,105,047) ÷ 502,136 = 8.41

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Payables turnover An activity ratio calculated as cost of goods sold divided by payables. Williams-Sonoma Inc. payables turnover ratio increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Working Capital Turnover

Williams-Sonoma Inc., working capital turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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
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
Less: 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
Working capital 953,021 839,482 558,349 368,282 197,010 399,629 206,012 117,676 185,212 552,208 485,097 494,883 429,723 619,080 676,831 591,267 466,950 146,080 370,335 371,140 371,431 619,531 554,706 529,544 640,396
 
Net revenues 1,660,348 2,278,937 1,853,650 1,862,614 1,755,451 2,453,079 2,192,574 2,137,537 1,891,227 2,501,029 2,047,539 1,948,339 1,749,029 2,292,673 1,764,536 1,490,777 1,235,203 1,843,590 1,442,472 1,370,814 1,241,132 1,836,436 1,356,983 1,275,174 1,203,000
Short-term Activity Ratio
Working capital turnover1 8.03 9.23 14.19 22.44 43.34 21.71 42.34 72.89 45.29 14.93 16.57 15.67 16.98 10.96 9.36 10.17 12.62 40.38 15.91 15.64 15.37 9.15
Benchmarks
Working Capital Turnover, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 43.32 39.93 53.59 77.32 24.33 31.50 19.23 69.81 60.82 31.47 18.92 47.22 32.92
Home Depot Inc. 18.37 19.67 21.62 20.37 22.32 16.81 16.73 30.40 43.84 417.56 41.45 90.49 48.51 24.87 13.79 16.66 28.53 76.81 68.95 57.87 124.59 59.68
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 26.32 24.66 25.98 20.16 20.34 50.26 23.32 41.46 25.26 245.54 23.72 27.67 24.04 24.92 11.60 12.67 20.57 530.50 119.81 74.71 46.13
TJX Cos. Inc. 23.78 24.50 24.16 25.35 24.41 23.22 28.07 29.41 20.26 17.40 14.05 12.91 7.40 6.51 6.91 8.72 6.55 23.97 24.08 23.99 26.62 13.27

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
Working capital turnover = (Net revenuesQ1 2025 + Net revenuesQ4 2024 + Net revenuesQ3 2024 + Net revenuesQ2 2024) ÷ Working capital
= (1,660,348 + 2,278,937 + 1,853,650 + 1,862,614) ÷ 953,021 = 8.03

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Working capital turnover An activity ratio calculated as revenue divided by working capital. Williams-Sonoma Inc. working capital turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Average Inventory Processing Period

Williams-Sonoma Inc., average inventory processing period calculation (quarterly data)

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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
Selected Financial Data
Inventory turnover 3.47 3.57 3.34 3.78 3.58 3.43 2.92 3.11 3.35 3.70 3.59 3.82 3.97 4.12 3.53 3.68 3.53 3.42 2.97 3.09 3.11 3.17
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average inventory processing period1 105 102 109 97 102 106 125 117 109 99 102 96 92 89 103 99 103 107 123 118 117 115
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Inventory Processing Period, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 41 40 37 40 43 46 43 43 47 50 46 44 42 33 35 37 42 37 39 45
Home Depot Inc. 81 75 81 82 89 87 90 92 91 80 77 72 75 70 71 63 74 73 78 74 78 72
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 117 107 106 102 111 104 113 111 116 100 96 100 106 98 100 94 104 98 102 102 112 95
TJX Cos. Inc. 59 57 81 66 65 59 86 72 72 63 74 60 68 65 72 53 65 60 79 65 65 60

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
Average inventory processing period = 365 ÷ Inventory turnover
= 365 ÷ 3.47 = 105

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average inventory processing period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. number of days of inventory outstanding improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Average Receivable Collection Period

Williams-Sonoma Inc., average receivable collection period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data
Receivables turnover 66.45 63.06 63.79 70.60 78.19 74.98 69.31 64.25 68.23 62.62 57.61 54.68 51.22 47.19 48.81 46.70 56.21 52.78 53.49 52.25 55.87 52.96
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average receivable collection period1 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Receivable Collection Period, Competitors2
Home Depot Inc. 10 8 9 9 10 8 9 9 9 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7
TJX Cos. Inc. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 2 3 4 3 4 3

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
Average receivable collection period = 365 ÷ Receivables turnover
= 365 ÷ 66.45 = 5

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average receivable collection period An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.

Operating Cycle

Williams-Sonoma Inc., operating cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 105 102 109 97 102 106 125 117 109 99 102 96 92 89 103 99 103 107 123 118 117 115
Average receivable collection period 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
Short-term Activity Ratio
Operating cycle1 110 108 115 102 107 111 130 123 114 105 108 103 99 97 110 107 109 114 130 125 124 122
Benchmarks
Operating Cycle, Competitors2
Home Depot Inc. 91 83 90 91 99 95 99 101 100 88 86 80 84 78 79 71 82 80 85 82 86 79
TJX Cos. Inc. 63 61 85 70 69 63 90 76 76 67 79 65 74 70 77 58 67 63 83 68 69 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
Operating cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period
= 105 + 5 = 110

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Operating cycle Equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. operating cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Average Payables Payment Period

Williams-Sonoma Inc., average payables payment period calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data
Payables turnover 8.41 7.32 6.90 8.22 7.96 9.83 6.84 7.06 7.28 7.53 7.15 7.43 7.52 7.64 7.06 10.28 8.94 7.21 8.41 9.08 9.33 6.78
Short-term Activity Ratio (no. days)
Average payables payment period1 43 50 53 44 46 37 53 52 50 48 51 49 49 48 52 36 41 51 43 40 39 54
Benchmarks (no. days)
Average Payables Payment Period, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 96 95 86 102 88 87 84 101 86 93 91 105 97 92 93 113 102 97 83 104
Home Depot Inc. 45 36 41 43 45 40 43 51 55 49 50 49 57 49 57 54 50 39 46 48 52 40
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 75 55 60 61 68 59 70 72 79 65 65 69 81 66 81 87 79 57 66 70 86 62
TJX Cos. Inc. 39 37 53 44 43 38 51 42 45 47 61 52 59 72 88 34 14 33 43 33 33 35

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
Average payables payment period = 365 ÷ Payables turnover
= 365 ÷ 8.41 = 43

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Average payables payment period An estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers; equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Cash Conversion Cycle

Williams-Sonoma Inc., cash conversion cycle calculation (quarterly data)

No. days

Microsoft Excel
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
Selected Financial Data
Average inventory processing period 105 102 109 97 102 106 125 117 109 99 102 96 92 89 103 99 103 107 123 118 117 115
Average receivable collection period 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 7 8 6 7 7 7 7 7
Average payables payment period 43 50 53 44 46 37 53 52 50 48 51 49 49 48 52 36 41 51 43 40 39 54
Short-term Activity Ratio
Cash conversion cycle1 67 58 62 58 61 74 77 71 64 57 57 54 50 49 58 71 68 63 87 85 85 68
Benchmarks
Cash Conversion Cycle, Competitors2
Home Depot Inc. 46 47 49 48 54 55 56 50 45 39 36 31 27 29 22 17 32 41 39 34 34 39
TJX Cos. Inc. 24 24 32 26 26 25 39 34 31 20 18 13 15 -2 -11 24 53 30 40 35 36 28

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 conversion cycle = Average inventory processing period + Average receivable collection period – Average payables payment period
= 105 + 543 = 67

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Short-term activity ratio Description The company
Cash conversion cycle A financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations; equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period. Williams-Sonoma Inc. cash conversion cycle improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.