Why is Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 64.02%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 20.39%
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Flat results in Jul 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 1,287.43 MM
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.11 times
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With ROE of 51.70%, it has a attractive valuation with a 8.98 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -0.68%, its profits have risen by 2.1%
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High Institutional Holdings at 98.32%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -0.68% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Williams-Sonoma, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Williams-Sonoma, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
-6.32%
0.65
41.98%
S&P 500
11.96%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.43%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.39%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.62
Tax Ratio
24.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
25.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
98.32%
ROCE (avg)
112.14%
ROE (avg)
64.02%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
8.98
EV to EBIT
12.98
EV to EBITDA
11.19
EV to Capital Employed
13.84
EV to Sales
2.39
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.99%
ROCE (Latest)
106.64%
ROE (Latest)
51.70%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 32.95%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 68.68
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -4.8% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 68.68 times
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 1,287.43 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.11 times
Here's what is working for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 68.68 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 32.95% and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 68.68 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -4.8% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.11 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 1,287.43 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






