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Profile - Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 24Earnings Announcement
July 29Fiscal quarter ended
Location
3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 421-7900
Fax: (415) 616-8359
Employees (last reported count): 5,600
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 37%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 36.0K shares
  (0.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 77% (123% of float)
(414 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 5.13M shares (+10.50%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and its subsidiaries are specialty retailers of products for the home. The retail segment sells its products through its four retail concepts, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and Hold Everything. The direct-to-customer segment sells similar products through its six direct-mail catalogs, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Bed + Bath, Hold Everything and Chambers, and three e-commerce Websites. The principal concepts in both retail and direct-to-customer are Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn, which sell cookware essentials and contemporary tableware and home furnishings, respectively.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
WSM is a national specialty retailer of fine quality cooking and serving equipment, home furnishings and other home and garden accessories, marketed through 370 retail stores and five mail order catalogs. For the 26 weeks ended 7/29/01, net sales rose 16% to $846.6 million. Net income fell 81% to $1.8 million. Revenues reflect four new stores opened and higher catalog and internet sales. Earnings were offset by increased shipping and occupancy costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

W. Howard Lester, 65
Chairman
$756K
Dale Hilpert
CEO
--  
Charles Williams, 85
Vice Chairman
--  
Jim Boike
COO
--  
Patrick Connolly, 54
Exec. VP, CMO, Assistant Sec., Director
462K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Jan-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:WSMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Oct-2000
$15.50 
Recent Price$31.80 
52-Week High
on 19-Sep-2000
$45.375
Beta0.96 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)777.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1.78M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-12.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+17.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.80B
Shares Outstanding56.6M
Float35.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 18-May-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$7.91 
Earnings (ttm)$0.86 
Earnings (mrq)$0.02 
Sales (ttm)$33.79 
Cash (mrq*)$0.14 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)4.02 
Price/Earnings (ttm)36.98 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.94 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.94B
EBITDA (ttm*)$114.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$48.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 28
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
29-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.51%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.85%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.25 
Total Cash (mrq)$7.82M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short6.10M
Percent of Float17.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.70M
Short Ratio9.23 
Daily Volume661.0K
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