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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Williams-Sonoma's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 64 Mil.
Williams-Sonoma's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Oct. 2023 (64 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (64 Mil). It means Williams-Sonoma issued new shares from Oct. 2023 to Jan. 2024 .
Williams-Sonoma's annual shares outstanding declined from Jan. 2023 (66 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (64 Mil). It means Williams-Sonoma bought back shares from Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2024 .
The historical data trend for Williams-Sonoma's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Williams-Sonoma Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Jan15 | Jan16 | Jan17 | Jan18 | Jan19 | Jan20 | Jan21 | Jan22 | Jan23 | Jan24 | |||||||||||
Shares Outstanding (EOP) | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 77.12 | 76.34 | 71.98 | 66.23 | 64.15 |
Williams-Sonoma Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apr19 | Jul19 | Oct19 | Jan20 | Apr20 | Jul20 | Oct20 | Jan21 | Apr21 | Jul21 | Oct21 | Jan22 | Apr22 | Jul22 | Oct22 | Jan23 | Apr23 | Jul23 | Oct23 | Jan24 | |
Shares Outstanding (EOP) | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 66.23 | 64.22 | 64.15 | 64.14 | 64.15 |
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Williams-Sonoma's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Williams-Sonoma's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Williams-Sonoma's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.
Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that end of period. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Shares Outstanding (EOP) Explanation
A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.
Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.
Be Aware
Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.
Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.
If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.
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Laura Alber | officer: PRESIDENT, POTTERY BARN BRANDS | |
Karalyn Smith | officer: EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | C/O WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Marta Benson | officer: PRESIDENT POTTERY BARN BRAND | C/O RESTORATION HARDWARE, 15 KOCH ROAD, SUITE J, CORTE MADERA CA 94925 |
Jeremy Brooks | officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | C/O WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Jeffrey Howie | officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | C/O WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Julie Whalen | officer: VP, CONTROLLER | 3260 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Ryan Ross | officer: PRESIDENT WS BRAND | 3250 VAN NESS AVE., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Sabrina Simmons | director | GAP INC., 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 |
Anne A. Finucane | director | ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895 |
David Randolph King | officer: SVP GENERAL COUNSEL | 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Paula B Pretlow | director | C/O CION ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067 |
Alex Bellos | officer: PRESIDENT WEST ELM BRAND | C/O WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Esi Eggleston Bracey | director | C/O SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, 1000 BALLPARK WAY, SUITE 400, ARLINGTON TX 76011 |
Grace Puma Whiteford | director | C/O WILLIAM SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
Bellamy Adrian D P | director | C/O GAP, INC., 2 FOLSOM ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 |
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