WSM (Williams-Sonoma) Risk Assessment

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What is Williams-Sonoma Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Williams-Sonoma is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Competitive Comparison of Williams-Sonoma's Risk Assessment

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Williams-Sonoma's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Williams-Sonoma's Risk Assessment Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Williams-Sonoma's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams-Sonoma's Risk Assessment falls into.

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

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Williams-Sonoma Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

WSM:Mexico 0LXC:UK WM1:Germany WM1:Germany

Address

3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94109

Website

https://www.williams-sonomainc.com

With a retail and direct-to-consumer presence, Williams-Sonoma is a player in the $300 billion domestic home category and $450 billion international home market, focused on expanding its exposure in the B2B ($80 billion total addressable market), marketplace, and franchise areas. Namesake Williams-Sonoma (160 stores) offers high-end cooking essentials, while Pottery Barn (186) provides casual home accessories. West Elm (122) is an emerging concept for young professionals, and Rejuvenation (11) offers lighting and house parts. Brand extensions include Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen (46) as well as Mark & Graham and Greenrow. Williams-Sonoma also has a business-to-business team that supports projects that range from residential to large-scale commercial.

Executives

Jeffrey Howie	officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	C/O WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., 3250 VAN NESS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109
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
David Randolph King	officer: SVP GENERAL COUNSEL	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
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
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