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Williams-Sonoma (Williams-Sonoma) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 29.18 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Williams-Sonoma Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Williams-Sonoma's current share price is $282.16. Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.67. Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 29.18.

The historical rank and industry rank for Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WSM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.42   Med: 23.05   Max: 43.32
Current: 29.13

During the past years, Williams-Sonoma's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 43.32. The lowest was 10.42. And the median was 23.05.

WSM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
76.09% of 435 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 13.15 vs WSM: 29.13

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Williams-Sonoma's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $9.529. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $9.67 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Williams-Sonoma Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.

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Williams-Sonoma Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Williams-Sonoma Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.08 27.92 25.45 17.90 20.00

Williams-Sonoma Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.90 14.72 15.94 16.53 20.00

Competitive Comparison of Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Williams-Sonoma Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Williams-Sonoma's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=282.16/9.67
=29.18

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Williams-Sonoma's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=9.529/129.4194*129.4194
=9.529

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

Williams-Sonoma Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 -1.134 100.023 -1.467
201407 0.367 100.520 0.473
201410 0.668 100.176 0.863
201501 2.838 98.604 3.725
201504 -1.152 99.824 -1.494
201507 0.620 100.691 0.797
201510 0.076 100.346 0.098
201601 4.236 99.957 5.485
201604 -1.114 100.947 -1.428
201607 0.628 101.524 0.801
201610 0.446 101.988 0.566
201701 3.749 102.456 4.736
201704 -0.895 103.167 -1.123
201707 0.356 103.278 0.446
201710 0.289 104.070 0.359
201801 3.936 104.578 4.871
201804 -0.276 105.708 -0.338
201807 0.762 106.324 0.928
201810 0.136 106.695 0.165
201901 4.282 106.200 5.218
201904 -1.681 107.818 -2.018
201907 0.383 108.250 0.458
201910 0.917 108.577 1.093
202001 5.760 108.841 6.849
202004 0.147 108.173 0.176
202007 1.624 109.318 1.923
202010 5.817 109.861 6.853
202101 6.360 110.364 7.458
202104 2.504 112.673 2.876
202107 2.623 115.183 2.947
202110 3.291 116.696 3.650
202201 6.676 118.619 7.284
202204 1.560 121.978 1.655
202207 1.762 125.002 1.824
202210 1.761 125.734 1.813
202301 5.139 126.223 5.269
202304 4.386 127.992 4.435
202307 5.108 128.974 5.126
202310 3.836 129.810 3.824
202401 9.529 129.419 9.529

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Williams-Sonoma  (NYSE:WSM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Williams-Sonoma (Williams-Sonoma) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3250 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94109
With a retail and direct-to-consumer presence, Williams-Sonoma is a player in the $300 billion domestic home category, focused on expanding its exposure in the B2B, marketplace, and franchise areas. Namesake Williams-Sonoma (163 stores) offers high-end cooking essentials, while Pottery Barn (191) provides casual home accessories. Brand extensions include Pottery Barn Kids (46) and PBteen. West Elm (123) is an emerging concept for young professionals, and Rejuvenation (10) offers lighting and house parts. Williams-Sonoma also has a business-to-business team that supports projects that range from residential to large-scale commercial.
Executives
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