Business Profile
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a multi-channel specialty retailer of high quality products for the home.
In 1956, our founder, Chuck Williams, turned a passion for cooking and eating with friends into a small business with a big idea. He opened a store in Sonoma, California, to sell the French cookware that intrigued him while visiting Europe but that could not be found in America. Chuck's business, which set a standard for customer service, took off and helped fuel a revolution in American cooking and entertaining that continues today.
In the decades that followed, the quality of our products, our ability to identify new opportunities in the market and our people-first approach to business have facilitated our expansion beyond the kitchen into nearly every area of the home. Additionally, by embracing new technologies and customer-engagement strategies as they emerge, we are able to continually refine our best-in-class approach to multi-channel retailing.
Today, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is one of the United States' largest e-commerce retailers with some of the best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings. We currently operate retail stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and franchise our brands to third parties in a number of countries in the Middle East and the Philippines. Our products are also available to customers through our catalogs and online worldwide.
Five-Year Financial Overview
Fiscal Year | 2014 | 2013 | 2012* | 2011 | 2010 | |
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Net Revenues | $ 4,698,719 | $ 4,387,889 | $ 4,042,870 | $ 3,720,895 | $ 3,504,158 | |
Operating Margin | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 9.2% | |
Net Earnings | $ 308,854 | $ 278,902 | $ 256,730 | $ 236,931 | $ 200,227 | |
Diluted Earnings Per Share | $ 3.24 | $ 2.82 | $ 2.54 | $ 2.22 | $ 1.83 | |
Return on Assets | 13.2% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 9.5% | |
Return on Equity | 24.9% | 21.7% | 20.0% | 18.8% | 16.2% | |
Stockholders' Equity | $ 1,224,706 | $ 1,256,002 | $ 1,309,138 | $ 1,255,262 | $ 1,258,863 | |
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*Fiscal year 2012 includes 53 weeks |
Transfer Agent
Wells Fargo Shareowner ServicesP.O. Box 64854
St. Paul, MN 55164-0854
800-468-9716
http://www.shareowneronline.com
Corporate headquarters:
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.3250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-421-7900
Store Count (As of May 3, 2015)
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241 |
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198 |
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