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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade A

WSM · Consumer Cyclical

Strong financial health

Revenue
$7.8B
2026
Net Income
$1.1B
2026
Gross Margin
46.2%
Free Cash Flow
$1.1B
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Screening Summary

16
Passed
1
Watch
0
Failed
-2.61
M-Score
02

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

03

18-Point Screening

01

Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO 6 days, change +0 days YoY

A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 7.8% vs revenue growth 1.2%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue 1.2%, CFFO -3.3%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

Inventory 9.8% vs COGS 1.8%. Normal

B2CapEx vs Revenue

CapEx growth 17.1% vs revenue 1.2%. Normal

B3SG&A Ratio

SG&A/Gross Profit = 60.7%. Normal

B4Gross Margin

Gross margin 46.2%, change -0.3pp. Stable

03

Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO/NI = 1.21. Profits backed by cash

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF $1.1B, FCF/NI = 0.97

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = -4.2%. Low accruals

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C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $1.0B covers 70% of debt $1.5B

04

Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $0.1B = 4% of equity. Manageable

D2Leverage

Debt/EBITDA = 0.9x. Healthy

D3Soft Asset Growth

Other assets 14.1% vs revenue 1.2%. Normal

D4Asset Impairment

No write-off data

05

Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions positive

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal

06

Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

M-Score = -2.61 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator

04

Beneish M-Score

Manipulation Probability-2.61
-4.0 Clean-2.22 Grey-1.78 Danger0
1.065
DSRI
AR growing faster than revenue?
1.007
GMI
Gross margin declining?
0.974
AQI
Asset quality deteriorating?
1.012
SGI
Revenue growth rate
1.056
DEPI
Depreciation slowing?
1.004
SGAI
SG&A ratio changing?
-0.0418
TATA
Accruals level
1.001
LVGI
Leverage increasing?
05

Altman Z-Score

4.24
Safe Zone
0 Distress1.102.605.0+ Safe
0.1403
Liquidity
0.2789
Cumulative profit
0.2616
Operating efficiency
0.6255
Leverage

Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-10

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Earnings Quality Grade A — EarningsGrade