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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Williams-Sonoma Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Accounts payable 502,136 607,877 675,505 597,104 629,561 508,321 720,856 680,097 642,619 612,512 638,371 601,879 574,876 542,992 562,294 373,086 423,375 521,235 444,279 404,337 385,646 526,702 487,733 466,903 393,025
Accrued expenses 154,093 264,306 203,958 184,996 205,175 247,594 275,381 244,559 183,729 319,924 273,722 224,089 174,139 267,592 194,985 158,407 137,495 175,003 140,789 127,137 109,169 163,559 132,398 112,381 99,823
Gift card and other deferred revenue 596,340 573,904 528,403 435,369 452,505 479,229 488,771 498,354 490,821 447,770 431,446 403,409 389,640 373,164 349,671 292,684 299,353 289,613 296,157 283,108 291,839 290,445 275,567 263,546 256,534
Income taxes payable 148,826 96,554 53,139 127,581 87,680 61,204 45,879 87,159 126,270 79,554 38,320 61,335 93,282 69,476 36,037 28,502 24,049 22,501 13,182 13,065 24,384 21,461 9,903 35,529 72,036
Current debt — — — — — — — — — — — — — 299,350 — — — 299,818 — — — — — — —
Borrowings under revolving line of credit — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 487,823 487,823 — 100,000 60,000 — — 60,000 — —
Current operating lease liabilities 229,555 234,517 231,236 222,155 229,751 231,965 220,012 206,931 211,614 217,409 218,348 213,784 208,739 209,754 217,448 221,575 224,541 227,923 225,530 222,978 227,427 — — — —
Other current liabilities 90,007 103,157 96,745 96,645 97,144 108,138 103,821 93,945 88,587 94,517 91,418 74,331 78,597 85,672 99,691 102,086 85,458 73,462 68,973 76,254 75,750 72,645 71,119 69,589 61,403
Current liabilities 1,720,957 1,880,315 1,788,986 1,663,850 1,701,816 1,636,451 1,854,720 1,811,045 1,743,640 1,771,686 1,691,625 1,578,827 1,519,273 1,848,000 1,460,126 1,664,163 1,682,094 1,609,555 1,288,910 1,186,879 1,114,215 1,074,812 1,036,720 947,948 882,821
Long-term debt — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 299,173 298,995 299,868 — 299,769 299,719 299,670 299,620 299,571 299,521 299,472
Long-term operating lease liabilities 1,112,329 1,156,104 1,163,631 1,168,221 1,186,231 1,211,693 1,208,074 1,115,501 1,038,249 1,066,839 1,095,290 994,165 999,288 1,025,057 1,027,142 1,080,622 1,109,473 1,094,579 1,127,403 1,148,031 1,139,625 — — — —
Other long-term liabilities 117,135 109,268 117,918 118,785 116,165 113,821 118,279 114,349 119,080 122,888 147,039 145,326 144,383 137,182 122,336 110,594 107,751 114,048 115,849 113,449 113,087 282,698 290,531 279,520 277,378
Long-term liabilities 1,229,464 1,265,372 1,281,549 1,287,006 1,302,396 1,325,514 1,326,353 1,229,850 1,157,329 1,189,727 1,242,329 1,139,491 1,143,671 1,162,239 1,448,651 1,490,211 1,517,092 1,208,627 1,543,021 1,561,199 1,552,382 582,318 590,102 579,041 576,850
Total liabilities 2,950,421 3,145,687 3,070,535 2,950,856 3,004,212 2,961,965 3,181,073 3,040,895 2,900,969 2,961,413 2,933,954 2,718,318 2,662,944 3,010,239 2,908,777 3,154,374 3,199,186 2,818,182 2,831,931 2,748,078 2,666,597 1,657,130 1,626,822 1,526,989 1,459,671
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value; none issued — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Common stock: $0.01 par value 644 642 642 642 643 663 666 671 693 720 734 745 753 764 768 778 778 772 777 783 788 789 803 810 833
Additional paid-in capital 521,833 588,602 572,406 551,507 531,940 573,117 553,698 541,895 532,205 600,942 585,449 569,734 556,305 638,375 623,379 608,892 596,184 605,822 594,991 584,828 571,772 581,900 570,924 561,810 564,685
Retained earnings 1,704,409 1,555,595 1,260,216 1,084,772 951,926 1,141,819 877,157 750,083 789,852 1,074,084 963,840 964,000 894,878 1,019,762 792,196 736,772 641,917 644,794 550,774 552,454 564,127 584,333 532,172 528,368 638,774
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (16,893) (15,552) (18,604) (14,540) (16,258) (13,809) (17,848) (13,631) (12,267) (10,828) (5,942) (7,049) (3,929) (7,117) (13,843) (12,921) (19,351) (14,587) (13,708) (15,488) (13,945) (11,073) (11,757) (9,742) (6,755)
Treasury stock, at cost (435) (1,426) (1,426) (1,426) (1,426) (739) (739) (739) (739) (711) (711) (711) (711) (599) (598) (599) (599) (941) (941) (974) (974) (235) (205) (258) (303)
Stockholders’ equity 2,209,558 2,127,861 1,813,234 1,620,955 1,466,825 1,701,051 1,412,934 1,278,279 1,309,744 1,664,207 1,543,370 1,526,719 1,447,296 1,651,185 1,401,902 1,332,922 1,218,929 1,235,860 1,131,893 1,121,603 1,121,768 1,155,714 1,091,937 1,080,988 1,197,234
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 5,159,979 5,273,548 4,883,769 4,571,811 4,471,037 4,663,016 4,594,007 4,319,174 4,210,713 4,625,620 4,477,324 4,245,037 4,110,240 4,661,424 4,310,679 4,487,296 4,418,115 4,054,042 3,963,824 3,869,681 3,788,365 2,812,844 2,718,759 2,607,977 2,656,905

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).


The financial position of the company exhibits a substantial expansion in both total liabilities and stockholders' equity over the period from April 2018 to April 2024. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity increased from approximately 2.66 billion USD to 5.16 billion USD, reflecting a significant growth in the overall scale of the balance sheet.

Current Liabilities Trends
Current liabilities demonstrated a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 882.8 million USD in April 2018 to 1.72 billion USD by April 2024. A primary driver of this increase is the growth in gift card and other deferred revenue, which more than doubled from 256.5 million USD to 596.3 million USD, suggesting a strong increase in prepaid consumer demand. Accounts payable also trended upward, peaking at 720.9 million USD in October 2022 before stabilizing around 502.1 million USD in April 2024.
Long-Term Obligations and Lease Accounting
A structural shift in long-term liabilities occurred in May 2019, where long-term liabilities jumped from 582.3 million USD to 1.55 billion USD. This change is attributed to the recognition of long-term operating lease liabilities, which remained a dominant component of the long-term liability profile, fluctuating between 994.2 million USD and 1.21 billion USD throughout the subsequent years. Long-term debt, which held steady at approximately 299 million USD through early 2020, was subsequently eliminated from the long-term liability section.
Debt and Credit Utilization
The company utilized its revolving line of credit primarily during periods of volatility, most notably in 2020, when borrowings peaked at 487.8 million USD in May and August. By the end of the analysis period in April 2024, the reliance on the revolving line of credit and current debt had diminished, indicating a shift toward internally generated funding or alternative financing.
Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
Stockholders' equity grew from 1.19 billion USD in April 2018 to 2.21 billion USD in April 2024. This growth was driven predominantly by a substantial increase in retained earnings, which rose from 638.8 million USD to 1.70 billion USD. This trend indicates strong cumulative profitability and a strategic decision to retain earnings to support the company's capital structure. Additional paid-in capital remained relatively stable, with minor fluctuations reflecting periodic equity adjustments.
Overall Capital Structure Analysis
The balance between liabilities and equity has evolved, with both components growing significantly. While total liabilities increased from 1.46 billion USD to 2.95 billion USD, the simultaneous growth in equity suggests a balanced expansion. The increase in deferred revenue and the capitalization of leases represent the most significant shifts in the liability profile, while the accumulation of retained earnings has fortified the company's solvency position.

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