Williams-Sonoma Inc. Q4 Profit Increases, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) reported earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings came in at $410.718 million, or $3.28 per share. This compares with $354.439 million, or $2.72 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $3.28 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $2.94 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 8.1% to $2.462 billion from $2.278 billion last year.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $410.718 Mln. vs. $354.439 Mln. last year. -EPS: $3.28 vs. $2.72 last year. -Revenue: $2.462 Bln vs. $2.278 Bln last year.

Williams-Sonoma said that it has increased its quarterly dividend by 16 percent to $0.66 per share.

Looking ahead, the company said: “In fiscal 2025, we expect annual net revenues in the range of -1.5% to +1.5% due to the impact from the 53rd week in fiscal 2024, with comps in the range of flat to +3.0%; and an operating margin between 17.4% to 17.8%, inclusive of the impact of 20bps from the 53rd week in fiscal 2024.”

Over the long term, Williams-Sonoma continues to expect mid-to-high single-digit annual revenue growth with an operating margin in the mid-to-high teens.

WSM was down by 9.55 percent at $155.82 in the pre-market trade on the New York Stock Exchange.