For the quarter ended January 2025, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) reported revenue of $2.46 billion, up 8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.28, compared to $2.72 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.34 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.91, the EPS surprise was +12.71%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Williams-Sonoma performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 3.1% compared to the -2.2% average estimate based on seven analysts.
• Number of stores - Pottery Barn Kids: 45 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 46.
• Number of stores - Pottery Barn: 181 versus 182 estimated by five analysts on average.
• Number of stores - West Elm: 121 versus 100 estimated by five analysts on average.
• Number of stores - Williams-Sonoma: 154 compared to the 157 average estimate based on five analysts.
• Comparable store sales - West Elm - YoY change - WSM: 4.2% compared to the -2.2% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Number of stores - Rejuvenation: 11 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 11.
• Revenue- Pottery Barn: $919 million compared to the $837.35 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Williams-Sonoma: $573 million versus $531.31 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.4% change.
• Revenue- Other: $130 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $141.99 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.1%.
• Revenue- West Elm: $501 million compared to the $452.43 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.6% year over year.
• Revenue- Pottery Barn Kids and Teen: $339 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $326.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9%.

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Shares of Williams-Sonoma have returned -20.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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