Williams-Sonoma is a retailer of products for the home. Co. has the following merchandise strategies: Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham, which sell its products through its e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs and retail stores. Co. operates in several states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and the U.K. Co. also has multi-year franchise agreements with third parties in the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and India that operate 139 franchised locations as well as e-commerce websites in certain locations. We show 55 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of WSM's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of WSM shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like WSM versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching WSM by allowing them to research WSM shares outstanding history
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