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    NEXT plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer offering clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. The Company's segments include NEXT Retail, a chain of numerous stores in the United Kingdom and Eire; NEXT Directory, an online and catalogue shopping business; NEXT International Retail, which designs and sources NEXT branded products; Lipsy, which designs and sells Lipsy branded younger women's fashion products, and Property Management, which holds properties and property leases which are sub-let to other segments and external parties. Customers may collect or return items at any of its stores nationwide and are also able to check their accounts and make payments online.
    Revenue(FY, 2017)
    £4.1 B
    Market capitalization(2017-10-31)
    £7 B
    Stores(FY, 2017)
    538
    Type
    Public
    HQ
    Enderby, GB
    Founded
    1982
    Size (employees)
    30,525 (est)
    Website
    nextplc.co.uk
    Next was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Enderby, GB
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    Key People/Management at Next

    Simon Wolfson

    Simon Wolfson

    CEO
    John Barton

    John Barton

    Chairman

    Next Office Locations

    Next has offices in Enderby, Essex, Bristol, Hemel Hempstead and in 23 other locations
    Enderby, GB (HQ)
    Desford Road, Leicester, LE19 4AT
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    Next Financials and Metrics

    Next Financials

    Next's revenue was reported to be £4.10 b in FY, 2017 which is a 1.9% decrease from the previous period.
    GBP

    Revenue (FY, 2017)

    		4.1 b

    Revenue growth (FY, 2016 - FY, 2017), %

    		(1.9%)

    Gross profit (FY, 2017)

    		1.4 b

    Gross profit margin (FY, 2017), %

    		33.8%

    Net income (FY, 2017)

    		635.3 m

    EBITDA (FY, 2017)

    		942.4 m

    EBIT (FY, 2017)

    		827.7 m

    Market capitalization (31-Oct-2017)

    		7 b

    Closing share price (31-Oct-2017)

    		49.5

    Cash (28-Jan-2017)

    		49.7 m

    EV

    		7 b
    Next's current market capitalization is £7 b.
    GBPFY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Revenue

    		3.4 b3.6 b3.7 b4 b4.2 b4.1 b

    Revenue growth, %

    		4%(2%)

    Cost of goods sold

    		2.4 b2.4 b2.5 b2.7 b2.7 b2.7 b

    Gross profit

    		1 b1.1 b1.2 b1.3 b1.5 b1.4 b
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    GBPFY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Cash

    		56.4 m136.3 m273.3 m275.5 m66.3 m49.7 m

    Accounts Receivable

    		597 m622.2 m703.6 m737.8 m

    Inventories

    		371.9 m331.8 m385.6 m416.8 m486.5 m451.1 m

    Current Assets

    		1.1 b1.2 b1.5 b1.6 b1.6 b1.7 b
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    GBPFY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Net Income

    		434.2 m508.6 m553.2 m634.9 m666.8 m635.3 m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		525.9 m659 m614.8 m743.2 m608.3 m699.5 m

    Dividends Paid

    		135.1 m147.7 m164.8 m433.9 m581.9 m88.3 m

    Cash From Financing Activities

    		(446.1 m)(491.1 m)(371.8 m)(636.1 m)(689.2 m)(584.4 m)
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    GBPY, 2017

    EV/EBITDA

    		7.4 x

    EV/EBIT

    		8.5 x

    EV/CFO

    		10 x

    Revenue/Employee

    		133.9 k

    Debt/Equity

    		0.1 x

    Financial Leverage

    		4.7 x
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    Next Operating Metrics

    Next's Stores was reported to be 538 in FY, 2017.
    FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Customers (UK Credit Account)

    		2.72 m2.58 m2.50 m

    Customers (UK cash)

    		900 k1.21 m1.38 m

    Customers (UK)

    		3.62 m3.79 m3.88 m

    Stores

    		539 540 538
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    Competitors

    Tilly's
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