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Retail clothing ecommerce fashion footwear trade

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

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

CEO

John Barton

Chairman

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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.

Summary

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.

Source: Company Filings

Income Statement

GBP	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Revenue	3.4 b	3.6 b	3.7 b	4 b	4.2 b	4.1 b
Revenue growth, %					4%	(2%)
Cost of goods sold	2.4 b	2.4 b	2.5 b	2.7 b	2.7 b	2.7 b
Gross profit	1 b	1.1 b	1.2 b	1.3 b	1.5 b	1.4 b

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Source: Company Filings

Balance Sheet

GBP	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Cash	56.4 m	136.3 m	273.3 m	275.5 m	66.3 m	49.7 m
Accounts Receivable	597 m	622.2 m	703.6 m	737.8 m
Inventories	371.9 m	331.8 m	385.6 m	416.8 m	486.5 m	451.1 m
Current Assets	1.1 b	1.2 b	1.5 b	1.6 b	1.6 b	1.7 b

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Cash Flow

GBP	FY, 2012	FY, 2013	FY, 2014	FY, 2015	FY, 2016	FY, 2017
Net Income	434.2 m	508.6 m	553.2 m	634.9 m	666.8 m	635.3 m
Cash From Operating Activities	525.9 m	659 m	614.8 m	743.2 m	608.3 m	699.5 m
Dividends Paid	135.1 m	147.7 m	164.8 m	433.9 m	581.9 m	88.3 m
Cash From Financing Activities	(446.1 m)	(491.1 m)	(371.8 m)	(636.1 m)	(689.2 m)	(584.4 m)