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    Next engages in the retail of clothing, footwear, accessories, and home products internationally. The Company operates in six segments: NEXT Retail, NEXT Online, NEXT International Retail, NEXT Sourcing, Lipsy, and Property Management. In addition, it provides property management services, including holding and lease of properties.
    Revenue(FY, 2018)
    £4.1 B
    Customers(FY, 2018)
    4.9 M
    TypePublic
    HQEnderby, GB
    Founded1864
    Size (employees)28,318 (est)-7%
    Websitenextplc.co.uk
    Next was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Enderby, GB
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    Key People/Management at Next

    Michael Roney

    Michael Roney

    Chairman
    Simon Wolfson

    Simon Wolfson

    CEO
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    Next Office Locations

    Next has offices in Glasgow, Rugby, Enfield, London and in 23 other locations
    Enderby, GB (HQ)
    Desford Road, Leicester
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    Next Revenue

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    Next's revenue was reported to be £4.06 b in FY, 2018 which is a 1% decrease from the previous period.
    GBP

    Revenue (FY, 2018)

    		4.1b

    Revenue growth (FY, 2017 - FY, 2018), %

    		(1%)

    Gross profit (FY, 2018)

    		1.4b

    Gross profit margin (FY, 2018), %

    		33.4%

    Net income (FY, 2018)

    		591.8m

    EBIT (FY, 2018)

    		759.9m

    Cash (28-Jan-2018)

    		53.5m

    EV

    		8.0b
    GBPFY, 2017FY, 2018

    Revenue

    		4.1b4.1b

    Revenue growth, %

    		(2%)(1%)

    Cost of goods sold

    		2.7b2.7b

    Gross profit

    		1.4b1.4b
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    GBPFY, 2017FY, 2018

    Cash

    		49.7m53.5m

    Accounts Receivable

    		1.1b1.2b

    Prepaid Expenses

    		91.7m94.2m

    Inventories

    		451.1m490.1m
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    GBPFY, 2017FY, 2018

    Net Income

    		635.3m591.8m

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		116.7m123.0m

    Inventories

    		35.3m(39.0m)

    Accounts Payable

    		(49.7m)(16.9m)
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    GBPY, 2018

    EV/EBIT

    		10.6 x

    EV/CFO

    		13.1 x

    Revenue/Employee

    		137.8k

    Debt/Equity

    		2.3 x

    Debt/Assets

    		0.4 x

    Financial Leverage

    		5.3 x
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    Next Operating Metrics

    Next's Stores was reported to be 530 in FY, 2018. Next's Customers was reported to be 4.9 m in FY, 2018.
    FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

    Customers

    		4.12 m4.55 m4.73 m4.90 m

    Customers (UK cash)

    		900 k1.21 m1.38 m1.50 m

    Customers (UK)

    		3.62 m3.79 m3.88 m3.99 m

    Stores

    		539 540 538 530
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    Next Revenue Breakdown

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    Next revenue breakdown by business segment: 12.1% from NEXT Sourcing, 39.9% from NEXT Online, 46.5% from NEXT Retail and 1.5% from Other

    Next revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 6.0% from Rest of Europe, 88.9% from United Kingdom and 5.1% from Other

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    Competitors

    Arcadia Group
    Retail - Private
    Marks & Spencer
    Retail - Public
    The Cato Corporation
    Retail - Public
    Citi Trends
    Retail - Public
    The Buckle
    Retail - Public
    Tilly's
    Retail - Public
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