NEXT is a UK based retailer offering exciting, beautifully designed, excellent quality

fashion and accessories for men, women and children together with a full range of

homewares# NEXT distributes through three main channels:


■NEXT Retail, a chain of more than 500 stores in the UK and Eire;
■NEXT Directory, a home shopping catalogue and website with around 3 million active customers and international websites serving approximately 50 countries; and
■NEXT International, with almost 200 mainly franchised stores around the world#
Other businesses in the NEXT group include:■NEXT Sourcing, which designs, sources and buys NEXT branded products;
■Lipsy, which designs and sells its own branded younger women's fashion products through retail, internet and wholesale channels; and
The parent company, NEXT plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange #LSE: NXT#L# and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index# Total revenues for the year ended January 2012 were £3#5 billion with underlying pre-tax profits of £570 million# NEXT's head office is located in Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, England

http://www.next.co.uk/

DC - any idea when the next figures are due? ...... i shall be very surprised if they disappoint even on like/like and i suspect the on-lined biz will show excellent growth

i know this is a real heavyweight, but i am certainly strongly inclined to put a few into the porfolio

Financial Calendar

thanks skinny ..... on that basis, i'll hold off for the moment

Rule Britannia: Five share tips to take advantage of a UK recovery


By Marc Shoffman

PUBLISHED: 08:36, 10 August 2013 | UPDATED: 08:36, 10 August 2013


Next

Yield: 2.3 per cent

P/E ratio: 15.71


Jonathan Jackson says: 'Next, the clothing and home retailer is managing a shift to the internet well as it has been running a catalogue business for years.'


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just bought a small slice ahead of the figures due 12/9, but with sufficient headroom to top up if deemed worthwhile

all rockin' along well today, though i see no news ..... nevertheless, figures due 12/9 and i'ld be very surprised if they are not spiffing, though spiffing enough remains to be seen

sp currently equalling all time (closing) high, but to roar, it probably needs to spurt through to say 5050 to give a meaningful break

This probably has something to do with it :-

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Buy 4,743.50 4,916.00 5,000.00 5,500.00 Upgrades

In this weeks IC - After a weak start to spring/summer, the heatwave has helped most retailers, meaning the autumn reporting season should retain a positive tone.
Next (Hold) has already indicated first half profits will be £10m ahead of its original expectations.

2 Sep Numis 5,250.00 Hold

Next: Citi increases target price from 5200p to 5650p and maintains its buy recommendation.

NEXT

NEXT shares are up more than 40% over the past 12 months, hitting a new 52-week high today of 5,070p, before falling back to 5,040p just after lunch. If you've held NEXT shares for the long term, you'll be sitting on a near six-bagger since late 2008, which is pretty good going in these days when the high street is supposed to be dead.

And even after that, the shares are on a forward P/E based on January 2014 forecasts of 15.5, dropping to 14 for the following year, which is by no means outrageously high.



http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/3-ftse-shares-hitting-highs-132932361.html

On Thursday, Next PLC (NXT:LSE) closed at 5,075, 0.10% below its 52-week high of 5,080, set on Jul 30, 2013

NEXT, Thursday 12 September

It's first-half results day the same day for high street fashion retailer NEXT , and July's update suggested things are going to be pretty reasonable. Total NEXT brand sales were up 2.3%, which was around the mid-point of the expected range. We were, however, warned of sales volatility and increasingly erratic spending patterns.

NEXT lifted its guidance for the full year, suggesting a pre-tax profit of £635-675m, which us up from earlier guidance of £615-665m. Underlying EPS is expected to grow by 8-15%, with the current analysts' consensus suggesting 12%.

NEXT shares have gained a very nice 40% over the past 12 months, to 5,040p, but even after that they're only on a forward P/E of around 16, which is not high for a company with good growth forecasts. But the dividend is a little on the low side, expected to yield about 2.5%.



http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/3-more-ftse-shares-week-150400000.html

Next PLC (NXT:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 5,175. Over this period, the share price is up 44.94%.

shall prob sell before the results and quite possibly buy back afterwards

Quite sensible as there most probably be some profit taking with any initial rise on the
results.

Small rise today, closed at 51.90. ASOS 51.97

i got out this morning with a decent profit .... more risk than reward likely though may be proved wrong with dow finishing so strongly

RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR TO JULY 2013

Financial highlights are as follows:

● Sales up 2.2% at £1,677m

● Operating profit of £285m, up 7.2%

● Profit after tax of £217m, up 13.8%

● Net cash inflow of £129m before £170m of share buybacks

● Earnings per share of 142p, up 19.9%

● Interim dividend of 36p, up 16.1%

market seems to like those numbers a lot ..... i "knew" they would be good, but got out as sp had already risen quite a bit - never mind; a decent profit is most definitely that