Why is Next Plc ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 41.33%
- Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 9.57
2
Flat results in Jul 26
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at GBP 89.7 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at GBP 4.57
3
With ROE of 54.44%, it has a attractive valuation with a 10.55 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 26.61%, its profits have risen by 19.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
4
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 26.61% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Next Plc should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Next Plc for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Next Plc
26.61%
4.70
24.77%
FTSE 100
16.06%
1.36
11.82%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
14.32%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.89
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.67
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.48
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.35
Tax Ratio
24.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
35.26%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
48.27%
ROE (avg)
51.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
10.55
EV to EBIT
14.36
EV to EBITDA
11.42
EV to Capital Employed
7.26
EV to Sales
2.67
PEG Ratio
0.92
Dividend Yield
179.67%
ROCE (Latest)
50.55%
ROE (Latest)
54.44%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 2,346.7 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.67% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.57 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 4.57
-2What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at GBP 89.7 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at GBP 4.57
Here's what is working for Next Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 2,346.7 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Highest at GBP 4.57
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.67% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Next Plc
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at GBP 89.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend per share
Lowest at GBP 4.57
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (GBP)
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