Why is Next Plc ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 41.33%
2
With a growth in Net Sales of 8.35%, the company declared Very Positive results in Jul 25
- The company has declared positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at GBP 2,022.5 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 1.36% (YoY)
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at GBP 445.8 MM
3
With ROE of 47.38%, it has a attractive valuation with a 9.54 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 27.50%, its profits have risen by 11.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.4
4
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
- Along with generating 27.50% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed FTSE 100 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you buy?
- 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
26.72%
3.24
24.67%
FTSE 100
13.98%
1.15
13.60%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
19.44%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.57
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.48
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.17
Tax Ratio
24.87%
Dividend Payout Ratio
37.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
41.33%
ROE (avg)
51.53%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
9.54
EV to EBIT
14.69
EV to EBITDA
11.52
EV to Capital Employed
7.05
EV to Sales
2.64
PEG Ratio
1.43
Dividend Yield
194.28%
ROCE (Latest)
47.96%
ROE (Latest)
47.38%
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
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at GBP 2,022.5 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 1.36% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at GBP 445.8 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 90.82 %
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 4.39 times
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at GBP 4.39
-1What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.71 times
Here's what is working for Next Plc
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at GBP 2,022.5 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at GBP 445.8 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 90.82 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 4.39 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 4.39
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (GBP)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.36% (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
Depreciation
Highest at GBP 159.5 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (GBP MM)
Here's what is not working for Next Plc
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.71 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio






