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Results for the Year Ending January 2020
Results for the Year Ending January 2020.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 7259G\n Next PLC\n 19 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date:\n \n \n Embargoed until 07.00hrs, Thursday 19 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Contacts:\n \n \n Lord Wolfson, Chief Executive\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda James, Group Finance Director (analyst calls)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NEXT PLC\n \n \n Tel: 0333 777 8888\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alistair Mackinnon-Musson\n \n \n Email: [email protected]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rowbell PR\n \n \n Tel: 020 7717 5239\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Photographs:\n \n \n \n http://www.nextplc.co.uk/media/image-gallery/campaign-images\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n NEXT plc\n \n \n Results for the\n \n \n Year Ending\n \n \n January 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This document contains some page number cross-referencing. Please refer to the PDF version of this statement which is available at \n http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7259G_1-2020-3-19.pdf\n \n or on the NEXT corporate website www.nextplc.co.uk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n FINANCIAL \n \n \n HEADLINES\n \n \n \n NEXT Brand full price sales1 were up +4.0% and Brand total sales2 (including markdown sales) were up +3.5% on last year. Group profit before tax was up +0.8% and Earnings Per Share (EPS) were up +5.6% on last year. Group profit of £728.5m was just ahead of the guidance of £727m given in our January 2020 Trading Statement due to better than expected full price sales in January.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TOTAL SALES £m\n \n \n \n \n Jan 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jan 2019\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Online\n \n \n \n \n 2,146.6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1,918.8\n \n \n \n \n +11.9%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Retail\n \n \n \n \n 1,851.9\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1,955.1\n \n \n \n \n - 5.3%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Finance\n \n \n \n \n 268.7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 250.3\n \n \n \n \n +7.3%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brand\n \n \n \n \n 4,267.2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4,124.2\n \n \n \n \n +3.5%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Other3\n \n \n \n \n 94.6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 96.7\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Total Group sales\n \n \n \n \n 4,361.8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4,220.9\n \n \n \n \n +3.3%\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \...