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LSE:NXT GB0032089863
50
  • Value
    1
  • Growth
    87
  • Safety
    Safety
    68
  • Combined
    54
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    50
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Company Description

NEXT plc is a UK-based retailer of clothing, homeware, and beauty products. It operates in retail, online sales, and finance, with brands like JoJo Maman Bebe, MADE, and Joules. It operates in the UK and internationally through its online and franchise segments. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $19,955 million, profits of $3,321 million, revenue of $7,635 million, and 32,931 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 50 (better than 50% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Next are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Next. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 87, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 87% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 68 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 68% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 1 which means that the share price of Next is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 99% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Value
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country United Kingdom
Industry Office Services & Supplies
Size X-Large
Website nextplc.co.uk
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
1 18 20 25
Growth
87 57 61 47
Safety
Safety
68 73 69 49
Sentiment
49 45 78 74
360° View
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50 41 74 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
36 16 40 43
Opinions Change
60 50 47 99
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 90 34
Market Pulse
16 47 89 52
Sentiment
49 45 78 74
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
1 18 20 25
Growth
87 57 61 47
Safety Safety
68 73 69 49
Combined
54 47 46 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
6 12 9 15
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
37 31 39 44
Price vs. Book (P/B)
7 11 11 14
Dividend Yield
1 57 63 60
Value
1 18 20 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
62 54 61 49
Profit Growth
53 33 39 74
Capital Growth
86 37 34 27
Stock Returns
73 66 84 43
Growth
87 57 61 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 34 27 19
Refinancing
60 56 54 71
Liquidity
89 88 88 62
Safety Safety
68 73 69 49

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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