Next PLC NEXT PLC - Trading Statement (5396R)
30 Octubre 2019 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5396R
Next PLC
30 October 2019
Date: Embargoed until 07.00hrs, Wednesday 30 October 2019
Contacts: Amanda James, Group Finance Director (analyst calls)
NEXT PLC Tel: 0333 777 8888
Alistair Mackinnon-Musson Email: next@rowbellpr.com
Rowbell PR Tel: 020 7717 5239
Photographs: http://www.nextplc.co.uk/media/image-gallery/campaign-images
Next plc
Trading Statement - 30 October 2019
SUMMARY
-- Q3 full price sales up +2.0% on last year, slightly ahead of guidance given in September
-- Year to date, full price sales up +3.5% on last year
-- Full year full price sales guidance maintained at +3.6%
-- Full year profit guidance maintained at GBP725m (+0.3% on last year)
SALES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR TO DATE
The table below sets out full price sales growth by business
division for the third quarter and year to Saturday 26 October.
Third quarter Year
Full price sales (VAT exclusive) to 26 Oct to 26 Oct
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Retail - 6.3% - 4.8%
Online +9.7% +11.1%
Product full price sales +1.6% +3.1%
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Finance interest income +7.0% +8.9%
Total full price sales including interest income +2.0% +3.5%
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Sales by Month
The chart below sets out sales performance by month versus last
year. We believe that strong sales in July (shown in grey in the
chart below) pulled forward sales from August. Sales in September
were adversely affected by unusually warm weather and we saw a
significant improvement in October when temperatures fell. We
believe the improved sales growth in October recouped some of the
lost sales in September and we do not expect sales growth for the
rest of the year to be as strong as October.
Click or paste the following link into your web browser to view
the chart titled '2019 Full Price Sales Variance by Month vs 2018
(GBPm and %)'. Refer to page 2 for this chart.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5396R_1-2019-10-29.pdf
SALES, PROFIT AND EPS GUIDANCE FOR THE FULL YEAR
We are maintaining the guidance given in September and for
completeness this is set out below.
Full Year
Full year estimate to January 2020 Central Guidance
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Total full price sales versus 2018/19 +3.6%
Group profit before tax(1) GBP725m
Group profit before tax versus 2018/19 +0.3%
Earnings Per Share growth versus 2018/19 +5.2%
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1 This profit estimate excludes the impact of the transition to
IFRS 16 'Leases'.
CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT
We intend to issue an update on sales to Saturday 28 December
2019 on Friday 3 January 2020.
Forward Looking Statements
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uncertainties or assumptions that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
those statements. As such, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward looking statements. Except as required by applicable law or
regulation, NEXT plc disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
update these statements to reflect events occurring after the date
these statements were published.
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