Company Earnings Update 4 minutesRegister for Free AccessNext (LSE: NXT) 1H19 Results: Better-Than-Expected Margin Improvement Prompts Full Year Guidance Upgrade Coresight Research September 26, 2018 Executive Summary Next reported 1H19 revenues of £1,961.9 million, up 3.1% year over year. Diluted EPS came in at 184.5 pence, up 4.5% year over year, broadly in line with the consensus estimates of 184.7 pence. The online business turned in a robust performance while Next Retail (in-store) sales continued to decline. Next guided for FY19 full price sales growth of 3%, ahead of the consensus estimate of 1.7%, and expects EPS to grow by 5%, which is ahead of the consensus estimate of 3.1%. The company also raised its central guidance for full year pre-tax profits by £10 million to £727 million. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: 10 Things To Know About Temu, the E-Commerce Marketplace Sweeping the US MarketRetail-Tech Landscape: Retail AnalyticsDebunking Three Myths of Holiday Readiness: Insights Presented at Google Think Retail on AirWeinswig’s Weekly: Previewing NRF 2024—Retail’s Big Show