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? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Economic Sentiment Shows First Uptick in Eight Weeks; Plus, Drugstore and Pharmacy Shopping in Focus: US Consumer Survey InsightsMusic Festivals: A Key Opportunity for Retail Brand EngagementShoptalk Spring 2025—Our Takeaways: Coresight Research Premium Subscriber Call, April 2025Analyst Corner: What’s Happening in China’s Economy? Analyzing Retail and Consumer Metrics with Madhav Pitaliya
