NEXT PLC

SECTOR INDUSTRY EMPLOYEE SERVICE APPAREL STORES 37,220

Next plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates retail stores in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The company involves in retailing clothes, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and children, as well as offers a range of home products. It operates a chain of approximately 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire under the Next Retail brand name; and approximately 180 stores under the Next International brand name in continental Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, the Middle East, India, and Japan. The company also operates Next Directory, a home shopping catalogue and Web site. In addition, it involves in the operation of Next Sourcing, which designs, sources, and buys Next branded products; Lipsy that designs and sells women's fashion products through retail, Internet, and wholesale channels; and Ventura, which provides customer services management to clients related to customer contact administration and fulfillment activities. The company was formerly known as J Hepworth & son and changed its name to Next plc in 1986. Next plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Enderby, the United Kingdom.

STOCK HISTORY
PRICE 52 WEEK H/L 200D MOVING AVG Volume 2,390.00 1,817.00 2,431.00 2,132.12 15,510

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DATE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME AD CLOSE

1 Jul 2011 2,340.00 2,340.00 2,285.00 2,300.00 1,540,800 2,300.00 1 Jun 2011 2,276.00 2,289.00 2,266.00 2,268.00 800,100 2,268.00 3 May 2011 2,228.00 2,236.00 2,189.00 2,222.00 1,432,500 2,222.00 1 Apr 2011 2,004.00 2,009.00 1,965.00 2,000.00 3,224,000 2,000.00 1 Mar 2011 1,991.00 1,991.00 1,916.00 1,940.00 1,838,200 1,940.00 1 Feb 2011 1,986.00 2,019.00 1,981.00 2,016.00 1,001,300 2,016.00 4 Jan 2011 2,002.00 2,040.00 2,002.00 2,015.00 1,809,000 2,015.00

STOCK MOVEMENT FOR LAST SIX MONTHS

KEY FINANCIALS
MARKET CAP Price to sales Price to book 4.17b 120.43 1,790.07

TRADE CALL
CALL TERM TARGET STOP LOSS BUY LONG 2700 1950

The company has strong fundamentals and the performance is consistent quarter-onquarter. Therefore, there is a strong reason for the stocks to move up so it is advisable to buy the stocks at the current levels.