Next Plc: Lower Search Interest Puts Second Half at Risk
Summary:
Eagle Alpha’s Search Signal for Next Plc. has been weakening for several months. The decline in the index is in contrast for expectations of sales growth to increase 2.3% for the half year ended July.
Eagle Alpha Insight:
The Search Signal for Next Plc. has been in decline for several months. The signal is set against total revenue and indicates that sales could face a slower growth environment in the second half of the year.
Next Group is a retailer engaged in providing clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. Co. is primarily comprised of the following segments: NEXT Retail, which sells clothing, footwear, accessories and/or home products; NEXT Directory, an online and catalogue shopping business; NEXT International Retail, with around 200 mainly franchised stores across the world at Jan 28 2017; NEXT Sourcing, which designs and sources NEXT branded products; and Lipsy, which designs and sells Lipsy and other branded fashion products. As of Jan 28 2017, Co.'s NEXT Retail segment had a chain of around 540 stores in the U.K. and Eire.
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