Next (LSE:NXT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 11.89 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-23), Next's share price is £90.56. Next's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £7.62. Hence, Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:NXT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.58 Med: 14.78 Max: 22.88
Current: 11.52

During the past 13 years, Next's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 22.88. The lowest was 5.58. And the median was 14.78.

LSE:NXT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
51.48% of 742 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 12.025 vs LSE:NXT: 11.52

Next's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £4.28. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £7.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Next was 71.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Next's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 71.80% per year. The lowest was -49.80% per year. And the median was 13.65% per year.

Next Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Next Annual Data

Trend

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Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

Jan23

Jan24

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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11.35

15.05

13.75

15.00

11.12

Next Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															13.75	-	15.00	-	11.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Next Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.

Next Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Next's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
	=	90.56	/	7.617
	=	11.89

Next's Share Price of today is £90.56.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Next's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £7.62.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Next (LSE:NXT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.

Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.

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Next (LSE:NXT) Business Description

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Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, GBR, LE19 4AT

Website

https://www.nextplc.co.uk

Next PLC is a retailer that sells clothing, footwear, accessories, and home products. most of the company's offerings consist of its own Next-branded products. Almost all of Next's revenue comes from its hundreds of stores in the United Kingdom and through its online and catalog business that reaches dozens of other countries. most of the company's remaining sales are through retail stores outside of the United Kingdom that it franchises. Its segments include NEXT Online, NEXT Finance, NEXT Retail, NEXT International Retail, Sourcing and other, and Property Management. Roughly 90% of the company's revenue comes from customers in the United Kingdom.