|
PROFIT and EPS |
January 2015 |
|
January 2014 |
|
|
NEXT Retail |
383.8 |
|
347.7 |
+10.4% |
|
NEXT Directory |
376.8 |
|
358.5 |
+5.1% |
|
NEXT BRAND |
760.6 |
|
706.2 |
+7.7% |
|
Other |
51.5 |
|
16.6 |
|
|
Operating profit |
812.1 |
|
722.8 |
+12.3% |
|
Net interest |
(29.9) |
|
(27.6) |
|
|
Profit before tax - underlying |
782.2 |
|
695.2 |
+12.5% |
|
Exceptional disposal gains |
12.6 |
|
- |
|
|
Taxation |
(159.9) |
|
(142.0) |
|
|
Profit after tax |
634.9 |
|
553.2 |
+14.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPS - underlying |
419.8p |
|
366.1p |
+14.7% |
|
Ordinary dividends per share |
150.0p |
|
129.0p |
+16.3% |
