英国服装和家居零售商Next连续上调全年盈利预期，第二季度业绩表现超出预期，推动其股价创出历史新高。[1]
该公司第二季度全价销售同比增长9%，远超初期预期的4%。[1]基于这一表现，Next第三次提升全年税前利润指引至12亿英镑，较上年增长7.3%，较前次预期提高约2500万英镑。[1]晴好天气和中东、北欧地区的消费需求释放驱动了这一增长。[1]
受益于财报发布，Next股价周三上涨近7%至历史新高，成为富时100指数当日表现最佳的个股。[1]分析人士指出，Next的更新表明其具备"在消费支出充满挑战的背景下表现出色"的能力。[1]
British retailer Next has raised its full-year profit guidance for the third time, buoyed by favorable weather conditions and robust consumer demand across the Middle East and Northern Europe.[1] The company reported second-quarter full-price sales growth of 9 percent, significantly outperforming its initial forecast of 4 percent.[1] On the back of this performance, Next now anticipates pre-tax profits of £1.2 billion for the year, approximately £25 million higher than previously projected.[1]
The upgraded outlook represents 7.3 percent growth compared to the prior year.[1] Investor confidence in the company's revised outlook was evident as Next's share price surged nearly 7 percent to reach an all-time high on Wednesday, making it the best performer in the FTSE 100 index on the day.[1]