NEXT plc

DB:NXG Stock Report

Market Cap: €14.0b

NEXT Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

NEXT's CEO is Simon Wolfson, appointed in Jan 2001, has a tenure of 23.92 years. total yearly compensation is £4.52M, comprised of 20.1% salary and 79.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.95% of the company’s shares, worth €132.30M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Simon Wolfson

Chief executive officer

UK£4.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.1%
CEO tenure23.9yrs
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenure4.3yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Simon Wolfson's remuneration changed compared to NEXT's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jul 27 2024n/an/a

UK£803m

Apr 27 2024n/an/a

UK£803m

Jan 27 2024UK£5mUK£908k

UK£802m

Oct 27 2023n/an/a

UK£754m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

UK£705m

Apr 29 2023n/an/a

UK£708m

Jan 28 2023UK£3mUK£865k

UK£712m

Oct 28 2022n/an/a

UK£714m

Jul 30 2022n/an/a

UK£716m

Apr 29 2022n/an/a

UK£697m

Jan 29 2022UK£4mUK£824k

UK£678m

Oct 29 2021n/an/a

UK£633m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

UK£588m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

UK£437m

Jan 30 2021UK£4mUK£778k

UK£287m

Oct 30 2020n/an/a

UK£309m

Jul 25 2020n/an/a

UK£332m

Apr 25 2020n/an/a

UK£471m

Jan 25 2020UK£3mUK£805k

UK£610m

Oct 25 2019n/an/a

UK£609m

Jul 27 2019n/an/a

UK£609m

Apr 27 2019n/an/a

UK£604m

Jan 26 2019UK£1mUK£789k

UK£599m

Oct 26 2018n/an/a

UK£598m

Jul 28 2018n/an/a

UK£597m

Apr 28 2018n/an/a

UK£594m

Jan 27 2018UK£1mUK£773k

UK£592m

Compensation vs Market: Simon's total compensation ($USD5.67M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.85M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Simon's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Simon Wolfson (57 yo)

23.9yrs

Tenure

UK£4,520,000

Compensation

Lord Simon A. Wolfson has been the Chief Executive Officer of Next Plc since 2001. Lord Wolfson joined Next Plc in 1991, served as its Retail Sales Director since 1993 and became responsible for NEXT Direc...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Simon Wolfson
CEO & Executive Director23.9yrsUK£4.52m0.95%
€ 132.3m
Richard S Papp
Group Merchandise & Operations Director and Executive Director6.7yrsUK£2.35m0.015%
€ 2.1m
Jeremy Stakol
Group Investments1.9yrsUK£1.28m0.090%
€ 12.5m
Jane Shields
Group Sales14.9yrsUK£2.39m0.057%
€ 8.0m
Jonathan Blanchard
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Ian Blackwell
Company Secretary1.8yrsno datano data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NXG's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Simon Wolfson
CEO & Executive Director27.8yrsUK£4.52m0.95%
€ 132.3m
Richard S Papp
Group Merchandise & Operations Director and Executive Director6.6yrsUK£2.35m0.015%
€ 2.1m
Jeremy Stakol
Group Investments1.7yrsUK£1.28m0.090%
€ 12.5m
Jane Shields
Group Sales11.4yrsUK£2.39m0.057%
€ 8.0m
Jonathan Blanchard
CFO & Directorless than a yearno datano data
Thomas Hall
Independent Non-Executive Director4.4yrsUK£95.00k0.0084%
€ 1.2m
Michael Roney
Independent Non-Executive Chairman7.8yrsUK£382.00k0.046%
€ 6.5m
Soumen Das
Independent Non-Executive Director3.3yrsUK£74.00k0.0011%
€ 152.5k
Amy Stirling
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Jonathan Michael Bewes
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director8.2yrsUK£107.00k0.0015%
€ 207.0k
Dame Tristia Harrison
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsUK£74.00k0.00085%
€ 118.9k
Venetia Butterfield
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NXG's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 06:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/07/27
Annual Earnings2024/01/27

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

NEXT plc is covered by 49 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Nicholas BubbArden Partners Plc.
Karen HowlandBarclays