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• Full year revenue rises 9.8% to £608.3m
• Underlying cash profits (EBITDA) up 13% to £121.4m, reflecting higher revenue and investment in facilities, tech and staff
• Entered Australian market

• Next’s half-year sales rose 5.4% to £2.6bn
• Half-year pre-tax profit of £419.8m, up 4.8%
• Full-year pre-tax profit guidance raised from £845m to £875m

Next's Half-Year Earnings

NEXT plc

• The UK’s headline rate of inflation has nudged down, helped by an easing of food and accommodation prices.
• CPI number came in at 6.7% in August, down from 6.8% in July while core inflation also

• Q3 revenue up 7.2% to £569.6m as prices rise 8.4%
• Volumes returned to positive territory in final month of the quarter
• Average orders per week and active customers grow 1.9% and 1.5%
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• ARM Holdings rise 25% in first day of trading, lifting hopes for equity markets
• Oil tears past $90 a barrel helping FTSE 100
• ECB raises interest rates
• China Industrial Output Growth is

Look ahead to FTSE 350, other companies reporting & economic events from 18 - 22 September

• ASOS plc (LON:ASC) battles with a drift back to bricks and mortar stores
• Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF)’s

• Half-year underlying revenue rose 31.4% to £1.8bn
• Underlying operating profit was £206.7m, up 4.3%
• Net debt of £328.7m, compared to net cash of £118.2 at 31 Dec 2023

Vistry's Big Strategy

• Private sales reservations down 35%
• Net cash of £325m expected at the end of October
• Pre-tax profit guidance reiterated

Berkeley Group's Earnings

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKG)

• Full year guidance remains unchanged
• Group sales down 4% in 17 weeks to 26 August
• Computer sales weak
• Cost savings still front and centre

Currys's Full Year Guidance Remains Unchanged

• New business profit up 39% to $1.5bn
• Annual Premium Equivalent up 42% to $3.0bn
• Adjusted operating profit up 6% to $1.5bn
• Interim dividend up 9%

Prudential Continues To Benefit From

• Profit before tax up 4% to £233.9m
• Group turnover up 21% to £2.24bn
• Customers up 4% to 9.41m
• Interim dividend down 15% to 51.0p, 38.0p normal + 13.0p special

Admiral’s Price Hikes

• Operating profit of £941m, down 2%
• Dividend of 5.71p, up 5%
• Stock of deferred profits up to £13.8bn

Legal & General’s Earnings

“Don’t be alarmed if numbers look a little different to

Look ahead to FTSE 350, other companies reporting & economic events from 14-18 August

• Legal & General Group Plc (LON:LGEN) looks to capitalise on the higher rate environment
• Can Admiral

• Second quarter net sales of $134.4bn far ahead of expectations of $131.5bn as retail and AWS sales rise
• AWS profits dip to $5.4bn from $5.7bn last year, North America retail back in profit

• UK/European markets look to steady after US/Asian sell-off.
• Bank of England meets to decide whether to hike rates once more.
• Rolls Royce reports vastly improved performance at half-year

• First-half sales of £12.0bn, up 11% ignoring exchange rate impacts
• Underlying operating profit rose 10% to 1.3bn
• Interim dividend raised 11% to 11.5p

BAE Systems’ Earnings

“A strong

• Half-year total income rose 24% to £7.7bn
• Net interest margin rose from 2.58% to 3.20%, 3.13% for Q2
• Net impairment charge of £223m, default levels remain steady
• Earnings per share of

Key Points

• Rivian stock has surged nearly 87% in the last month and 106% in the previous three months.
• Analysts maintain a Moderate Buy rating with a consensus price target of $27.11

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