Now profit before income tax for the period is expected to be between $106million and $108million, due to better than predicted full year sales performance by Just Group's fashion brands.
Full year sales to July 25 for the Just Group, which includes brands Just Jeans, Portmans, Peter Alexander and Jay Jays were $845million.
This is a four per cent increase compared to the 2008 financial year, but a loss of 1.6 per cent in like-for-like comparison.
Premier Investments had previously informed the market that Just Group's financial year 2009 EBITA would likely be ten percent down on the previous year. However it is now expected to be two to four per cent increased.