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Baby Bunting Group (ASX:BBN) now expects fiscal second-half pro forma net profit after tax of between AU$11 million and AU$12 million following softer-than-expected trading conditions through the fourth quarter, below its previously guided range of AU$12.5 million to AU$14.5 million, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.
The company said the revised fiscal H2 pro forma net profit after tax figure represents growth of between 50% and 64% versus the prior corresponding period, with comparable store sales growth expected to be about 3% in the fiscal H2, below the 6% to 8% in its previous guidance assumptions.
Total fiscal year 2026 sales are expected to be about AU$553 million to AU$555 million, up about 6% versus the prior corresponding period, with group costs and capital expenditure remaining in line with expectations, and net debt expected to finish at about AU$20 million, it added.
The company's shares fell 9% in recent Wednesday trade.