Fashion accessories maker Michael Kors Holdings lifted its annual revenue forecast, predicting its recent acquisition of upscale shoemaker Jimmy Choo will begin to pay off before the end of the fiscal year.
Kors also reported profit and revenue for its second fiscal quarter ahead of analysts' estimates, as it opened 56 new stores since the same time a year ago.
Sales in Kors' stores open for at least a year fell 1.8% in the second quarter ended September 30. Analysts on average had forecast a 4.6% decline.
Kors, known for its "affordable luxury" line of handbags, said it now expects revenue of $4.59 billion for the year ending April 2018.
The forecast includes $215-$225m of additional revenue from Jimmy Choo.
Kors had earlier forecast full-year revenue of $4.28 billion.
Its revenue in the second quarter rose 5.4% to $1.15 billion, marking the first increase in more than a year and coming ahead of the $1.05 billion expected by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters.
The company said that its net income rose to $202.9m or $1.32 per share, from $160.9m, or 95 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, Kors earned $1.33 per share, compared with analysts' average forecast of 83 cents per share.
