PZ Cussons full-year pretax profit falls 9.3 percent

PZ Cussons Nigeria said on Tuesday pretax profit fell 9.3 percent to N6.94 billion ($42.8 million) in the year ended May 31 from N7.65 billion the previous year.

The soap and shampoo maker said it will pay a dividend of 0.61 naira per share to shareholders on its book by September 26, compared with 0.56 naira in the previous year.

Revenue rose to N72.90 billion from N71.34 billion a year earlier.