Nigeria's PZ Cussons 1st quarter profit falls 31 pct

 

PZ Cussons, the Nigerian unit of British household products maker, said its first-half pretax profit fell to 872.29 million naira ($5.31 mln), down 30.8 percent compared with a year ago.

According to Reuters turnover dipped to 15.01 billion naira during the period to August 30, compared with 15.06 billion naira in the same period of last year, it said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.