{"id":134784,"date":"2023-09-26T07:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T07:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/?p=134784"},"modified":"2023-09-26T07:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T07:39:09","slug":"pz-cussons-fy23-profit-down-maintains-dividend-sees-fy24-adj-operating-profit-within-market-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/economy\/pz-cussons-fy23-profit-down-maintains-dividend-sees-fy24-adj-operating-profit-within-market-range\/","title":{"rendered":"PZ Cussons FY23 Profit Down, Maintains Dividend; Sees FY24 Adj. Operating Profit Within Market Range"},"content":{"rendered":"
PZ Cussons plc (PZC.L), a consumer goods business<\/span>, reported Tuesday that its fiscal 2023 profit before tax dropped 4.2 percent to 61.8 million pounds from last year’s 64.5 million pounds.<\/p>\n Basic earnings per share were 8.70 pence, down 26.8 percent from 11.88 pence a year ago.<\/p>\n Adjusted profit before tax was 74.1 million pounds, compared to prior year’s 65.8 million pounds. Adjusted earnings per share were 11.23 pence, compared to 12.57 pence last year.<\/p>\n Revenue grew 10.7 percent to 656.3 million pounds from last year’s 592.8 million pounds. Like-for-like or LFL revenue growth was 6.1 percent.<\/p>\n Further, the Board have recommended a final dividend of 3.73p, same as last year, reflecting the devaluation of the Naira following the year end, which is expected to have a material adverse impact on the near-term reported financial performance.<\/p>\n Looking ahead, the company said, “We expect to deliver a fourth consecutive year of Group LFL revenue growth, with strong constant currency operating profit growth, benefiting from the changes already made to strengthen the business as well as a slightly more benign input cost environment. We therefore expect to deliver adjusted operating profit within the range of current market expectations.”<\/p>\n The consensus adjusted operating profit range is 61.5 million pounds to 68.2 million pounds based on Bloomberg as of September 21.<\/p>\n For more earnings news, earnings calendar, and earnings for stocks, visit rttnews.com. <\/p>\n