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PZ Cussons - Net cash soars to Â£86m

September 2010

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A remarkable surge in net cash from Â£23m to a massive Â£86.5m was the highlight of the final results for consumer products group PZ Cussons, owner of the Imperial Leather, Carex and Sanctuary brands. Results for the year to 31 May showed a 14.6% increase in pretax profit to Â£101.8m on turnover that fell 1% to Â£772m. Cussons showed good progress in Africa (operating profit up 8% to Â£42.2m) with Nigeria recovering from the credit squeeze seen early last year, which had badly affected sales of higher value electrical goods. Meanwhile, Project Unity, the Â£39m investment in manufacturing and supply chain, has now been completed and should lead to even stronger cash generation by reducing the time it takes to move stock aroun ...

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