By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Soap and detergent manufacturers, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc said on Friday its pretax profit for the period ended May 31, 2015 dipped 5.66 percent to N6.556 billion from N6.949 billion recorded a year earlier.

Similarly, post tax profit declined 10.07 percent to N4.570 billion from N5.082 billion posted the same period of 2014.

While revenue of the soap maker inched up marginally from N72.905 billion to N73.126 billion; indicating a 0.30 percent growth, the company said in a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

However, PZ Cussons declared a dividend of 61 kobo per share to investors of the company, the same amount paid in the 2014 period.

According to the company, closure date is 14-18 September, while Annual General Meeting (AGM) and payment date has been scheduled for September 29 and 30, 2015 respectively.