- Key Carex brand drives revenue fall
- Gross margin improved despite cost pressures
PZ Cussons’ (PZC) half-year results were hit by the reduced need for fervent COVID-related cleanliness. The manufacturer and distributor of personal healthcare and consumer goods, which benefitted from surging sales of its Carex handwash brand at more uncertain points of the pandemic, announced a 16 per cent fall in hygiene revenue. Despite this, the company enjoyed increased profits and kept the half-year dividend steady.