British consumer goods giant PZ Cussons, known for household brands like Imperial Leather and Carex, has swung to a loss in the first half of its financial year. PZ Cussons posted a first half pretax loss of £94.2 million ($119 million) compared to profit of £40.5 million last year. Loss per share was 10.84 pence compared to profit of 5.84 pence. Adjusted pretax profit declined to £26.1 million from £34.5 million. Adjusted basic earnings per share was 4.32 pence compared to 5.16 pence. For the half year to December 2, 2023, revenue was £277.1 million compared to £336.9 million in the prior yea…