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General Mills (GIS) Tops Q2 EPS by 7c, Reaffirms Guidance

December 18, 2019 7:01 AM EST

General Mills (NYSE: GIS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.95, $0.07 better than the analyst estimate of $0.88. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $4.43 billion.

Fiscal 2020 Outlook:
General Mills reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2020 targets for sales, profit, and EPS, and raised its target for free cash flow conversion:

  • Organic net sales are expected to increase 1 to 2 percent. The combination of currency translation, the impact of divestitures executed in fiscal 2019, and contributions from the 53rd week in fiscal 2020 are expected to increase reported net sales by approximately 1 percentage point.
  • Constant-currency adjusted operating profit is expected to increase 2 to 4 percent from the base of $2.86 billion reported in fiscal 2019. The benefit of the extra fiscal week is being reinvested in capabilities and brand-building initiatives to drive improvement in the company’s organic sales growth rate in 2020 and beyond.
  • Constant-currency adjusted diluted EPS are expected to increase 3 to 5 percent from the base of $3.22 earned in fiscal 2019.
  • The company now expects free cash flow conversion of at least 105 percent of adjusted after-tax earnings.
  • Currency translation is expected to have an immaterial impact on fiscal 2020 adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS.

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