General Mills 3Q Sales Rise 8% As Consumers Continue Eating At Home
March 24 2021 - 7:54AM
Dow Jones News
By Micah Maidenberg
General Mills Inc. said it believes the coronavirus pandemic
will continue to drive up demand for food consumers can eat at home
as it reported a stronger profit for its latest quarter.
The maker of Cheerios, Nature Valley granola bars, pet food and
other products on Wednesday reported net income attributable to the
company of $595.7 million for its fiscal third quarter, up from
$454.1 million a year earlier.
Profit rose to 96 cents from 74 cents on a per-share basis.
General Mills also reported an adjusted profit of 82 cents a share,
2 cents short of the consensus estimate as compiled by FactSet.
The company said it generated revenue of $4.52 billion, up 8%
year over year and ahead of the $4.45 billion that analysts had
predicted.
Sales for the company's business selling food to retailers with
locations in the U.S. and Canada rose 9% in the latest quarter to
$2.73 billion.
That gain was helped along by a 15% increase in net sales for
its meals and baking items in the U.S. and a 9% rise in cereal
sales in the market.
However, the company reported some higher costs for inflation as
well as for logistics expenses in the North America retail
unit.
General Mills' latest quarter ended Feb. 28 and therefore
covered parts of a winter surge in new Covid-19 cases in many
markets. Like other food manufacturers, the company has seen
stronger demand as consumers spend more time at their homes during
the pandemic.
"General Mills expects that changes in consumer behaviors driven
by the Covid-19 pandemic will result in ongoing elevated consumer
demand for food at home, relative to pre-pandemic levels," it said
Wednesday.
Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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