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General Mills Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported growth on the top and bottom lines amid an evolving external environment.

General Mills reported a 4 percent increase in net sales, reaching $4.9 billion, with organic net sales also growing by 4 percent. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.14, a 16 percent decrease, while adjusted diluted EPS was $1.09, a 1 percent decrease in constant currency. The company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2024 outlook.

  • Net sales increased 4 percent to $4.9 billion; organic net sales also grew 4 percent.
  • Operating profit was down 14 percent to $930 million; adjusted operating profit increased 2 percent in constant currency to $899 million.
  • Diluted EPS decreased 16 percent to $1.14; adjusted diluted EPS decreased 1 percent in constant currency to $1.09.
  • Company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2024 outlook.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.9B

Previous: $4.72B+4.0%
EPS (adj)

$1.09

Previous: $1.11-1.8%
Organic Net Sales Growth

4.0%

Previous: 10.0%-60.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$142M

Previous: -$90.9M-55.9%
Free Cash Flow

$532M

Previous: $729M-27.1%
Net Income

$674M

Previous: $820M-17.9%
Operating Income

$930M

Previous: $1.09B-14.3%
Gross Profit

$1.77B

Previous: $1.45B+22.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$491M

Previous: $594M-17.4%
Total Assets

$31.3B

Previous: $31.1B+0.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$35.3M

Previous: $33.5M+5.4%

Revenue & EPS history

General Mills · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.9B

Q1 2024+4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 16 quarters(38%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

General Mills · $4.32B total across 3 segments · Q1 2024

  • N.A. Retail
    $3.07B+2.8%
  • International
    $716M+9.7%
  • N.A. Foodservice
    $536M+8.0%

Forward guidance

General Mills reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2024 financial targets. Organic net sales are expected to increase 3 to 4 percent. Adjusted operating profit and adjusted diluted EPS are each expected to increase 4 to 6 percent in constant currency. Free cash flow conversion is expected to be at least 95 percent of adjusted after-tax earnings.

Tailwinds

  • Organic net sales are expected to increase 3 to 4 percent.
  • Adjusted operating profit is expected to increase 4 to 6 percent in constant currency.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS is expected to increase 4 to 6 percent in constant currency.
  • Free cash flow conversion is expected to be at least 95 percent of adjusted after-tax earnings.
  • The company expects to drive organic net sales growth in fiscal 2024 through strong marketing, innovation, in-store support, and net price realization.

Headwinds

  • The net impact of divestitures and foreign currency exchange is expected to reduce full-year reported net sales growth by approximately one half of one percent.
  • Input cost inflation is expected to be approximately 5 percent of total cost of goods sold.
  • Economic health of consumers.
  • Moderating rate of input cost inflation.
  • Increasing stability of the supply chain environment.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

30 / 72 earnings

Positive

+8.5%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-11.0%

Q3 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026+0.0%-3.6%-8.4%
Q2 2026+2.9%+0.8%-5.3%
Q1 2026-0.9%+1.0%-2.4%
Q4 2025-1.2%-1.7%-3.9%
Q3 2025-2.1%-3.8%-4.8%
Q2 2025-2.9%-3.6%-9.6%
Q1 2025+0.5%-0.4%-6.1%
Q4 2024-5.3%-5.9%-1.4%
Q3 2024+0.2%+0.7%+2.6%
Q2 2024-3.7%-3.3%-5.3%
Q1 2024-0.6%-1.7%-4.0%
Q4 2023-5.7%-4.7%-6.7%
Q3 2023+6.2%+6.1%+9.5%
Q2 2023-2.0%-2.0%-11.1%
Q1 2023+7.1%+4.3%+2.2%
Q4 2022+7.4%+7.9%+6.4%
Q3 2022+5.9%+6.7%+15.7%
Q2 2022-3.1%-2.7%+1.0%
Q1 2022+3.9%+2.8%+8.1%
Q4 2021+0.3%+0.3%-1.9%
Q3 2021-2.7%+2.1%+0.1%
Q2 2021+0.8%-0.5%-4.5%
Q1 2021+1.2%+3.3%+6.5%
Q4 2020-0.3%+0.9%+2.6%
Q3 2020-10.0%-20.8%+1.7%
Q2 2020+2.0%+1.1%+3.2%
Q1 2020-1.2%-2.1%-4.5%
Q4 2019-2.8%-0.7%-0.1%
Q3 2019+5.9%+8.1%+9.5%
Q2 2019+6.5%+2.4%+18.4%
Q1 2019-7.3%-6.9%-8.6%
Q4 2018-3.0%-5.7%-2.3%
Q3 2018-11.0%-9.3%-13.1%
Q2 2018+3.3%+4.3%+2.6%
Q1 2018-6.7%-5.6%-6.1%
Q4 2017-1.0%-0.6%-0.3%
Q3 2017-2.2%-1.8%-3.9%
Q2 2017-1.1%-1.4%-2.2%
Q1 2017+0.6%-1.2%-6.2%
Q4 2016+8.5%+9.4%+9.3%
Q3 2016+0.9%
Q2 2016-3.8%
Q1 2016+1.1%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015+0.9%
Q2 2015+4.7%
Q1 2015-3.7%
Q4 2014-3.1%
Q3 2014+0.7%
Q2 2014-0.4%
Q1 2014-1.9%
Q4 2013+0.0%
Q3 2013+3.1%
Q2 2013-0.5%
Q1 2013+2.9%
Q4 2012-0.9%
Q3 2012-0.4%
Q2 2012+1.4%
Q1 2012+5.4%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011-1.0%
Q2 2011-0.8%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2008-1.4%
Q4 2010-1.4%
Q3 2009-3.3%
Q3 2010-3.3%
Q2 2010+0.8%
Q1 2010-0.8%
Q4 2009-0.8%
Q1 2009-0.8%
Q2 2009-0.8%

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