General Mills, Inc. ($GIS) Confident Investor Rating: Poor
| Company name | General Mills, Inc. |
| Stock ticker | GIS |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]GIS[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
MANAGEMENT EXECUTION
| Employee productivity | Fair |
| Sales growth | Poor |
| EPS growth | Fair |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Poor |
ANALYSIS
| Confident Investor Rating | Poor |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $33.66 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $38.93 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $35.39 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $385.21 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=gis
General Mills, Inc. (General Mills) is a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. The Company is also a supplier of branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. The Company manufactures its products in 15 countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. The Company’s joint ventures manufacture and market products in more than 130 countries and republics worldwide. General Mills operates in three segments: U.S. Retail, International, and Bakeries and Foodservice. In addition, the Company sells ready-to-eat cereals through its Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) joint venture. In February 2012, General Mills acquired Food Should Taste Good, a natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Mass. During the fiscal year ended May 27, 2012, the Company acquired a 51% interest in Yoplait S.A.S. and a 50% interest in Yoplait Marques S.A.S. In August 2012, it acquired Yoki Alimentos SA.
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I do not think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.
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