“General Mills Inc. (GIS), the maker of Cheerios cereal, reported first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as sales gained in Europe and Canada.
Net income rose 35 percent to $548.9 million, or 82 cents a share, from $405.6 million, or 61 cents, a year earlier, the Minneapolis-based company said today in a statement. Excluding some items, profit totaled 66 cents a share. Analysts projected 62 cents, the average of 17estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
International sales increased 27 percent to $1.09 billion. On a constant-currency basis, sales gained 51 percent in Europe and 28 percent in Canada. Results were helped by its Yoplait International acquisition, General Mills said. Total sales rose 5.3 percent to $4.05 billion.”
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