General Mills Inc "10 Key Takeaways from Call With Management" (Sell) Grom

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General Mills Inc "10 Key Takeaways from Call With Management" (Sell) Grom

ss as drivers towards improvement. Q1E 0.72 0.72

GLP-1 Commentary: Rather than relying on surveys, the company uses Q2E 1.00 0.99

household behavioral data to assess how consumption patterns change among Q3E 0.57 0.66

Q4E 0.74 0.71

GLP-1 users. As such, GIS estimates GLP-1 adoption has reduced category growth

05/27E 3.03 3.08

by less than a point over the past several years and expects a similar level of

05/28E 3.23 3.21

pressure going forward. At the same time, management acknowledged that the 05/29E 3.43 3.39

long-term effects remain uncertain, including persistence rates and the frequency

of which consumers cycle on and off GLP-1s. What is becoming clearer, however, Peter Grom

is that consumer preferences are shifting toward higher protein and fiber intake, Analyst

smaller portion sizes, and less sugar-concentrated products. peter.grom@ubs.com

+1-212-713 3482

Price Investment Strategy: Management acknowledged that price investments Antara Nag-Chaudhuri

proved to be more expensive than initially anticipated. That said, the strategy Associate Analyst

appears to be bearing fruit, with everyday business trends improving from -10% to antara.nag-chaudhuri@ubs.com

-1% as the company lowered prices below price thresholds. Importantly, +1-212-713 4827

management emphasized that recent areas of weakness have largely been driven Arian Chakravarty

by brand-specific issues rather than a function of pricing strategy, citing challenges Associate Analyst

in Totino's, flour, and Wilderness. arian.chakravarty@ubs.com

+1-212-713 1474

Innovation: GIS highlighted meaningful changes to its innovation process,

including leveraging AI and digital tools to improve their innovation strategy,