General Mills, Inc. (GIS - $52)(GIS)
We believe General Mills is a high quality, well-managed packaged foods company with exposure to fast-growing product categories. The company has an impressive track record of stable earnings growth, and it has consistently returned most of its strong free cash flow to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends. We think revenue and margins will continue to grow, primarily driven by its international business. The company has an attractive global cereal joint venture with Nestle, which often gets overlooked by investors. With consistent profit growth and a shrinking share base, we like its prospects for per-share value growth. In addition, General Mills has a dividend yield of 3.2%.
From Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio)'s Oakmark Fund first quarter 2014 commentary.
