general mills inc’s stock gis slid 4 premarket wednesday after the parent of brands including cheerios nature valley blue buffalo pet products and pillsbury posted a steep decline in profit and weakerthanexpected sales for its fiscal fourth quarter the company had net income of 6149 million or 103 a share for the quarter to may 28 down from 8228 million or 135 a share in the yearearlier period adjusted pershare earnings came to 112 ahead of the 107 factset consensus sales rose 3 to 5030 billion from 4891 billion a year ago below the 5177 billion factset consensus the sales rise