General Mills Fundamentals
What does the company do?
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. General Mills manufactures its products in 15 countries and market them in more than 100 countries. Its joint ventures manufacture and market products in more than 130 countries and republics worldwide. The Company’s businesses are organized into three operating segments: U.S. Retail; International, and Bakeries and Foodservice. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates (Wal-Mart) accounted for 21 % of the Company’s consolidated net sales and 29 % of its net sales in the U.S. Retail segment. In September 2008, Diamond Foods, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of the Pop Secret popcorn business from General Mills.


How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.

  • General Mills one-year sales: 14.71 Bil.
    Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -61.56%
  • General Mills one-year income: 1.45 Bil.
    Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -61.48%

    Sales & Income (past 12 months)CompanyIndustry
    Sales14.71 Bil 38.27 Bil 
    Income1.45 Bil 3.76 Bil 


How fast is the company growing?

  • General Mills one-year sales growth: 0.60%.
    Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: NA pct. pts.
  • General Mills one-year income growth: 51.00%.

    Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months)CompanyIndustry
    Sales Growth 0.60%  0.60% 
    Income Growth 51.00%  -0.10% 


How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.

  • General Mills one-year net profit margin: 9.3%
    Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 0.5 pct. pts.
    Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: -0.3 pct. pts.

    Net profit margins (%)
    Company9.3% 
    Company 5-Yr Avg.8.8% 
    Industry9.5% 


How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.

  • General Mills debt/equity ratio: 1.33.
    Difference from the average for the Processed & Packaged Goods group: 40.00%.

     CompanyIndustry
    Debt/equity ratio1.33 0.95 
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