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General Mills (General Mills) Total Inventories

: $1,828 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)
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General Mills's total inventories for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,828 Mil. General Mills's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 to the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,997 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. General Mills's Net-Net Working Capital per share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $-32.93.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. General Mills's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 53.73.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. General Mills's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 1.70.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. General Mills's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.39.


General Mills Total Inventories Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Mills's Total Inventories can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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General Mills Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Total Inventories
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,559.30 1,426.30 1,820.50 1,867.30 2,172.00

General Mills Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Total Inventories Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,083.30 2,172.00 2,228.80 2,166.00 1,828.00

General Mills Total Inventories Calculation

Total Inventories includes the raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods of a company. It is a portion of a company's current assets.


General Mills  (NYSE:GIS) Total Inventories Explanation

Inventory control is an important part of business operation. If a company does not have enough inventory, it may not be able to meet customers' required delivery time. If it has too much inventory, the cost of holding the inventory can be high.

1. In Ben Graham's calculation of Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

General Mills's Net-Net Working Capital Per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Net-Net Working Capital Per Share (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(Cash And Cash Equivalents+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(588.6+0.75 * 1771.1+0.5 * 1828-21169.2
-0-254.5)/564.532
=-32.93

2. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

General Mills's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )*Days in Period
=1997/3391.8*365 / 4
=53.73

3. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

General Mills's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=3391.8 / 1997
=1.70

4. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

General Mills's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=1997 / 5099.2
=0.39

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Manufacturers with durable competitive advantages have the advantage that the products they sell do not change, and therefore will never become obsolete. Buffett likes this advantage.

When identifying manufacturers with durable competitive advantage, look for inventory and net earnings that rise correspondingly. This indicates that the company is finding profitable ways to increase sales which called for an increase in inventory.

Manufacturers with inventories that spike up and down are indicative of competitive industries subject to boom and bust.


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General Mills (General Mills) Business Description

Address
Number One General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55426
General Mills is a global packaged food company that produces snacks, cereal, convenient meals, yogurt, dough, baking mixes and ingredients, pet food, and superpremium ice cream. Its largest brands are Nature Valley, Cheerios, Old El Paso, Yoplait, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2023, 81% of its revenue was derived from the United States, although the company also operates in Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Latin America. While most of General Mills' products are sold through retail stores to consumers, the company also sells products to the foodservice channel and the commercial baking industry.
Executives
Werner Lanette Shaffer officer: Chief Innovation Officer ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
David Cordani director THE CIGNA GROUP, 900 COTTAGE GROVE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD CT 06002
Mark A Pallot officer: Chief Accounting Officer NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jodi J Benson officer: Chief Innovation Officer GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jacqueline Williams-roll officer: Senior Vice President GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Bethany C. Quam officer: Group President GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jonathon Nudi officer: Senior Vice President GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Sean N Walker officer: Group President NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Shawn P Ogrady officer: SVP, Pres, Consumer Food Sales ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jeffrey L Harmening officer: Executive Vice President ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Dana M Mcnabb officer: Group President NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
C Kim Goodwin director C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Karen Wilson Thissen officer: General Counsel & Secretary 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474
John R Church officer: SVP, Supply Chain ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Richard C Allendorf officer: Senior Vice President GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426