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General Mills (WBO:GIS) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €546 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is General Mills Cash And Cash Equivalents?

General Mills's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2023 (€450.16 Mil) to Nov. 2023 (€548.67 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2023 (€548.67 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (€545.63 Mil).

General Mills's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from May. 2021 (€1,238.78 Mil) to May. 2022 (€538.65 Mil) but then increased from May. 2022 (€538.65 Mil) to May. 2023 (€538.66 Mil).


General Mills Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Mills's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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General Mills Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

General Mills Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 402.30 1,538.54 1,238.78 538.65 538.66

General Mills Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 577.87 538.66 450.16 548.67 545.63

General Mills Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.


General Mills  (WBO:GIS) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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General Mills (WBO:GIS) Business Description

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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.