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General Mills Total Inventories

: $1,426 Mil (As of May. 2020)
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General Mills's total inventories for the quarter that ended in May. 2020 was $1,426 Mil. General Mills's average total inventories from the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 to the quarter that ended in May. 2020 was $1,484 Mil.

In Ben Graham's calculation of liquidation value, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value. General Mills's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in May. 2020 was $-18,855 Mil.

Inventory can be measured by days sales of inventory (DSI). General Mills's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the three months ended in May. 2020 was 26.96.

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 May. 2020 was 41.61.

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 May. 2020 was 2.19.

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 May. 2020 was 0.30.

General Mills Total Inventories Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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General Mills Annual Data
May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20
Total Inventories Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,413.70 1,483.60 1,642.20 1,559.30 1,426.30

General Mills Quarterly Data
Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20
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 1,559.30 1,700.10 1,719.50 1,542.10 1,426.30

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 liquidation value, inventory is only considered worth half of its book value.

General Mills's liquidation value for the quarter that ended in May. 2020 is

Liquidation value (Q: May. 2020 )
=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities+(0.75 * Accounts Receivable)+(0.5 * Total Inventories)
=1677.8-22457.2+0.75 * 1615.1+0.5 * 1426.3
=-18,855

2. Inventory can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI).

General Mills's Days Sales of Inventory for the three months ended in May. 2020 is

Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)
=Total Inventories (Q: May. 2020 )/Revenue (Q: May. 2020 )*Days in Period
=1484.2/5023*365 / 4
=26.96

3. 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 May. 2020 is calculated as:

Days Inventory=Total Inventories (Q: May. 2020 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: May. 2020 )*Days in Period
=1484.2/3254.9*365 / 4
=41.61

4. 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 May. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: May. 2020 ) / Total Inventories (Q: May. 2020 )
=3254.9 / 1484.2
=2.19

5. 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 May. 2020 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Total Inventories (Q: May. 2020 ) / Revenue (Q: May. 2020 )
=1484.2 / 5023
=0.30

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's 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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