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General Mills (WBO:GIS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.05 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-01), General Mills's current share price is €65.51. General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was €12.98. General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:GIS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.76   Med: 5.48   Max: 7.39
Current: 5.03

During the past years, General Mills's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 7.39. The lowest was 3.76. And the median was 5.48.

WBO:GIS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
88.68% of 1237 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.33 vs WBO:GIS: 5.03

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

General Mills's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €15.496. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €12.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.

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General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

General Mills Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.83 6.02 5.52 5.48 6.16

General Mills Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 5.93 6.16 4.88 4.57 4.58

Competitive Comparison of General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



General Mills Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=65.51/12.98
=5.05

* 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.

General Mills's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, General Mills's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=15.496/129.4194*129.4194
=15.496

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 129.4194.

General Mills Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201405 7.770 100.373 10.019
201408 7.715 100.352 9.950
201411 7.535 99.635 9.788
201502 8.043 99.032 10.511
201505 7.470 100.333 9.636
201508 7.417 100.548 9.547
201511 7.535 100.135 9.739
201602 7.429 100.040 9.611
201605 7.303 101.355 9.325
201608 7.363 101.617 9.378
201611 6.679 101.829 8.489
201702 6.623 102.779 8.340
201705 6.789 103.256 8.509
201708 5.819 103.587 7.270
201711 6.339 104.072 7.883
201802 7.055 105.052 8.691
201805 8.760 106.148 10.681
201808 9.044 106.383 11.002
201811 9.810 106.338 11.939
201902 10.712 106.649 12.999
201905 10.478 108.048 12.551
201908 10.987 108.245 13.136
201911 11.544 108.519 13.767
202002 11.466 109.139 13.597
202005 12.118 108.175 14.498
202008 11.673 109.662 13.776
202011 11.831 109.793 13.946
202102 12.017 110.968 14.015
202105 12.826 113.576 14.615
202108 13.589 115.421 15.237
202111 13.832 117.269 15.265
202202 14.356 119.703 15.521
202205 16.652 123.323 17.475
202208 17.562 124.958 18.189
202211 16.823 125.607 17.334
202302 16.246 126.928 16.565
202305 16.389 128.314 16.530
202308 16.192 129.538 16.177
202311 15.233 129.548 15.218
202402 15.496 129.419 15.496

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


General Mills  (WBO:GIS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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.