Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
General Mills's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2022 was $1,325 Mil. General Mills's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2022 was $10,945 Mil. General Mills's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2022 was $3,184 Mil.
General Mills's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2022 was 3.85.
A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
GIS'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.31 Med: 3.17 Max: 5.04
Current: 3.46
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of General Mills was 5.04. The lowest was 2.31. And the median was 3.17.
General Mills Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
The historical data trend for General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA 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
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May12 |
May13 |
May14 |
May15 |
May16 |
May17 |
May18 |
May19 |
May20 |
May21 |
| Debt-to-EBITDA |
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2.98 |
5.04 |
4.49 |
3.80 |
3.35 |
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General Mills Quarterly Data
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May17 |
Aug17 |
Nov17 |
Feb18 |
May18 |
Aug18 |
Nov18 |
Feb19 |
May19 |
Aug19 |
Nov19 |
Feb20 |
May20 |
Aug20 |
Nov20 |
Feb21 |
May21 |
Aug21 |
Nov21 |
Feb22 |
| Debt-to-EBITDA |
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3.47 |
3.95 |
3.29 |
3.36 |
3.85 |
Competitive Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
General Mills Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
General Mills's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2021 is calculated as
General Mills's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2022 is calculated as
* 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.
In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data,
the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2022) EBITDA data.
General Mills Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number One General Mills Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55426
General Mills is a leading 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, and Haagen-Dazs. In fiscal 2021, 75% 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 into the food-service channel and the commercial baking industry.
Executives
| Walker Sean N |
officer: Group President |
NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 |
| Church John R |
officer: Chief SC & GBS Officer |
ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 |
| Nudi Jonathon |
officer: Group President |
GENERAL MILLS, INC. ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 |
| Henry Maria |
director |
C/O THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY 3500 LACEY ROAD DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515 |
| Neal Diane L |
director |
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| Jenkins Jo Ann |
director |
2211 SOUTH 47TH STREET PHOENIX AZ 85034 |
| Lempres Elizabeth Cahill |
director |
TWO COMMERCE SQUARE 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 |
| Uribe Jorge A. |
director |
5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER WESTCHESTER IL 60154 |
| Cordani David |
director |
CIGNA CORPORATION 900 COTTAGE GROVE ROAD BLOOMFIELD CT 06002 |
| Odland Stephen A |
director |
ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD M03-08 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 |
| Clark R Kerry |
director |
C/O THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA CINCINNATI OH 45202 |
| Sastre Maria |
director |
C/O DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE ORLANDO FL 32837 |
| Sprunk Eric D |
director |
ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE BEAVERTON OR 97005 |
| Ferguson Roger W. Jr. |
director |
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. 521 WEST 57TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10019 |
| Ogrady Shawn P |
officer: Group President |
ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426 |
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