About the company
| 17.43bn | 1.81bn | 1928 | 35.00k | |||
| Revenue in USD (TTM) | Net income in USD | Incorporated | Employees |
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General Mills, Inc. (General Mills) is a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. The Company is also a supplier of branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. The Company manufactures its products in 15 countries and markets them in more than 100 countries. The Company's joint ventures manufacture and market products in more than 130 countries and republics worldwide. General Mills operates in three segments: U.S. Retail, International, and Bakeries and Foodservice. In addition, the Company sells ready-to-eat cereals through its Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) joint venture. In February 2012, General Mills acquired Food Should Taste Good, a natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Mass. During the fiscal year ended May 27, 2012, the Company acquired a 51% interest in Yoplait S.A.S. and a 50% interest in Yoplait Marques S.A.S. In August 2012, it acquired Yoki Alimentos SA.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | Deal status | Date | GIS:NYQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoki Alimentos SA | Deal completed | 24 May 2012 | +26.59% | 961.54m |
Peer analysis
| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excluding extraordinary items (TTM) | EPS (including extraordinary items) (TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on average assets (TTM) | Return on average assets (5 yr average) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr average) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr average) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 Yr Average) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr average) | Revenue (Year-over-year change%) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (Year-over-year change%) | Net income (5 Yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 Yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) | |
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| Mead Johnson Nutrition CO | 3.95bn | 611.70m | 17.08bn | 6800 | 28.08 | 228.10 | 24.56 | 4.32 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 19.41 | 0.3699 | 1.29 | 3.05 | 9.98 | 581,265 | 20.09 | 41.31 | 34.29 | 41.31 | 61.98 | 63.16 | 15.61 | 14.62 | 1.22 | 14.07 | 0.9277 | 33.36 | 6.10 | 8.65 | 18.93 | 7.38 | 9.67 | -- | |
| Hershey Co | 6.74bn | 704.19m | 19.16bn | 12100 | 28.90 | 18.13 | 21.10 | 2.84 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 29.55 | 4.92 | 1.43 | 5.87 | 13.23 | 556,993 | 14.91 | 18.01 | 21.37 | 18.01 | 44.42 | 40.65 | 10.45 | 8.84 | 1.04 | 13.54 | 0.6299 | 57.13 | 9.27 | 6.08 | 5.08 | 25.28 | 6.39 | 6.57 | |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | 91.13bn | 1.25bn | 22.51bn | 30600 | 18.14 | 1.19 | 10.52 | 0.247 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 137.82 | 28.76 | 2.14 | 6.85 | 27.49 | 2,978,137 | 2.95 | -- | 4.66 | -- | 3.70 | -- | 1.38 | -- | 0.9576 | -- | 0.3184 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| H.J. Heinz Company | 11.60bn | 1.05bn | 23.22bn | 32200 | 22.21 | 7.66 | 16.42 | 2.00 | 3.26 | 3.07 | 35.93 | 9.45 | 0.9712 | 4.96 | 12.96 | 360,291 | 8.94 | 11.88 | 12.44 | 11.88 | 36.57 | 36.22 | 9.20 | 8.87 | 0.7288 | 7.03 | 0.6158 | 59.78 | 8.80 | 5.29 | -6.7366 | 3.08 | 11.36 | 6.52 | |
| Kellogg Company | 14.62bn | 914.00m | 23.79bn | 31000 | 25.58 | 8.40 | 17.22 | 1.63 | 2.53 | 2.53 | 40.52 | 7.70 | 1.07 | 7.55 | 10.11 | 471,548 | 6.70 | 10.91 | 9.29 | 10.91 | 37.32 | 40.99 | 6.27 | 7.12 | 0.6104 | 5.58 | 0.7267 | 60.94 | 7.57 | 3.81 | 1,902.08 | -2.7187 | 2.46 | 7.68 | |
| General Mills, Inc. | 17.43bn | 1.81bn | 31.49bn | 35000 | 17.94 | 4.49 | 13.50 | 1.81 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 26.16 | 10.89 | 0.7881 | 7.04 | 11.51 | 497,994 | 7.95 | 10.04 | 10.00 | 10.04 | 36.66 | 37.44 | 10.08 | 9.51 | 0.6443 | 9.05 | 0.5186 | 43.79 | 11.95 | 6.01 | -12.8455 | 6.50 | 7.99 | 11.12 | |
| Kraft Foods Group Inc | 18.43bn | 1.36bn | 33.83bn | 23000 | 24.85 | 9.04 | 18.66 | 1.84 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 31.17 | 6.29 | 0.8127 | 6.08 | 15.03 | 801,391 | 6.01 | -- | 6.89 | -- | 32.03 | 32.42 | 7.39 | 9.70 | 0.8928 | 4.86 | 0.7271 | 3.40 | -1.6939 | 1.50 | -7.7747 | 0.2462 | -- | -- |
Data as of May 24 2013. Currency figures normalised to General Mills Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD.
Institutional shareholders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 41.51m | 6.30% |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 29.61m | 4.71% |
Wellington Management Co. LLP as of 31 Mar 2013 | 25.32m | 4.58% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors as of 31 Mar 2013 | 25.24m | 4.03% |
MFS Investment Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 21.97m | 3.38% |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 11.34m | 2.08% |
Northern Trust Investments, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 9.25m | 1.47% |
BlackRock Advisors LLC as of 31 Mar 2013 | 8.39m | 1.38% |
JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. as of 31 Mar 2013 | 9.26m | 1.27% |
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as of 31 Mar 2013 | 5.77m | 0.89% |
Data from 31 Dec 2012 - 31 Mar 2013Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.