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Briefing on the Fundamentals of General Mills (GIS)

General Mills logged a 2.85% change during today's premarket session, and is now trading at a price of $82.15 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.27% and the Nasdaq posted a 1.19% change.

General Mills shares moved 21.9% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $87.79 and a low of $63.63. During this time, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 34.98%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $79.0. General Mills, Inc., is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. The large-cap Consumer Staples company is based in Minneapolis, MN. General Mills has returned a 2.68% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Sustained EPS Growth with Reasonable Leverage Levels:

2019-05-26 2020-05-31 2021-05-30 2022-05-29
Revenue (MM) $2,044 $2,046 $2,189 $2,134
Revenue Growth n/a 0.08% 7.02% -2.51%
Operating Margins 123.09% 144.4% 143.65% 162.85%
Operating Margins Growth n/a 17.31% -0.52% 13.37%
Earnings Per Share $2.9 $3.57 $3.82 $4.48
EPS Growth n/a 23.1% 7.0% 17.28%
Diluted Shares (MM) 604 611 613 604
Free Cash Flow (MM) $2,269 $3,215 $2,452 $2,747
FCF Growth n/a 41.69% -23.73% 12.03%
Capital Expenditures (MM) $538 $461 $531 $569
Net Debt / EBITDA 0.35 -0.34 -0.25 2.21

General Mills Is Reasonably Valued:

Compared to the Consumer Staples sector's average of 24.36, General Mills has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 17.33 and, according to its EPS guidance of 4.41, an expected P/E ratio of 18.63. General Mills's PEG ratio is 3.47 based on its 5.0% annual average growth rate of historical and projected earnings per share. This suggests that the company's shares are overvalued.

General Mills's P/B ratio is 4.818 compared to its sector average of 4.29. The company is likely overvalued in terms of its net asset value. The company's shares are currently trading 118.02% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 5-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 3.68 * 17.15) = $37.68

Most of the Market Indicators on General Mills Are Negative:

17 analysts are following General Mills and have set target prices ranging from $65.0 to $95.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At the current price of $82.15, GIS is trading 0.83% away from its average analyst target price of $81.47 per share, implying an analyst consensus of little upside potential for the stock.

The company has an average amount of shares sold short since 2.13% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 79.7% of General Mills's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 0.18%. The biggest shareholder is Blackrock Inc. with a 10% stake in the company worth approximately $4,637,989,543.

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