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GENERAL MILLS INC (NYSE)
GIS	68.72	-0.30	(-0.43%)	Vol. 1,258,150	16:00 ET

General Mills, Inc. is one of the leading producers of packaged consumer foods and markets its products primarily through its own sales organizations, supported by advertising and other promotional activities. Such products are primarily distributed directly to retail food chains, cooperatives, membership stores and wholesalers.

General Information

GENL MILLS

One General Mills Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55426 Phone: 763 764-7600 Fax: 763-540-4925 Web: www.generalmills.com Email: None

Industry	FOOD-MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sector:	Consumer Staples

Fiscal Year End	May
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	12/17/2009

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	69.02
52 Week High	69.10
52 Week Low	46.37
Beta	0.29
20 Day Moving Average	2,139,827.00
Target Price Consensus	70.18

% Price Change
4 Week	5.44
12 Week	16.57
YTD	13.61

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	1.41
12 Week	5.22
YTD	-7.44

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	326.58
Market Capitalization (millions)	22,540.76
Short Ratio	1.58
Last Split Date	11/09/1999

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.72%
Annual Dividend	$1.88
Payout Ratio	0.44
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/07/2009 / $0.47

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.44
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	4.49
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	7.70
Next EPS Report Date	12/17/2009

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.64
30 Days Ago	1.64
60 Days Ago	1.71
90 Days Ago	1.67

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	15.32
Trailing 12 Months:	16.09
PEG Ratio	2.00

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	33.33%
vs. Previous Quarter	48.84%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	0.61%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-3.48%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	3.98
Price/Cash Flow	12.49
Price / Sales	1.53

ROE
08/31/09	27.01
05/31/09	24.79
02/28/09	23.03

ROA
08/31/09	7.87
05/31/09	7.27
02/28/09	6.97

Current Ratio
08/31/09	1.04
05/31/09	0.98
02/28/09	0.97

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	0.60
05/31/09	0.61
02/28/09	0.63

Operating Margin
08/31/09	9.94
05/31/09	9.31
02/28/09	9.17

Net Margin
08/31/09	14.63
05/31/09	13.16
02/28/09	11.36

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	14.63
05/31/09	13.16
02/28/09	11.36

Book Value
08/31/09	17.32
05/31/09	15.73
02/28/09	16.89

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	6.21
05/31/09	6.42
02/28/09	6.63

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	1.02
05/31/09	1.11
02/28/09	1.04

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	50.51
05/31/09	53.68
02/28/09	52.00


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