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General Mills Inc. (GIS)On Sep 19: 70.06  Up 0.40 (0.57%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:23.41B
Enterprise Value (21-Sep-08)3:30.12B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):19.00
Forward P/E (fye 25-May-10) 1:16.45
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.04
Price/Sales (ttm):1.65
Price/Book (mrq):3.85
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:2.14
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:11.248
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:25-May
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):24-Aug-08
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):9.12%
Operating Margin (ttm):15.73%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):7.36%
Return on Equity (ttm):24.40%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):14.08B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):42.069
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):13.80%
Gross Profit (ttm):4.87B
EBITDA (ttm):2.68B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.28B
Diluted EPS (ttm):3.69
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-3.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):654.90M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.96
Total Debt (mrq):7.36B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):1.214
Current Ratio (mrq):0.857
Book Value Per Share (mrq):18.087
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.93B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):1.04B
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.32
52-Week Change3:19.78%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:-17.74%
52-Week High (19-Sep-08)3:72.01
52-Week Low (22-Jan-08)3:51.00
50-Day Moving Average3:67.27
200-Day Moving Average3:62.75
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:3,136,660
Average Volume (10 day)3:4,061,110
Shares Outstanding5:334.14M
Float:330.72M
% Held by Insiders1:0.31%
% Held by Institutions1:81.60%
Shares Short (as of 26-Aug-08)3:4.05M
Short Ratio (as of 26-Aug-08)3:1.9
Short % of Float (as of 26-Aug-08)3:1.20%
Shares Short (prior month)3:4.89M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.72
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.50%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.61
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.30%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:2.50%
Payout Ratio4:44%
Dividend Date3:01-Aug-08
Ex-Dividend Date4:08-Jul-08
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:09-Nov-99


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 24-Aug-08)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 24-Aug-08)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 24-Aug-08)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 25-May-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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