General Mills Stock Debt To Equity

GIS Stock  EUR 87.25  1.11  1.29%   
General Mills fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to General Mills' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of General Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure General Mills' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to General Mills stock.
  
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General Mills Company Debt To Equity Analysis

General Mills' Debt to Equity is calculated by dividing the Total Debt of a company by its Equity. If the debt exceeds equity of a company, then the creditors have more stakes in a firm than the stockholders. In other words, Debt to Equity ratio provides analysts with insights about composition of both equity and debt, and its influence on the valuation of the company.

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Current General Mills Debt To Equity

    
  122.50 %  
Most of General Mills' fundamental indicators, such as Debt To Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, General Mills is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
High Debt to Equity ratio typically indicates that a firm has been borrowing aggressively to finance its growth and as a result may experience a burden of additional interest expense. This may reduce earnings or future growth. On the other hand a small D/E ratio may indicate that a company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Debt to Equity ratio measures how the company is leveraging borrowing against the capital invested by the owners.
Competition

According to the company disclosure, General Mills has a Debt To Equity of 122%. This is 128.8% higher than that of the Healthcare sector and 11.99% higher than that of the Drug Manufacturers - Major industry. The debt to equity for all Germany stocks is 151.54% lower than that of the firm.

General Debt To Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses General Mills' direct or indirect competition against its Debt To Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of General Mills could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing General Mills by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
General Mills is currently under evaluation in debt to equity category among its peers.

General Fundamentals

About General Mills Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze General Mills's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of General Mills using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of General Mills based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in General Stock

When determining whether General Mills is a strong investment it is important to analyze General Mills' competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact General Mills' future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding General Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in General Mills. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
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Please note, there is a significant difference between General Mills' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Mills is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Mills' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.