Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

General Mills Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

	Nov 24, 2019	Aug 25, 2019	May 26, 2019	Feb 24, 2019	Nov 25, 2018	Aug 26, 2018	May 27, 2018	Feb 25, 2018	Nov 26, 2017	Aug 27, 2017	May 28, 2017	Feb 26, 2017	Nov 27, 2016	Aug 28, 2016	May 29, 2016	Feb 28, 2016	Nov 29, 2015	Aug 30, 2015	May 31, 2015	Feb 22, 2015	Nov 23, 2014	Aug 24, 2014	May 25, 2014	Feb 23, 2014	Nov 24, 2013	Aug 25, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	560,200)	504,800)	450,000)	547,100)	532,700)	432,900)	399,000)	953,100)	962,100)	820,800)	766,100)	899,100)	809,700)	765,700)	763,700)	782,700)	649,800)	450,600)	334,200)	784,200)	894,500)	841,200)	867,300)	847,100)	774,200)	758,900)
Receivables	1,772,700)	1,710,500)	1,679,700)	1,704,100)	1,716,800)	1,709,100)	1,684,200)	1,496,500)	1,510,500)	1,546,500)	1,430,100)	1,427,500)	1,382,700)	1,446,100)	1,360,800)	1,390,900)	1,461,300)	1,531,500)	1,386,700)	1,585,300)	1,705,800)	1,623,300)	1,483,600)	1,648,100)	1,725,500)	1,637,500)
Inventories	1,719,500)	1,700,100)	1,559,300)	1,544,500)	1,639,200)	1,685,500)	1,642,200)	1,452,500)	1,516,500)	1,595,200)	1,483,600)	1,461,000)	1,525,500)	1,547,500)	1,413,700)	1,350,200)	1,455,000)	1,795,800)	1,540,900)	1,585,100)	1,893,400)	1,823,300)	1,559,400)	1,559,600)	1,752,300)	1,773,600)
Deferred income taxes	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	86,200)	98,600)	87,600)	100,100)	120,700)	98,500)	66,600)	74,100)	103,600)	110,800)	114,300)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	426,500)	346,000)	497,500)	374,100)	345,100)	358,000)	398,300)	375,000)	345,000)	376,000)	381,600)	340,400)	393,600)	433,700)	399,000)	401,300)	382,900)	439,600)	423,800)	389,100)	394,200)	341,100)	409,100)	399,200)	413,000)	408,900)
Current assets	4,478,900)	4,261,400)	4,186,500)	4,169,800)	4,233,800)	4,185,500)	4,123,700)	4,277,100)	4,334,100)	4,338,500)	4,061,400)	4,128,000)	4,111,500)	4,193,000)	3,937,200)	4,011,300)	4,047,600)	4,305,100)	3,785,700)	4,464,400)	4,986,400)	4,695,500)	4,393,500)	4,557,600)	4,775,800)	4,693,200)
Land, buildings, and equipment	3,588,500)	3,668,300)	3,787,200)	3,822,900)	3,897,400)	3,955,100)	4,047,200)	3,626,200)	3,631,400)	3,648,100)	3,687,700)	3,575,200)	3,571,300)	3,655,300)	3,743,600)	3,604,500)	3,588,400)	3,679,200)	3,783,300)	3,725,400)	3,824,200)	3,907,000)	3,941,900)	3,797,000)	3,809,000)	3,789,400)
Goodwill	13,973,900)	13,983,600)	13,995,800)	14,025,800)	14,018,300)	14,030,400)	14,065,000)	8,867,300)	8,828,300)	8,832,300)	8,747,200)	8,705,800)	8,679,100)	8,758,200)	8,741,200)	8,692,400)	8,602,100)	8,857,700)	8,874,900)	8,935,100)	9,078,700)	8,608,100)	8,650,500)	8,648,900)	8,646,500)	8,615,200)
Other intangible assets	7,133,000)	7,151,400)	7,166,800)	7,195,700)	7,202,700)	7,420,800)	7,445,100)	4,604,100)	4,581,800)	4,593,300)	4,530,400)	4,499,700)	4,487,400)	4,552,200)	4,538,600)	4,509,800)	4,471,000)	4,655,000)	4,677,000)	4,993,300)	5,127,900)	4,967,900)	5,014,300)	5,011,700)	5,020,400)	5,003,900)
Other assets	1,278,100)	1,248,500)	974,900)	1,071,600)	1,031,800)	963,000)	943,000)	865,900)	815,900)	797,400)	785,900)	761,600)	752,800)	754,400)	751,700)	813,600)	879,600)	825,900)	843,600)	1,264,900)	1,186,500)	1,194,300)	1,145,500)	909,800)	900,400)	842,900)
Noncurrent assets	25,973,500)	26,051,800)	25,924,700)	26,116,000)	26,150,200)	26,369,300)	26,500,300)	17,963,500)	17,857,400)	17,871,100)	17,751,200)	17,542,300)	17,490,600)	17,720,100)	17,775,100)	17,620,300)	17,541,100)	18,017,800)	18,178,800)	18,918,700)	19,217,300)	18,677,300)	18,752,200)	18,367,400)	18,376,300)	18,251,400)
Total assets	30,452,400)	30,313,200)	30,111,200)	30,285,800)	30,384,000)	30,554,800)	30,624,000)	22,240,600)	22,191,500)	22,209,600)	21,812,600)	21,670,300)	21,602,100)	21,913,100)	21,712,300)	21,631,600)	21,588,700)	22,322,900)	21,964,500)	23,383,100)	24,203,700)	23,372,800)	23,145,700)	22,925,000)	23,152,100)	22,944,600)

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	General Mills Inc. current assets increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
Land, buildings, and equipment	Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.	General Mills Inc. land, buildings, and equipment decreased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
Noncurrent assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	General Mills Inc. noncurrent assets increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 but then slightly decreased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 not reaching Q4 2019 level.
Total assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	General Mills Inc. total assets increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.

Current Assets: Selected Items

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Cash and cash equivalents	Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.	General Mills Inc. cash and cash equivalents increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
Receivables	Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.	General Mills Inc. receivables increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
Inventories	Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.	General Mills Inc. inventories increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 and from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.

General Mills Inc. (NYSE:GIS)

Balance Sheet: AssetsQuarterly Data

Assets: Selected Items

Current Assets: Selected Items

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data