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Universal Corporation (UVV) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

UVV • • Industrial / General
Consumer DefensiveTobaccoTobacco Supply ChainTobacco Leaf Processors
AboutUniversal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.Show more
  • Revenue $2.95B +7.2%
  • EBITDA $304M +8.4%
  • Net Income $95M -20.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 3.78 -20.9%
  • Gross Margin 18.62% -4.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 10.31% +1.1%
  • Operating Margin 8.28% +2.6%
  • Net Margin 3.22% -25.9%
  • ROE 6.38% -22.2%
  • ROIC 7.58% +7.2%
  • Debt/Equity 0.74 +2.3%
  • Interest Coverage 2.80 -16.3%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓13 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 5.7%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.64%
5Y9.06%
3Y11.9%
TTM3.01%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-1.85%
5Y5.81%
3Y3.16%
TTM-6.66%

EPS CAGR

10Y-0.71%
5Y5.74%
3Y2.89%
TTM-6.82%

ROCE

10Y Avg8.78%
5Y Avg8.97%
3Y Avg9.82%
Latest10.94%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
UVVUniversal Corporation1.38B55.3214.637.23%3.74%7.42%19.18%0.74

Profit & Loss

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Sales/Revenue+2.12B2.07B2.03B2.23B1.91B1.98B2.1B2.57B2.75B2.95B
Revenue Growth %-0.07%-0.02%-0.02%0.09%-0.14%0.04%0.06%0.22%0.07%0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.71B1.68B1.66B1.82B1.55B1.6B1.69B2.11B2.21B2.4B
COGS % of Revenue0.81%0.81%0.82%0.82%0.81%0.81%0.81%0.82%0.8%0.81%
Gross Profit+407.33M394.68M371.95M406.59M356.81M386M408.93M458.29M536.1M548.88M
Gross Margin %0.19%0.19%0.18%0.18%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.18%0.2%0.19%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.01%-0.03%-0.06%0.09%-0.12%0.08%0.06%0.12%0.17%0.02%
Operating Expenses+226.69M211.97M200.46M225.12M230.44M238.19M248.61M277.21M314.09M304.72M
OpEx % of Revenue0.11%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.12%0.12%0.12%0.11%0.11%0.1%
Selling, General & Admin226.69M211.97M200.46M225.12M222.9M219.79M240.69M277.21M310.57M302.37M
SG&A % of Revenue0.11%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.12%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.1%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0900K0832K7.54M18.4M7.92M03.52M2.35M
Operating Income+181.65M178.35M171.49M161.17M126.37M147.81M160.31M181.07M222.01M244.15M
Operating Margin %0.09%0.09%0.08%0.07%0.07%0.07%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.08%
Operating Income Growth %0.08%-0.02%-0.04%-0.06%-0.22%0.17%0.08%0.13%0.23%0.1%
EBITDA+218.4M214.26M206.32M198.27M164.75M192.54M212.84M238.37M280.33M303.92M
EBITDA Margin %0.1%0.1%0.1%0.09%0.09%0.1%0.1%0.09%0.1%0.1%
EBITDA Growth %0.06%-0.02%-0.04%-0.04%-0.17%0.17%0.11%0.12%0.18%0.08%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)36.75M35.91M34.84M37.1M38.38M44.73M52.52M57.3M58.33M59.77M
EBIT188.25M185.52M182.3M168.83M133.15M150.68M170.01M191.27M230.35M241.28M
Net Interest Income+-14.49M-14.89M-13.94M-15.98M-18.27M-24.63M-26.83M-43.28M-61.77M-83.58M
Interest Income1.18M1.4M1.69M1.53M1.58M325K917K6.02M4.5M3.48M
Interest Expense15.67M16.28M15.62M17.51M19.85M24.95M27.75M49.3M66.27M87.07M
Other Income/Expense-9.07M-12.56M-4.81M-9.85M-13.08M-22.08M-18.05M-39.1M-57.93M-89.94M
Pretax Income+172.58M169.24M166.68M151.32M113.29M125.73M142.27M141.97M164.08M154.22M
Pretax Margin %0.08%0.08%0.08%0.07%0.06%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.06%0.05%
Income Tax+54.43M56.73M50.51M41.19M35.29M29.41M38.66M11.73M31.11M40.95M
Effective Tax Rate %0.63%0.63%0.63%0.69%0.63%0.7%0.61%0.87%0.73%0.62%
Net Income+109.02M106.3M105.66M104.12M71.68M87.41M86.58M124.05M119.6M95.05M
Net Margin %0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.04%0.03%
Net Income Growth %-0.05%-0.02%-0.01%-0.01%-0.31%0.22%-0.01%0.43%-0.04%-0.21%
Net Income (Continuing)118.15M112.51M116.17M110.13M78M96.31M103.6M130.24M132.97M113.27M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest38.84M40.09M42.87M42.79M42.62M41.13M44.23M39.86M41.72M41.98M
EPS (Diluted)+3.920.884.144.112.863.533.474.974.783.78
EPS Growth %-0.03%-0.78%3.7%-0.01%-0.3%0.23%-0.02%0.43%-0.04%-0.21%
EPS (Basic)4.160.894.184.142.873.553.505.014.813.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding27.83M23.77M25.51M25.33M25.11M24.79M24.92M24.94M25.04M25.13M
Basic Shares Outstanding22.68M23.43M25.27M25.13M24.98M24.66M24.76M24.77M24.85M24.95M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.43%0.47%0.52%0.67%1.05%0.86%0.88%0.62%0.66%0.84%

Balance Sheet

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Total Current Assets+1.64B1.56B1.59B1.59B1.48B1.56B1.75B1.8B2.1B2.16B
Cash & Short-Term Investments319.45M283.99M234.13M297.56M107.43M197.22M81.65M64.69M55.59M260.12M
Cash Only319.45M283.99M234.13M297.56M107.43M197.22M81.65M64.69M55.59M260.12M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable430.98M441.66M379.16M399.06M352.19M368.07M389.98M414.28M530.65M633.02M
Days Sales Outstanding74.1977.8368.0465.467.367.7467.6758.8470.4778.39
Inventory698.02M634.03M748.73M699.22M806.57M786.62M1.02B1.04B1.4B1.17B
Days Inventory Outstanding148.73138.03164.43140.18189.55179.74218.97179.22231.48177.34
Other Current Assets70.4M81.25M88.21M71.2M67.5M66.81M116.78M99.84M93.66M78.04M
Total Non-Current Assets+594.25M562.01M579.59M545.04M641.3M786.57M838.33M836.29M834.7M833.46M
Property, Plant & Equipment325.89M317.34M323.79M302.49M354.41M380.74M385.36M391.67M398.39M407.23M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.51x6.53x6.28x7.36x5.39x5.21x5.46x6.56x6.90x7.24x
Goodwill00097.91M126.83M173.05M214M213.92M213.87M213.84M
Intangible Assets99.07M98.89M98.93M87K17.86M72.3M92.57M80.1M68.88M57.84M
Long-Term Investments82.44M78.46M89.3M80.48M77.54M84.22M81.01M76.18M83M81.1M
Other Non-Current Assets63M41.9M50.45M50.71M43.71M64.1M53.78M61.33M55.38M56.91M
Total Assets+2.23B2.12B2.17B2.13B2.12B2.34B2.59B2.64B2.94B2.99B
Asset Turnover0.95x0.98x0.94x1.04x0.90x0.85x0.81x0.97x0.94x0.99x
Asset Growth %0.02%-0.05%0.02%-0.02%-0.01%0.1%0.1%0.02%0.11%0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+246.27M268M267.72M253.75M267.4M293.16M518.72M441.99M711.36M750.16M
Accounts Payable128.87M160.75M179.84M145.61M140.2M139.48M168.49M83.21M110.35M100.03M
Days Payables Outstanding27.463539.4929.1932.9531.8736.2914.3818.215.22
Short-Term Debt66.18M59.13M45.42M54.02M78.03M101.29M182.64M195.56M417.22M465.78M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Other Current Liabilities27.59M32.01M27.89M31.37M23.71M29.92M27.28M33.11M39.77M127.11M
Current Ratio6.65x5.83x5.94x6.26x5.53x5.31x3.37x4.08x2.96x2.87x
Quick Ratio3.82x3.46x3.14x3.50x2.52x2.62x1.41x1.73x0.98x1.32x
Cash Conversion Cycle195.46180.87192.98176.39223.9215.61250.35223.68283.75240.52
Total Non-Current Liabilities+533.47M528.83M515.61M499.56M564.24M700.34M682.85M760.24M746.96M738.85M
Long-Term Debt370M368.73M369.09M368.5M368.76M518.17M518.55M616.81M617.36M617.92M
Capital Lease Obligations000025.89M19.73M29.62M25.54M19.3M20.61M
Deferred Tax Liabilities29.49M47.98M35.73M28.58M29.47M44.99M47.33M42.61M39.14M42.09M
Other Non-Current Liabilities132.35M112.11M110.8M102.47M140.11M117.45M87.35M75.28M71.15M58.24M
Total Liabilities779.74M796.83M783.33M753.31M831.64M993.5M1.2B1.2B1.46B1.49B
Total Debt+436.18M427.87M414.51M422.53M482.51M647.09M741.11M849.32M1.06B1.1B
Net Debt116.73M143.87M180.38M124.97M375.08M449.87M659.46M784.63M1.01B844.19M
Debt / Equity0.30x0.32x0.30x0.31x0.37x0.48x0.54x0.59x0.72x0.74x
Debt / EBITDA2.00x2.00x2.01x2.13x2.93x3.36x3.48x3.56x3.80x3.63x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.53x0.67x0.87x0.63x2.28x2.34x3.10x3.29x3.60x2.78x
Interest Coverage11.59x10.95x10.98x9.20x6.36x5.92x5.78x3.67x3.35x2.80x
Total Equity+1.45B1.33B1.39B1.38B1.29B1.35B1.38B1.44B1.48B1.5B
Equity Growth %0.04%-0.09%0.04%-0%-0.07%0.05%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.01%
Book Value per Share52.2255.8154.3154.4851.3554.4055.5657.6159.0659.72
Total Shareholders' Equity1.41B1.29B1.34B1.34B1.25B1.31B1.34B1.4B1.44B1.46B
Common Stock208.95M321.21M321.56M326.6M321.5M326.67M330.66M337.25M345.6M351.63M
Retained Earnings1.07B1.03B1.08B1.11B1.08B1.09B1.09B1.14B1.17B1.19B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-72.35M-69.56M-60.06M-95.69M-151.6M-107.04M-84.31M-77.06M-81.58M-80.05M
Minority Interest38.84M40.09M42.87M42.79M42.62M41.13M44.23M39.86M41.72M41.98M

Cash Flow

Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Cash from Operations+183.59M250.31M83.25M164.52M10.9M220.41M44.88M-10.56M-74.63M326.97M
Operating CF Margin %0.09%0.12%0.04%0.07%0.01%0.11%0.02%-0%-0.03%0.11%
Operating CF Growth %-0.19%0.36%-0.67%0.98%-0.93%19.23%-0.8%-1.24%-6.07%5.38%
Net Income118.15M112.51M116.17M110.13M78M96.31M103.6M130.24M119.6M95.05M
Depreciation & Amortization37.64M35.91M34.84M37.1M38.38M44.73M52.52M57.3M58.33M59.77M
Stock-Based Compensation5.21M6.47M7.61M8.15M5.63M6.11M6.19M8.42M12.06M8.53M
Deferred Taxes15.05M16.63M-11.13M3.87M-8.7M-2.33M-2.47M-36.89M-5.4M1.08M
Other Non-Cash Items46.7M19.57M3.54M29.01M24.76M17.41M35.73M32.61M43.55M68.42M
Working Capital Changes-39.15M59.23M-67.78M-23.75M-127.18M58.19M-150.68M-202.23M-302.76M94.12M
Change in Receivables-2.81M-14.35M38.26M-8.37M48.53M-26.17M-123.1M-74.66M0-129.99M
Change in Inventory-7.37M52.14M-116.43M33.8M-94.54M43.2M-261.91M-41.87M9.23M244.73M
Change in Payables-13.68M28.64M13.08M-54.91M-48.53M26.17M123.1M-84.59M20.81M-8.7M
Cash from Investing+-50.93M-33.85M-29.39M-34.7M-106.36M-217.27M-142.66M-50.35M-60M-58.82M
Capital Expenditures-47.15M-35.63M-34.04M-38.76M-35.23M-66.15M-53.2M-54.67M-66.01M-62.6M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.02%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing2.19M1.78M4.64M2M9.04M10.64M13M1.08M6.01M0
Cash from Financing+-61.71M-251.24M-104.65M-65.79M-94.15M91.39M-16.76M38.95M125.67M-63.23M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-62.14M-60.89M-54.7M-69.88M-75.37M-75.18M-76.44M-77.39M-78.4M-79.69M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-7.39M-6.64M-10.18M-6.5M-9.44M-12.83M-16.56M-4.92M-14.18M-21.25M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+136.44M214.69M49.21M125.76M-24.33M154.26M-8.32M-65.23M-140.65M264.37M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.1%0.02%0.06%-0.01%0.08%-0%-0.03%-0.05%0.09%
FCF Growth %-0.19%0.57%-0.77%1.56%-1.19%7.34%-1.05%-6.84%-1.16%2.88%
FCF per Share4.909.031.934.96-0.976.22-0.33-2.62-5.6210.52
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.68x2.35x0.79x1.58x0.15x2.52x0.52x-0.09x-0.62x3.44x
Interest Paid15.7M16.28M15.62M16.46M19.38M24.2M27.11M49.88M61.08M0
Taxes Paid38.73M37.29M58.34M44.86M30.98M36.44M33.01M49.07M38.08M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)7.65%7.65%7.79%7.53%5.37%6.63%6.34%8.79%8.2%6.38%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)8.66%8.8%8.47%7.87%5.98%6.4%6.26%6.37%7.07%7.58%
Gross Margin19.21%19.06%18.29%18.26%18.68%19.46%19.44%17.83%19.5%18.62%
Net Margin5.14%5.13%5.19%4.68%3.75%4.41%4.12%4.83%4.35%3.22%
Debt / Equity0.30x0.32x0.30x0.31x0.37x0.48x0.54x0.59x0.72x0.74x
Interest Coverage11.59x10.95x10.98x9.20x6.36x5.92x5.78x3.67x3.35x2.80x
FCF Conversion1.68x2.35x0.79x1.58x0.15x2.52x0.52x-0.09x-0.62x3.44x
Revenue Growth-6.67%-2.32%-1.8%9.5%-14.24%3.84%6.06%22.16%6.96%7.23%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Tobacco Sales------1.7B2.09B2.27B2.46B
Tobacco Sales Growth-------22.91%8.36%8.46%
Food Ingredient Sales------250.59M294.3M292.29M321.42M
Food Ingredient Sales Growth-------17.44%-0.68%9.96%
Service, Other-----73.02M77.05M78.36M82.98M73.6M
Service, Other Growth------5.51%1.70%5.89%-11.30%
Product and Service, Other-----49.98M60.18M83.67M77.78M67.42M
Product and Service, Other Growth------20.39%39.03%-7.04%-13.32%
Manufactured Product, Other-----1.72B----
Manufactured Product, Other Growth----------
Tobacco sales---2.09B1.76B-----
Tobacco sales Growth-----15.79%-----
Processing revenue---85.43M76.12M-----
Processing revenue Growth-----10.89%-----
Other sales and revenue---37.93M55.98M-----
Other sales and revenue Growth----47.60%-----
Operatings2.12B2.07B2.03B-------
Operatings Growth--2.32%-1.80%-------
Others219.57M231.79M243.07M-------
Others Growth-5.56%4.87%-------

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
All Other Countries952.11M992.2M1B943.11M883.41M857.51M850.88M893.01M899.12M823.4M
All Other Countries Growth-4.21%1.22%-6.09%-6.33%-2.93%-0.77%4.95%0.68%-8.42%
UNITED STATES275.15M320.73M249.28M227.77M221.43M369.07M495.32M530.47M547.92M622.33M
UNITED STATES Growth-16.57%-22.28%-8.63%-2.78%66.68%34.21%7.10%3.29%13.58%
BELGIUM371.58M320.74M339.39M390.43M361.89M366.48M283.07M395.62M552.21M532.48M
BELGIUM Growth--13.68%5.82%15.04%-7.31%1.27%-22.76%39.76%39.58%-3.57%
CHINA135.03M137.85M120.86M115.17M105.68M52.84M97.83M204.14M219.98M293.62M
CHINA Growth-2.09%-12.33%-4.70%-8.24%-50.00%85.15%108.68%7.76%33.48%
EGYPT---------143.53M
EGYPT Growth----------
PHILIPPINES---69.82M68.14M94.49M147.88M149.87M133.66M120.65M
PHILIPPINES Growth-----2.40%38.67%56.49%1.35%-10.82%-9.73%
GERMANY155.18M123.65M114.39M166.4M104.53M94.52M93.06M108.84M95.35M115.94M
GERMANY Growth--20.32%-7.49%45.47%-37.18%-9.57%-1.55%16.96%-12.40%21.59%
INDONESIA---104.27M80.89M---117.02M105.93M
INDONESIA Growth-----22.42%-----9.47%
POLAND--110.44M145.48M84.01M97M90.27M119.63M97.72M99.84M
POLAND Growth---31.72%-42.25%15.46%-6.94%32.52%-18.31%2.17%
NETHERLANDS121.77M91.27M45.7M----51.84M42.49M37.5M
NETHERLANDS Growth--25.05%-49.93%------18.04%-11.75%
MEXICO---64.7M-51.45M45.3M51.85M26.44M29.07M
MEXICO Growth-------11.96%14.46%-49.01%9.97%
FRANCE-------64.56M16.67M23M
FRANCE Growth---------74.18%37.97%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Universal Corporation (UVV) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Universal Corporation (UVV) reported $2.99B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 22% increase from $2.45B in 2012.

Universal Corporation (UVV) grew revenue by 7.2% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Universal Corporation (UVV) is profitable, generating $111.6M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (3.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Universal Corporation (UVV) pays a dividend with a yield of 5.73%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Universal Corporation (UVV) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.4%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Universal Corporation (UVV) generated $157.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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