Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV)

Universal Corporation UVV

Consumer Defensive - Tobacco - NYSE - US

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$ 54.45

2.14 %

$ 1.34 B

Market Cap

11.18

P/E

1. INTRINSIC VALUE

Universal 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.[ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one UVV stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 54.5 USD, Universal Corporation is HIDDEN

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2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

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FINANCIALS

Annual
Quarterly

2.75 B REVENUE

Growth Rates

1Year 6.96%

3Years 11.49%

5Years 4.30%

7Years 4.12%

10Years 0.78%

222 M OPERATING INCOME

Growth Rates

1Year 22.61%

3Years 14.52%

5Years 6.61%

7Years 3.18%

10Years -1.03%

120 M NET INCOME

Growth Rates

1Year -8.17%

3Years 7.48%

5Years 1.66%

7Years 0.88%

10Years -2.57%

-74.6 M OPERATING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year -606.94%

3Years -10.21%

5Years -7.77%

7Years -3.80%

10Years -35.78%

-60 M INVESTING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year -19.16%

3Years 34.88%

5Years -11.57%

7Years -8.52%

10Years -3.61%

126 M FINANCING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year 222.67%

3Years 11.20%

5Years 31.35%

7Years 13.99%

10Years 10.83%

597 M REVENUE

Growth Rates

1Year 6.96%

3Years 11.49%

5Years 4.30%

7Years 4.12%

10Years 0.78%

14.9 M OPERATING INCOME

Growth Rates

1Year 22.61%

3Years 14.52%

5Years 6.61%

7Years 3.18%

10Years -1.03%

130 K NET INCOME

Growth Rates

1Year -8.17%

3Years 7.48%

5Years 1.66%

7Years 0.88%

10Years -2.57%

-62.4 M OPERATING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year -606.94%

3Years -10.21%

5Years -7.77%

7Years -3.80%

10Years -35.78%

-21.9 M INVESTING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year -19.16%

3Years 34.88%

5Years -11.57%

7Years -8.52%

10Years -3.61%

131 M FINANCING CASH FLOW

Growth Rates

1Year 222.67%

3Years 11.20%

5Years 31.35%

7Years 13.99%

10Years 10.83%

Balance Sheet Decomposition Universal Corporation

2.94 B ASSETS
1.46 B LIABILITIES

Current Assets	2.1 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	55.6 M
Receivables	531 M
Other Current Assets	1.52 B
Non-Current Assets	835 M
Long-Term Investments	83 M
PP&E	398 M
Other Non-Current Assets	353 M

Current Liabilities	711 M
Accounts Payable	110 M
Short-Term Debt	438 M
Other Current Liabilities	163 M
Non-Current Liabilities	747 M
Long-Term Debt	637 M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	110 M

EFFICIENCY

Earnings Waterfall Universal Corporation

Revenue	2.75 B
Cost Of Revenue	2.22 B
Gross Profit	528 M
Operating Expenses	308 M
Operating Income	222 M
Other Expenses	102 M
Net Income	120 M

RATIOS

19.21% GROSS MARGIN

Averages

1Year 19.21%

3Years 18.83%

5Years 18.93%

7Years 18.74%

10Years 18.75%

8.08% OPERATING MARGIN

Averages

1Year 8.08%

3Years 7.58%

5Years 7.36%

7Years 7.50%

10Years 7.70%

4.35% NET MARGIN

Averages

1Year 4.35%

3Years 4.43%

5Years 4.29%

7Years 4.47%

10Years 4.66%

8.32% ROE

Averages

1Year 8.32%

3Years 7.89%

5Years 7.22%

7Years 7.39%

10Years 7.61%

4.07% ROA

Averages

1Year 4.07%

3Years 4.04%

5Years 3.85%

7Years 4.14%

10Years 4.41%

7.25% ROIC

Averages

1Year 7.25%

3Years 6.81%

5Years 6.28%

7Years 6.41%

10Years 6.56%

FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS

Free Cash Flow Analysis Universal Corporation

Net Income	120 M
Depreciation & Amortization	58.3 M
Capital Expenditures	-66 M
Stock-Based Compensation	12.1 M
Change in Working Capital	-303 M
Others	-289 M
Free Cash Flow	-141 M

3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES

Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Universal Corporation

UVV has no price targets from Wall Street.

4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS

1.66% DIVIDEND YIELD

0.81 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE

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6. Ownership

Insider Ownership Universal Corporation

Summary
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Date	Value	Insider	Amount	Avg Price
11 months ago Nov 22, 2023	Sell 207 K USD	Formacek Candace C Vice President & Treasurer	- 3767	54.9415 USD
11 months ago Nov 20, 2023	Sell 107 K USD	SLEDD ROBERT C Director	- 2000	53.7407 USD
1 year ago Nov 15, 2023	Sell 9.67 K USD	Williams Jacqueline T. Director	- 182	53.1047 USD
1 year ago Nov 08, 2023	Sell 225 K USD	Hentschke Airton L Senior VP & COO	- 4368	51.5229 USD
1 year ago Aug 08, 2023	Sell 90.1 K USD	Freeman Lennart R. Director	- 1847	48.76 USD
1 year ago Jun 08, 2023	Sell 159 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	- 3000	53 USD
1 year ago Feb 17, 2023	Sell 267 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5000	53.4477 USD
2 years ago Nov 09, 2022	Sell 151 K USD	JOHNSON THOMAS H Director	- 2800	53.94 USD
2 years ago Aug 09, 2022	Sell 72.3 K USD	Freeman Lennart R. director:	- 1402	51.54 USD
2 years ago Jun 17, 2022	Sell 226 K USD	Broome Theodore G director:	- 4000	56.4908 USD
2 years ago Jun 16, 2022	Sell 225 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 4000	56.27 USD
2 years ago Jun 07, 2022	Sell 253 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 4000	63.2254 USD
2 years ago May 31, 2022	Sell 128 K USD	SLEDD ROBERT C director:	- 2000	63.82 USD
3 years ago Jun 21, 2021	Sell 136 K USD	Formacek Candace C Vice President & Treasurer	- 2500	54.391 USD
3 years ago Jun 11, 2021	Sell 455 K USD	Hentschke Airton L SVP & COO	- 8000	56.8201 USD
3 years ago Jun 02, 2021	Sell 231 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 4000	57.6777 USD
3 years ago Jun 02, 2021	Sell 259 K USD	SLEDD ROBERT C Director	- 4419	58.56 USD
3 years ago Feb 18, 2021	Sell 258 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5000	51.6786 USD
3 years ago Feb 18, 2021	Sell 129 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 2500	51.6786 USD
5 years ago Jun 12, 2019	Sell 296 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5000	59.2453 USD
5 years ago Jun 11, 2019	Sell 106 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 1745	60.5 USD
5 years ago May 30, 2019	Sell 106 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 1862	57.1 USD
5 years ago May 29, 2019	Sell 141 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 2500	56.249 USD
5 years ago Feb 28, 2019	Sell 433 K USD	PEEBLES ROBERT VP & Controller	- 7274	59.5619 USD
5 years ago Mar 01, 2019	Sell 136 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 2277	59.5176 USD
5 years ago Mar 01, 2019	Sell 136 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 2277	59.5176 USD
5 years ago Feb 28, 2019	Sell 433 K USD	PEEBLES ROBERT VP & Controller	- 7274	59.5619 USD
5 years ago Nov 20, 2018	Sell 9.95 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 149	66.75 USD
6 years ago Nov 15, 2018	Sell 4.97 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 74	67.15 USD
6 years ago Nov 16, 2018	Sell 204 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 3038	67.23 USD
6 years ago Oct 25, 2018	Sell 14.2 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR	- 209	68 USD
6 years ago Oct 25, 2018	Sell 188 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR	- 2791	67.2318 USD
6 years ago Jun 13, 2018	Sell 258 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 4000	64.5954 USD
6 years ago Jun 13, 2018	Sell 1.69 M USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 26062	64.7654 USD
6 years ago Jun 06, 2018	Sell 131 K USD	MOORE EDDIE N JR Director	- 2000	65.572 USD
6 years ago Jun 05, 2018	Sell 295 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR Director	- 4450	66.205 USD
6 years ago Dec 04, 2017	Sell 97 K USD	SLEDD ROBERT C Director	- 1755	55.2645 USD
6 years ago Nov 21, 2017	Sell 44.5 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR Director	- 848	52.5 USD
7 years ago Aug 21, 2017	Sell 35.7 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR Director	- 611	58.45 USD
7 years ago Aug 21, 2017	Sell 110 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 1884	58.2495 USD
7 years ago Aug 21, 2017	Sell 71.5 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 1223	58.4937 USD
7 years ago Jun 19, 2017	Sell 422 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 6335	66.6083 USD
7 years ago Jun 16, 2017	Sell 65.8 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 1000	65.75 USD
7 years ago Feb 28, 2017	Sell 340 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5000	68.05 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 352 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 4800	73.42 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 899 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 12000	74.89 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 199 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 2639	75.55 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 312 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 4108	76.0338 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 30.3 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 392	77.25 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 386 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5000	77.25 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 67.3 K USD	Formacek Candace C Vice President and Treasurer	- 900	74.83 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 507 K USD	HUFFMAN JAMES A	- 6658	76.2 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 74.6 K USD	SLEDD ROBERT C Director	- 1000	74.6 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 393 K USD	PEEBLES ROBERT Vice President & Controller	- 5206	75.4005 USD
7 years ago Feb 10, 2017	Sell 183 K USD	PEEBLES ROBERT Vice President & Controller	- 2400	76.0521 USD
7 years ago Jan 30, 2017	Sell 58.2 K USD	CROCKER CHESTER A Director	- 800	72.8 USD
7 years ago Jan 30, 2017	Sell 58.2 K USD	CROCKER CHESTER A Director	- 800	72.8 USD
7 years ago Jan 10, 2017	Sell 1.99 M USD	FREEMAN GEORGE C III Chairman, President & CEO	- 30237	65.9 USD
8 years ago Aug 29, 2016	Sell 91 K USD	Wigner Preston Douglas VP, General Counsel & Secy	- 1500	60.65 USD
8 years ago Aug 23, 2016	Sell 53.8 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 884	60.9034 USD
8 years ago Aug 23, 2016	Sell 182 K USD	Moore David C Senior VP & CFO	- 3000	60.8237 USD
8 years ago Aug 24, 2016	Sell 304 K USD	Broome Theodore G	- 5033	60.45 USD
8 years ago Aug 17, 2016	Sell 813 K USD	FOSTER CHARLES H JR Director	- 13656	59.55 USD
8 years ago Aug 16, 2016	Sell 77.6 K USD	ADAMS JOHN B JR Director	- 1296	59.905 USD
8 years ago Aug 10, 2016	Sell 738 K USD	CROCKER CHESTER A Director	- 12200	60.4733 USD

7. News

ATTENTION Universal Display Corporation Investors: You May Have Been Affected by Fraud - Contact Levi & Korsinsky to Discuss Your Rights NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2024 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Universal Display Corporation ("Universal Display Corporation") (NASDAQ:OLED) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On August 1, 2024, Universal reported solid 2Q 2024 results and raised the bottom-end of its full year revenue outlook. accesswire.com - 2 days ago

Did Universal Display Corporation Mislead Investors? Shareholder Rights Advocates at Levi & Korsinsky Investigate- OLED NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 14, 2024 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Universal Display Corporation ("Universal Display Corporation") (NASDAQ:OLED) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On August 1, 2024, Universal reported solid 2Q 2024 results and raised the bottom-end of its full year revenue outlook. accesswire.com - 3 days ago

OLED ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky Reminds Investors of an Investigation Involving Possible Securities Fraud Violations by Universal Display Corporation NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 13, 2024 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Universal Display Corporation ("Universal Display Corporation") (NASDAQ:OLED) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On August 1, 2024, Universal reported solid 2Q 2024 results and raised the bottom-end of its full year revenue outlook. accesswire.com - 4 days ago

Universal Corporation Provides Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial and Operational Update Reports Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results Highlights Continued Strong Operational Performance Files Form 12b-25, Delays Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call RICHMOND, Va. , Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) ("Universal" or the "Company"), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, today is providing a financial and operational update for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, including preliminary results for the quarter. prnewswire.com - 5 days ago

Universal Music Group: Pershing does not have the right to require Amsterdam delisting CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news. youtube.com - 6 days ago

Universal Music Group Shuts Down Bill Ackman's Request To Delist From Amsterdam Stock Exchange Universal Music Group opposed a request from billionaire Bill Ackman to delist from Amsterdam's stock exchange, saying Ackman's hedge fund has no right to ask the record label to do so after Ackman cited a series of antisemitic attacks in the Dutch city as a “tipping point” earlier this week. forbes.com - 1 week ago

Statement From Universal Music Group N.V. HILVERSUM, Netherlands , Nov. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "We have taken note of Bill Ackman's post in relation to Pershing Square and UMG on X yesterday. Neither UMG nor any of its other board members were involved in the formulation of the views in that post. prnewswire.com - 1 week ago

Universal Music Group will move to U.S. exchange in 2025, Ackman says Billionaire Bill Ackman will move Universal Music Group from its stock market listing in Amsterdam to the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq by the end of 2025. Ackman's Pershing Square has unusual privileges at UMG, even for a top shareholder, including the contractual right to force the company to re-list its primary stock exchange listing. cnbc.com - 1 week ago

Universal Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend and Share Repurchase Program RICHMOND, Va. , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), a global business-to-business agriproducts company, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of eighty-one cents ($0.81) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable February 3, 2025, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 13, 2025. prnewswire.com - 1 week ago

Franklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Distribution SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE: FT] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0425 per share, payable on November 29, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 18, 2024 (Ex-Dividend Date: November 18, 2024). The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. Distributi. businesswire.com - 1 week ago

Universal Display Corporation Announces Participation at Upcoming Conferences EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $OLED #OLED--UDC announced participation in the J.P. Morgan and Nasdaq investor conferences and SID Mid-Atlantic and OLEDs World Summit industry conferences. businesswire.com - 1 week ago

Universal Music Group N.V. To Participate in the Morgan Stanley European Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2024 HILVERSUM, The Netherlands , Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that its COO and CFO, Boyd Muir, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Morgan Stanley European Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 12:20pm CET. prnewswire.com - 1 week ago

8. Profile Summary

Universal Corporation UVV

COUNTRY US

INDUSTRY Tobacco

MARKET CAP $ 1.34 B

Dividend Yield 1.66%

Description Universal 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.

Contact 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23235 https://www.universalcorp.com

IPO Date Jan. 5, 1988

Employees 10800

Officers Ms. Catherine H. Claiborne Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Beth Ann Luther Vice President of Taxes Mr. J. Patrick O'Keefe Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures, Inc. Joseph W. Hearington Jr. Vice President of Internal Auditing Mr. Theodore G. Broome Executive Vice President & Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc Harvard B. Smith Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer Mr. McKeen Starke Senior Vice President & Sales Director Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman Mr. Johan C. Kroner Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Mr. Airton L. Hentschke Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President

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