Universal Corporation

Company Profile

Universal Corporation had its IPO on 1988-01-05 under the ticker symbol UVV.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Tobacco industry. Universal Corporation has a staff strength of 11,200 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Universal Corporation opened at $47.14 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $46.93 - $47.47, and closed at $46.95.

This is a -0.23% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 77,566 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Universal Corporation have slipped by -1.03%.

Universal Corporation's Key Ratios

Universal Corporation has a market cap of $1.16 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.989 and a price to sales ratio of 0.5454.

In the last 12-months Universal Corporation’s revenue was $2.66 billion with a gross profit of $422.22 million and an EBITDA of $236.77 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Universal Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Universal Corporation’s operating margin was 6.73% while its return on assets stood at 3.95% with a return of equity of 8.82%.

In Q2, Universal Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 108.7% while revenue growth was a positive 20.5%.

Universal Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

10.1861

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $4.62 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Universal Corporation’s profitability.

Universal Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.0046 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.2697. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.5454.

Universal Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $3.17 per share, indicating a yield of 6.86% and a payout ratio of 92.54%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.89 billion

Total Liabilities

$717.87 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-17634000.00

Capital Expenditure

$17.96 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

92.54%

Universal Corporation ended 2024 with $2.89 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.89 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.38 billion.

Universal Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $717.87 million in other current liabilities, 338445000.00 in common stock, $1.11 billion in retained earnings and $213.89 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $80.52 million and cash and short-term investments were $80.52 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $370,505,000 while long-term debt stood at $616.95 million.

Universal Corporation’s total current assets stands at $2.05 billion while long-term investments were $475.92 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $448.85 million compared to accounts payable of $89.86 million and inventory worth $1.30 billion.

In 2024, Universal Corporation's operating cash flow was $-17634000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $17.96 million.

Comparatively, Universal Corporation paid $0.93 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$46.95

52-Week High

$55.2307

52-Week Low

$41.6785

Analyst Target Price

$59

Universal Corporation stock is currently trading at $46.95 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $55.2307 and a 52-week low of $55.2307. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $59.

Its 50-day moving average was $48.44 and 200-day moving average was $50.69 The short ratio stood at 1.14 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 286% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8129.3% are held by institutions.