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Price (delayed)
$55.85
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E Ratio
11.4
Dividend/share
$3.22
EPS
$4.9
Enterprise value
$2.5B
Universal Corporation operates in more than 30 countries spanning five continents. Our primary subsidiary, Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Incorporated, is responsible for the largest portion of the company's business, the
Highlights
The gross profit is up by 17% year-on-year
Universal's gross margin has increased by 10% YoY
The P/E is 20% below the 5-year quarterly average of 14.0 but 4.7% above the last 4 quarters average of 10.7
Universal's debt has increased by 21% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
Universal's quick ratio has decreased by 19% QoQ and by 7% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of UVV
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
24.69M
Market cap
$1.38B
Enterprise value
$2.5B
Price to book (P/B)
0.97
Price to sales (P/S)
0.49
EV/EBIT
11.05
EV/EBITDA
8.79
EV/Sales
0.89
Revenue
$2.83B
EBIT
$226.52M
EBITDA
$284.65M
Free cash flow
-$101.19M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$4.9
Free cash flow per share
-$4.07
Book value per share
$57.52
Revenue per share
$113.68
TBVPS
$110.67
Total assets
$3.03B
Total liabilities
$1.59B
Debt
$1.23B
Equity
$1.41B
Working capital
$1.35B
Debt to equity
0.87
Current ratio
2.6
Quick ratio
0.83
Net debt/EBITDA
3.95
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
10.1%
Gross margin
19.3%
Net margin
4.3%
Operating margin
8.1%
Return on assets
4.2%
Return on equity
8.6%
Return on invested capital
7.8%
Return on capital employed
10.4%
Return on sales
8%
Dividend yield
5.77%
DPS
$3.22
Payout ratio
65.7%
UVV stock price
How has the Universal stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.75%
1 week
4.76%
1 month
12.44%
1 year
3.01%
YTD
-17.04%
QTD
5.16%
Financial performance
How have Universal's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.83B
Gross profit
$545.51M
Operating income
$228.2M
Net income
$121.79M
Gross margin
19.3%
Net margin
4.3%
Universal's operating income has increased by 28% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
The operating margin has increased by 21% YoY
The gross profit is up by 17% year-on-year
Universal's gross margin has increased by 10% YoY
Growth
What is Universal's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Universal stock price valuation
P/E
11.4
P/B
0.97
P/S
0.49
EV/EBIT
11.05
EV/EBITDA
8.79
EV/Sales
0.89
The P/E is 20% below the 5-year quarterly average of 14.0 but 4.7% above the last 4 quarters average of 10.7
The EPS has increased by 5% year-on-year
The price to book (P/B) is 6% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 0.9 but 5% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 1.0
The equity has increased by 2.4% YoY
UVV's price to sales (P/S) is 20% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.6 and 4% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 0.5
Universal's revenue has increased by 6% YoY and by 2.9% from the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Universal business performance
UVV's ROIC is up by 20% YoY and by 2.6% from the previous quarter
The return on sales has increased by 18% year-on-year
UVV's return on equity is up by 2.4% year-on-year
The company's return on assets rose by 2.4% YoY
Dividends
What is UVV's dividend history
DPS
$3.22
Dividend yield
5.77%
Payout ratio
65.7%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Universal financials performed over time
The total assets is 91% more than the total liabilities
Universal's quick ratio has decreased by 19% QoQ and by 7% YoY
Universal's current ratio has decreased by 12% from the previous quarter and by 9% YoY
Universal's debt is 13% less than its equity
Universal's debt has increased by 21% YoY and by 15% from the previous quarter
The debt to equity has increased by 19% year-on-year and by 18% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.