UVV Stock Overview
Engages in sourcing, processing, and supplying leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$50.50 |
| 52 Week High | US$55.30 |
| 52 Week Low | US$42.26 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| 1 Month Change | 4.64% |
| 3 Month Change | -4.99% |
| 1 Year Change | 10.99% |
| 3 Year Change | 7.08% |
| 5 Year Change | 13.74% |
| Change since IPO | 17.17% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| UVV | DE Tobacco | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.6% | -3.8% | -0.6% |
| 1Y | 11.0% | 27.8% | 14.8% |
Return vs Industry: UVV underperformed the German Tobacco industry which returned 31% over the past year.
Return vs Market: UVV underperformed the German Market which returned 14.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| UVV volatility | |
|---|---|
| UVV Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Tobacco Industry Average Movement | 2.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.6% |
Stable Share Price: UVV has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: UVV's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 10,800 | Preston Wigner | www.universalcorp.com |
Universal Corporation engages in sourcing, processing, and supplying leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. It operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations, and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products, as well as provision of related services; providing specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production.
Universal Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| UVV fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €1.26b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €116.42m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €2.70b |
10.8x
P/E Ratio0.5x
P/S RatioIs UVV overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| UVV income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$2.83b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$2.27b |
| Gross Profit | US$557.31m |
| Other Expenses | US$435.52m |
| Earnings | US$121.79m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 4.93 |
| Gross Margin | 19.71% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.31% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 83.0% |
How did UVV perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
6.1%
Current Dividend Yield66%
Payout RatioDoes UVV pay a reliable dividends?
See UVV dividend history and benchmarks| Universal dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Apr 14 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | May 05 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 50 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 71 days |
Does UVV pay a reliable dividends?
See UVV dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/22 23:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Universal Corporation is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ann Gurkin | Davenport & Company |