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Universal DB:UVV Stock Report

Last Price

€52.40

Market Cap

€1.3b

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-10.7%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials

UVV Stock Overview

Engages in sourcing, processing, and supplying leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. More details

UVV fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Universal
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$52.40
52 Week HighUS$61.20
52 Week LowUS$42.26
Beta0.79
1 Month Change-1.41%
3 Month Change11.02%
1 Year Change-10.73%
3 Year Change10.64%
5 Year Change3.76%
Change since IPO21.58%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

UVVDE TobaccoDE Market
7D-2.5%-2.9%-2.0%
1Y-10.7%27.7%6.9%

Return vs Industry: UVV underperformed the German Tobacco industry which returned 27.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: UVV underperformed the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is UVV's price volatile compared to industry and market?
UVV volatility
UVV Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Tobacco Industry Average Movement2.3%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
188610,800Preston Wignerwww.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

How do Universal's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
UVV fundamental statistics
Market cap€1.29b
Earnings (TTM)€116.73m
Revenue (TTM)€2.71b

11.1x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
UVV income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.83b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.27b
Gross ProfitUS$557.31m
Other ExpensesUS$435.52m
EarningsUS$121.79m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)4.93
Gross Margin19.71%
Net Profit Margin4.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio83.0%

How did UVV perform over the long term?

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Dividends

5.9%

Current Dividend Yield

66%

Payout Ratio

Does UVV pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy UVV by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Universal dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 13 2025
Dividend Pay DateFeb 03 2025
Days until Ex dividend21 days
Days until Dividend pay date42 days

Does UVV pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 06:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Ann GurkinDavenport & Company