Universal Corporation

DB:UVV Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.3b

Universal Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Universal's CEO is Preston Wigner, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.55M, comprised of 30.6% salary and 69.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth €1.79M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 9.8 years respectively.

Key information

Preston Wigner

Chief executive officer

US$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage30.6%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure5.5yrs
Board average tenure9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Preston Wigner's remuneration changed compared to Universal's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$122m

Mar 31 2024US$2mUS$476k

US$120m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$133m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$121m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$115m

Mar 31 2023US$1mUS$455k

US$124m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$96m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$89m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$87m

Mar 31 2022US$1mUS$433k

US$87m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$100m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$99m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$86m

Mar 31 2021US$1mUS$427k

US$87m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$64m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$56m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$77m

Mar 31 2020US$1mUS$419k

US$72m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$87m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$90m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$93m

Mar 31 2019US$1mUS$406k

US$104m

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

US$103m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$121m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$115m

Mar 31 2018US$1mUS$398k

US$106m

Compensation vs Market: Preston's total compensation ($USD1.55M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.58M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Preston's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Preston Wigner (55 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$1,554,763

Compensation

Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner serves as President, CEO & Chairman of Universal Corporation since October 01, 2024. He had been the General Counsel and Secretary of Universal Corporation since November 2, 2005...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Preston Wigner
Presidentless than a yearUS$1.55m0.14%
€ 1.8m
Johan Kroner
Senior VP & CFO6.3yrsUS$1.98m0.095%
€ 1.2m
Airton Hentschke
COO & Senior VP9.7yrsUS$2.68m0.28%
€ 3.7m
J. O'Keefe
Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures4.7yrsUS$1.16mno data
Catherine Claiborne
VP, General Counsel & Secretaryless than a yearno data0.048%
€ 615.4k
Harvard Smith
VP & Chief Compliance Officerno datano datano data
McKeen Starke
Senior VP & Sales Director1.4yrsno data0.0066%
€ 85.2k
Theodore Broome
Executive VP & Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc12.2yrsUS$1.52m0.078%
€ 1.0m
Joseph Hearington
Vice President of Internal Auditingno datano datano data
Beth Luther
Vice President of Taxesno datano datano data
Candace Formacek
VP & Treasurer12.7yrsno data0.052%
€ 676.7k
Scott Bleicher
VP & Controller5.5yrsno data0.018%
€ 230.8k

5.5yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UVV's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Preston Wigner
Presidentless than a yearUS$1.55m0.14%
€ 1.8m
Thomas Johnson
Lead Independent Director23.9yrsUS$268.13k0.11%
€ 1.4m
Henry Harrell
Chairman Emeritusno dataUS$1.82mno data
Allen King
Chairman Emeritusno dataUS$117.00kno data
Robert Sledd
Independent Director15.3yrsUS$243.26k0.062%
€ 795.9k
Lennart Freeman
Independent Director11.3yrsUS$237.63k0.070%
€ 908.6k
George Freeman
Vice Chairman17.1yrsUS$5.28m0.86%
€ 11.1m
Thomas Tullidge
Independent Director6.3yrsUS$232.13k0.058%
€ 744.2k
Diana Cantor
Independent Director12.9yrsUS$240.13k0.090%
€ 1.2m
Michael Lawton
Independent Director8.3yrsUS$249.63k0.070%
€ 906.3k
Jacqueline Williams
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$232.13k0.046%
€ 590.1k
Arthur Schick
Independent Director1.7yrsUS$251.54k0.014%
€ 186.3k

9.8yrs

Average Tenure

71yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UVV's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

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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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