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Universal LSE:0LJD Stock Report

Last Price

US$58.00

Market Cap

US$1.4b

7D

5.6%

1Y

9.5%

Updated

21 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials

0LJD Stock Overview

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

0LJD fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Universal
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$58.00
52 Week HighUS$59.76
52 Week LowUS$45.18
Beta0.71
1 Month Change12.49%
3 Month Change9.38%
1 Year Change9.50%
3 Year Change-6.59%
5 Year Changen/a
Change since IPO17.41%

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Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

0LJDGB TobaccoGB Market
7D5.6%8.0%2.2%
1Y9.5%35.2%2.4%

Return vs Industry: 0LJD underperformed the UK Tobacco industry which returned 34.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0LJD exceeded the UK Market which returned 1.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0LJD's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0LJD volatility
0LJD Average Weekly Movement3.7%
Tobacco Industry Average Movement3.2%
Market Average Movement5.9%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.2%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: 0LJD has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0LJD'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?
0LJD fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.45b
Earnings (TTM)US$126.03m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.02b
11.4x
P/E Ratio
0.5x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0LJD income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.02b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.42b
Gross ProfitUS$595.38m
Other ExpensesUS$469.35m
EarningsUS$126.03m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)5.10
Gross Margin19.74%
Net Profit Margin4.18%
Debt/Equity Ratio77.5%

How did 0LJD perform over the long term?

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Dividends

5.6%
Current Dividend Yield
64%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/21 04:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
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