Universal Corporation (UVV): Price and Financial Metrics
UVV Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $51.12 | 52-week high | $62.15 |
Prev. close | $52.62 | 52-week low | $43.64 |
Day low | $51.07 | Volume | 101,500 |
Day high | $52.53 | Avg. volume | 114,710 |
50-day MA | $53.18 | Dividend yield | 6.04% |
200-day MA | $52.10 | Market Cap | 1.26B |
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UVV POWR Grades
- Growth is the dimension where UVV ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 79.37% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for UVV is in Growth, which has been heading down over the past 179 days.
- UVV ranks lowest in Quality; there it ranks in the 32nd percentile.
UVV Stock Summary
- UVV's went public 35.41 years ago, making it older than 90.53% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Of note is the ratio of UNIVERSAL CORP's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; 87.44% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- The volatility of UNIVERSAL CORP's share price is greater than that of merely 5.37% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to UNIVERSAL CORP are DLA, ITP, AVNT, FET, and AVT.
- Visit UVV's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.universalcorp.com.
UVV Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Consumer Defensive stock, UVV's price/sales ratio is 54.55% lower, now standing at 0.5.
- Over the past 243 months, UVV's price/sales ratio has gone up 0.1.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for UVV.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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UVV | 2023-05-23 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 12.7 |
UVV | 2023-05-22 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 12.6 |
UVV | 2023-05-19 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 |
UVV | 2023-05-18 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 |
UVV | 2023-05-17 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 12.5 |
UVV | 2023-05-16 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
UVV Growth Metrics
- The 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 243.13%.
- The 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -24%.
- The 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at -72.72%.

The table below shows UVV's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-12-31 | 2,522.818 | -87.392 | 96.115 |
2022-09-30 | 2,380.423 | -180.595 | 89.395 |
2022-06-30 | 2,183.394 | -53.966 | 87.05 |
2022-03-31 | 2,103.601 | 44.882 | 86.577 |
2021-12-31 | 2,074.218 | 130.215 | 100.168 |
2021-09-30 | 2,094.505 | 249.602 | 98.501 |
UVV's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- UVV has a Quality Grade of D, ranking ahead of 15.18% of graded US stocks.
- UVV's asset turnover comes in at 0.861 -- ranking 86th of 105 Wholesale stocks.
- SPRS, KAMN, and NGL are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with UVV.
The table below shows UVV's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.861 | 0.196 | 0.065 |
2021-03-31 | 0.874 | 0.195 | 0.065 |
2020-12-31 | 0.902 | 0.186 | 0.051 |
2020-09-30 | 0.849 | 0.177 | 0.045 |
2020-06-30 | 0.897 | 0.182 | 0.058 |
2020-03-31 | 0.881 | 0.187 | 0.059 |
Universal Corporation (UVV) Company Bio
Universal Corporation operates as a leaf tobacco merchant and processor worldwide. It engages in procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company was founded in 1888 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.
Latest UVV News From Around the Web
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Universal Corporation (UVV) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptUniversal Corporation (UVV) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript May 24, 2023 05:00 PM ET Company Participants Jennifer Rowe - Assistant Vice President Airton Hentschke - Chief Operating Officer Johan Kroner - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Ann Gurkin - Davenport & Co. Presentation Operator Good afternoon, and thank you for attending today's Universal Corporation Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Daniel, and I will be the moderator for today's call. [Operator Instructions]. It is now my pleasure to pass the conference over to our host, Jennifer Rowe, Assistant Vice President. And Jenni... |
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UVV Price Returns
1-mo | -2.61% |
3-mo | 3.60% |
6-mo | -2.79% |
1-year | -8.96% |
3-year | 38.47% |
5-year | 5.95% |
YTD | -0.25% |
2022 | 1.82% |
2021 | 19.59% |
2020 | -8.96% |
2019 | 11.08% |
2018 | 7.79% |
UVV Dividends
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