NYSE · UVV

Universal Corporation

$53.75 +$1.04 (+1.97%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$1.31B
Market cap
40.26×
P/E · TTM
$2.89B
Revenue · TTM
$32.64M
Net income
EPS · TTM $1.30
Dividend yield 6.2%
Free cash flow $80.27M
Beta · 1Y -0.17
EBITDA · TTM $156.09M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Feb 9
    The stock moved -10.7% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 9

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$1.31B
Enterprise value$1.87B
Shares outstanding24.9M
52-wk range$49.19 – $59.38
Avg volume · 20D165.9K
Net cash −$554.55M
Book value / share$56.52
IndustryWholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials
ExchangeNYSE
About Universal Corporation
IPO dateJun 1, 1972
Employees25000

Universal Corp is an international leaf tobacco supplier. The company's segments include Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Tobacco Operations segment.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E40.26
P/S0.46
P/FCF16.37
EV/EBITDA11.97
EV/Sales0.65
Graham №$40.71

Profitability

Gross
Operating 3.6%
Net 1.1%
FCF 2.8%
ROE / ROIC 2.3% · 2.8%

Financial Health

Current ratio3.49
Quick ratio
Debt / equity0.44
Debt / EBITDA 3.95
Net cash −$554.55M
Working capital$1.41B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $129.10M
Capex −$48.83M
Free cash flow $80.27M
Buybacks $0
Dividends paid $81.30M
Shareholder yield 6.2%

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 5 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

3.0
Grey zone (1.81–2.99) · monitor

Graham Number vs Price

$40.71 vs $53.75
Trades 1.3× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2025-12-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings