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Consumer Staples Tobacco
  • Price (USD)58.41
  • Today's Change-0.09 / -0.15%
  • Shares traded334.13k
  • 1 Year change+20.11%
  • Beta0.7493
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About the company

Universal Corporation is a global agricultural company engaged in supplying products and solutions to meet its customers’ evolving needs and precise specifications. The Company is engaged in the leaf tobacco business and investing in the growth of its plant-based ingredients platform. It operates through two segments: Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment involves procuring and processing flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for manufacturers of consumer tobacco products and performing related services. Through its Ingredients Operations segment, it procures raw materials globally and processes the raw materials through a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, botanical extracts, and flavorings for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage companies. It operates in over 30 countries on five continents.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)2.95bn
  • Net income in USD95.05m
  • Incorporated1918
  • Employees28.50k
  • Location
    Universal CorpStony Point Ii Building9201 Forest Hill AvenueRICHMOND 23235United StatesUSA
  • Phone+1 (804) 359-9311
  • Fax+1 (804) 254-3594
  • Websitehttps://www.universalcorp.com/
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Karelia Tobacco Company Inc1.81bn122.42m1.01bn560.008.281.077.730.559637.9437.94561.09294.721.6620.2663.702,736,039.0011.2111.3013.3513.318.819.746.766.694.24--0.001737.8513.957.8229.8910.85-23.308.29
Gudang Garam Tbk PT5.89bn30.21m1.04bn28.03k34.280.27074.550.1759254.49254.4949,611.4932,233.951.072.0431.533,149,560,000.000.55475.180.77147.359.0011.470.51623.840.42052.900.124856.42-17.06-2.25-81.58-38.20-8.58--
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S1.45bn135.73m1.06bn9.63k8.040.73525.210.734310.5410.54113.37115.210.55891.388.91958,203.505.257.556.098.4746.2148.029.3913.200.53619.000.357563.705.406.49-20.534.6816.786.86
Turning Point Brands Inc370.04m49.71m1.30bn310.0027.086.5122.303.522.682.2819.6011.160.64311.5332.091,193,671.008.977.6310.568.5856.5552.2313.9611.122.646.810.590310.7710.95-0.073522.1423.86-0.81059.24
Universal Corp2.95bn95.05m1.45bn28.50k15.480.99138.380.49223.783.78117.2959.010.99461.875.12103,413.503.824.415.175.5518.6219.433.844.671.323.630.416975.797.239.06-20.535.8112.191.29
Philip Morris CR as1.02bn158.50m1.57bn1.26k14.225.588.141.531,218.221,218.227,871.773,105.211.309.0219.3917,122,030.0020.1520.9137.7238.2043.8444.6915.4817.391.51--0.073369.655.054.800.0299-3.62-8.19-4.80
Data as of Jul 11 2025. Currency figures normalised to Universal Corp's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

56.62%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Mar 20253.49m14.15%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Mar 20252.89m11.70%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 31 Mar 20251.80m7.27%
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Mar 20251.36m5.49%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025982.03k3.98%
First Trust Advisors LPas of 31 Mar 2025976.42k3.95%
Pzena Investment Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025911.83k3.69%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.as of 31 Mar 2025582.53k2.36%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025581.82k2.36%
State Street Global Advisors Ltd.as of 02 Jul 2025411.21k1.67%
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