About universal corp. - UVV
Universal Corp. is a business-to-business agriculture products supplier to consumer product manufacturers that sources and processes leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients. It operates through the Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations segments. The Tobacco Operations segment includes selecting, procuring, processing, packing, storing, shipping, and financing leaf tobacco for sale to, or for the account of, manufacturers of consumer tobacco products throughout the world. The Ingredients Operations segment provides customers with a variety of plant-based ingredients for both human and pet consumption. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.
UVV At a Glance
Universal Corp.
Stony Point II Building
Richmond, Virginia 23235-6865
| Phone | 1-804-359-9311 | Revenue | 2.95B | |
| Industry | Wholesale Distributors | Net Income | 95.05M | |
| Sector | Distribution Services | 2025 Sales Growth | 7.23% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 03 / 2026 | Employees | 28,500 | |
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UVV Valuation
| P/E Current | 11.91 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 14.818 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.478 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.95 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 4.31 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 7.55 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 0.779 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.481 |
UVV Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 103,413.474 |
| Income Per Employee | 3,334.982 |
| Receivables Turnover | 4.656 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.995 |
UVV Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 2.874 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.321 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.347 |
UVV Profitability
| Gross Margin | 18.623 |
| Operating Margin | 8.284 |
| Pretax Margin | 5.232 |
| Net Margin | 3.225 |
| Return on Assets | 3.207 |
| Return on Equity | 6.565 |
| Return on Total Capital | 3.709 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.558 |
UVV Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 75.712 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 43.089 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 36.939 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 43.778 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 24.915 |
Universal Corp. in the News
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