Universal Corporation | Small-cap | Consumer Defensive
$52.74
-1.59%
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TL;DR Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Key Ratios Peer Comparison

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 593.8M
Gross Profit 114.1M 19.22%
Operating Income 34.9M 5.88%
Net Income 14.4M 2.42%
EPS (Diluted) $0.34

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 3.0B
Total Liabilities 1.5B
Shareholders Equity 1.5B
Debt to Equity 0.99

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 126.5M
Free Cash Flow 151.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Universal Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Revenue i 2.9B 2.7B 2.6B 2.1B 2.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i 2.4B 2.2B 2.1B 1.7B 1.6B
Gross Profit i 548.7M 536.1M 458.3M 408.9M 386.0M
Gross Margin % i 18.6% 19.5% 17.8% 19.4% 19.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i - - - - -
Selling, General & Administrative i 305.3M 310.6M 277.2M 240.7M 219.8M
Other Operating Expenses i - - - - -
Total Operating Expenses i 305.3M 310.6M 277.2M 240.7M 219.8M
Operating Income i 243.4M 225.5M 181.1M 168.2M 166.2M
Operating Margin % i 8.3% 8.2% 7.0% 8.0% 8.4%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i 3.5M 4.5M 6.0M 917.0K 325.0K
Interest Expense i 79.6M 66.3M 49.3M 27.7M 25.0M
Other Non-Operating Income -13.0M 317.0K 4.2M 857.0K -15.9M
Pre-tax Income i 154.2M 164.1M 142.0M 142.3M 125.7M
Income Tax i 40.9M 31.1M 11.7M 38.7M 29.4M
Effective Tax Rate % i 26.6% 19.0% 8.3% 27.2% 23.4%
Net Income i 113.3M 133.0M 130.2M 103.6M 96.3M
Net Margin % i 3.8% 4.8% 5.1% 4.9% 4.9%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i 304.2M 292.2M 248.6M 233.0M 218.0M
EPS (Basic) i $3.81 $4.81 $5.01 $3.50 $3.55
EPS (Diluted) i $3.78 $4.78 $4.97 $3.47 $3.53
Basic Shares Outstanding i 24947208 24851858 24773710 24764177 24656009
Diluted Shares Outstanding i 24947208 24851858 24773710 24764177 24656009

Income Statement Trend

Universal Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 260.1M 55.6M 64.7M 81.6M 197.2M
Short-term Investments i - - - - -
Accounts Receivable i 625.9M 525.3M 402.1M 390.0M 368.1M
Inventory i 995.9M 1.3B 1.0B 1.0B 786.6M
Other Current Assets 78.0M 93.7M 99.8M 116.8M 66.8M
Total Current Assets i 2.2B 2.1B 1.8B 1.7B 1.6B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 34.3M 32.5M 40.5M 40.2M 31.2M
Goodwill i 485.5M 496.6M 507.9M 520.6M 418.4M
Intangible Assets i 57.8M 68.9M 80.1M 92.6M 72.3M
Long-term Investments - - - - -
Other Non-Current Assets 62.4M 65.4M 64.4M 52.7M 64.3M
Total Non-Current Assets i 833.5M 834.7M 836.3M 838.3M 786.6M
Total Assets i 3.0B 2.9B 2.6B 2.6B 2.3B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 98.0M 108.7M 83.2M 168.5M 139.5M
Short-term Debt i 465.8M 427.6M 207.0M 192.9M 109.2M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Current Liabilities i 750.2M 711.4M 442.0M 518.7M 293.2M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 638.5M 636.7M 642.3M 548.2M 537.9M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i 42.1M 39.1M 42.6M 47.3M 45.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 22.9M 27.9M 32.5M 34.5M 59.8M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i 738.9M 747.0M 760.2M 682.9M 700.3M
Total Liabilities i 1.5B 1.5B 1.2B 1.2B 993.5M
Equity
Common Stock i 351.6M 345.6M 337.2M 330.7M 326.7M
Retained Earnings i 1.2B 1.2B 1.1B 1.1B 1.1B
Treasury Stock i - - - - -
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i 1.5B 1.5B 1.4B 1.4B 1.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 1.1B 1.1B 849.3M 741.1M 647.1M
Working Capital i 1.4B 1.4B 1.4B 1.2B 1.3B

Balance Sheet Composition

Universal Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Operating Activities
Net Income i 113.3M 133.0M 130.2M 103.6M 96.3M
Depreciation & Amortization i 59.8M 58.3M 57.3M 52.5M 44.7M
Stock-Based Compensation i 8.5M 12.1M 8.4M 6.2M 6.1M
Working Capital Changes i 104.4M -311.2M -205.6M -165.0M 43.3M
Operating Cash Flow i 288.3M -112.0M -52.8M -9.2M 183.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i -58.8M -63.8M -53.6M -40.2M -54.7M
Acquisitions i 0 3.8M 3.2M -102.5M -161.8M
Investment Purchases i - - - - -
Investment Sales i - - - - -
Investing Cash Flow i -58.8M -60.0M -50.4M -142.7M -217.3M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i 0 -4.7M -3.4M -3.1M 0
Dividends Paid i -79.7M -78.4M -77.4M -76.4M -75.2M
Debt Issuance i 0 0 123.5M 0 150.0M
Debt Repayment i 0 0 -23.5M 0 0
Financing Cash Flow i -63.2M 125.7M 38.9M -16.8M 91.4M
Free Cash Flow i 264.4M -140.6M -65.2M -8.3M 154.3M
Net Change in Cash i 166.2M -46.3M -64.2M -168.6M 57.2M

Cash Flow Trend

Universal Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 13.24
Forward P/E 12.78
Price to Book 0.93
Price to Sales 0.46
PEG Ratio 0.00

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 3.51%
Operating Margin 5.88%
Return on Equity 8.87%
Return on Assets 5.24%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.49
Debt to Equity 85.10
Beta 0.75

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $4.11
Book Value per Share $58.81
Revenue per Share $117.86

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
uvv 1.4B 13.24 0.93 8.87% 3.51% 85.10
Philip Morris 241.7B 22.86 -24.15 -71.27% 21.08% -5.14
Altria Group 109.9B 12.89 -34.30 -513.53% 43.37% -7.71
Rlx Technology 3.0B 30.25 0.18 4.63% 24.91% 0.97
Ispire Technology 131.7M - 229.09 -223.84% -30.78% 1,167.28
Kaival Brands 6.7M -0.35 0.66 -68.63% 37.83% 7.61

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.