Universal Overview
Industry: Tobacco
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to m Read MoreUniversal is evaluated based on the investment philosophy and approach to stock market investing developed by renowned investor Warren Buffett. Companies with high ratings typically exhibit growing earnings, a substantial profit margin, conservative leverage, a consistently high return on equity, and a sustained practice of repurchasing their shares over the years.
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Earnings Per Share
Score 2.00/5
Universal earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes
Procter & Gamble Company
Grand Canyon Education Inc
Hershey Co
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Tobacco industry
, Turning Point Brands
, Altria Group
, RLX Technology Inc.
are companies with high ratings.
Return on Equity
Score 0.60/5
Universal exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include
Procter & Gamble Company
Grand Canyon Education Inc
Hershey Co
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Grand Canyon Education Inc
Hershey Co
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