Universal Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:UVV)

About Universal Corp.

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Universal Corporation is a leaf tobacco supplier. The Company is engaged in procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The Company's segments include North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Dark Air-Cured, Oriental and Special Services. North America, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia are involved in flue-cured and/or burley leaf tobacco operations for supply to cigarette manufacturers. The Dark Air-Cured group supplies dark air-cured tobacco to manufacturers of cigars, pipe tobacco and smokeless tobacco products. The Oriental business supplies oriental tobacco to cigarette manufacturers. Special Services segment includes the Company's laboratory services business, which provides physical and chemical product testing and smoke testing for customers, as well as its liquid nicotine joint venture and its food and vegetable ingredients business.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Tobacco Products, Other
Sub-Industry: Tobacco
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: UVV
CUSIP: 91345610

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $57.52
50 Day Moving Average: $58.90
200 Day Moving Average: $56.94
52-Week Range: $49.01 - $61.69
Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.57
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $1.31B
Outstanding Shares: 22,766,000
Beta: 1.35

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.12%
Return on Equity: 5.93%
Return on Assets: 3.21%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30%
Current Ratio: 5.95%
Quick Ratio: 2.63%

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Consensus Ratings for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	No ratings tracked in the last 12 months.
Consensus Rating:	N/A (Score: NaN)
Consensus Price Target:	N/A

Analysts' Ratings History for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)

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Earnings History for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)

Date	Quarter	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/3/2016
5/24/2016	Q416	$1.72	$778.16 million	$803.98 million	View	Listen
2/3/2016	Q3	$1.60	$758.10 million	$584.60 million	View	N/A
8/6/2015	Q116	($0.43)	$271.50 million	$275.40 million	View	N/A
5/19/2015	Q115	$1.64	$2.46 billion	$778.00 billion	View	Listen
2/3/2015	Q414	$1.87	$2.46 billion	$758.10 billion	View	N/A
2/6/2014	Q314	$1.36	$680.03 million	$767.80 million	View	N/A
8/6/2013	Q1 2014	$0.81			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)
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Current Dividend Information for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)

Annual Dividend:	$2.12
Dividend Yield:	3.70%
Dividend Growth:	2.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	56.84% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Track Record:	44 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2016	quarterly	$0.53	3.48%	10/6/2016	10/11/2016	11/7/2016
5/24/2016	quarterly	$0.53	3.72%	7/7/2016	7/11/2016	8/8/2016
2/3/2016	quarterly	$0.53	4.02%	4/7/2016	4/11/2016	5/9/2016
11/6/2015	quarterly	$0.53	3.88%	1/7/2016	1/11/2016	2/8/2016
11/5/2015	quarterly	$0.53			1/11/2016	2/18/2016
8/4/2015	quarterly	$0.52	3.56%	10/8/2015	10/13/2015	11/9/2015
5/19/2015	quarterly	$0.52	4.06%	7/9/2015	7/13/2015	8/10/2015
2/3/2015	quarterly	$0.52	4.51%	4/10/2015	4/14/2015	5/11/2015
11/6/2014	quarterly	$0.52	4.95%	1/8/2015	1/12/2015	2/9/2015
8/5/2014	quarterly	$0.51	3.79%	10/9/2014	10/14/2014	11/10/2014
5/20/2014	quarterly	$0.51	3.86%	7/10/2014	7/14/2014	8/11/2014
2/7/2014	quarterly	$0.51	3.68%	4/10/2014	4/14/2014	5/12/2014
11/5/2013	quarterly	$0.51	3.8%	1/9/2014	1/13/2014	2/10/2014
8/6/2013	quarterly	$0.50	3.32%	10/10/2013	10/15/2013	11/12/2013
5/21/2013	quarterly	$0.50	3.37%	7/3/2013	7/8/2013	8/12/2013
2/5/2013	quarterly	$0.50	3.65%	4/4/2013	4/8/2013	5/13/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Universal Corp. (NYSE:UVV)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 3.10%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 96.30%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/29/2016	Preston Douglas Wigner	VP	Sell	1,500	$60.65	$90,975.00
8/24/2016	Theodore G. Broome	Insider	Sell	5,033	$60.45	$304,244.85
8/23/2016	David C. Moore	CFO	Sell	3,884	$60.84	$236,302.56
8/17/2016	Charles H Foster Jr	Director	Sell	13,656	$59.55	$813,214.80
8/16/2016	John B. Adams, Jr.	Director	Sell	1,296	$59.91	$77,643.36
8/10/2016	Chester A Crocker	Director	Sell	12,200	$60.47	$737,734.00
6/3/2016	Charles H Foster Jr	Director	Sell	7,146	$55.48	$396,460.08
2/24/2016	Chester A. Crocker	Director	Sell	1,000	$54.23	$54,230.00
2/19/2016	Robert C. Sledd	Director	Sell	1,925	$54.77	$105,432.25
2/16/2016	Eddie N. Moore, Jr.	Director	Sell	1,100	$54.28	$59,708.00
11/30/2015	Chester A Crocker	Director	Sell	1,677	$56.52	$94,784.04
11/30/2015	Preston Douglas Wigner	VP	Sell	6,500	$56.75	$368,875.00
11/24/2015	Robert Peebles	VP	Sell	2,317	$57.44	$133,088.48
11/18/2015	James A Huffman	Insider	Sell	12,943	$56.00	$724,808.00
11/16/2015	David C Moore	CFO	Sell	6,997	$55.32	$387,074.04
11/13/2015	Theodore G. Broome	insider	Sell	2,000	$54.07	$108,140.00
8/13/2015	Thomas H Johnson	Director	Sell	2,000	$49.06	$98,120.00
2/24/2015	John B Adams Jr	Director	Sell	1,377	$47.55	$65,476.35
2/6/2015	Thomas H Johnson	Director	Sell	3,000	$46.62	$139,860.00
11/20/2014	George C Freeman III	CEO	Buy	2,500	$38.89	$97,225.00
9/2/2014	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	2,500	$53.12	$132,800.00
8/28/2014	Preston Douglas Wigner	VP	Sell	2,500	$51.00	$127,500.00
8/25/2014	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	1,893	$51.31	$97,129.83
8/12/2014	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	8,916	$52.00	$463,632.00
6/16/2014	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	7,742	$56.14	$434,635.88
6/11/2014	Theodore G Broome	Insider	Sell	1,000	$55.87	$55,870.00
5/30/2014	Thomas H Johnson	Director	Sell	1,770	$53.32	$94,376.40
3/5/2014	David C Moore	CFO	Sell	2,000	$59.15	$118,300.00
3/5/2014	George C Freeman III	CEO	Sell	5,500	$58.30	$320,650.00
3/3/2014	David C Moore	CFO	Sell	3,066	$57.32	$175,743.12
11/12/2013	Preston Douglas Wigner	VP	Sell	5,000	$50.69	$253,450.00
11/8/2013	Thomas H Johnson	Director	Sell	1,425	$50.33	$71,720.25
8/12/2013	Thomas H Johnson	Director	Sell	3,000	$56.34	$169,020.00
8/9/2013	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	15,887	$57.73	$917,156.51
6/6/2013	Robert Peebles	VP	Sell	1,799	$58.66	$105,529.34
5/24/2013	W Keith Brewer	COO	Sell	10,017	$58.53	$586,295.01
2/15/2013	David C Moore	CFO	Sell	4,500	$55.62	$250,290.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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