UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
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Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) discussed Q1 results on its earnings call. It expects shipments to be weighted toward the second half of fiscal 2027 and said farmer pricing fell in most markets amid surplus. Ingredients revenue was $87M, down 3%, with a $0.7M operating loss. Net debt was slightly above $1B and liquidity about $1.1B.
Universal Corp (UVV) shares fell about 6% after fiscal Q1 2027 results missed estimates. Adjusted EPS was -$0.20 vs -$0.25 consensus, and revenue was $523.78M vs $587.0M. Tobacco operating income dropped 90% and volumes and prices fell. Management cited oversupply and expects shipments to weight to H2 FY27; dividend yield is about 6.4%.
UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 P.O. Box 25099 ~ Richmond, VA 23260 ~ Phone: (804) 359-9311 ~ Fax: (804) 254-3584 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ P R E S S R E L E A S E CONTACT: Universal Corporation Investor Relations RELEASE:
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In the last 30 days, UVV insiders filed 1 SEC Form 4 transaction — no purchases and 1 sale ($89K). The most active reporter was Freeman Lennart R. with 1 filing.
Management commentary points to margin pressure in ingredients, but expects inventory write-downs to be smaller than last year and provides liquidity and capex outlook.
The earnings miss and sharp operating income collapse point to near-term downside risk for UVV, with the market likely repricing leaf-tobacco oversupply and ingredients weakness.
UVV’s quarter shows sharp profitability compression, with tobacco pricing/volume weakness and ingredients fixed-cost pressure outweighing liquidity/debt improvements.
Leadership transition risk is the main near-term variable, but the filing provides no successor name or operational guidance.
Routine insider selling disclosed via Form 4; likely limited incremental signal absent broader company-specific catalysts.
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Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) discussed Q1 results on its earnings call. It expects shipments to be weighted toward the second half of fiscal 2027 and said farmer pricing fell in most markets amid surplus. Ingredients revenue was $87M, down 3%, with a $0.7M operating loss. Net debt was slightly above $1B and liquidity about $1.1B.
6 min readUniversal Corp (UVV) shares fell about 6% after fiscal Q1 2027 results missed estimates. Adjusted EPS was -$0.20 vs -$0.25 consensus, and revenue was $523.78M vs $587.0M. Tobacco operating income dropped 90% and volumes and prices fell. Management cited oversupply and expects shipments to weight to H2 FY27; dividend yield is about 6.4%.
6 min readUNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 P.O. Box 25099 ~ Richmond, VA 23260 ~ Phone: (804) 359-9311 ~ Fax: (804) 254-3584 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ P R E S S R E L E A S E CONTACT: Universal Corporation Investor Relations RELEASE:
6 min readUNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 29, 2026, J. Patrick O’Keefe notified Universal Corporation (the “Company”) of his intention to retire as Vice Pre
2 min readSLEDD ROBERT C sold 2,845 shares of UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) at $54.12 ($0.15M total) on 2026-06-03.
1 min readUniversal Corporation reported Q4 FY2026 results affected by a shift from tobacco undersupply to oversupply. Tobacco inventory write-downs totaled $43M (vs $14M five-year average), and Ingredients profitability fell at Shanks, which also took a $41M non-cash goodwill impairment. Net debt rose to $845M (Mar. 31, 2026). Management expects uncommitted inventory to normalize to 10%–20% in FY2027.
6 min readUniversal Corporation has announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.83 per share, up from $0.82. This dividend will be payable on August 3 to shareholders of record as of July 13. The adjustment reflects the company's commitment to returning value to its shareholders.
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