UVV
Universal Corporation (UVV)
Consumer Defensive • Tobacco • $45.61 • MCap: 1,135,655,040
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https://www.universalcorp.com • Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, and beverage companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Buy Decision Core
Total Score
32
Business Quality
1
Financial Strength
8
Growth Outlook
5
Momentum
2
Price Action
Current
45.61
52W High
56.92
52W Low
44.32
Above 50DMA
49.55 (-7.94%)
Above 200DMA
51.29 (-11.08%)
Relative Strength
Relative Strength
-0.12
RS 3M
-0.14
RS 6M
-0.11
RS 9M
-0.09
RS 12M
-0.12
Fundamentals
Revenue Growth
-0.12%
Earnings Growth
0%
ROE
0.02%
ROA
0.04%
Valuation
PE (Fwd)
11.55
PEG
12.67
P/B
0.82
Upside
46.90%
Risk
Beta
0.56
Short %
0.10
Risk Score
6.00
Analyst
Rating
none
Target
67.00
Beta
0.56
Analysts
0
Total Score
32
Upside
46.90%
Relative Strength
-0.12
Beta
0.56
Why Buy?
- Trading below book value
- Analyst upside exceeds 15%
Key Risks
- Revenue growth is negative
- Weak long-term relative strength
Score Breakdown
Business
1
1
Financial
8
8
Growth
5
5
Valuation
11
11
Risk
3
3
Momentum
2
2
Technical
52W High: 56.92
52W Low: 44.32
Above 50DMA: -7.94%
Above 200DMA: -11.08%
Valuation
Forward PE: 11.55
PEG: 12.67
P/B: 0.82
Upside: 46.90%
Risk
Beta: 0.56
Short Float: 0.10%
ROE: 0.02%
ROA: 0.04%