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Profile - Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 27Price hit new 52-week high ($43.37)
Upcoming Events
Nov 12Dividend payment of $0.32
Location
1501 North Hamilton Street
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: (804) 359-9311
Fax: (804) 254-3582
Employees (last reported count): 32,000
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Tobacco
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 34%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
 · 6 insider sells; 50.0K shares
  (0.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 70% (106% of float)
(313 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.03M shares (+5.13%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Universal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is an independent leaf tobacco merchant and has additional operations in agri-products and the distribution of lumber and building products. Universal's tobacco operations have been the principal focus of the Company since its founding in 1918, and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, tobacco operations accounted for 70% of revenues and 85% of segment operating income. Universal's agri-products and lumber and building products operations accounted for 14% and 16% of revenues and 5% and 10% of operating profits, respectively, during the same period. Universal's tobacco business involves selecting, buying, shipping, processing, packing, storing and financing leaf tobacco in the United States and other tobacco-growing countries for the account of, or for resale to, manufacturers of tobacco products throughout the world. Universal does not manufacture cigarettes or other consumer tobacco products.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
Universal Corporation is an independent leaf tobacco merchant and has additional operations in agri-products and the distribution of lumber and building products. For the fiscal year ended 6/30/01, revenues declined 11% to $3.02 billion. Net income fell 1% to $112.7 million. Revenues reflect smaller U.S crops and manufacturers contracting directly with domestic farmers. Net income reflects an increase in interest costs.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 615,584; after tax earnings were 23,975. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Henry Harrell, 61
Chairman, CEO
$1.5M$342K
Allen King, 54
Pres, COO
1.2M265K
Hartwell Roper, 52
VP, CFO
516K149K
J.M. White, III, 61
VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
--  --  
William Taylor, 59
CAO, VP
706K164K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:UVVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Sep-2000
$23.563
Recent Price$42.43 
52-Week High
on 27-Aug-2001
$43.37 
Beta-0.11 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)69.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)74.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+65.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+121.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.16B
Shares Outstanding27.3M
Float18.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.28 
Dividend Yield3.02%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 2-Jan-1992
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$19.65 
Earnings (ttm)$4.08 
Earnings (mrq)$0.87 
Sales (ttm)$109.16 
Cash (mrq*)$2.78 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)2.16 
Price/Earnings (ttm)10.40 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.39 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.02B
EBITDA (ttm*)$233.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$112.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)7.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)6.35%
Return on Equity (ttm)22.15%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.78 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)1.42 
Total Cash (mrq)$0 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short129.0K
Percent of Float0.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
136.0K
Short Ratio1.99 
Daily Volume65.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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