Company Information

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Address: 9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE
STONY POINT II BUILDING 
City: RICHMOND 
State: VA 
Zip Code: 23235 
Telephone: 804-359-9311 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 5150
(As filed with the SEC)  

We are the leading global leaf tobacco merchant and processor. We operate in over 30 countries on five continents. Tobacco has been our principal focus since our founding in 1918. The largest portion of our business involves the procurement, processing, packing, and supply of flue-cured and burley leaf tobacco to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The reportable segments for our flue-cured and burley tobacco operations are North America and Other Regions. We also have a third reportable segment, Other Tobacco Operations, which comprises our dark tobacco business, our oriental tobacco joint venture, and certain tobacco-related services. We generated approximately $2.6 billion in consolidated revenues and earned approximately $258 million in total segment operating income in fiscal year 2011. Universal Corporation is a holding company that operates through numerous directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20112.790.48012.85
06/20115.070.4807.43
03/20115.420.4808.03
12/20105.360.4807.59
09/20105.100.4707.86
06/20105.080.4707.81
03/20105.680.4709.28
12/20095.320.4708.57

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 03/31

Profitability 2011 Leverage 2011
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.82Total Liab/Total Assets0.47
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap0.71
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.11Total Liab/Comm Equity5.44
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.09Interest Coverage Ratio11.53
Net Inc/Net Sales0.06Curr Debt/Equity0.21
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.02LTD/Equity0.27
SG&A/NetSales0.09Total Debt/Equity0.48
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover4.91Quick Ratio1.54
Inventory Turnover2.49Current Ratio3.08
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.35
Net Sales/Work Cap2.41Inv/Curr Assets0.50
Net Sales/PP&E8.12  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 641.03 479.47 680.22 688.21
Cost of Goods Sold 521.60 385.11 561.44 534.16
Selling & Admin Exps 106.75 51.99 64.94 55.46
Operating Income 9.71 35.51 46.30 87.59
Interest Exp 5.67 5.53 5.81 6.26
Pretax Income 4.57 26.85 48.28 80.65
Other Income 0.36 0.36 0.11 0.75
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income -8.04 15.89 27.12 52.30

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 45.51 93.80 141.01 91.43
Receivables - Total 571.66 555.06 553.63 504.95
Inventories - Total 1,039.96 1,048.25 791.07 990.72
Total Current Assets 1,745.35 1,795.13 1,578.23 1,661.52
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 304.41 310.17 316.70 321.04
Total Assets 2,303.64 2,397.63 2,227.87 2,318.85
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 284.70 316.61 268.06 314.27
Debt in Current Liabilities 298.44 358.30 244.29 299.77
Total Current Liabilities 583.15 674.91 512.35 614.04
Long-Term Debt 300.00 321.61 320.19 322.49
Total Liabilities 1,150.73 1,208.13 1,042.26 1,141.99
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 15.23 15.23 13.80 12.12
Preferred Stock 213.02 213.02 213.02 213.02
Common Stock 193.64 192.59 191.61 193.26
Retained Earnings 800.76 823.79 825.75 824.24
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,152.91 1,189.50 1,185.61 1,176.86
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 2,303.64 2,397.63 2,227.87 2,318.85

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 23.20 -145.24 143.57 225.85
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -7.56 6.92 -4.01 23.32
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities -61.99 90.89 -90.36 -201.44

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
03/20072,007.2744.352.52
03/20082,145.82119.163.71
03/20092,554.66131.744.32
03/20102,491.74168.405.68
03/20112,571.53156.565.42
Growth Rates6.3937.0721.10

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/1118122,71597.79




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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